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Chinese regulators are targeting one of the world’s biggest travel platforms in an anti-monopoly probe after complaints it had hurt travellers and travel operators in China’s expansive tourism market, analysts said. Unlike the broad legal actions against Chinese tech firms and cram schools five years ago, the investigation into Trip.com is seen as a […]

Residents of Hong Kong’s Wang Fuk Court have vowed to collectively fight for justice in the aftermath of the city’s deadliest inferno in seven decades, as legal experts call for authorities to press ahead with a long-stalled proposal to introduce a class-action mechanism for multiparty litigation. Last November’s fire prompted some residents to […]

Washington DC [US], January 24 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Friday (local time) slammed Canada for rejecting his proposed 'Golden Dome' missile defence project over Greenland, warning that Beijing could 'eat them up' within a year as the northern neighbour chooses closer ties with China over US-backed security.https://truthsocial.com/@r

(260123) -- LONDON, Jan. 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- The International Maritime Organization (IMO) Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez makes the remarks at a press briefing held at the IMO headquarters in London, Jan. 23, 2026. Dominguez said here on Friday that China is an active member of the organization and that its participation will continue to play an […]

New Delhi [India], January 24 (ANI): Amid tensions with the United States over action against protestors and US President Donald Trump's remarks Iran would be 'wiped the off face of this earth' if something happens to him, Dr Abdul Majid Hakeem Ilahi, Representative in India of Iran's Supreme Leader , has said that remarks against his country are not new […]

Nuuk [Greenland], January 24 (ANI): Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen met with Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen in Nuuk on Friday (local time), just two days after US President Donald Trump withdrew threats of a US takeover of the Danish autonomous territory, CNN reported.https://x.com/Statsmin/status/2014697293652365317?s=

The US president has renewed his threats against Tehran, warning a lot of ships are heading to the regionWashington is closely "watching" the situation in Iran, US President Donald Trump has said, apparently renewing his threats of using military force against the Islamic Republic over its handling of the violent unrest.Iran has been hit by mass protests […]

(Photo credit: FIFA)The winning team at the inaugural FIFA Women's Champions Cup will earn $2.3 million, the highest single payout ever awarded in women's club soccer.The runner-up in the Feb. 1 final at London's Arsenal Stadium will receive $1 million, with the losing semifinalists each taking home $200,000. The two teams already eliminated -- New […]

(Photo credit: Danielle Parhizkaran/NorthJersey.com / USA TODAY NETWORK)LIV Golf is returning to the northeast this season, announcing on Friday the scheduling of LIV Golf New York to be held Aug. 6-9 at Trump National Golf Club in suburban Bedminster, N.J.It will be the first LIV event at the course since 2023 and the third overall. Cameron Smith won the […]

New Delhi [India], January 23 (ANI): India Energy Week (IEW) 2026 will be the first major international energy event of the year which will focus on strengthening energy security, catalysing investment and advancing practical decarbonisation pathways, said Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday.India Energy Week (IEW) 2026 […]

Taipei [Taiwan], January 23 (ANI): Democratic nations should move swiftly to prohibit Chinese-linked artificial intelligence platforms and collectively develop binding global norms to regulate AI, warning that Beijing-backed technologies pose serious threats to data security, democratic governance and human rights, as reported by The Taipei Times.According […]

Hong Kong police are following up on an alleged traffic offence involving lawmaker Judy Chan Kapui, who was filmed driving against the flow of traffic in Wan Chai on Friday. Chan confirmed on Friday night that she was the driver of the car in a viral video circulating on social media and apologised for her actions in an interview with the Post, hours after […]

(260123) -- KIGALI, Jan. 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Ndayizigiye Jean Marie Vianney (4th L, front), permanent secretary in Rwanda's Ministry of Health, poses for photos with members of the 25th Chinese medical team during a ceremony in Rwanda, in Kigali, Rwanda, Jan. 22, 2026. The ceremony marking the arrival of the 26th Chinese medical team in Rwanda and the […]

Pune (Maharshtra) [India], January 23 (ANI): The Pune Grand Tour 2026 concluded on Sunday with a fitting finale, as the Pune Pride Loop delivered colour, crowds and closure to a week that has reshaped India's place on the global cycling map.Stage Four traced a 95-kilometre circuit through the heart of the city, rising 578 metres and weaving past Pune's […]

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*Over the past 10 years, the cooperation zone project progressed steadily. By the end of 2025, the zone hosted nearly 200 companies, with over 3.8 billion U.S. dollars in investment and around 10,000 jobs created, according to official data.*The cooperation zone in Egypt is also closely connected with China's Tianjin Municipality, often referred to as […]

China is poised to continue international cooperation in advancing the global transition to a green, low-carbon future, contributing to the shared vision of a clean and beautiful worldBEIJING, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Claims made at the World Economic Forum's 2026 Annual Meeting about China's wind industry reveal a striking gap between rhetoric and reality. The […]

(260123) -- BEIJING, Jan. 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Cai Qi, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and a member of the CPC Central Committee Secretariat, addresses the closing ceremony of a study session at the Party School of the CPC Central Committee (National Academy of Governance) […]

New Delhi [India], January 23 (ANI): Delhi High Court judge Justice Girish Kathpalia on Friday recused himself from hearing Congress MP Karti Chidambaram's plea challenging the framing of charges in the Chinese Visa scam CBI case. The trial court had framed charges of conspiracy and corruption against him.Justice Girish Kathpalia on Friday recused himself […]

Hong Kong authorities should step up support for elderly residents at risk of suicide across all social classes, analysts have said, after a 73-year-old woman was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of murdering her husband in a hotel before taking sleeping pills and losing consciousness. They added that officials should broaden efforts to educate frontline […]

(260123) -- BEIJING, Jan. 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People visit the 2026 Beijing International Commercial Space Exhibition in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 23, 2026. The exhibition kicked off here on Friday. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

Hong Kong immigration authorities have apprehended 19 people in a citywide crackdown targeting illegal labour, with those arrested including four suspected employers and two people alleged to have aided and abetted such activities. The Immigration Department on Friday said it had worked with police and the Labour Department in a string of operations between […]

(260123) -- BEIJING, Jan. 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A worker prepares flowers at a modern gardening industrial park in Gugao Town of Taizhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, Jan. 23, 2026. Chinese people are busy preparing fresh flowers, Chinese knots, spring couplets, and other traditional necessities to celebrate the upcoming Spring Festival, or the […]

Small businesses and international suppliers have been feeling the impact of tariffs under U.S. President Donald Trump's administration, adjusting by shifting factories and sourcing channels.by Li XiruiNEW YORK, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Multiple rounds of tariffs and growing policy uncertainty are reshaping global textile sourcing, placing mounting pressure on […]

Jakarta [Indonesia], January 23 (ANI): Indian star shuttlers Lakshya Sen and PV Sindhu crashed out after losing their matches in the quarter-finals of the ongoing Indonesia Masters tournament on Friday.In the women's singles quarter-final match against China's Chen Yu Fei, Sindhu went down 13-21, 17-21. It was a one-sided contest, with Chen Yu Fei racing to […]

Washington DC [US], January 23 (ANI): Mamtimin Ala, President of the East Turkistan Government in Exile (ETGE), has issued a sharp condemnation of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) over what he described as the continued use of Uyghur slave labour as part of an ongoing genocide in East Turkistan, calling it one of the gravest moral failures of modern […]

BEIJING, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Chinese researchers recently made a breakthrough in ferroelectric materials that promises to dramatically increase information storage density.The research team from the Institute of Physics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, successfully identified one-dimensional charged domain walls within a fluorite-structured ferroelectric […]

Hong Kong air travellers are being advised to leave their power banks at home and bring charging cables as several South Korean airlines become the latest to ban the use of the portable batteries during flights. A local tour operator issued the guidance on Friday after Hanjin Group announced that, starting from January 26, its five carriers would ban the […]

BEIJING, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- China will step up efforts to promote the high-quality development of its real estate sector, advance urban renewal, and accelerate the upgrading of the construction industry in 2026, striving to secure a good start for housing and urban-rural development during the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030), an official said.The […]

Hong Kong transport authorities have received more than 2,500 applications in the first month of a scheme allowing Guangdong drivers to enter the city’s urban areas, with a hotel industry leader saying he hopes that the policy’s daily quota can be expanded. Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan said on Friday that she looked forward to […]

Joe Ngai of McKinsey says China's stronger-than-expected 2025 economic performance, powered by resilience and technological competitiveness, is driving a shift toward high-quality, innovation-led growth that is reshaping global business strategies.DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- China's economy demonstrated remarkable resilience and vitality in […]

A 60-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of slashing a family of three with a knife at a Hong Kong residential estate on Friday morning, with the Post learning that the victims and the suspect are neighbours. Police said they received a report at 7.35am of a family, including a 10-year-old daughter, being attacked by the suspect at a lift lobby of […]

(260123) -- BEIJING, Jan. 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 21, 2026 shows a sample of ferroelectric thin film in experiment at a laboratory of the Institute of Physics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, capital of China. Chinese researchers recently made a breakthrough in ferroelectric materials that promises to dramatically increase […]

Taipei [Taiwan], January 23 (ANI): Experts believe that less than 15 per cent of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) advanced manufacturing processes will be relocated to the United States by the end of 2029, according to a report by Focus Taiwan.Lien Hsien-ming, president of the Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research, shared this […]

Life insurance sales in Hong Kong rose 56 per cent in the first nine months of last year to another record as affluent customers continued to buy policies in the city for wealth transfer, protection and medical needs. The industry wrote HK$264.5 billion (US$34 billion) worth of new policies from January to September, compared with HK$169.6 billion a year […]

Brand Finance's 2026 reports indicate that China's resilient, high-quality economic growth is strengthening its global brands and soft power, creating a mutually reinforcing cycle of economic strength and international appeal.by Xinhua writers Gao Wencheng and Guo ShuangLONDON, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Recent reports from Brand Finance, a London-headquartered […]

For 71-year-old Jabulane Ngwenwa, years of battling hypertension had been a long search for relief. After conventional treatments brought little improvement, the South African resident turned to a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) clinic, hoping for a new approach to managing his condition.JOHANNESBURG, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- For 71-year-old Jabulane Ngwenwa, […]

The move follows US President Donald Trumps push to acquire GreenlandEuropean Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has proposed using the EU's defense spending surge to militarize the Arctic.Speaking at an emergency European Council meeting in Brussels on Thursday, called amid US pressure over Greenland, von der Leyen said the bloc has "collectively […]

New Delhi [India], January 23 (ANI): Indian batting legend Virat Kohli lauded badminton stalwart and Olympic medallist Saina Nehwal on the conclusion of a successful career, congratulating her for 'putting Indian badminton on the world stage'. Nehwal on Tuesday confirmed she had pulled down the curtains on her illustrious badminton career lasting over a […]

US President Donald Trump has issued a stern warning to Iran, saying the country is under close surveillance and a "massive fleet" is being deployed to the Gulf region. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Thursday, following his return from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Trump stressed that any aggressive action by Tehran would trigger a […]

New Delhi [India], January 23 (ANI): India's stable policy environment, predictable and reform-oriented investment climate, have ensured India's emergence as the world's fastest growing major economy in recent times, Consul General in Shanghai Pratik Mathur said on Friday.Addressing the 11th edition of the Shangai international Business Cooperation Forum, […]

(260123) -- ZHUJI, Jan. 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Villagers visit a farmers' fair held to welcome the Chinese Lunar New Year in Dongbaihu Town of Zhuji, east China's Zhejiang Province, Jan. 23, 2026. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

GUANGZHOU, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Chinese military forces had retrieved 17 Filipino crew members from a shipwreck in the South China Sea as of 12:30 p.m. (Beijing Time), the Chinese People's Liberation Army Southern Theater Command said on Friday.Fourteen of those rescued are in stable condition and one is in emergency care, while two had died, the command […]

QIONGHAI, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Co-hosted by China and Cambodia, "The Epic of Water and Stone," an exhibition of Cambodia's ancient civilization, opened here in recent days, showcasing 122 pieces (sets) of exquisite cultural relics such as stone carvings and pottery from the National Museum of Cambodia.

(260123) -- QIONGHAI, Jan. 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A man takes a photo of an exhibit during "The Epic of Water and Stone," an exhibition of Cambodia's ancient civilization, at China (Hainan) Museum of the South China Sea in Qionghai, south China's Hainan Province, Jan. 22, 2026. Co-hosted by China and Cambodia, the exhibition opened here in recent days, […]