HONG KONG -- Hong Kong's economy posted solid growth in Q1 2026, with real GDP rising 5.9 percent year-on-year, according to advance official estimates released on Tuesday.
This is up from the previous quarter's revised 4.0 percent growth (originally estimated at 3.8 percent) and marks the strongest quarterly expansion in nearly five years. (Hong Kong-GDP)
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KABUL -- A total of 34 persons were injured as the roof of a house collapsed during a wedding party in eastern Afghanistan's Kunar province on Monday, a statement of the provincial government said Tuesday.
A wedding party was underway in Chapa Dara district when the roof of a house caved in, leaving 34 persons including men, women and children injured, the statement said, citing Abdul Mabin Maftoon, the head of National Disaster Management Authority in the province as saying. (Afghanistan-Roof Collapse)
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SEOUL -- South Korea said Tuesday it was reviewing a U.S. proposal related to the Strait of Hormuz, taking into account principles such as freedom of navigation, according to the foreign ministry.
The ministry said the government has been in close communication with the United States over the stable use of major sea lanes, including the Strait of Hormuz, regarding the Freedom Project. (S. Korea-Strait of Hormuz-U.S. Proposal)
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ISLAMABAD -- Fifteen crew members of the Iranian vessel Touska seized by the United States were handed over to Iranian authorities at a border crossing point in Gwadar district of Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province on Monday, officials told Xinhua.
The transfer was carried out at the Gabd-Rimdan crossing point in the coastal district bordering Iran, Deputy Commissioner of Gwadar Naqeebullah Kakar confirmed. (Pakistan-Iran-Vessel) ■
