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Tuesday, January 13, 2026
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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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Where are women in India’s gig economy? The question we forgot to ask in the outcry

In India, women remain concentrated in a narrow range of sectors such as beauty and hairdressing, household maintenance, residential care, and parts of the education sector.

Grounded no more: Andhra govt revives no-frills Dagadarthi airport near Nellore to boost south coast link

As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.

American Stryker among options we’re looking at to bolster northern front, says Army chief Gen Dwivedi

ThePrint was first to report, on 1 February 2023, India & US were in talks for co-production of 8-wheel-drive infantry fighting vehicle developed by General Dynamics Land Systems.

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.