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(260725) -- CHOLPON-ATA, July 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese foreign minister, holds talks with Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Jeenbek Kulubaev, on July 25, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Renzi)

(260725) -- HANGZHOU, July 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People promote local cultural tourism projects beside a cole flower field in Jiande City, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 23, 2025. TO GO WITH "China Focus: Beyond livestream: Can clicks become lasting careers for China's youth?" (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

BEIJING, July 25 (Xinhua) -- China's antitrust action against leading online travel service provider Trip.com Group on Saturday underlines the country's commitment to fostering a fairer and more innovation-driven platform economy, making it clear that market dominance and technological advantages should not be exploited to undermine competition.The State […]

(260725) -- MAPUTO, July 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Participants communicate with each other during the Entrepreneurs Meeting for Commercial and Economic Cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries, in Maputo, Mozambique, July 24, 2026. TO GO WITH "China, Portuguese-speaking countries deepen business ties at Maputo entrepreneurs meeting" […]

Hangzhou [China], July 25 (ANI): India's Sainyam Vij described her silver medal at the ISSF World Cup in Hangzhou, China, as a reward for months of perseverance after enduring a challenging 2025 season, saying the podium finish has reinforced her belief ahead of the World Championships later this year.According to a press release, the Chandigarh shooter, […]

CHANGZHOU, July 25 (Xinhua) -- China's women's singles faced mixed fortunes in Saturday's semifinals of the 2026 China Open. Second seed Wang Zhiyi lost a tight three-game clash, while Chen Yufei cruised into the final to keep local title hopes alive.Defending champion Wang fought hard against Japan's Akane Yamaguchi but lost the match 21-10, 6-21, 21-16 […]

(260725) -- CHANGZHOU, July 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Ben Lane (front)/Sean Vendy compete during the men's doubles semifinal match between Kim Won Ho/Seo Seung Jae of South Korea and Ben Lane/Sean Vendy of England at the China Open 2026 badminton tournament in Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, July 25, 2026. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

(260725) -- CHANGZHOU, July 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chou Tien Chen competes during the men's singles semifinal match between Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei and Lin Chun-Yi of Chinese Taipei at the China Open 2026 badminton tournament in Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, July 25, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

(260725) -- BEIJING, July 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Journalists visit an exhibition, scheduled to open on July 27, during a press preview at Beijing Ancient Architecture Museum inside the Altar of the God of Agriculture, also referred to as the Xiannongtan Temple, in Beijing, capital of China, July 24, 2026. Marking the second anniversary of the successful […]

(260725) -- MACAO, July 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Zehra Gunes (top) of Trkiye competes during the semifinal match between China and Trkiye at the Women's Volleyball Nations League (VNL) 2026 Finals in Macao, south China, July 25, 2026. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)

(260725) -- CHOLPON-ATA, July 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov meets with Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese foreign minister, during the latter's visit to Kyrgyzstan, on July 24, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Renzi)

IZNIK, Trkiye, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Sitting at his wooden workbench, surrounded by walls adorned with vibrant classic tiles, Mehmet Aras meticulously paints a ceramic plate. With each precise stroke of his fine brush, his thoughts drift back to his childhood in the 1980s, when he would unearth colorful pottery shards while playing in Iznik's lush […]

(260725) -- NANTONG, July 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A staff member introduces a home energy system at the exhibition hall of Sigenergy Nantong Smart Energy Center in Nantong, east China's Jiangsu Province, July 24, 2026. Unlike traditional factories, Sigenergy has achieved a leap from "single-point automation" to "full-process collaborative intelligence." Every […]

(260725) -- CHANGZHOU, July 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Fajar Alfian (L)/Muhammad Shohibul Fikri compete during the men's doubles semifinal match between Liang Weikeng/Wang Chang of China and Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Shohibul Fikri of Indonesia at the China Open 2026 badminton tournament in Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, July 25, 2026. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

Hong Kong police have smashed a syndicate that used provocatively dressed foreign women to sell drugs at pubs and entertainment venues, arresting three people and seizing HK$5.2 million (US$663,080) worth of narcotics. The arrests came during an operation carried out on Friday to target the income sources of triad societies, Chief Inspector Man Cheuk-hei of […]

Berlin [Germany], July 25 (ANI): The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) and the Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) have condemned the deportation of a 21-year-old Uyghur man, Arafat Adil, from Germany to China, calling for an immediate and binding halt to the deportation of Uyghurs to China, according to a press release issued by the World Uyghur […]

Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 25 (ANI): Senior Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Wang Huning's rare visit to Tibet has signalled Beijing's renewed push to enforce its newly implemented Ethnic Unity and Progress Law, deepen the Sinicisation of Tibetan Buddhism and strengthen security measures across the region, according to the […]

(260725) -- CHANGZHOU, July 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Victor Lai competes during the men's singles semifinal match between Toma Junior Popov of France and Victor Lai of Canada at the China Open 2026 badminton tournament in Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, July 25, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

by Xinhua writers Ren Jun and Dai MingxuanBEIJING, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Nestled around the Beijing Daxing International Airport, a dynamic economic zone known as Beijing Daxing Airport City (BDAC) is rapidly taking shape, with logistics parks, high-end manufacturers, R&D centers and residential communities sprouting up.Just seven years into operation, […]

LANZHOU, July 25 (Xinhua) -- With a notebook full of field notes and a phone gallery of landscape shots, Mauro Ramos Pintos concluded a reporting trip just days ago in northwest China's Gansu Province, where he documented some of the region's social realities and innovative forms of development.Journalists, online influencers and photographers from 23 […]

(260725) -- BEIJING, July 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Fishing boats take shelter from the typhoon at a port in Shantou, south China's Guangdong Province, on July 25, 2026. China's State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters on Saturday raised its emergency response for flood and typhoon control in Guangdong Province to Level III as Typhoon Noul […]

(260725) -- BEIJING, July 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Fishing boats take shelter from the typhoon at a port in Zhangzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, on July 25, 2026. China's State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters on Saturday raised its emergency response for flood and typhoon control in Guangdong Province to Level III as Typhoon Noul […]

Renewed hostilities between the US and Iran, coupled with Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, are raising concerns as global oil inventories remain severely depletedGlobal oil prices have surged toward $100 per barrel as fighting has again escalated in the Middle East.Renewed hostilities between the US and Iran have again brought traffic through the Strait of […]

A landmark meeting in Washington put far-left extremism at the center of international counterterrorism effortsFor years, liberal elites across the West dismissed warnings about far-left extremism as relics of the Cold War or right-wing paranoia. Today, the evidence is undeniable. A recent US-led global initiative has the ambition to finally confront this […]

Hong Kong lawmakers have said they gained new insights on how best to assist the government in creating the city’s first five-year plan following an unprecedented study trip to Beijing that wrapped up on Saturday. Upon returning to Hong Kong, Legislative Council president Starry Lee Wai-king shared key takeaways from the week-long trip, highlighting a […]

Hong Kong hotels and guest houses are required to provide fire escape hoods to ensure customer safety, the city’s home affairs minister has said, with authorities giving the sector a one-year grace period. Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs Alice Mak Mei-kuen also said on Saturday that the government would discuss implementation arrangements with the […]

BUSAN, South Korea, July 25 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) added China's Jingdezhen Handicraft Porcelain Industry Sites to the World Heritage List on Saturday during the 48th session of the World Heritage Committee held in Busan, South Korea.The inscription brings the total number of World Heritage […]

Hong Kong authorities issued 21 fixed-penalty notices in the first six days of a citywide ban on smoking on construction sites, the labour commissioner has revealed, describing the situation as not ideal. Commissioner for Labour Sam Hui Chark-shum said on Saturday that about 530 construction sites had been inspected during the first six days of the ban, […]

(260725) -- SYDNEY, July 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Dorottya Szilagyi (L) of Hungary defends Nong Sanfeng of China during the seventh-place playoff between China and Hungary at the Women's Water Polo World Cup 2026 - Final in Sydney, Australia, July 22, 2026. (Xinhua/Gong Bing)

Close to 170 mainland Chinese motorists are expected to arrive in Hong Kong on Saturday under an expanded cross-border travel scheme, with hotels rolling out accommodation, dining, shopping and parking packages to attract the new visitors. The Southbound Travel for Guangdong Vehicles scheme was extended to cover five more cities – Shenzhen, Foshan, […]

(260725) -- JINGDEZHEN, July 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 1, 2026 shows a view of a kiln site within the Taoyangli Historical and Cultural Block in Jingdezhen, east China's Jiangxi Province. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) added China's Jingdezhen Handicraft Porcelain Industry Sites to the World […]

BUSAN, South Korea, July 25 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) added China's Jingdezhen Handicraft Porcelain Industry Sites to the World Heritage List on Saturday during the 48th session of the World Heritage Committee held in Busan, South Korea, bringing the total number of World Heritage sites in […]

On a sunny July afternoon along the shores of Hong Kong’s Lamma Island, the receding tide revealed an unassuming patch of greenery that scientists describe as the “ultimate underwater superheroes” for boosting marine biodiversity. Seagrass – an easily overlooked marine plant – can lock away climate-warming carbon 35 times faster than tropical […]

New posts10:02Houthis Claim Strike On Saudi Arabia After Riyadh Hits Yemen TargetsIran-backed Houthi rebels claimed a missile strike on Saudi Arabia on July 25, hours after vowing to retaliate for Saudi air strikes on military targets in Yemen the previous day.The Houthis' Ansarollah media said a "Yemeni missile strike" sparked fires in the southern Saudi […]

New posts10:02Houthis Claim Strike On Saudi Arabia After Kingdom Hits Yemen TargetsIran-backed Houthi rebels claimed a missile strike on Saudi Arabia on July 25, hours after vowing to retaliate for Saudi air strikes on military targets in Yemen the previous day.The Houthis' Ansarollah media said a "Yemeni missile strike" sparked fires in the southern Saudi […]

(260725) -- CHANGZHOU, July 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Yamaguchi Akane hits a return during the women's singles semifinal match between Wang Zhiyi of China and Yamaguchi Akane of Japan at the 2026 China Open badminton tournament in Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, July 25, 2026. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

(260725) -- CHANGZHOU, July 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning (R) react during the women's doubles semifinal match between Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning of China and Baek Ha Na/Lee So Hee of South Korea at the 2026 China Open badminton tournament in Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, July 25, 2026. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

BUSAN, South Korea, July 25 (Xinhua) -- China's serial heritage nomination Jingdezhen Handicraft Porcelain Industry Sites secured inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List at the 48th World Heritage Committee session in Busan on Saturday, marking the country's first complete handicraft porcelain production system to earn global cultural heritage […]

The administrator of fire-hit Wang Fuk Court is still settling contracts and gradually issuing refunds to owners after organising hundreds of thousands of documents, Hong Kong’s home affairs minister has said in response to residents’ concerns. Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs Alice Mak Mei-kuen said on Saturday that Hop On Management Company, the […]

(260725) -- BUSAN, July 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese delegates celebrate the inscription of China's Jingdezhen Handicraft Porcelain Industry Sites on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage List outside the venue of the 48th session of the World Heritage Committee in Busan, South Korea, July 25, 2026. The […]

(260725) -- BEIJING, July 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 10, 2026 shows a view of an international bio-medical park at Beijing Daxing Airport City in Beijing, capital of China. TO GO WITH "Feature: Aerotropolis economy gains altitude at Beijing's youngest airport" (Xinhua/Dai Mingxuan)

While the new tariff will deal a blow to Brazil's trade, the South American giant has the capacity to reduce its reliance on the U.S. market and expand its export destinations amid a restructuring of international trade, a Brazilian expert said.SAO PAULO, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Brazil has the opportunity to sidestep the latest 25 percent U.S. tariff hike by […]

NewsVoirMumbai (Mahaarshtra) [India], July 25: Christopher Nolan, Matt Damon and Tom Holland brought Hollywood's spotlight to Mumbai as they arrived at Phoenix Palladium for the India premiere of The Odyssey. As part of the film's global promotional tour, the Academy Award-winning filmmaker chose Mumbai as the only Indian stop, with the premiere held at the […]

Singapore, July 25 (ANI): As Brent crude surged past the $100-per-barrel mark amid renewed geopolitical tensions in West Asia, China's decision to rely on its vast strategic oil reserves instead of aggressively purchasing crude has helped prevent even sharper spikes in global prices, according to June Goh, Senior Oil Market Analyst at Sparta […]

A social media user has been arrested on suspicion of making a bomb threat, which included threats of violence, in comments posted on the South China Morning Post’s Instagram account. The 20-year-old suspect, surnamed Hui, posted two comments under an SCMP Instagram post titled “Hong Kong Disneyland rolls out afternoon tickets, extra cooling to beat the […]