Tens of thousands of runners – from professionals to enthusiastic amateurs – took part in the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Half Marathon on Sunday morning. The event featured three groups: the 10-kilometre challenge, along with the half-marathon and open categories. Secretary for Justice Paul Lam, who participated in the 2km Honorary Cup, said Hong Kong should host more major sporting events in future. "[I am] very glad to have had the opportunity to run on the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge this time. The weather was fantastic and the atmosphere was wonderful,” he said. “This year's participation also set a new record, so I hope Hong Kong can host more large-scale sports events to showcase our strength, and I hope more members of the general public can take part in these activities." This year’s event was upgraded to a World Athletics Platinum Label Road Race, marking the first time the city has hosted this level of competition. Hong Kong, China's top female distance runner, Virginia Lo, said she was honoured to have competed with other world-class athletes. “Having represented the city in various competitions over the past few years, I’ve actually seen first-hand how incredible they are, I hope I can keep improving and have even more chances to compete...
Read full articleHackers suspected of having ties to North Korea's Lazarus Group identified 30 servers in South Korea as potential targets for cyberattacks in October, a report released by a cybersecurity firm showed Sunday. Cyfirma said it obtained a list of 216 servers across 10 countries compiled by Korean-speaking hackers, covering government agencies, banks, telecommunications companies and infrastructure providers. Of the total, 30 servers were located in South Korea. The original 216-server list was completed on Oct. 24, the report showed. By region, the Asia-Pacific accounted for 148 targeted servers, followed by North America with 49 and the Middle East with 19. The United States and Japan together accounted for 44.4 percent of the total, Cyfirma added. The cybersecurity firm assessed with "high confidence" that the hackers were linked to the Lazarus Group ecosystem, with their apparent objectives including financial gain and espionage. Cyfirma stressed that inclusion on the target list did not necessarily mean the servers had been successfully breached. The company warned that simply updating webs
A North Korean official considered to be one of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's closest aides has arrived in Russia, the North's state media said Sunday, amid deepening relations between the two countries following North Korea's deployment of troops to support Russia's war against Ukraine. Jo Yong-won, secretary of the Central Committee of the ruling Workers' Party, arrived in Moscow by private plane on Saturday, leading a party and government delegation, the Korean Central News Agency said. The visit comes at "a time when the militant friendship, friendship and relations of alliance between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Russian Federation with independence and justice as their common ideal are being further cemented with each passing day," it said in an English dispatch. The delegation was invited by Dmitry Medvedev, chairman of Russia's ruling United Russia party. They were greeted at the airport by Andrei Klimov, a member of the party's Supreme Council and first vice chairman of the International Affairs Committee of the State Duma, the lower house of Russia's p
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