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A Hong Kong patient died after suffering a heart attack when he was fed a regular meal instead of the required soft food and choked at Prince of Wales Hospital. The public hospital in Sha Tin issued a public apology on Friday and said it had appointed an eight-person panel to look into the blunder. A report, along with recommendations for improvement […]

Foreign domestic carers brought to Hong Kong to look after elderly residents under a proposed government pilot scheme would receive 10 to 20 per cent more pay than existing helpers, the labour minister has said. Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-han on Friday revealed additional details about the arrangement for foreign domestic carers, as the […]

New Delhi [India], September 18 (ANI): Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Friday emphasised the importance of international partnerships in building resilient semiconductor supply chains, saying that "no nation builds a chip alone" and calling on companies to build "with India, not merely in India."Addressing SEMICON India 2026, Misri began by expressing […]

Nagoya [Japan], September 18 (ANI): India advanced to the quarter-finals of the men's team soft tennis competition at the Asian Games 2026 after finishing second in Group C with two wins from three ties on Friday.The Indian team of Jay Meena, Yogesh Choudhary, Aryan Thakur, Aniket Patel and Om Yadav began their campaign with a commanding 3-0 victory over […]

BEIJING, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- On September 18, 1931, the occupying Japanese army blew up a section of railway near Shenyang. The incident started a large-scale Japanese invasion in China that would last 14 years.On September 16, 1932, the day after that year's Mid-Autumn Festival, a time for family reunions among Chinese people, Japanese troops rounded up […]

Tehran [Iran], September 18 (ANI): Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf hailed China and Russia's vetoes at the United Nations Security Council, saying the votes rejected the 'political abuse' of the Security Council and reaffirmed the rule of law.In a post on X, Ghalibaf said, 'The unipolar order in which one side extracts concessions […]

BRUSSELS, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in her State of the Union address that the European Union (EU) would use all tools at its disposal to reduce its trade deficit with China.But Europe's economic challenges cannot be reduced to its trade deficit with China. If Europe wants to revive growth and strengthen […]

An instructor at Hong Kong’s second-oldest university has faced a backlash over asking students to use mainland Chinese messaging app WeChat to register their attendance and keep its location services enabled, before later saying the arrangement was optional. The policy was revealed after a screenshot of an email from a teaching staff member in the […]

Hong Kong will begin recruitment for an artificial intelligence (AI) commissioner in the second quarter of next year to assist in drafting policies for the technology and risk governance, with authorities confident the city does not lack suitable talent. Tech authorities on Friday revealed details of the new post under the Digital Policy Office, which will […]

(260918) -- NAGOYA, Sept. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Kirk Alex (2nd L) of Japan goes to the basket during the men's semifinal basketball match between China and Japan at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 18, 2026. (Xinhua/Luo Yuan)

(260918) -- SHENYANG, Sept. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Li Hongzhong, vice chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee and a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, and representatives from all walks of life toll the Bell of Warning during a ceremony marking the 95th anniversary of the September 18 […]

Three repeat offenders have been sentenced to up to two years and two months behind bars for stealing 83 Jellycat and Labubu plushies worth a total of HK$115,200 (US$14,770) from a Hong Kong shopping centre last year. The District Court heard on Friday that the three men had stolen the popular merchandise from two claw machine shops at Kwai Chung Plaza on […]

Hong Kong’s push to develop into a premier gold and commodity trading hub has gained momentum, with local metal storage surpassing 30,000 tonnes, a minister has said, as the administration positions the city as the “must-choose destination” for global capital. Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Christopher Hui Ching-yu also said on […]

BEIJING, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- China's property market has seen major changes in supply and demand and entered a new phase increasingly centered on existing housing stock, an official said Friday.The share of second-hand home transactions in total housing transactions rose from 27 percent in 2020 to 46 percent in 2025, and 52 percent in the first eight […]

BEIJING, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- China on Friday released a five-year plan for its pharmaceutical industry, outlining targets such as keeping biomedical research, development and application at the global forefront by 2030. This move signals the country's resolve to turn drug innovation into a strategic strength.The plan, jointly issued by the Ministry of […]

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(260918) -- BEIJING, Sept. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People attend an event commemorating the 95th anniversary of the September 18 Incident at the Northeast China Revolutionary Martyrs' Memorial Hall in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Sept. 18, 2026. People across China on Friday commemorated the 95th anniversary of the September 18 Incident […]

(260918) -- BEIJING, Sept. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- College students and teachers visit a themed exhibition at a memorial hall for the western Yunnan campaign during the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, in Tengchong, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 18, 2026. People across China on Friday commemorated the 95th anniversary […]

(260917) -- ACCRA, Sept. 17, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama delivers a speech during the inauguration ceremony of a new automobile assembly plant by the Chinese automobile assembly and distribution company, Zonda Tec Ghana Limited, in Greater Accra Region, Ghana, Sept. 15, 2026. TO GO WITH "Ghanaian president inaugurates Chinese […]

(260918) -- HARARE, Sept. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese agricultural experts receive medals at a ceremony marking the completion of the fourth phase of the China-aid Senior Agriculture Experts Technical Assistance Project in Zimbabwe, held at the Chinese embassy in Harare, Zimbabwe, on Sept. 17, 2026. Seven Chinese agricultural experts were awarded special […]

(260918) -- DAR ES SALAAM, Sept. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone shows local medical staff receiving a training by Ma Junwei, a neurosurgeon on the Chinese medical team, at the Muhimbili Orthopedic Institute in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on Sept. 16, 2026. TO GO WITH "Chinese medical team trains Tanzanian neurosurgeons in minimally […]

The legislation, which would allow the president to impose tariffs on countries buying Russian energy, could drive American gasoline prices ever-higher, the Russian Embassy has saidThe "Russophobic" new sanctions bill empowering US President Donald Trump to impose steep tariffs on buyers of Russian energy will lead to ever-higher prices at the pumps for […]

The legislation, which would allow the president to impose tariffs on countries buying Russian energy, could drive American gasoline prices ever-higher, the Russian Embassy has saidThe "Russophobic" new sanctions bill empowering US President Donald Trump to impose steep tariffs on buyers of Russian energy will lead to ever-higher prices at the pumps for […]

Remembering the September 18 Incident today is not about perpetuating hatred. It is about understanding how militarism once led Japan down the path of aggression, and why any sign of that path being revisited deserves vigilance.BEIJING, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Ninety-five years ago, on Sept. 18, 1931, Japan launched an act of aggression in northeast China that […]

Doctors in Hong Kong have been urged to arrange blood tests for patients with symptoms of chikungunya fever, regardless of their travel history, after the city recorded its first local case of the mosquito-borne disease this year. The Centre for Health Protection issued a reminder to doctors on Thursday after a 55-year-old woman with no recent travel […]

BEIJING, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- The intelligent connected new energy vehicle (NEV) industry is anticipated to contribute greatly to the upgrading of China's automobile industry, along with continuous breakthroughs in core technologies in this sector amid the artificial intelligence boom.The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) and eight […]

by Xinhua writer Zhang YunlongZHENGZHOU, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Wang Jinwu picks up a violin and points to the patterns running across its back. He taps the instrument, listens to its sound, and then walks visitors through his workshop.Wang, 54, runs a violin-making company in Xiaowangzhuang Village in Queshan County, Henan Province in central China.Around […]

FUZHOU, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- In the workshop of Chinese automaker BYD's Fuzhou base in Jiangxi, stamping, welding, painting and final assembly processes operate efficiently. Industrial robots and automated guided vehicles work in coordination, achieving full-process digital control.

Nagoya [Japan], September 18 (ANI): The Indian Men's Soft Tennis Team put up a determined fight but suffered a 0-3 defeat against Chinese Taipei in their Preliminary Round, Group C on Friday.India began the tie with the doubles encounter, where Jay Meena and Yogesh Choudhary went down 0-5 against Kai-Wen Yu and Wei-Chieh Lin.In the singles match, Aryan […]

NANNING, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Every so often, Jiang Shilin leaves his home in a village in south China and walks about 10 minutes up a mountain path to visit a grave.The 82-year-old has made the journey for as long as he can remember. Sometimes he carries a sickle to clear away the weeds. Other times, he brings a brush and paint to retrace the fading […]

LIUZHOU, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Since their operation, the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway in Indonesia and the China-Laos Railway have played an indispensable role in regional connectivity and mobility under the Belt and Road Initiative.Malaysia's East Coast Rail Link carries high expectations for regional connectivity and integration. This milestone […]

SHENYANG, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- A bell tolled at the square of the 9.18 Historical Museum in Shenyang on Friday to commemorate the 95th anniversary of the September 18 Incident, which marked the start of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression.

(260918) -- WASHINGTON, Sept. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A returned paleontological fossil is pictured in Washington, D.C., Sept. 16, 2026. The United States has returned 64 Chinese cultural relics and paleontological fossils to China, China's National Cultural Heritage Administration (NCHA) said Thursday.   The items were handed over in two batches in […]

(260918) -- OKAZAKI, Sept. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Zhuang Yushan (L) of China spikes the ball during the preliminary round Pool B match of women's volleyball between Kazakhstan and China at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Okazaki, Japan, Sept. 18, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

(260918) -- NAGOYA, Sept. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Peng Hsiao-Tong (L) of Chinese Taipei breaks through during the women's group C basketball match between Mongolia and Chinese Taipei at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 18, 2026. (Xinhua/Luo Yuan)

(260918) -- SHENYANG, Sept. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A ceremony to commemorate the September 18 Incident is held at the square of the 9.18 Historical Museum in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sept. 18, 2026. A bell tolled at the square of the 9.18 Historical Museum in Shenyang on Friday to commemorate the 95th anniversary of the September 18 […]

As bilateral trade grows, Moscows strategy in the far north could push ties with New Delhi beyond oil into minerals, LNG and transport infrastructureRussian-Asian rapprochement in the Arctic is currently unfolding along two distinct tracks: the first driven by logistics and operations, and the second focused on resources and investment.Russia's new […]

Hong Kong’s leader has said he does not plan to change the government’s annual target for attracting talent despite the city admitting more than 300,000 people since expanding its drive four years ago. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said on Friday that about 20 per cent of overall arrivals came from places outside mainland China. “We have met our […]

CAPE TOWN, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- China's assumption of the BRICS chairmanship in 2027 will provide new opportunities to further deepen practical cooperation among member countries and advance collaboration in innovation, green development and other areas, a South African expert has said."BRICS has evolved from a high-level dialogue forum into a platform for […]

A Hong Kong IT analyst has been remanded in custody after being charged with killing his wife in a flat at a private residential estate two days ago. Wong Chi-kwong, 51, was brought to Eastern Court for the first time on Friday to face a count of murder. Police arrested him on Wednesday after his wife, 53-year-old Wong Yuk-ting, was found dead in a flat in […]

Tokyo [Japan], September 18 (ANI): Indian Ambassador to Japan Nagma Mallick welcomed Union Minister for Youth Affairs & Sports Mansukh Mandaviya in Tokyo on Friday morning. He is visiting Japan to lead India's delegation to the 20th Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.India will look to build on their record-breaking medal haul at Hangzhou 2023 when the 20th […]

The feature was created by the impact of a comet or asteroid the size of a three- to six-story building, according to NASAThe largest newly formed crater ever discovered in the solar system has been found on the Moon, in what scientists have described as a once-in-a-century impact event.The crater, measuring 222 meters (728 feet) across and 43 meters deep, […]

The military blocs European members are now footing the bill and taking all of the risk against RussiaAt NATO's first high-level summit since Ankara, the bloc's new, Europe-centric incarnation is taking shape. But it's ordinary Europeans who stand to lose their future, and potentially their lives.NATO's Military Committee is meeting in Copenhagen on Friday […]

We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. China launches Pinglu Canal, slashing transit time to Southeast Asia China officially […]

Residents visited three community halls across Hong Kong to pay tribute to the city’s first chief executive, Tung Chee-hwa, bringing flowers and writing heartfelt messages in public condolence books on Friday. The arrangements came ahead of a vigil on Saturday and a state funeral on Sunday honouring Tung, who died aged 89 on September 8. “Tung’s […]