Beijing’s top official on Hong Kong and Macau affairs has visited the Hengqin cooperation zone in Zhuhai as part of a drive to help the two special administrative regions align with the nation’s 15th five-year plan.The four-day visit by Xia Baolong, director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office (HKMAO), was his third trip to the Greater Bay Area this year.During his trip from Monday to Thursday, Xia visited a university town, research institutes, and innovation and technology companies within the zone, which Macau and Zhuhai co-manage.The office said on Thursday that Xia’s tour focused on “supporting Hong Kong…
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The monsoon rains are essential for driving India’s $4 trillion economy.Published On 4 Jun 20264 Jun 2026Monsoon rains have arrived in India’s southeastern state of Kerala three days late, the Meteorological Department says.The rains typically arrive on June 1 and are critical to India’s economic health, enabling farmers to plant cotton, soya beans, sugarcane, rice and corn.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listIndia’s economy, which is Asia’s third largest, is valued at $4 trillion and is heavily dependent on the monsoon season, which delivers about 70 percent of the rainfall needed for a good harvest.Beyond agriculture, the rains also…
Washington, June 4 (SANA) Joan Prince Crandall, believed by Delta Air Lines to be the airline industry’s longest-serving flight attendant, is retiring after more than 66 years in the profession. Prince Crandall began her career in 1959 with Pacific Airlines, serving aboard aircraft including the Douglas DC-3, Martin 404 and Fairchild F-27. Through a series of airline mergers, she later worked for Air West, Hughes Airwest, Republic Airways, Northwest Airlines and, since 2008, Delta Air Lines. “That has been my career — from stewardess to flight attendant,” she told CNN. Her career spanned major changes in aviation, including the transition from propeller aircraft…
UAE-based AI company CNTXT AI has acquired Actualize, an enterprise AI startup specialising in dialect-aware Arabic voice agents, to strengthen its Arabic voice AI offerings for enterprise and government clients across the GCC. Founded in 2023 by Muhammed Shabreen and Khalid Ghiboub, Actualize develops Arabic conversational AI solutions, voice models tailored to GCC dialects, and workflow automation tools that enable AI agents to execute tasks such as bookings, updates, and transactions. Following the acquisition, Actualize’s technology will be integrated into CNTXT AI’s product portfolio, including its Arabic voice AI platform Munsit, while Shabreen will join the company as CTO…
China is now the UK’s second-most popular country for automotive brands, with Chinese cars now outselling those built by manufacturers hailing from Japan and South Korea. This comes as the so-called ‘Temu Range Rover’, the Jaecoo 7, continues to entice British buyers, outselling even the Nissan Qashqai in May. Advertisement – Article continues belowSo far in 2026, almost 140,000 cars from Chinese manufacturers have been registered in the UK, or the equivalent of roughly 15 per cent of all cars sold. This includes models from big players like BYD as well as newer, smaller brands like Aion. It also factors in…
Spanish biotech Ona Therapeutics has raised $87 million in an oversubscribed series B round, giving the Barcelona company the cash to move its lead antibody-drug conjugate, ONA-255, into human studies. This article is accessible to registered users, to continue reading please register for free. A free trial will give you access to exclusive features, interviews, round-ups and commentary from the sharpest minds in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology space for a week. If you are already a registered user please login. If your trial has come to an end, you can subscribe here. Login to your account Try before you buy Free…
Dadan Hindayana is accused of ‘crimes in the management’ of President Prabowo’s billion-dollar flagship feeding scheme.Published: 6:34pm, 4 Jun 2026Indonesian officials arrested the former head of the country’s free school meals programme on Wednesday. The scheme was the flagship policy of President Prabowo Subianto’s 2024 election campaign. Prabowo fired Dadan Hindayana, an entomologist who led the National Nutrition Agency since its inception in August 2024. He and two deputies were sacked on Tuesday before being taken into custody in Jakarta the following day. Source link
SummarySaudi Arabia is witnessing a remarkable rise of young talent across sports, media, film, and digital platforms.Therefore, her success demonstrates how social media has created entirely new career opportunities for young Saudis.Moreover, she represents a growing generation of young performers entering Saudi cinema.AI Generated SummarySaudi Arabia is witnessing a remarkable rise of young talent across sports, media, film, and digital platforms. Rather than waiting for opportunities, these teenagers are creating them. They are building careers at an early age and attracting attention both locally and internationally. From football pitches to film sets and social media platforms, these under-20 stars are…
Chinese operator Guangzhou Public Transport Group Passenger Ferry has taken delivery of a new electric sightseeing vessel built locally by Jianglong Shipbuilding.Like other vessels in the operator’s fleet, Jixiangfang (吉祥舫) will be deployed in the Greater Bay Area that sits between Guangdong province, Hong Kong, and Macau.The newbuild has a length of 46 metres (150 feet), a beam of 13.5 metres (44.3 feet), a depth of 3.2 metres (10.5 feet), and a capacity of 435 passengers across three decks. The main and upper decks have floor-to-ceiling windows to provide unobstructed views of the outside while the top deck is an…
By Catherine Lai Activists Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung once led thousands of Hong Kongers in candlelight vigils every June 4 to remember China’s 1989 Tiananmen crackdown. A group of pro-democracy activists, including Lee Cheuk-yan, Chow Hang-tung, and Albert Ho, hold candles during a candlelight vigil at Victoria Park in Hong Kong on June 4, 2019, to mark the 30th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown in Beijing. It was the last official memorial event organised by the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China. Photo: Philip Fong/AFP. This year, the pair are facing up to…