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Hong Kong has allocated land within its Northern Metropolis to build venues for elite fencing, other sports and recreation, with observers saying the initiative must balance top-level athlete training with convenient access for residents. In a written reply to lawmaker Kenneth Fok Kai-kong on Wednesday, Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Rosanna Law Shuk-pui confirmed that the government had earmarked strategic sites in the Northern Metropolis specifically for top-tier fencing training...

Hong Kong speed skater Darren Kwok Tsz-fung said he was excited to finally race against the world’s elite when he competes at the Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina next month. Kwok, who served as a reserve at the 2022 Beijing Games four years ago, is one of two short-track speed skaters from the city to be selected for the Games in Italy. This will be the sixth time the city will compete at the highest level of winter sport. “When I met those top athletes back then, I could only dream of...

Are your loved ones in luck this year? See our predictions for all the zodiac signs in the Year of the Horse. For centuries, the most important luxury good exchanged on the Silk Road was not silk, spices or ceramics, but made of flesh, bone and thunder: horses. History’s most famous trade network should really have been called the “Horse Road”, argues David Chaffetz, an independent researcher and member of the London-based Royal Society for Asian Affairs. Contrary to common belief, he says, the...

Indonesian police have dismantled an alleged baby trafficking ring that used social media to sell newborns in Medan after neighbours reported suspicious activity at a rented house. Medan police chief Jean Calvijn Simanjuntak said nine people had been arrested and three others were being sought, according to a report by The Jakarta Post on Tuesday. The suspects were believed to have sold at least two babies for between 9 million and 25 million rupiah (US$530 to US$1,475) each and were preparing...