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Hong Kong’s multimillion dollar cliffside mansions on brink of collapse after record rains

Police cordon off some properties in Redhill Peninsula and evacuate at least one after typhoon Haikui brought extreme weather

The Guardian - AU

This Beam Suntory exec has worked in Russia, Slovakia, and Hong Kong

Today, Jessica Spence is president of North America for the company behind Jim Beam.

Fortune

Daily Dose Ep 1450: G20 leaders arrive in Delhi, BJP wins 3 seats in bypolls

Gurmehar Kaur brings you the news from New Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and Hong Kong.

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Hong Kong swamped by record rain flooding roads and subway stations

Record-breaking rainfall in Hong Kong and southern China has flooded streets and subway stations, halting transportation and forcing schools to close.

Evening Standard

Afternoon Update: Hong Kong’s heaviest rain in 139 years; faulty seatbelt cameras in Queensland; and climate activists halt US Open

City records 158mm of rain in an hour, causing widespread flooding and disrupting road and rail traffic

The Guardian - AU

Rain pouring onto Hong Kong and southern China floods city streets and subway stations

Rain pouring onto Hong Kong and southern China overnight flooded city streets and some subway stations, halting transportation and forcing schools to close

The Independent UK

Hong Kong closes schools as torrential rain floods streets, subway station

Hong Kong has closed schools and halted trading on the stock exchange as torrential rain lashed the city overnight, flooding streets in parts of the city and an underground subway station

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Indian designers spotlight recycled turbans and heirloom saris at Redress Design Award 2023

The Redress Design Award 2023 finals will be held on September 7. The much-awaited sustainable fashion award by the environmental charity headquartered in Hong Kong aims to ‘educate and empower designers and consumers to reduce clothing’s negative impact on the environment, thereby accelerating a change in the circular fashion industry’.…

The Hindu

David Ellis On the Sauce at Lucy Wong: Late-night haunt inspired by a Hong Kong hooker

In a city that heads to bed too early, Lucy Wong is there for the early hours

Evening Standard

Hong Kong’s top court rules in favour of legal recognition for same-sex couples

Judges call for alternative framework to marriage in partial victory for city’s LGBTQ+ community

The Guardian - UK

Hong Kong’s top court rules in favour of legal recognition of civil unions for same-sex couples

Campaigners said the decision is a ‘major step forward’, but it falls far short of ‘full inclusion in marriage’

Evening Standard

Activist detained in Hong Kong partially won appeal over recognition of overseas same-sex marriage

An activist detained in Hong Kong has partially won his appeal seeking recognition for same-sex marriage registered overseas

The Independent UK

‘Good Christians, good citizens’: Pope appeals to China in Mongolia mass

Pope Francis is wrapping up a four-day trip to Mongolia, which has been as much about geopolitics as religion.

Al Jazeera

Taiwan suspends work, transport and classes as island braces for arrival of Typhoon Haikui

Taiwan has suspended flights, rail transport and ferry services along with classes and outdoor events and it is urging workers to stay home as the island prepares for the arrival of Typhoon Haikui

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"Made in Taiwan" is a culinary love note

"You can whip up an entire meal with just a wok, knife, soy sauce and sugar"

The Guardian - US

Sung Neung Kyung: ‘All art is fundamentally at least a bit political’

The eccentric 79-year-old South Korean performance artist talks about his incredible career and why it’s important to mix the light with the dark

The Independent UK

Typhoon Saola makes landfall in southern China after nearly 900,000 people moved to safety

Typhoon Saola has made landfall in southern China after nearly 900,000 people moved to safety and most of Hong Kong and other parts of coastal southern China suspended business, transport and classes

The Hindu

Savita & Co. seek to end Indian women’s long drought for a hockey medal at the Asian Games

Savita Punia leads India's women's hockey team to the Asian Games, aiming to end a long drought of gold medals. The side has had encouraging results in recent years, and will take on South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong. Savita urges the team to take each match seriously, and…

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Evening Standard

Hong Kong grinds to a halt and hundreds of flights cancelled ahead of Typhoon Saola

City braces as heavy rains and winds of up to 130mph expected from storm

Al Jazeera

Hong Kong raises Super Typhoon Saola alert to second-highest level

Super Typhoon Saola’s top wind speeds recorded at 220km/h as it approaches China’s southern coast.

France 24

Hong Kong hunkers down as Super Typhoon Saola barrels toward southern China

Most of Hong Kong and other parts of southern China ground to a near standstill Friday with classes and flights canceled as powerful Typhoon Saola approached.

The Independent UK

Hong Kong and parts of southern China grind to near standstill as Super Typhoon Saola edges closer

Most of Hong Kong and some other areas in southern China ground to a near standstill as Super Typhoon Saola edged closer to the region on Friday

The Guardian - UK

Cleverly’s humiliating China visit was the perfect symbol of isolated, ill-led ‘global Britain’

The foreign minister set off with the aim of both ‘standing up for our values’ and securing profitable trade. He failed at both, says foreign policy commentator Simon Tisdall

Wallpaper

Colourful playground installation brings Hong Kong square to life

‘Prismatic’ is a colourful playground installation created for Design District Hong Kong by artists Craig & Karl

The Guardian - AU

Typhoon Saola: China issues highest warning as storm approaches Hong Kong and Guangdong

Winds reaching 209km/h recorded as major train lines suspended ahead of typhoon’s expected arrival on Friday

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