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The sweeping legislation envisions secondary restrictions on the largest buyers of Russian crude oil and natural gasChina has condemned the latest expansion of US sanctions against Russia, including potential tariffs of up to 100% on major buyers of Russian energy, vowing to take "all necessary measures" to safeguard its national interests.US President […]

New Delhi [India], September 19 (ANI): As the Indian men's Kabaddi team prepares to represent the country at the upcoming 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, Aslam Inamdar and debutant Devank Dalal believe the responsibility of playing for India should be embraced without the burden of pressure, with the team determined to bring home another gold medal.The […]

Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], September 19 (ANI): The Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile has adopted a resolution mandating leaders, officials and staff of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) to use the Tibetan language in their official duties without unnecessary mixing with other languages, as reported by Phayul.The resolution was the second […]

Nagoya [Japan], September 19 (ANI): The 20th Asian Games were officially opened with a ceremony at the Paloma Mizuho Stadium here on Saturday, with double Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker and kabaddi star Pawan Sehrawat leading the Indian contingent as flagbearers.India is represented by a 501-athlete contingent competing across 36 sports at the continental […]

Munich [Germany], September 19 (ANI): The World Uyghur Congress (WUC), in its weekly brief, highlighted a series of developments concerning Uyghur women, diaspora advocacy, human rights and alleged surveillance and travel restrictions affecting Uyghurs and other communities.According to the WUC weekly brief, the WUC Women's Committee held its second […]

Nagoya [Japan], September 19 (ANI): Double Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker remembered her late coach Jaspal Rana as she reflected on the emotional significance of leading the Indian contingent as flagbearer at the opening ceremony of the Asian Games 2026 on Saturday.The 24-year-old shooter, who shared the flag-bearing honour with Kabaddi star Pawan Sehrawat […]

VMPLMahe [Seychelles], September 19: Baazex, the online trading platform operated by BAZ Capital Markets Ltd, has rolled out a new global campaign, 'Explore More. Trade Smarter,' aimed at traders who want broader market access without the fee structures that typically come with it.The campaign lands as the platform continues expanding its footprint across […]

New Delhi [India], September 19 (ANI): As India set begin its campaign at the 20th Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, several athletes who delivered medal-winning performances at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026 will be among the country's key medal hopes in Japan.The Indian contingent will feature a mix of experienced campaigners and emerging talents, with […]

TAIYUAN, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- China launched a group of satellites on Saturday from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi Province.Launched at 6:50 p.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a Long March-2D carrier rocket, the satellite group, the PIESAT-2 13-16 satellites, entered the preset orbits successfully.According to the launch center, the launch […]

Hong Kong’s political and business elite bade a solemn farewell to Tung Chee-hwa, the city’s first chief executive, at a vigil on Saturday, as Beijing leaders sent wreaths ahead of his state funeral and members of the public streamed into community centres to sign condolence books. Hundreds of wreaths lined the pavement at the Hong Kong Funeral Home in […]

(260919) -- CAIRO, Sept. 19, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Ambassador to Egypt Liao Liqiang speaks during a reception to celebrate the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, in Cairo, Egypt, Sept. 17, 2026. TO GO WITH "Egypt welcomes more Chinese investment, broader trade cooperation: minister" (Xinhua/Xin Mengchen)

CHONGQING, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- The 24th China International Motorcycle Trade Exhibition is held in Chongqing from Sept. 19 to 22.

CHANGCHUN, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- In early autumn, Chen Mo, a self-driving tourist from Hangzhou, pulled into a themed rest stop along National Highway G331 in northeast China's Jilin Province.Setting off from Dandong in neighboring Liaoning Province, he planned a seven-day journey along the border road to Hunchun in Jilin, hoping to experience Korean ethnic […]

CHONGQING, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- The 24th China International Motorcycle Trade Exhibition is held in Chongqing from Sept. 19 to 22.

(260919) -- BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Sept. 19, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Artists perform during a cultural performance to mark the 35th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Brunei in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, on Sept. 18, 2026. TO GO WITH "Cultural performance to celebrate 35th anniversary of China-Brunei ties held in Brunei" (Xinhua/Li Meng)

(260919) -- ZANZIBAR, Sept. 19, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Wang Zhongqiang (L), a chef from the 35th Chinese medical team to Zanzibar, teaches two local chefs how to prepare Chinese medicinal chicken soup in Zanzibar, Tanzania, July 29, 2026. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese medicinal cuisine brings new inspiration to Tanzanian chef" (The 35th Chinese Medical Team in […]

(260919) -- CHONGQING, Sept. 19, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People visit the 24th China International Motorcycle Trade Exhibition in Chongqing, southwest China, Sept. 19, 2026. The 24th China International Motorcycle Trade Exhibition is held in Chongqing from Sept. 19 to 22. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

(260919) -- NOUAKCHOTT, Sept. 19, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Traditional Chinese medicine doctor Huang Nian from the Chinese naval hospital ship Auspicious Ark treats a patient in Nouakchott, Mauritania, Sept. 18, 2026. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese naval hospital ship brings medical care closer to Mauritanian residents" (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

WUHAN, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- When Yin E enrolled in college in Enshi in 2010, she was among the first cohort of students in the school's newly established department of tourism."It used to be very hard for people to come in or out of Enshi," she said. "We had world-class scenery, but poor roads cut it off."Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in […]

Nagoya [Japan], September 19 (ANI): Kabaddi star Pawan Sehrawat and Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker led the Indian contingent at the opening ceremony of the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya on Saturday.The ceremony at the Paloma Mizuho Stadium marked the formal opening of the 20th Asian Games, with India represented by a 503-athlete contingent across 36 […]

New Delhi [India], September 19 (ANI): India's shooting contingent will enter the 20th Asian Games in Nagoya with a strong blend of experience, established international pedigree and emerging talent, as 30 shooters prepare to compete across Rifle, Pistol and Shotgun events.The Indian squad features a number of athletes who have already tasted success at the […]

Washington DC [US], September 19 (ANI): The United States is 'quite likely' to impose secondary sanctions on Chinese financial institutions facilitating financial flows to Iran if Beijing does not alter its conduct, former US National Security Advisor Lt Gen. HR McMaster said, amid growing concerns in Washington over China's alleged support for Tehran […]

WUHAN, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- For years, a tall grass growing along a stretch of the Yangtze, China's longest river, was treated as little more than a nuisance.Known as Miscanthus lutarioriparius, the perennial grass once supplied small local paper mills. But after the mills were shut down over pollution concerns, much of it was left to rot. Millions of yuan […]

(260919) -- SHANGHAI, Sept. 19, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Visitors play an interactive movable-type printing game at the WorldSkills Museum in east China's Shanghai, Sept. 19, 2026. With the 48th WorldSkills Competition approaching, the WorldSkills Museum is drawing growing attention. Visitors can learn about the history of the competition and traditional Chinese […]

(260919) -- NAGOYA, Sept. 19, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This file photo shows the opening ceremony of the 11th Asian Games in Beijing, capital of China, on Sept. 22, 1990. TO GO WITH "Xinhua Headlines: From Tehran to Aichi-Nagoya, 52 years of China's rise through Asian Games" Xinhua

(260919) -- NANNING, Sept. 19, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A robot band performs at the 23rd China-ASEAN Expo in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 18, 2026. Multiple intelligent robots were showcased and demonstrated a variety of skills at the China-ASEAN Expo. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

(260919) -- SHISHOU, Sept. 19, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 13, 2026 shows a papermaking workshop using Miscanthus lutarioriparius to produce specialty paper in Shishou City, central China's Hubei Province. TO GO WITH "Across China: Chinese entrepreneur shapes low-carbon future via Yangtze plant" (Xinhua)

(260919) -- CHENGDU, Sept. 19, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Giant panda Beixia is pictured at the West China Hospital of Stomatology of Sichuan University in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province in January 2026. TO GO WITH "First-ever orthodontic treatment restores giant panda's normal bite in China" (Xinhua)

HUADIAN, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Gold Museum, jointly developed by northeast China's Jilin Province and China National Gold Group Co., Ltd., officially opened to the public on Saturday. Located at the Jiapigou Gold Mine, the museum draws on the mine's rich history and combines historical collections with cultural displays, offering visitors an immersive […]

(260919) -- SUZHOU, Sept. 19, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Hou Jinchen put freshly-baked bread on a shelf at Suzhou Wuzhong Technician College in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Aug. 27, 2026. Born in 2005, Hou Jinchen studies culinary arts at Suzhou Wuzhong Technician College. He began learning to bake at the age of 12, and his passion for it has grown ever […]

BEIJING, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Google's Gemini hacked into other companies during a cybersecurity test, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday, raising fresh concerns about security risks posed by U.S. AI systems.This is not the first cybersecurity incident caused by an AI model. From an autonomous OpenAI agent escaping its sandbox to breach Hugging Face, […]

New Delhi [India], September 19 (ANI): Since its inception in 1951, the Asian Games has been one of the biggest sporting stages in the world, where some of the all-time greats have shaped their legacies as the legends of the sport, and several up-and-coming talents have used the platform as a launching pad for something much bigger and grander. With the […]

WUHAN, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- On a steep hillside in the Three Gorges region along the Yangtze River, drones glide over rows of citrus trees, spraying pesticides across the orchard.It is one of the many jobs drones now do in Zigui, a mountainous county in central China's Hubei Province. During the November harvest, they also carry freshly picked navel oranges […]

SHENYANG, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Not until 1986 did Katsu Takahashi, then 43, learn that she was a Japanese war orphan. Growing up in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, she was treated as her father's favorite child, always the first in the family to wear new clothes and shoes and the one who received the largest share of candy.In 1945, when Japan […]

Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], September 19 (ANI): National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Saturday attended the convocation as the chief guest of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee, calling the graduates the luckiest generation in a millennium, entering a transformed world powered by unprecedented opportunities and technological […]

Nagoya [Japan], September 19 (ANI): After being announced as the Indian contingent's male flag-bearer for the Asian Games opening ceremony, Indian kabaddi star Pawan Sehrawat expressed happiness at the moment, pointing how despite all the fatigue and lack of sleep, he feels energised by the thought of carrying the national flag in his hand during the […]

Customs has made the largest seizure of drugs shipped by sea in Hong Kong’s history, discovering HK$125 million (US$15.93 million) worth of marijuana in a 40-foot container and arresting three people. The Customs and Excise Department revealed on Saturday that it had selected a seaborne container at the Kwai Chung Customhouse Cargo Examination Compound […]

Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways has been ranked the world’s third-best airline for the second consecutive year, while also taking top awards for best cabin crew and first-class lounge in new industry rankings. Singapore Airlines reclaimed the top spot in the British-based Skytrax World Airline Awards, moving up from second place last year […]

Police have arrested three people and broken up a large-scale drug production factory in northern Hong Kong, seizing HK$23 million (US$3 million) worth of suspected methamphetamine, or Ice. The force said on Saturday that two men and a woman, aged 49 to 56, were arrested on Thursday night. Police in Fanling first intercepted one of the men, who was holding […]

(260919) -- HUADIAN, Sept. 19, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People visit the Gold Museum in Huadian, northeast China's Jilin Province, Sept. 19, 2026. The Gold Museum, jointly developed by Jilin Province and China National Gold Group Co., Ltd., officially opened to the public on Saturday.   Located at the Jiapigou Gold Mine, the museum draws on the mine's rich […]

BEIJING, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Twenty years after its inception, BRICS has grown from an economic grouping into a broader platform for cooperation, with an expanding membership and a widening agenda spanning development, technology and global governance.Following the recently concluded BRICS Summit in New Delhi, scholars said the grouping is opening up more […]

"The Chinese doctor didn't just give me something for my back pain. He showed me how to protect my back at work. That helps my whole family," said Zayed, a Mauritanian construction worker who was among more than 200 locals examined by a medical team from the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy hospital ship.NOUAKCHOTT, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Years of […]

(260919) -- NAGOYA, Sept. 19, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako arrive before the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)

(260919) -- TAIZHOU, Sept. 19, 2026 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 17, 2026 shows a large yellow croaker farm open to tourists in Jiaojiang District of Taizhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province. In recent years, Jiaojiang District of Taizhou City has been developing its large yellow croaker industry by establishing standards for the […]

CNN reports that in spring 2026, false AI-assisted intelligence nearly led the U.S. military to intercept a Chinese ship over claims it carried nuclear weapons components. One source said it was "entirely false" and "almost started a war."US-developed AI models have repeatedly exposed safety gaps. OpenAI acknowledged that its models breached Hugging Face in […]