An anti-vice operation was conducted in Tsim Sha Tsui on Tuesday night, with police arresting 11 female sex workers. The 11 arrestees were confirmed to have come from Hong Kong, Japan, and mainland China. They were arrested in a hotel at Nathan Road, a residential building at Cameron Road, as well as in the Tsim Sha Tsui district. Police believed they have cracked a prostitution syndicate with the arrests of two other women and a man, including the ringleader. According to the Immigration Ordinance, it is illegal for persons who land in Hong Kong to seek employment or establish businesses.

For years, HCG has nurtured strong partnerships with premier developers, clients, interior designers and property managers around Philippines, helping create spaces of comfort and convenience. First and foremost is the growing integration of smart technology, with a strong emphasis on water efficiency. Another prominent trend is the shift toward prioritizing wellness and comfort in bathroom design. Gracing the occasion as well were HCG Philippines chairman Patrick Chiu, officer-in-charge Eugene Lin, VP David Chang, AVP for Projects Romuald Ponce, AVP for Customer Relationship Management Irene Calubiran and Manager Paul Wu, who shared inspiring words of encouragement. To check out the complete products and ranges of HCG, visit http://hcg.com.ph/ and follow it on TikTok, Instagram, Youtube and Facebook.

Artificial intelligence has now begun to find applications in the world of entertainment. "Sai Chan" is an AI-based service that creates unique illustrations of faces on demand, giving results in just 0.03 seconds that required weeks of human work. Millions of Sai Chan faces have been used in anime and game productions. At the other end of the scale is a joint human-AI project to create a new work "by" Japan's most famous cartoonist, Tezuka Osamu, who passed away decades ago. In everything from story to style, the resulting graphic novel could easily have come straight from Tezuka's own pen.

Mikal Bridges of the US basketball team highlighted their effort in setting the tone that led to a masterful 100-63 win for the Americans over Italy in the quarterfinals of the 2023 FIBA World Cup Tuesday night, Sept. 5 at the Mall of Asia (MOA) Arena in Pasay City. USA's Mikal Bridges lays up during the FIBA Basketball World Cup quarterfinal match between USA and Italy in Manila on September 5, 2023. "I think we just set the tone. Kerr's team shot 36-of-67 (53.7%) from the field, including 11-of-15 (73.3%) from three-point territory, while its defense held Italy to 23-of-75 (30.3%) from the field, 7-of-38 (18.4%) from the trifecta. We were all ready to make that shot... we were all ready to make a play so that's never going to wear.

A corpse has been found inside an industrial building unit in Kwai Chung on Wednesday, and police later learned about another case that saw a man fall from a height at a nearby building. Officers said the 26-year-old man, surnamed Chow, was suspected of murdering the 77-year-old man, surnamed Fan, who was found in Kwai Chung. Police said the sister of Fan reported him missing on Tuesday, and Fan's body was discovered in a subdivided flat in Man Lee Industrial Building in Kwai Chung at around 1.42 pm. It is understood that officers who responded to the scene found the body stuffed inside a bag. Officers suspected Chow had strangled Fan to death with his hands in an attempted burglary in Fan's flat.

MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the President pooled P200 million in cash assistance to the Philippine Orthopedic Center (POC) as part of its commitment to prioritize the health sector in the country, Malacañang said Wednesday. ADVERTISEMENTIn the same statement, POC Medical Center Chief Dr. Jose Pujalte Jr. said the financial assistance would sustain the operations of the country’s prime orthopedic center, which has been operational since the ’40s. “To achieve true universal health care, we need the confluence of a leader’s vision, the dedication and expertise of the health workers, and wherewithal,” Pujalte said. “For the Filipino orthopedic sick, injured, and crippled: this moment has arrived,” he added. Pujalte said the cash assistance would also allow the POC to modernize its hospital by procuring state-of-the-art facilities and equipment.

Athens, Greece — At least one person has died in eastern Greece after torrential rains hit the country, already ravaged for weeks by devastating wildfires, authorities said on Tuesday. ADVERTISEMENTHowever, officials said firefighters had brought under control the blaze burning for weeks in Dadia national park. “Storms and heavy rains were hitting Tuesday,” said Artopios, adding the dead man was found in central Greece’s Magnesia region. A massive blaze raging over the last two weeks destroyed swathes of the Dadia national park in the northern Evros region. Like several Mediterranean countries, Greece faces fierce wildfires every summer, which this year left 26 people dead and at least 150,000 hectares burned.

Ferrer paving the way for women in peace-buildingMANILA, Philippines — The path to peace is long and winding – and often dominated by men. In peace talks, women are usually restricted to handling women’s issues instead of “dealing with the hard stuff,” according to Coronel-Ferrer. “We certainly want to hear the women’s issues, but we wanted to talk to the top political leadership. We are mediators bringing in the women’s perspective but don’t box us only in women’s issues,” she added. In dealing with the MILF, Coronel-Ferrer said she learned that empathy is needed for the cause and respect should be shown to the other side of the table.

Police officers subdue a drunken man with a knife in Amoy Gardens in Kowloon Bay on Tuesday evening. Officers were called at about 6 pm to the Amoy Gardens after residents said a knife-wielding man was acting irrationally. It was learned that the man was heading to the Amoy Plaza before being taken down by the police with riot shields. Photos circulated online showed that 7 to 8 officers subdued him on the ground. The man, said to be drunk, was arrested on suspicion of possessing offensive weapons and was taken to United Christian Hospital for evaluation.

Keep yourself protected during the rainy season with health, beauty essentials from WatsonsEnjoy a well-deserved rest with your daily dose of Vitamins from Watsons! MANILA, Philippines — Rainy season is already here, so there are a lot of health risks, including dengue, colds, even skin problems. Health, wellness and beauty retailer Watsons is your partner in staying healthy and well during the rainy season. Watsons has a wide range of health products, services and offers that will help you stay in good health all year round. During the rainy season, our immune system is compromised, which results in various diseases.

(UPDATE) AFTER dethroning Spain, Canada now looks to spoil the much-anticipated Philippine debut game of Luka Doncic and the rest of the Slovenian men's basketball team in the FIBA Basketball World Cup. Slovenia’s Luka Doncic drives to the basket during the FIBA Basketball World Cup Group K match between Germany and Slovenia at Okinawa Arena in Okinawa on Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023. He does the right things on the basketball floor. Things haven't been going his way the whole tournament, but he's always doing the right things for the team. "It's a tough loss, tough to digest, but if we're gonna learn from this loss and be motivated from this loss, we can get something from this," said Slovenia head coach Aleksander Sekulic.

Filipinos have long been known to be gracious hosts – and that hasn't changed at all in FIBA World Cup 2023. The Azzurri FIBA PHOTOItaly, a quarterfinalist in the world meet, has been firsthand witness to that, as their Filipino attaché has held their hands through the ins and outs of Philippine culture. And more particularly for the Azzurri's coach, attaché Anton Altamirano helped set up a meeting he will never forget. For sure, Italy will forever cherish the memory of meeting Pacquiao, the Philippines' 'Pambansang Kamao.' But from the very start, they were always in good hands with Filipino attaché Anton Altamirano.

The color red has deep cultural significance for the Japanese. Even today, children wear red at shrine rituals to ward off evil spirits, and brides paint their lips crimson to protect against misfortune. Of all red dyes beni, made from safflower, is considered the most precious. The Mogami River area in Yamagata has grown safflowers since the 16th century and is now Japan's largest producer. There's also a traditional beni lipstick that instead of red, produces a shimmering green effect loved for centuries by fashionable Japanese ladies.

Oil prices were mixed on Tuesday as support from China's measures to shore up its economy vanished, offsetting expectations of an extension in supply cuts by two leading OPEC+ members Saudi Arabia and RussiaShare Market Live NSEBrent crude futures for November fell 10 cents, or 0.11 percent, to $88.90 a barrel. US West Texas Intermediate crude (WTI) October futures rose 33 cents, or 0.39 percent, to $85.88 at 0029 GMT. Saudi Arabia is widely expected to extend voluntary oil cuts into October and Russia will unveil a new OPEC+ supply cut deal this week, according to its deputy prime minister. On the downside, markets have overall priced in China's recent measures to boost the country's faltering economy, offsetting support from the expected oil supply cuts. Also Read: Asia stocks fall as China property back in focus

MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network): A Senate panel issued a warrant of arrest against the 18-year-old daughter of a couple from Occidental Mindoro for allegedly being involved in the maltreatment of a 44-year-old maid. Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada moved to issue the arrest warrant because the teenager did not show up during Tuesday’s (Sept 5) Senate committee hearing on justice and human rights. The Senate panel previously issued a summons for the members of the Ruiz family, who allegedly abused Elvie Vergara. Nevertheless, Estrada moved to issue a warrant of arrest against the 18-year-old daughter of the Ruiz couple. INQUIRER.net opted to keep the teenage children, in this case unnamed, considering the explanation of the DSWD official in the Senate hearing.