Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (right-podium) delivers a policy speech at the Ordinary Diet session in Tokyo on Jan 23, 2023. (YUICHI YAMAZAKI / AFP) Japanese Prime minister Fumio Kishida pledged on Monday to take urgent steps to tackle the country's declining birth rate, saying it was "now or never" for one of the world's […]
The learners' slope is almost devoid of snow at the Tūroa ski field on Mount Ruapehu, New Zealand on Sept 21, 2022, with climate change appearing to play a significant role. (NICK PERRY / AP) WELLINGTON – The year 2022 became New Zealand's warmest on record, knocking 2021 off the top spot, scientists said Wednesday. […]
SINGAPORE, Dec 19, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Society Pass Incorporated (“SoPa” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: SOPA), Southeast Asia’s (SEA) next generation, data-driven, loyalty, fintech and e-commerce ecosystem, today announces that it will hold its 2021 Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) of shareholders at 9:00 A.M. US Eastern time, or at 10:00 P.M. Singapore […]
People walk over a pedestrian crossing under an intense sun, June 28, 2022, in Tokyo. (EUGENE HOSHIKO / AP) TOKYO – Japan's weather agency said the country has just experienced its second-hottest summer on record, after seeing record-breaking temperatures in many parts of Japan. The Japan Meteorological Agency recently issued a report based on data […]
Mami Kaneko (right) smiles while holding her baby born on the first day of Japan's 'Reiwa' era, next to her husband (left) at a hospital in Kawagoe city, Saitama prefecture on May 1, 2019. (JIJI PRESS / AFP) TOKYO – Japan recorded a record low number of births in 2021, prompting the biggest ever natural […]
TOKYO, May 26, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Showa Denko (SDK) (Tokyo: 4004) decided at its Board of Directors’ meeting today to prescribe a record date for an extraordinary general shareholders’ meeting scheduled for September 29, 2022 in accordance with Article 124 of the Companies Act (hereinafter “Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting”), as follows: 1. […]
Armand Duplantis broke his own world record in the pole vault on Monday, clearing 6.19m at his third attempt at the indoor meeting in Belgrade. The record came in the arena where the Indoor World Championships will be held next week. He broke the world record in an almost empty hall, and in a competition […]
Sui Wenjing and Han Cong of China shattered their own world record for a short programme at the Beijing Games on Friday night, giving them the narrowest of leads over Russian rivals Evgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov heading into the free skate to decide the gold medals. Sui and Han, who won the short programme […]
This photo taken on May 24, 2017 shows a social worker caring for babies at the Jusarang Community Church in southern Seoul. (JUNG YEON-JE / AFP) SEOUL – South Korea's childbirth hit a record low in November 2021, fueling worry about the so-called demographic cliff, statistical office data showed Wednesday. The number of newborn babies […]
People clamber over rocks in front of the Melbourne skyline on Oct 27, 2009 as an official report has warned that Australia may have to force people to evacuate coastal areas as rising sea levels threaten thousands of homes. (WILLIAM WEST / AFP) SINGAPORE – Another day, another heat record. Australian authorities warned people to […]
Siobhan Haughey has been named best female swimmer at the Fina Short Course World Championships after winning two gold medals and a bronze, and setting a world record in the women’s 200 metres freestyle. Hong Kong’s first Olympic-medal winning swimmer was awarded the crown on Tuesday, at the end of the meet in Abu Dhabi. […]
There was a new Hong Kong record on day five of the Fina world swimming championships in Abu Dhabi. The women’s 4x200m freestyle relay team qualified for the final in a record time of 7:55.48. Katii Tang, Sze Hang-yu, Chloe Cheng, and Stephanie Au teamed up to beat the previous Hong Kong-best, set three years […]
Hong Kong can now boast of a world record holder in swimming. Olympic silver medalist Siobhan Haughey took gold in the final of the women’s 200-metre short course freestyle at the FINA World Swimming Championships in Abu Dhabi in 1 minute 50.31 seconds. Rebecca Smith of Canada was second and Paige Madden of the United […]
A former coach of Siobhan Haughey has described as “pretty unbelievable” the double Olympic silver medalist’s world record swim in the women’s 200 metre short course freestyle in Abu Dhabi. Coleman Wong told RTHK that the Hong Kong swimmer – who took gold in the event on Thursday at the Fina World Swimming Championships – […]
In this file photo taken on Nov 10, 2021, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo. (STANISLAV KOGIKU / POOL / AFP) TOKYO – Japan's government on Monday submitted to parliament a draft extra budget for fiscal 2021 worth a record 36 trillion yen ($320 […]
Kenya’s Joyciline Jepkosgei won the women’s London Marathon on Sunday as Ethiopia’s Sisay Lemma triumphed in the men’s race in the first full-scale staging of the event since the coronavirus pandemic. Brigid Kosgei, aiming to become the first woman to win three consecutive London Marathon titles since Germany’s Katrin Doerre in 1994, came fourth. Jepkosgei […]
Sydney McLaughlin of the United States smashed her own world record as she stormed to victory in the Olympic women’s 400m hurdles final on Wednesday. McLaughlin powered home in 51.46sec, with world champion and 2016 Olympic gold medallist Dalilah Muhammad claiming silver in 51.58. Femke Bol of the Netherlands took bronze in 52.03. The 21-year-old […]
Norway’s Karsten Warholm smashed his own world record to win the Olympic men’s 400 metres hurdles gold on Tuesday. Touted as one of the stand-out events of the 10-day track and field programme at the Olympic Stadium, the cream of a very good hurdling crop did not fail to deliver in a thrilling race in […]
China’s women stunned the field to smash the world record and win the Olympic 4x200m relay title in a major upset on Thursday. The team of Yang Junxuan, Zhang Yufei, Li Bingjie and Tang Muhan touched in 7 minutes 40.33 seconds ahead of the United States (7:40.73) and Australia (7:41.29). It is the first time […]
Australia’s Zac Stubblety-Cook swam a blistering race to claim the men’s 200 metres breaststroke gold medal on Thursday in a new Olympic record time of 2 minutes 6.38 seconds. Arno Kamminga went out hard but was overpowered by Stubblety-Cook in the final 50m with the Dutch ace second in 2:07.01. Finland’s Matti Mattsson was third […]
China’s Zhang Yufei proved untouchable in the women’s Olympic 200m butterfly final on Thursday, blasting to the gold medal in the third fastest time ever. The 23-year-old has been in red-hot form this year and hit the wall in a new Olympic record time of 2mins 03.86sec ahead of American Regan Smith (2:05.30) and team-mate […]
US star Caeleb Dressel blazed to victory in the men’s 100 metres freestyle final on Thursday, adding the Olympic gold to his back-to-back world titles. The 24-year-old powered to the wall in a new Olympic record time of 47.02 seconds to dethrone charging Australian defending champion Kyle Chalmers, who came second (47.08). Russia’s Kliment Kolesnikov […]
Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz made history on Monday when she became the first athlete from the Philippines to win an Olympic gold medal. The 30-year-old Rio 2016 silver medallist from the southern city of Zamboanga realised her dream in the women’s 55kg class at the Tokyo International Forum, smashing her personal best to see off world […]
Ariarne Titmus toppled decorated American great Katie Ledecky to clinch the 400m freestyle gold medal on Monday as untouchable breaststroke king Adam Peaty became the first British swimmer to successfully retain an Olympic title. Ledecky came to Japan on the back of winning four gold and a silver at Rio in 2016, but Titmus has […]
TOKYO, Jul 19, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Kalle Rovanpera has become the youngest driver to ever win a round of the FIA World Rally Championship after he and co-driver Jonne Halttunen secured victory on Rally Estonia: the fifth win in a row for the TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team. At 20 […]
Mark Cavendish equalled the all-time tally of Tour de France stage wins when he sped over the finish line at Carcassonne on Friday for a landmark 34th victory in the race. It was Cavendish’s fourth win on the 2021 edition and sees the British sprinter equal Eddy Merckx’s 46-year-old record of Tour de France stage […]
Two-time world champion Karsten Warholm broke a 29-year-old world record in the 400-meter hurdles Thursday in the Diamond League meet. The 25-year-old Norwegian finished in 46.70 seconds to break the mark of 46.78 set by American Kevin Young in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics final. “This was just the perfect moment,” Warholm said in an interview […]
Washington Wizards point guard Russell Westbrook matched Oscar Robertson for most career triple-doubles with 181 on Saturday night. Westbrook finished with 33 points, 19 rebounds and 15 assists in the Wizards’ 133-132 overtime win against the Indiana Pacers. He made the tying and winning free throws with one second left in the extra session to […]
2021-03-31 HKT 08:18″ title=”Japan’s Yuya Osako celebrates after scoring against Mongolia during their World Cup qualifying match in Chiba. Japan won 14-0. Photo: Reuters.”> Japan’s Yuya Osako celebrates after scoring against Mongolia during their World Cup qualifying match in Chiba. Japan won 14-0. Photo: Reuters. Japan thrashed Mongolia 14-0 on Tuesday to record their biggest-ever […]
2021-03-28 HKT 02:54″ title=”Bagnaia broke the lap record twice on the way to his maiden MotoGP pole on the factory Ducati. Photo: AFP”> Bagnaia broke the lap record twice on the way to his maiden MotoGP pole on the factory Ducati. Photo: AFP Francesco Bagnaia stormed to his maiden MotoGP pole on his factory Ducati […]