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Hong Kong labour unionists have called for employers to be required to provide outdoor workers with heatstroke-prevention equipment during extreme temperatures. They also said on Saturday that heatstroke should be added to the list of statutory occupational diseases, making it easier for workers to claim compensation in work-related cases. The calls for […]

Hong Kong’s weather forecaster will assess next week whether to issue a typhoon warning as Tropical Storm Narra is expected to edge closer to the western Guangdong coast. The Hong Kong Observatory said on Saturday morning that the storm was expected to linger over the vicinity of Beibu Wan, also known as the Gulf of Tonkin, before having a higher chance […]

BEIJING, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- Here are the latest Chinese sports headlines from the past week:1. China's Wang Manyu wins women's singles title at WTT Europe SmashChina's Wang Manyu claimed the women's singles title at the World Table Tennis Europe Smash Sweden on August 16, as China wrapped up the tournament with two titles, in women's singles and mixed […]

(260822) -- TRENTO, Aug. 22, 2026 (Xinhua) -- China's head coach Gong Luming (L) communicates with Zhang Ziyu of China during a women's basketball friendly match between Italy and China in Trento, Italy, Aug. 21, 2026. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)

(260822) -- ZANDVOORT, Aug. 22, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Mercedes' George Russell (R) of Britain receives his pole position award after the Sprint Qualifying session of the 2026 Formula One Dutch Grand Prix at the Zandvoort Circuit in Zandvoort, the Netherlands, Aug. 21, 2026. (Photo by Qian Jun/Xinhua)

(Photo credit: James Maclennan-Imagn Images)Miyu Yamashita of Japan extended her lead to five shots at the CPKC Women's Open on Friday in Edmonton.Yamashita followed her opening-round 62 with a 6-under 64 and will enter the weekend at 14-under 126 at Royal Mayfair Golf Club. Her nearest competition comes from South Korea's Soo Bin Joo (63), Japan's Yuri […]

Hong Kong physiotherapy graduates are facing a job crunch amid ongoing healthcare budget cuts and a surge in new practitioners entering the industry, with one representative saying 60 applicants had competed for one position in a remote care facility for elderly residents. Data also showed that the proportion of applicants admitted to Polytechnic […]

A three-tiered ice cake, tinted with beetroot and carrot juice and decorated with carrot flowers, awaited giant panda twins Leni and Lotti at Zoo Berlin on Friday morning, one day before their second birthday.BERLIN, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- A three-tiered ice cake, tinted with beetroot and carrot juice and decorated with carrot flowers, awaited giant panda […]

New Delhi [India], August 21 (ANI): India's Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty said on Friday that their quarterfinal defeat at the BWF World Championships on home soil was hurtful but said they gave their best.The Indian men's doubles pair bowed out of the tournament after losing to China's Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang in straight games on Friday. […]

New Delhi [India], August 21 (ANI): India on Friday said that it stands for a peaceful resolution of issues in West Asia through dialogue and diplomacy when asked about US President Donald Trump's threat of imposing tougher economic measures against Iran as the conflict in the region continues.Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal […]

New Delhi [India], August 21 (ANI): India's Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty were knocked out of the ongoing BWF World Championships after suffering a straight-game defeat to China's Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang in the quarterfinals on Friday.The Indian men's doubles pair, playing in front of a home crowd, went down 18-21, 9-21 as Liang and Wang […]

Baghdad [Iraq], August 21 (ANI): Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has called for Iranian and Iraqi business leaders to develop a plan to beat 'cruel sanctions,' after US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned Tehran of the 'toughest sanctions in history'.'If you look at the resources and raw materials of Muslim countries, you will […]

New Delhi [India], August 21 (ANI): The government expects the Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme (MPMS) to help Indian mobile phone brands expand globally and strengthen domestic capabilities in mobile manufacturing, Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said while interacting with the media in Delhi on Friday.Vaishnaw said the […]

Amstelveen [Netherlands], August 21 (ANI): The Indian men's and women's hockey teams face a stern test against the Netherlands to begin their respective second-stage campaigns at the FIH Hockey World Cup Belgium and Netherlands 2026, which is being held simultaneously for both men and women. With the Netherlands crowned Olympic champions at Paris 2024 in […]

(260821) -- KRISTIANSUND, Aug. 21, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Kristiansund Mayor Kjell Neergaard speaks at an overseas session of the 2026 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) held in Kristiansund, western Norway, on Aug. 21, 2026. An overseas session of the 2026 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) and Kristiansund Open Day were […]

(260821) -- JAKARTA, Aug. 21, 2026 (Xinhua) -- The Second Ministerial Meeting of China-Indonesia Joint Foreign and Defense Ministerial Dialogue is held in Jakarta, Indonesia, Aug. 21, 2026. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Defense Minister Dong Jun co-chaired the meeting with Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono and Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin. […]

CHENGDU, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- The Chengdu Motor Show 2026 kicked off at Western China International Expo City in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, on Friday. The show features around 1,600 vehicles from nearly 120 domestic and international brands and runs until Aug. 30.

(260821) -- BEIJING, Aug. 21, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Liu Guozhong, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, addresses a video conference at the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs on autumn grain production and disaster control, on Aug. 21, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Ling)

(260821) -- CHENGDU, Aug. 21, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 21, 2026 shows a view at the Chengdu Motor Show 2026 in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The Chengdu Motor Show 2026 kicked off at Western China International Expo City in Chengdu on Friday. The show features around 1,600 vehicles from nearly 120 domestic and international […]

A former assistant warden at a residential home for the intellectually disabled in Hong Kong has been accused of raping a resident multiple times two years ago. Chung Pui-kei has been charged with five counts of rape of a mentally incapacitated woman who lived at a home in Tai Po linked to the Hong Chi Association, an NGO, between July and August 2024. […]

Beijing [China], August 21 (ANI): Catholics in Shanghai have reported that the Chinese regime has intensified restrictions on religious activities over the past year, with measures affecting the sale of Bibles and other religious literature, pilgrimages, online prayer broadcasts and Catholic funeral rites, according to a report by The Epoch Times (TET).As […]

(260821) -- TIANJIN, Aug. 21, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Sato Yoshino of Japan competes during the pool C match between Japan and China's Hong Kong at AVC Women's Volleyball Continental Championship in Tianjin, China, Aug. 21, 2026. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

BEIJING, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- In Wan Gang's Beijing office, three objects present a compact history of China's rise in electric vehicles (EVs).One is a kerosene lamp, a reminder of his youth spent in rural Jilin Province, where he often read by its light. Another is the Nicolaus August Otto Award, presented to him in 2023 by German engine maker DEUTZ in […]

ULAN BATOR, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- The 17th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is underway in Ulan Bator, with China offering robust backing for the landmark summit. Beyond the conference halls, China has long rolled out comprehensive support to help neighboring Mongolia tackle […]

BEIJING, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- China's civil aviation sector maintained steady growth in July, boosted by rising holiday travel demand and favorable policy support, official data showed Friday.The sector handled about 74.63 million passenger trips last month, up 3.9 percent year on year, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of China […]

BEIJING, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- Impressed by their performance and efficiency, a hotel in Panama has placed a new order for Chinese smart service robots to serve as its new "staff members."The round-the-clock fleet, capable of handling services ranging from food delivery to laundry pick-up, was developed by Beijing Yunji Technology Co., Ltd. They are one of […]

(260821) -- XI'AN, Aug. 21, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Li Zhixuan (L)/Ge Quanshuo of China react during the free dance of ice dance at ISU Figure Skating Junior Grand Prix Xi'an 2026 in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Aug. 21, 2026. (Xinhua/Zou Jingyi)

(260821) -- YANGON, Aug. 21, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People attend the Yangon premiere of the Chinese film "Dear You" in Yangon, Myanmar, Aug. 20, 2026. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese film 'Dear You' bridges communities in Myanmar with shared memories" (Photo by Haymhan Aung/Xinhua)

GUIYANG, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- He Zhicheng returned to his mountain village in southwest China's Guizhou Province in 2024 to open a farmhouse restaurant, after eight years on the Foxconn assembly line in Zhengzhou, capital of central China's Henan Province -- some 1,500 kilometers away."When I worked away from home, I barely got to see my family," He said. […]

Hong Kong authorities will cap access to a popular Sai Kung trail overlooking hexagonal rock columns at 2,000 people per day during several stretches from next month and require real-name registration for visitors, marking the city’s first countryside crowd-control measures of their kind. The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department announced […]

Smuggled cockroaches, frozen domestic rats and mealworms were among a haul of pests seized at a border checkpoint in Hong Kong, with a local driver arrested, authorities said on Friday. The Customs and Excise Department said officers intercepted the 118kg (260lbs) shipment – which also contained moth larvae and fruit flies mixed with declared goods – […]

(260821) -- JAKARTA, Aug. 21, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, co-chairs the first Conference of China-Indonesia Comprehensive Strategic Dialogue Mechanism with Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono in Jakarta, Indonesia, Aug. 21, 2026. (Xinhua/Cen […]

(260821) -- ACCRA, Aug. 21, 2026 (Xinhua) -- An AION electric SUV of Chinese automaker Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., Ltd. (GAC) is seen at the official launch of GAC in Accra, Ghana, Aug. 19, 2026. GAC has officially launched its brand onto the Ghanaian market, unveiling a fleet of its latest sophisticated automobiles for the local market. TO GO WITH […]

An associate professor at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) has been charged by the corruption watchdog for allegedly receiving HK$2.2 million (US$280,500) in bribes in return for awarding seven procurement contracts for information technology education services to a vendor. The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) said on Friday that it had […]

A team of researchers from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has conducted the city’s first robot-assisted pelvic fracture surgery in what promises to be a safer, less intrusive alternative to a procedure typically considered among the most challenging. CUHK’s faculty of medicine said on Friday that the novel orthopaedic robotic surgical system […]

New Delhi [India], August 21 (ANI): India's women's doubles duo of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand registered a phenomenal comeback victory over China's Jia Yi Fan and Zhang Shu Xian in the quarterfinals to storm into the semifinals of the ongoing BWF World Championships 2026 in New Delhi on Friday, assuring themselves of at least a bronze medal.The […]

BEIJING, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- China will introduce a new package of policies and measures to further expand domestic demand and strengthen the momentum of economic growth, China's Vice Minister of Finance Liao Min disclosed on Friday.Speaking at a press conference, Liao said the ministry will formulate and roll out practical and effective new policy measures […]

Humanoid robots, 3D printers and artificial intelligence (AI) hubs are among the newest technologies showcased at Hong Kong’s annual electronics and tech exhibition, as the city’s finance chief encourages residents to learn how to use them. At the opening of the four-day event on Friday, hundreds of visitors crowded the 22nd Hong Kong Computer and […]

by sportswriters Zhang Zewei and Yuan YukuanTIANJIN, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- During his years as a professional table tennis player, Li Yan was rarely in the limelight.Though he competed in events such as the National Games and the Chinese Table Tennis Super League, Li never made the national team or won a major title.Now a senior partner at a law firm in […]

(260821) -- BEIJING, Aug. 21, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor Shen Yiqin visits the Beijing Youth Football Training Center in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 20, 2026. Shen paid a visit to youth football facilities in Beijing on Thursday, where she focused on the development of the youth football system. (Xinhua/Cao Can)

The British headquarters and Hong Kong distributor of beauty product company Opatra London have suspended local operations after allegations of aggressive sales tactics triggered the arrest of local senior staff and a raid on a corporate secretarial office in Sheung Wan. In a statement issued on Friday, Opatra London continued to distance itself from the […]

Beijing has called for diplomacy after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urged countries to join Washingtons economic campaign against TehranChina has refused to join a US plan to "squash" Iran's economy, rejecting Washington's push to be part of the "toughest sanctions in history" against the Islamic Republic.On Thursday, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent […]

Beijing has called for diplomacy after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urged countries to join Washington's economic campaign against Tehran China has refused to join a US plan to "squash" Iran's economy, rejecting Washington's push to be part of the "toughest sanctions in history" against the Islam

Beijing has called for diplomacy after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urged countries to join Washingtons economic campaign against TehranChina has refused to join a US plan to "squash" Iran's economy, rejecting Washington's push to be part of the "toughest sanctions in history" against the Islamic Republic.On Thursday, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent […]

(260821) -- TIANJIN, Aug. 21, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Players of Chinese Taipei celebrate scoring during the pool A volleyball match between Iran and Chinese Taipei at the AVC Women's Volleyball Continental Championship in Tianjin, China, Aug. 21, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)