Hong Kong’s 21 ministerial-level officials spent more than HK$46.6 million (US$5.9 million) on trips over the past three financial years, with finance chief Paul Chan Mo-po accounting for nearly a quarter of the total.Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Algernon Yau Ying-wah was the most frequent traveller, making 50 trips in the past three years at a cost of HK$7.21 million to taxpayers, official records released to legislators showed.Chan made 35 visits during the three financial years running from 2023 to 2026, travelling outside the city almost once a month on average. His trips incurred a total cost of HK$11.95…
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Criminal Record has brought together a round-up of today’s biggest crime stories.17:00, 11 Apr 2026Updated 17:06, 11 Apr 2026The scene in EdinburghEvery day on Criminal Record we will be bringing you a round-up of the biggest crime stories of the day.If you love to read about crime in Scotland – this is the place to be every day.Here’s what has been making the news across the country on Saturday.Man charged after serious stabbing near Edinburgh Central MosquePolice were called to an incident near Edinburgh Central Mosque on Nicolson Street at around 7pm on Friday, April 10, following reports of a…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As war grips Iran and air defenses in the United Arab Emirates intercept waves of incoming missiles and drones, one American chose to leave Miami for Dubai. It’s a decision she does not regret.”I actually had the opposite experience of me asking myself if I made the right choice. … I was, like, so excited to be here,” she said in an interview.Rikki Dimitriadis, an American hairstylist originally from New York whose move has attracted media attention, moved to Dubai April 1 and spoke with Fox News Digital about her decision and…
Japan’s fintech market is projected to reach $26.53 billion in 2026, according to Fortune Business Insights. That figure makes Japan the third-largest fintech market in Asia Pacific, behind China at $30.86 billion and roughly level with India at $26.58 billion. For a country that still runs the majority of consumer transactions in cash, a $26.53 billion fintech sector is a more interesting number than it first appears. The cash paradox Japan’s cashless payment ratio reached 42.8% in 2024, up 3.5 percentage points year on year, according to Statista’s fintech in Japan data. That means over half of transactions still happen…
April 12, 2026 — 7:45amSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.Save this article for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime.Got itAAAWhat in the World, a free weekly newsletter from our foreign correspondents, is sent every Thursday. Below is an excerpt. Beijing: Behind a red wooden door in one of Beijing’s old hutong neighbourhoods, Ma Peizeng and his wife, Wu Xiuhua, have built a humble life within the cramped confines of their 23-square metre home.Such doors, often affixed with brass lion-head knockers, are a distinctive…
7 Judging by the delegation that has been sent by the Iranians to Islamabad, hardliners have been preferred to moderates, hence the choice of Speaker of the Iranian Parliament as leader of the delegation. It is clear that the IRGC in Iran believes it has the whip hand in the talks. The reality is that the IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) understands very little of the world outside Iran. Its generals believe that Israel is to the US what Hezbollah is to Iran, a proxy easily controlled. The fact is that Israel is not, and has never been, a proxy…
Ahmedabad: While the state is often termed the ‘pharmacy of India’ due to a mature ecosystem of pharmaceuticals in terms of both education and industry, Gujarat has the potential to become a biotechnology powerhouse, indicates a report by the Gujarat Rajya Institution for Transformation (GRIT), a think tank of Govt of Gujarat. The recently released report ‘Gujarat Bioeconomy 2030: Strategic Skill Architecture and Workforce Development’ charts a course for the future of bioeconomy and how education needs an overhaul to achieve that goal.Experts called for a department of biotechnology (DBT) institution in the state and also advocated for making the…
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A Palestinian man was killed on Saturday, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, in an ongoing wave of violence in the West Bank that has claimed the lives of 22 people since the start of the Iran war.Israel’s military said it responded to a violent riot in the village of Deir Jarir, northeast of Ramallah. A soldier in the reserves shot a Palestinian, who was evacuated for medical treatment and later died at the hospital. The Health Ministry identified him as Ali Majed Hamadneh, 23.The military said it opened an investigation, although Palestinians and…
KUALA LUMPUR, April 12 — Long before the city stirs, when Jalan Yap Ah Loy is still in shadow, Wong Pek Yoke is already awake.At 1am, in a kitchen far from the bustle of Kuala Lumpur’s daytime crowds, the 84-year-old begins preparing kaya the same way she has for decades — slowly, carefully, without shortcuts.Hours later, as the morning light reaches a narrow alley opposite Malaysia’s first Maybank branch, her yellow-umbrella pushcart appears, tucked into a lane that has quietly held her life’s work for more than half a century.“There used to be eight of us (vendors) here but all…
NEW DELHI: Even as India allocates thousands of crores of rupees annually for child vaccination, RTI data shows that a significant share of funds remains unspent, raising questions over implementation in one of the country’s largest public health scheme – National Immunisation Programme. Under the programme – which provides free vaccines to protect children against multiple diseases, including polio, measles and hepatitis B – allocations have risen to over Rs 3,400 crore in 2025-26, but spending has consistently lagged behind. In 2023-24, about Rs 2,250 crore was utilised against the Rs 3,232-crore approved, while in 2024-25, expenditure dropped to around…