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Asian Games 2023: Hong Kong squad flagbearers and fencing gold hopeful head to Hangzhou

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Hong Kong’s Asian Games delegation departed for the mainland Chinese city of Hangzhou on the morning of September 21, 2023. The Post spoke with fencers Edgar Cheung Ka-long and Vivian Kong Man-wai, as well as Salom Yiu Kam-shing and Juanita Mok Uen-ying who will carry the city’s flag at the event. The Hong Kong, China teams…

Members of the association of Southeast Asian nations are meeting in Jakarta for annual summit

The ASEAN summit has opened in Indonesia with members divided on several major issues. The Southeast Asian political and trading bloc is split over Russia’s war in Ukraine, Chinese territorial claims in the South China Sea, and the crisis in Myanmar. In a moment we’ll talk to the president of East Timor, who has threatened to withdraw their membership application unless the conflict is resolved….

FACT SHEET: Resources for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Communities in the Aftermath of Mass Violence

The Biden-Harris Administration is committed to providing assistance to survivors and families, and all those affected by mass violence, including in the aftermath of the shootings in Monterey Park, CA and Half Moon Bay, CA and to providing culturally appropriate resources to all those affected, including those in the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AA and NHPI) communities. Caring for Survivors The Department…

Asian state blocks Wikipedia – media

The online encyclopedia had failed to delete “sacrilegious” content, Pakistan’s regulator said Access to Wikipedia has been blocked in Pakistan after the platform failed to remove content deemed offensive, several news organizations reported on Friday, citing the country’s media regulator. Malahat Obaid, spokesman for the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), told Bloomberg that the agency was in contact with Wikipedia over the issue. Obaid was quoted…

Why China retaliates against Asian but not Western travel bans

Beijing considers it especially offensive when its neighbors parrot Washington’s political stunts Over the past few weeks, a wave of Covid-19-related alarm has seen a number of US-aligned countries imposing travel restrictions on inbound Chinese travelers. These restrictions were condemned by Beijing as being politically motivated. The highly selective nature of the restrictions, as well as the limited scientific basis behind them, were telling evidence…

IOC to explore Asian offer for Russian athletes

Sports chiefs discussed the issue at the 11th Olympic Summit in Switzerland The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will consider a proposal by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete at events held under its auspices. The announcement was made as part of a declaration from the 11th Olympic Summit issued on Friday. According to the IOC, summit participants…

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