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Leisure and Cultural Services Department also says visitors will no longer need to preregister to access installation from Wednesday.

Data of almost 130,000 people leaked in string of breaches at major public bodies revealed in recent days.

From a baby in Hong Kong left with ‘irreversible’ brain damage after abuse to Asia’s multibillion-dollar fertility treatment industry, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.

Hong Kong’s Exchange Fund, the war chest used to defend the local currency, continued its comeback in the first quarter, posting a return of HK$54.3 billion (US$7 billion) as rising overseas stock markets offset losses in domestic equities.

Graffiti by the self-proclaimed “King of Kowloon”, who died in 2007 at the age of 85, used to be considered vandalism and was covered and painted over. Now a new generation of visual artists is taking inspiration from Tsang’s work.

BEIJING, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Chinese comedy "The Last Frenzy" claimed the top spot on the daily box office chart in the Chinese mainland on Sunday, data from the China Movie Data Information Network showed. The film, exploring life's choices in the face of death, raked in 53.62 million yuan (about 7.55 million U.S. dollars) on the fifth day of its release. […]

BEIJING, May 6 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced Monday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System: Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan U.S. dollar 100 709.94 Euro 100 766.32 Japanese yen 100 4.655 Hong Kong dollar 100 90.886 British pound 100 […]

© Provided by Xinhua SHENYANG, May 6 (Xinhua) -- German carmakers are casting a vote of confidence in China's promising auto market amid the country's rapid growth in electric mobilit

© Provided by Xinhua BEIJING, May 6 (Xinhua) -- As of 5 p.m. Sunday, a total of 2,575 large-scale events were held in a safe and orderly manner across China during the country's five-

The HKMA plans to replace the term ‘virtual bank’ with ‘licensed digital bank’ in reference to the city’s eight branchless lenders to remove negative connotations associated with the term in Chinese.

Protecting the city’s distinct advantages calls for leaders to promote the importance of the common law system, and impress on Beijing the urgent need for Chinese officials, here and on the mainland, to study it.

BEIJING, May 6 (Xinhua) -- China's box office grossed over 1.52 billion yuan (about 210 million U.S. dollars) during the five-day holiday ending Sunday, marking the third highest-grossing May Day holiday in history. According to film data platform Beacon, the holiday witnessed a record-breaking number of screenings, totaling 2.4 million. Leading the holiday […]

City recorded first red rainstorm warning this year over weekend, with eastern areas hit hardest and 15 landslides logged.

Entrance rate for Chinese-speaking pupils almost three times higher over same period, government figures show.

Mainland Chinese buyers account for anywhere from 30 per cent up to 80 per cent of the sales in some recent launches, agents say, raising hopes that their buying power will bring price stability to the market.

Brussels - EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said Monday she will press for 'fair' competition with China in talks with its President Xi Jinping, who is in Paris on a state visit.'We have to act to make sure that competition is fair and not distorted,' she said in remarks issued hours before a face-to-face Paris meeting between her, Xi and French President […]

SOFIA, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Increased cultural exchanges between China and Bulgaria were called for at an event here on Sunday. The event, hosted by the China Cultural Center in Sofia, also aimed to promote mutual learning between civilizations. In a congratulatory letter to the event, Bulgaria's Vice President Iliana Iotova said that in today's world, "the […]

Niamey, Niger - Several gold mines in northern Niger managed by a Chinese company were ordered to temporarily close after dozens of animals died from drinking wastewater, local authorities told AFP on Sunday.Herders around the town of Tabelot had pointed to Sahara SARL's mines as the only explanation for their animals' deaths, saying the region was not […]

Turning spectacular displays into something more mundane is not how to make Hong Kong an attractive destination for mainland and foreign tourists, and the government needs to go back to the drawing board.

PARIS, May 5 (Xinhua) -- As Chinese President Xi Jinping landed in Paris on Sunday for a state visit to France, French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal greeted him at the airport with "Nihao," hello in Chinese. Chinese and French national flags flutter in the wind at the airport as the French side rolled out red carpet for the Chinese leader. A team of […]

PARIS, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived here Sunday for a state visit to France, with the two sides poised to bolster bilateral ties and reiterate their commitment to fortifying their partnership amid shifting global landscapes. The discussions and agreements during Xi's third state visit to France, following visits in 2014 and 2019, […]

Punjab [India], May 5 (ANI): BJP Punjab President Sunil Jakhar on Sunday said the "ghastly" and "shameful" statement made by the Congress Working Committee member Charanjit Singh Channi shows bankruptcy and his frustration and asked the Congress and its allies to come clean on this issue. In a post on X, Jakhar said, "Ghastly statement by CWC member Channi […]

© Provided by Xinhua PARIS, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping said here on Sunday that he hopes China and France will light up their way forward with the torch of history

PARIS, May 5 (Xinhua) -- A signed article by Chinese President Xi Jinping titled "Carrying Forward the Spirit that Guided the Establishment of China-France Diplomatic Relations, Working Together for Global Peace and Development" was published Sunday in French media Le Figaro. The following is an English version of the full text of the article: Carrying […]

Canberra [Australia], May 5 (ANI): Australia has agreed to boost its security cooperations with the United States, Japan and the Philippines, in response to China's growing assertiveness in the South China Sea, reported Voice of America (VOA). China's ambitions in the South China Sea have continued to alarm Australia, its Indo-Pacific allies and the United […]

Paris - Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday arrived in France on a state visit hosted by Emmanuel Macron where the French leader will seek to push his counterpart on issues ranging from Ukraine to trade.Xi's arrival for the visit marking 60 years of diplomatic relations between France and China was the start of his first trip to Europe since 2019 which […]

PARIS, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping said in his signed article published in French media Le Figaro on Sunday that he will visit France bringing with him three messages from China. China will work with France to carry forward the spirit that guided the establishment of their diplomatic ties, build on past achievements and open new vistas […]

PARIS, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping said here on Sunday that he hopes China and France will light up their way forward with the torch of history, open a brighter future of China-France relations and make new contributions to world peace, stability and development. Xi made the remarks in a written speech upon his arrival here for a state […]

New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): Union Minister Anurag Thakur demanded an apology from top Congress brass including former party president Sonia Gandhi after its leader Charanjit Singh Channi alleged that Poonch terrror attack was "pre-planned" and questioned were the 1962,1965 and 1971 wars done for winning the elections. The BJP leader also termed the […]

Munich [Germany], May 5 (ANI): Italian Senator, Giulio Terzi addressed an event held to mark the 20th anniversary of the World Uyghur Congress, a Uyghur rights advocacy organization and expressed his deepest concerns and support for the struggle of Uyghurs against the oppressions of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in East Turkistan. In his virtual […]

India's economy "is not faltering" as the US leader claimed, the country's foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar insists Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar has rejected a claim by US President Joe Biden that the South Asian nation's economy was slowing down because of xenophobia. It has one […]

BEIJING, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Beijing received about 16.97 million tourists and achieved a tourism revenue of 19.62 billion yuan (around 2.7 billion U.S. dollars) during the May Day holiday, according to the municipal bureau of culture and tourism on Sunday. This marked a year-on-year increase of 9.4 percent and 10.2 percent respectively, both reaching […]

NANJING, May 5 (Xinhua) -- China's Advanced Space-based Solar Observatory (ASO-S) -- dubbed Kuafu-1 in Chinese -- has detected more than 100 solar white-light flares since its launch in October 2022, according to the Purple Mountain Observatory under the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Solar white-light flares are a type of flare that exhibits enhanced […]

BEIJING, May 5 (Xinhua) -- China has outlined measures to expedite the development of a modern eco-environment monitoring system, according to the Ministry of Ecology and Environment. Pei Xiaofei, a spokesperson with the ministry, said China has established the world's largest and most comprehensive monitoring network system on eco-environment. Currently, […]

BEIJING, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Chinese researchers have proposed a novel hybrid deep-learning model to address streamflow forecasting for water catchment areas at a global scale, with a view to improving flood prediction, according to a recent research article published in the journal The Innovation. Streamflow and flood forecasting remains one of the […]

BEIJING, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Lock-up shares worth approximately 66.4 billion yuan (about 9.34 billion U.S. dollars) will be available for trading on China's bourses next week. Nearly 7.5 billion lock-up shares will start trading on the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges, according to data from financial information provider Wind. The aggregate market value […]

SHANGHAI, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Shanghai Shenhua extended their unbeaten streak to 10 matches in the Chinese Super League (CSL) with a convincing 4-0 victory over Zhejiang FC here on Sunday, while Beijing Guoan beat Chengdu Rongcheng 2-1 at home. Shenhua broke the deadlock in the 42nd minute thanks to a long-distance strike from Ibrahim Amadou, before Cephas […]

© Provided by Xinhua CHENGDU, China, May 5 (Xinhua) -- China reclaimed the Thomas Cup after a six-year wait as the badminton powerhouse beat Indonesia 3-1 here on Sunday.

CHENGDU, China, May 5 (Xinhua) -- China's men's team reclaimed badminton's Thomas Cup after a six-year wait after beating Indonesia 3-1, while the women's team also regained the Uber Cup for the first time since 2020 after whitewashing Indonesia 3-0 here on Sunday. This was the first time since 2012 that the same two countries played each other in both […]

CHENGDU, China, May 5 (Xinhua) -- China reclaimed the Thomas Cup after a six-year wait as the badminton powerhouse beat Indonesia 3-1 here on Sunday. World No. 2 Shi Yuqi provided a perfect start for China, taking the thrilling first set 21-17 and dominating the second 21-6 against Indonesian ace Anthony Sinisuka Ginting. Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang put […]

SHENZHEN, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Spain's golfer Adrian Otaegui emerged as the champion of the 2024 Volvo China Open in a contest that went down to the wire at the Hidden Grace Golf Club in Shenzhen on Sunday. Otaegui won the tournament with a cumulative score of 18 under par. Guido Migliozzi finished in second place, scoring 17 under par. Sweden's Sebastian […]

© Provided by Xinhua BEIJING, May 5 (Xinhua) -- During the ongoing May Day holiday lasting from May 1 to 5, many Chinese people have embarked on journeys to explore the vast country,

PARIS, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping said here on Sunday that he hopes China and France will light up their way forward with the torch of history, open a brighter future of China-France relations and make new contributions to world peace, stability and development. Xi made the remarks in a written speech upon his arrival here for a state […]

VALLETTA, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Malta has signed a series of agreements with the Chinese government and educational institutes to strengthen cooperation in the sectors of education and sports. The agreements were signed recently during a visit to China's Beijing and Shanghai by the Maltese Minister for Education, Sport, Youth, Research and Innovation Clifton […]

Munich [Germany], May 5 (ANI): Taiwanese Ambassador to Germany, Shieh Jhy-Wey, exposed the atrocities inflicted by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) over its occupied territories. While speaking at the 20th anniversary of the World Uyghur Congress celebrated in Munich, the Taiwan envoy enlisted how people belonging to the occupied territories are suffering […]