Hong Kong’s national security police on Thursday arrested 10 people said to be linked to the "612 Humanitarian Relief Fund" - a fund set up during the 2019 protests to assist local democracy protestors. According to sources, four men and six women, aged between 26 to 43, were arrested this morning on suspicion of conspiring to collude with foreign forces and inciting a riot. Police said all 10 were being remanded and the possibility of further arrests has not been ruled out. Sources said pro-democracy activist Bobo Yip Po-lam, a former staff of the fund, was among those arrested this morning. Four months later, the five trustees, along with the former secretary of the fund Sze Ching-wee, were fined up to HK4,000 each after they were found guilty of failing to register their fund as a society.

(UPDATE) THREE Philippine taekwondo jins have clinched three gold medals at the Chuncheon Korea Open International Championships in South Korea. In the men's individual poomsae G2 under 30, Ian Matthew Corton took gold after defeating Lee Hak-jun of South Korea, 8.25 to 8.17. In the freestyle team event, Juvenile Crisostomo, Patrick King Perez, Kobe Macario, Zyka Santiago and Yape received the gold medal with a score of 7.570. Jang Young-keun of South Korea won the gold medal with a score of 7.870. Get the latest newsdelivered to your inbox Sign up for The Manila Times newsletters By signing up with an email address, I acknowledge that I have read and agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy PolicyThe Chuncheon Korea Open International Championships is taking place at the Hoban Gym at Chuncheon, South Korea and runs until August 14.

She now insists the Philippine government committed to remove the rusting hulk of the BRP Sierra Madre from Ayungin Shoal. No document could be produced showing the Philippines promised to remove the BRP Sierra Madre – which will likely remain grounded until rusting causes it to crumble. But the BRP Sierra Madre, no matter its lack of seaworthiness, is an asset of the Philippine Navy. When the convoy materialized, the Chinese ships maneuvered to throw them off course and bombarded the resupply vessels with water. We will not pull out the Sierra Madre.

It’s boiling, says Antonio Guterres, the secretary general of the United Nations. UN chief Guterres, quoting scientists, blames humans for the earth apparently reaching its boiling point. The era of global warming has ended; the era of global boiling has arrived,” he says, with hyperbole. • Global average sea surface temperatures continued to rise, after a long period of unusually high temperatures since April 2023, reaching record high levels in July. • For July 2023 as a whole, global average sea surface temperatures were 0.51°C above the 1991-2020 average.

The Philippines maintains a handful of troops aboard the World War Two-era Sierra Madre at the Second Thomas Shoal, known by Manila as Ayungin shoal, which is located inside its 200-mile exclusive economic zone (EEZ). "For all intents and purposes, it is a figment of their imagination," Malaya said, challenging China to produce evidence of the promise. China and the Philippines have been embroiled for years in on-off confrontations at the shoal, the latest on Saturday. The Philippines accused China's coast guard of using water cannon to impede a resupply mission to the Sierra Madre. China has built militarised, manmade islands in the South China Sea and its claim of historic sovereignty overlaps with the EEZs of the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Indonesia.

Academic Mobility – Part 4GLOBALIZATION has increasingly installed internationalization as a key feature of higher education. The Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) urges Philippine higher education institutions to strive for internationalization. Sending faculty members and students for exchange or studies offshore is the usual mode to hasten internationalization at a university. Some alternatives could be availed of — through Internationalization at Home (IaH). In this case, university officials must be on the lookout for internationalization opportunities and make the most of them.

(UPDATE) PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday insisted that there is no existing agreement between the Philippines and China to remove BRP Sierra Madre from Ayungin or the Second Thomas Shoal. China's foreign ministry claimed that the Philippines had earlier promised to withdraw the dilapidated BRP Sierra Madre from Ayungin Shoal. National Security Council (NSC) Assistant Director General Jonathan Malaya also on Wednesday belied claims by China that the Philippines has agreed to remove the BRP Sierra Madre from Ayungin Shoal. Beijing, through its Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has accused Manila of trying to overhaul the military ship BRP Sierra Madre to "permanently occupy" Ren'ai Jiao or Ayungin Shoal. The Chinese Embassy spokesman said the US has been inciting and supporting the Philippines' attempts to overhaul and reinforce BRP Sierra Madre.

Three senior executives of Dalian Wanda Group have landed in hot water with authorities, spurring fresh concerns over the conglomerate. Liu Haibo, the senior vice president of Wanda Group, was taken away by the police, state-owned The Paper reported, citing unidentified people. The report didn't offer further details and a representative for Wanda didn't comment when reached by Bloomberg News. Liu has been at Wanda for more than a decade, working as vice president in its former commercial properties unit, and later as a senior vice president at headquarters. Meanwhile, Caixin Global reported that two other Wanda executives are under investigation over a project in eastern China.

Burps are the top source of methane emissions from cattle. The company this spring began marketing semen with the methane trait in 80 countries. Selecting for the low methane trait could lock in lower and lower emissions for successive generations, she said. '”Semex is not initially charging extra for the methane trait, said Michael Lohuis, Semex’s vice-president of research and innovation. Juha Nousiainen, senior vice-president at Valio, a Finnish dairy, warned that breeding cattle to burp less methane could create digestive problems.

(UPDATE) KAI Sotto's status with Gilas Pilipinas is still up in the air as far as coach Chot Reyes is concerned. "The last we've heard, he's going to see again his doctor on Thursday and then make a decision," Reyes told Martie Bautista of News5. Kai Sotto AFP PHOTOSotto has yet to join Gilas' practice since arriving some three weeks ago following his NBA Summer League stint with the Orlando Magic. In that same sports program, he said he's had six sessions of rehab on his back and is looking forward to completing it so he could rejoin Gilas' practice. Reyes and Gilas are scheduled to resume practice on Wednesday, just a day after arriving from Guangdong, China.

File PhotoChina plans to lift a ban on group travel to Japan as early as Thursday, the Nikkei newspaper said on Wednesday. The Chinese embassy in Japan said in writing to Japan's foreign ministry that the ban would be lifted, Nikkei said, citing several sources.

TNT foils Cavitex’ hat trick aspirationMANILA, Philippines — TNT spoiled the party of hat trick-seeking Cavitex in the PBA 3x3 Season 3 First Conference, wresting the Leg 6 title via a 21-17 clincher yesterday at the Ayala Malls Trinoma. Samboy de Leon drained a clutch two-ball while Almond Vosotros drove the dagger layup and two free throws as the Triple Giga reasserted themselves in the final leg of the season-opener. Gryann Mendoza fired seven points to go with eight rebounds and two assists while Vosotros and De Leon scored six apiece and Ping Exciminiano chipped in two in the championship thriller. With this victory worth P100,000, TNT prevented Leg 4 and 5 winner Cavitex from becoming the first team to win three consecutive legs in the three-year-old league. Bong Galanza shot seven, Dominick Fajardo had five, Jorey Napoles netted four and Tonino Gonzaga scored one as the Braves settled for runner-up honors and P50,000 this time.

August is more like a love month to me. We need both the romance and financeHaving been married for over three decades now (Aug. 12, 2023 marks our 34th anniversary), I think realizing that marriage is an economic partnership and that romance or what we call “falling in love” are both needed in a sound marriage. Ours started with friendship then love that has been nourished with sound economic partnership through shared money values. Both romance and finance should be present in healthy doses to have a sound marriage. I wish to share with you two videos that tackle the romance and finance of marriage.

Can Gilas Pilipinas uplift the masses of basketball-crazed Filipinos in this month's 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup by winning at least a game? Gilas Pilipinas FIBA PHOTOThe Philippines has been assigned to Group A together with Italy, Dominican Republic, and Angola. Gilas will make its 2023 FIBA World Cup debut against Dominican Republic on Aug. 25. Looking at the Philippines' classification matches, it looks like Gilas' best bet in getting a W in the 2023 FIBA World Cup is against Angola. Short of a last-second decision from the power-that-be on FIBA, it looks like Brownlee is out for the 2023 FIBA World Cup as Clarkson is already considered the naturalized player for Gilas.

Gilas Pilipinas FIBA PHOTOThe Philippines finished the pocket tournament with a 3-1 record. The only difference is, Dominican Republic won't have veteran NBA big man Al Horford and Chris Duarte, according to reports that came out last week after being included in its preliminary extended roster. The 31-year-old Clarkson will have at least a little over two weeks to get reacquainted with Gilas' offense and defensive systems. Reyes added there's still a lot of work to do in terms of keeping everyone in sharp form. From there, Gilas will play Montenegro and Mexico just a few days before the opening of the FIBA World Cup.