On the evening of Sep. 18, at around 7 p.m., the police received a report from hikers that a 65-year-old man named Tin had collapsed near Pak Kung Au at stage two of Lantau Trail. He had injuries to his forehead and back and was later pronounced dead after being taken to the hospital. EastPro, a publisher, confirmed that the hiker was landscape photographer Edward Tin Chun Fook, known for his book “Hong Kong Love Letter” and several entries in the National Geographic global photography contest. His photography talents were widely recognized in Hong Kong and by the international photography community. Mr. Tin had studied graphic design at evening school and started his career in advertising, working his way up from being a messenger to a designer. In the early 1990s, he co-founded an advertising company with friends. He transitioned into photography in 2013, initially capturing sunrises and sunsets during hikes and sharing his work on social media. His photos garnered numerous awards and recognitions from National Geographic magazine. He collaborated with EastPro starting in 2018 and officially published his “Hong Kong Love Letter” photography book in 2020. He also held a photography exhibition titled “Made in Hong Kong,” which received a warm response....Read more https://www.theepochtimes.com/china/landscape-photographer-edward-tin-collapses-while-hiking-and-passes-away-5496506
The U.S. Department of Justice indicted a Russian man residing in Hong Kong, accusing him of smuggling many U.S.-made military-grade microelectronics to Russia. The man faces multiple charges, including conspiracy to defraud the U.S. government, smuggling, telecommunications fraud, money laundering, and four counts of conspiracy. He is currently in custody in the United States. The arrested Russian man, Maxim Marchenko, 51, reportedly operated several shell companies in Hong Kong, including Alice Components Co. Ltd. (Alice Components), Neway Technologies Limited (Neway), and RG Solutions Limited (RG Solutions). He collaborated with two other Russian men to run an illegal procurement network in Russia, Hong Kong, and other locations. They paid U.S. distributors to conceal the source of funds and purchased many OLED micro-displays. From May 2022 to August 2023, the involved shell companies funneled over $1.6 million into the United States for illegal procurement activities....
A doctor working for the U.S. government visited in 2017 the China-based virus research facility where the pathogen that causes COVID-19 may have leaked from and sounded the alarm on safety issues at the lab earlier than previously reported, according to documents obtained by The Epoch Times. Dr. Ping Chen, who worked for the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), visited the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) in October 2017 and prepared a report for her superiors after her visit. A version of her report obtained by a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request was fully redacted, but Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and his team were granted an opportunity to carry out an in-camera review of the report that had some of the redactions removed....
The Philippines is considering legal actions against China for its alleged destruction of coral reefs within Manila’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the South China Sea, the Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. The ministry said it would be guided by the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) on the matter, pending assessments from relevant government agencies of the extent of environmental damage in Iroquois Reef. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ma. Teresita Daza said the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), to which China is a signatory, “obliges states to protect and preserve the marine environment” in the disputed sea....