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Thursday, October 2, 2025
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Topic: Hong Kong

2 dead, 30 missing after super typhoon Ragasa hits Taiwan

Taiwan has since Monday been lashed by the outer rim of typhoon Ragasa, which is now on its way to the southern Chinese coast and Hong Kong.

Super typhoon Ragasa nears Hong Kong, schools, businesses shut

Authorities in the financial hub are set to raise the typhoon signal to 8, its third highest Tuesday afternoon. Almost 700 flights have been disrupted.

Hong Kong airport to stop all flights as Super Typhoon Ragasa advances, says Bloomberg News

An official announcement is expected to happen Monday and the Hong Kong Observatory plans to hoist its first precautionary signal for the storm around noon, according to the report.

Fake CA forms, real remittances: Inside Rs 700 cr ‘fraud’ in which ED secured 1st Interpol Purple Notice

The ED probe found scamsters pretending to be directors of shell firms & forging CA forms to route funds abroad via ICICI Bank accounts through identity fraud & the misuse of regulatory gaps.

Tropical storm Podul batters south China, Hong Kong issues black weather warning

Podul weakened from a typhoon to a tropical storm after making landfall in Taiwan but still pummels provinces of Guangdong, Hunan and Jiangxi, and Hong Kong.

Hong Kong issues highest storm warning as typhoon Wipha approaches

The city’s weather observatory raised its storm signal to No. 10 with typhoon Wipha packing winds of 167 km per hr. More than 200 flights have been cancelled.

Air India Boeing Dreamliner turns back to Hong Kong mid-air after technical issue

The incident comes days after an Air India flight to London, using the same type of Boeing aircraft, crashed in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad moments after take-off, killing 241 of the 242 people on board.

Hong Kong releases 4 jailed in landmark national security trial of ‘47 democrats’ after 4 yrs

This is the second group to be released this month. 47 pro-democracy campaigners were arrested, charged in 2021 with conspiracy to commit subversion under Beijing-imposed national law.

Some Asian countries report surge in COVID-19 cases. But no reason to panic, at least not yet

Dominant SARS-CoV-2 variants in Singapore & Hong Kong are subvariants of JN.1, which is a sub-lineage of the BA.2.86 omicron variant first seen in Denmark in July, 2023.

My Hong Kong visit was a reality check. XPENG has taken the first step for a ‘flying car’

XPENG is not just producing self-driving cars and a two-person rotorcraft, later this year the company will rollout their in-house AI chipsets.

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More Andhra-style prawn fry for Indian plates? How Naidu’s trying to blunt US tariff hit on aqua exports

Naidu attempts to shield aqua farmers after Trump’s tariff hits the shrimp farming sector in Andhra Pradesh, leading to the cancellation of 50% of the state's exports.

Finnish giant ICEYE to build signature radar microsatellites in India, offers full control to govt

Company builds microsatellites that are smaller, faster, cheaper to produce. ICEYE will develop & launch micro-satellites, hand them over to India, which will have full control & sovereignty.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.