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The father of Mo Li Kai-yin, the dancer paralysed by a falling giant screen during a 2022 concert by popular Hong Kong boy band Mirror, has died. The Christian Ministry Institute on Saturday announced the death of Reverend Derek Li Shing-lam, who spent years advocating for his 31-year-old son after the accident shocked the city. “Reverend Li devoted his […]

To Ian Chu, capturing one last image of the sea view from his home before it disappears was a final wish as he returned on Saturday to the scene of the deadly Hong Kong blaze to collect his belongings. Chu lived in Wang Cheong House, one of eight residential blocks at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po, where 81 of the 168 deaths occurred in the inferno that shocked […]

Hong Kong developers released nearly 300 new flats to the market amid enthusiastic demand from potential homebuyers as the latest official data show completion of private residential units is set to decline this year and next. By 6pm, all 218 units at the One Victoria Cove Phase I in Hung Hom, jointly developed by Henderson Land Development, Hysan […]

(260425) -- SANYA, April 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Mohammadmahdi Rahimi (bottom) of Iran competes during the 3x3 basketball men's group A match between China and Iran at the 6th Asian Beach Games in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, April 25, 2026. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)

(260425) -- SANYA, April 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Team China competes during the final of small boat women's 200m straight race of dragon boat event at the 6th Asian Beach Games in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, April 25, 2026. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

(260425) -- SANYA, April 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Team China competes during the grand final of the small boat men's 200m straight race of dragon boat event at the 6th Asian Beach Games in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, April 25, 2026. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

(260425) -- SANYA, April 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Jirapat Khanonta (C) of Thailand, silver medalist Xu Jialu (L) of China and bronze medalist Jessica Rose Laurance of the Philippines pose for photos during the awarding ceremony of the women's 60m of beach athletics at the 6th Asian Beach Games in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, April 25, […]

(260425) -- SANYA, April 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Song Jiayuan (C) of China, silver medalist Zhang Linru (L) of China, bronze medalists Wu Ci-En of Chinese Taipei pose for photos during the awarding ceremony of the women's shot put of beach athletics at the 6th Asian Beach Games in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, April 25, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhu […]

(260425) -- SANYA(HAINAN), April 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Li Xinxuan of China competes during the women's 5km final of open water swimming at the 6th Asian Beach Games in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, April 25, 2026. (Xinhua/Bei He)

(260425) -- SANYA, April 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Pham van Nghia (C) of Vietnam, silver medalist Tao Yege (L) of China and bronze medalist Jayathra Sampath Miranda of Sri Lanka pose for photos during the awarding ceremony of the men's long jump of beach athletics at the 6th Asian Beach Games in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, April 25, 2026. […]

(260425) -- SANYA, April 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Pham van Nghia of Vietnam competes during the men's long jump final of beach athletics at the 6th Asian Beach Games in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, April 25, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhu Zheng)

Islamabad [Pakistan], April 25 (ANI): Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi called on Pakistan's Army Chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, as an Iranian delegation reached the Pakistani capital amidst a 'deepening diplomatic deadlock' with the United States.The high-level meeting took place as the city remains under a 'suffocating security lockdown,' with […]

Police have dismantled a motorcycle theft syndicate and arrested five people, believed to be linked to 14 cases across Hong Kong, amid a rise in such crimes in the first quarter of the year. Senior Inspector Fu Ho-shing of the Kowloon West regional crime unit said on Saturday that the group primarily targeted motorcycles parked in back alleys or secluded […]

(260425) -- SANYA, April 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Ma Diancheng (L) of China dunks during the 3x3 basketball men's group A match between China and the Philippines at the 6th Asian Beach Games in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, April 25, 2026. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)

The South China Morning Post has won 74 awards at the 47th edition of the Society for News Design’s Creative Competition, including three silver and 11 bronze medals. An infographic on Hong Kong’s fencing boom was a stand-out winner in results announced by the society on Friday, earning three silver and one bronze medal. “It’s a great honour to […]

BEIJING, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Here are the latest Chinese sports headlines from the past week:1. 6th Asian Beach Games opens in SanyaThe 6th Asian Beach Games opened on April 22 in China's tropical resort city of Sanya, with the opening ceremony held at the seaside Yasha Park.The 75-minute ceremony was structured around three themed segments, "Passion of […]

(260425) -- SANYA, April 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Huang Youchao (L) and Liu Yang of China pose after the men's 60m final of beach athletics at the 6th Asian Beach Games in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, April 25, 2026. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

(260425) -- SANYA, April 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Song Jiayuan of China competes during the women's shot put final of beach athletics at the 6th Asian Beach Games in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, April 25, 2026. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

(260425) -- SANYA, April 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Jirapat Khanonta (2nd L) of Thailand competes during the women's 60m final of beach athletics at the 6th Asian Beach Games in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, April 25, 2026. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

(260425) -- SANYA, April 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Puripol Boonson fo Thailand poses for photos during the awarding ceremony of the men's 60m of beach athletics at the 6th Asian Beach Games in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, April 25, 2026. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

(260425) -- SANYA, April 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Cao Junwei of China goes up for a layup during the 3x3 basketball women's group A match between China and Kazakhstan at the 6th Asian Beach Games in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, April 25, 2026. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)

(260425) -- GABORONE, April 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Phatsimo Saul, who goes by the Chinese name Song Yang, sings a song during the finals of the Botswanan leg of the 25th "Chinese Bridge" Chinese proficiency competition for foreign college students in Gaborone, Botswana, April 24, 2026. TO GO WITH "Feature: Botswana college students integrate into wider world […]

TOKYO, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Japan's House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill to set up the national intelligence council and the national intelligence bureau, seeking to create the country's first centralized national-level intelligence system since World War II.Driven by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, the overhaul consolidates power across […]

Hong Kong authorities launched 18 joint operations against illicit refuelling stations this year amid a global surge in energy prices, with the customs chief noting that the practice has become increasingly common in urban areas. But Commissioner for Customs and Excise Chan Tsz-tat said on Saturday that despite the upwards trend, illegal refuelling was not […]

Editor's note: Fostering new quality productive forces is one of China's top priorities in the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030). Statistics showed that new progress was made in this endeavor in the first quarter of this year. Xinhua hereby presents a series of four stories that examine how China's provincial economic powerhouses are taking the lead in […]

SHANGHAI, April 25 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese Society of International Law on Saturday issued a statement on upholding international law and opposing the illegal use of force.The statement said that in recent months, there have been grave instances of illegal use of force in Latin America and the Middle East. It solemnly condemns the illegal acts of the United […]

Hong Kong will step up law enforcement against coerced shopping, unlicensed tour guides and unfair sales practices targeting visitors during mainland China’s Labour Day “golden week”, the city’s tourism minister has said. Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Rosanna Law Shuk-pui said on Saturday that hotel occupancy rates in Hong Kong were […]

Faisalabad [Pakistan], April 25 (ANI): Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP), in partnership with the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy (TFD), has initiated a project's activities aimed at strengthening human rights advocacy across Pakistan. Titled 'Human Rights Documentation, Fact-Finding, and Advocacy for the Marginalised-II,' the initiative seeks to advance […]

Hong Kong’s Aberdeen marina-residential tourism project has attracted local and overseas interest, with the city’s leading yacht club and a Singapore-based operator seeking partnerships with developers to expand their presence. Experts in the real estate and boating industries said developers would be keen to work with local, mainland Chinese or […]

(260425) -- SANYA, April 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalists team China (C), silver medalists team Kazakhstan (L) and bronze medalists team Thailand pose for photos during the awarding ceremony of the women's water polo event at the 6th Asian Beach Games in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, April 25, 2026. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

(260425) -- SANYA, April 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Bronze medalists team Thailand pose for photos during the awarding ceremony of the women's water polo event at the 6th Asian Beach Games in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, April 25, 2026. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

New posts09:47Iran Executes Another ProtesterErfan Kiani, who was reportedly arrested during the nationwide anti-government protests in January in the central city of Isfahan, was executed on April 25, according to Mizan, the news agency affiliated with Iran's judiciary.Mizan reported that the protester, whose age was not reported, was executed after the […]

TIANJIN, April 25 (Xinhua) -- In north China's Tianjin Municipality, a commercial compressor production facility operated by Danfoss, a Danish multinational firm, offers a glimpse into the future of manufacturing.Powered by renewable electricity and equipped with automated production lines, the facility of this leading Danish energy-efficiency solutions […]

Editor's note: Fostering new quality productive forces is one of China's top priorities in the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030). Statistics showed that new progress was made in this endeavor in the first quarter of this year. Xinhua hereby presents a series of four stories that examine how China's provincial economic powerhouses are taking the lead in […]

CHENGDU, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Chinese scientists have discovered two new lunar minerals from the lunar samples brought back by China's Chang'e-5 mission.This marks the latest achievement following their first discovery of a lunar mineral, changesite-(Y), in 2022. To date, the total number of new minerals discovered from Moon samples worldwide has reached […]

(260425) -- FREETOWN, April 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio (2nd, L) views the sand table of a China-aided industrial fishing port during the launch ceremony at Black Johnson Village in the Western Area Rural District, Sierra Leone, April 23, 2026. Sierra Leone has started construction of its first industrial fishing port, […]

YANGON, April 25 (Xinhua) -- At the China Cultural Center in Yangon, a quiet rhythm fills the room as brushes sweep across paper. Students lean over white sheets, practicing Chinese calligraphy, an art that requires patience, control, and careful attention to each stroke.For many participants, the class is not simply about improving handwriting. It is a […]

(Photo credit: Erik Williams-Imagn Images)Nelly Korda picked up where she left off and shot her second consecutive round of 65 to build a commanding six-shot lead at the Chevron Championship on Friday in Houston.The World No. 2 is well set up to vie for her third career major title and her first since winning this event at a different course in 2024.Korda […]

Hon Wing, 77, and his family climbed 19 floors to their fire-ravaged flat in Hong Kong’s Wang Fuk Court housing estate on Tuesday but left almost empty-handed after a two-hour search for valuables. Hon, a retired part-time taxi driver, had hoped to find a bag of change he kept during his work shifts, but “nothing much was there” in his charred flat in […]

Washington has accused Chinese AI firms of using model distillation -- a technique widely employed across the industry to make systems smaller and cheaper -- and framed it as a "national security threat," a claim the companies involved have already denied.From economy to technology, U.S. competition with China is frequently cast in security terms -- a […]

(Photo credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images)Caty McNally recorded the first top-10 victory of her career when she scored a 6-4, 6-1 triumph over No. 10 Victoria Mboko on Friday in the second round of the Madrid Open.McNally needed just 79 minutes to land her first win in nine attempts against top-10 opponents.'I feel like I've been knocking on the door for a […]

By Aayush SharmaNew Delhi [India], April 24 (ANI): Former Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Mukund Naravane (Retd.) has broken his silence on the political controversy surrounding his unpublished memoir 'Four Stars of Destiny', firmly defending his long-held position on the 2020 Indo-China border standoff and calling for the armed forces to be kept […]

Taipei [Taiwan], April 24 (ANI): The United States and Japan have raised strong objections after three African nations abruptly withdrew overflight permissions for Taiwanese President William Lai's planned trip to Eswatini, a move widely seen as influenced by China, as reported by The Taipei Times.According to The Taipei Times, Lai was scheduled to travel […]

(260424) -- BANGKOK, April 24, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, together with Sihasak Phuangketkeow, Thailand's deputy prime minister and foreign minister, held the third meeting of the Consultation Mechanism between the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of […]

New Delhi [India], April 24 (ANI): Noting that political leadership doesn't interfere directly into military affairs and decisions concerning national security are taken by the Cabinet Committee on Security, former Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane has said that the Armed Forces should be kept as far away from politics as possible.In an interview […]