HONG KONG -- Chief Executive of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam said Tuesday that more relief measures will be rolled out soon to help businesses and residents weather out economic hardship, following three rounds of such policies adopted during the past months.

As multiple data have revealed a grim economic circumstance, the HKSAR government will closely monitor the situation and carry out new relief measures, Lam told a press conference. (Hong Kong-Economy)

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SYDNEY -- The China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC), world's largest rolling stock manufacturer, unveiled its latest metro train in Australia's largest rail event here on Tuesday.

The new metro train, featuring a world-leading intelligent control system, light-weight construction and passenger information system, will provide a safe, efficient and green service, said Deputy director of the CRRC National Engineering Research Center of Railway Vehicles Hong Haifeng at the AusRail, an annual rail event hosted by the Australasian Railway Association. (CRRC-Australia)

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NEW DELHI -- At least two people were killed and seven others wounded Tuesday after troops of India and Pakistan exchanged heavy fire and mortar shelling on the Line of Control (LoC) dividing Kashmir, officials said.

The two sides targeted each other's positions and civilian areas in Shahpur and Kirni sectors of Poonch about 185 km southwest of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir. (Kashmir-India-Pakistan)

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NEW DELHI -- India has joined the group of countries that have imposed a complete ban on e-cigarettes. The Indian parliament's Upper House "Rajya Sabha" passed the "Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes Bill-2019" this week, after being passed in Lower House "Lok Sabha" last week.

Earlier, in September the central government issued an Ordinance to ban e-cigarettes. The new law, passed by the parliament, would replace the Ordinance once it is signed by the president. (India-E-cigarettes) Enditem

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