Indian sailors Manu Francis and Kurisinkal Noble secured a silver medal in the men's skiff opening race 9 at the Asian Games sailing competition in Gamagori City, Japan. The duo finished with 23 points, behind China, and had previously won bronze at the Asian Sailing Championships. The women's skiff team finished fourth.
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"Any attempt to endanger national sovereignty and security, challenge the power of the central government and the authority of the Basic Law of the HKSAR (Hong Kong Special Administration Region) or use Hong Kong to carry out infiltration and sabotage activities against the mainland is an act that crosses the red line, and is absolutely impermissible," Xi said.
Dogs are adding an additional bite to the ongoing pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong as the demonstrators blocking the central part of the city for about a week brought their pets into the agitation fondly calling them "democracy dogs".
Former Australia captain Michael Clarke will headline Hong Kong's Twenty20 Blitz this month as he pursues a comeback in cricket's shortest form. Clarke, one of the top batsmen of his generation, will star at the four-team tournament from May 28-29 in a rare appearance since his retirement last year. "While I have never been to Hong Kong before, I have heard so much about what a great place it is for sport," he said in a statement from organisers on Wednesday. "I can't wait to meet my team-mates and experience the city, while also hopefully contributing to the game of cricket in Hong Kong which I know has been coming on leaps and bounds in recent years." Injury-plagued Clarke, 35, retired last August after playing 115 Tests for Australia, 47 as captain, and 245 one-day internationals, but only 34 T20 internationals.
Documents accessed by Business Standard show owners of suspected Hong Kong-based shell companies are spread across the globe.
Vietnam Open: Simran-Ritika in quarters.
Indian benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty, saw gains in early trade, driven by a notable drop in crude oil prices and renewed buying interest from Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs).
Young Indian shuttler Mansi Singh secured a runner-up finish at the Indonesia Masters Super 100 badminton tournament, losing to China's Xu Wen Jing in the women's singles final. This marks her second runner-up finish this year.
Indian golfer Jyoti Randhawa opened strongly with a two-under 68 to be placed at tied 17th after the first round of UBS Hong Kong Open at the Hong Kong Golf club on Thursday.
Thermax Ltd has set up a wholly-owned subsidiary in Hong Kong named Thermax Hong Kong Ltd to exploit business opportunities in the Asia Pacific region.
Life in Hong Kong was very different 40 years ago.
India's MOBA (League of Legends) esports team has been eliminated from the Asian Games after losing all three of their group B matches. The team finished last in their group, failing to qualify for the semifinals.
India's six-member League of Legends team, featuring a blend of experienced and new players, is set to compete at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. They are placed in a challenging Group B alongside defending champions South Korea, Chinese Taipei, and Hong Kong, with the tournament running from September 29 to October 2.
Air India passenger flights were barred from landing in Hong Kong between August 18 and August 31 after 14 passengers on its Delhi-Hong Kong flight of August 14 tested positive for COVID-19 post arrival.
Thousands of Hong Kong citizens want the region's 2017 leadership election to include a range of candidates, not just those approved by China.
China resumed sovereignty of Hong Kong from Britain in 1997.
The airline will deploy Airbus 330-200 aircraft for the purpose.
The attack on the computer server of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi was carried out by Chinese hackers, a senior government source said on Wednesday adding that data in the five servers have been successfully retrieved now.
India's ace shuttler PV Sindhu entered the semi-finals of the Hong Kong Open Super Series after posting a straight-game win over Akane Yamaguchi of Japan.
Saina Nehwal on Friday stormed into the semi-finals of the Hong Kong Super Series by exacting revenge on Pui Yin Yip for her heart-breaking quarter-final loss in the Asian Games, with a straight games thrashing of the local shuttler.
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Based on factors like shopping, dining, staff courtesy, baggage delivery and waiting times at security, airport customers chose Hong Kong over 190 others in an annual survey conducted by Skytrax, a privately-owned research company in London, which released the results on Tuesday. The ranking was finalised based on 8.2 million company questionnaires completed by passengers over 10 months from 2007 to 2008.
Hong Kong's exchanges and cooperation, and particularly its business ties, with the mainland have grown increasingly closer.
Import of jewellery from Hong Kong attracts no duty in India, due to a free trade agreement.
On Monday, however, protestors agreed to move to a space near the legislative council, the government headquarters, which enabled the authorities to reopen the streets for traffic.
India's men's and women's squash teams have successfully advanced to the semifinals of the Asian Games in Nagoya, securing at least a bronze medal for the nation.
Sri Lankan swashbuckler Sanath Jayasuriya will join the likes of Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Justin Langer, Stephen Fleming and Matthew Hoggard in the All-Stars team for next month's Hong Kong Cricket Sixes tournament.
Top Indian squash player Abhay Singh, ranked world no. 24, secured his 13th PSA Tour title by winning the Tuanku Muhriz Trophy in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. He defeated Hong Kong's Henry Leung in a thrilling five-game final, showcasing his dominance throughout the tournament.
India upset Hong Kong 4-1 in the league encounter of the Uber Cup (preliminaries) Asia Zone badminton tournament.
India's challenge in the Yonex Sunrise Hong Kong Super Series came to an end on Friday after both Arvind Bhat and Saina Nehwal bowed out in the quarter-finals.
Johnson said China's new National Security Law is a threat to the rights and freedom of the region and in direct conflict with Hong Kong Basic Law.
India's top golfer Smriti Mehra carded three over par 76 in the opening round of the Hong Kong Ladies Masters.
Indian benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty, saw early gains driven by strong buying in IT stocks like HCL Tech, Tech Mahindra, TCS, and Infosys, alongside a significant boost from HDFC Bank.
Violent clashes between police and pro-democracy demonstrators continued on Sunday, the third day of mass protests against the alleged recent police brutality. Police fired multiple rounds of tear gas and rubber bullets to push back the protestors who were trying to reach the Chinese government's Liaison Office. Hong Kong has seen eight consecutive weeks of anti-government protests that began against a now-suspended extradition bill, but have since broadened to include calls for democracy and police accountability.
Hong Kong, an ICC associate member, is yet to get ODI status but have beaten UAE, who recently earned the ODI status, to qualify for the Asia Cup.
Jyoti Randhawa played a brilliant back nine to card a first round of six-under 64 and take a share of the lead at the Hong Kong Open.
With three more leased wide-bodied aircraft in its fleet, Air-India would launch daily flights from New Delhi to Hong Kong and then connect Seoul and Osaka, along with two flights a week to Shanghai from July 7.
China leads the Asian Games medal tally after Day 10 with 143 gold medals, followed by Japan and South Korea. India is currently in 10th position with 6 gold, 21 silver, and 25 bronze medals.
