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Hong Kong’s transport authorities have requested an investigation report after a Sun Ferry vessel carrying passengers crashed into Central Pier while docking, damaging the facility. Police received a report at 9.33am on Sunday from a passer-by that the three-deck Sun Ferry vessel “Xin Chao” from Cheung Chau had collided with Pier No 5 while docking. A […]

Sydney [Australia], November 23 (ANI): Indian star shuttler Lakshya Sen is crowned the champion of the men's singles event in the Australian Open 2025 on Sunday. Sen defeated Japan's Yushi Tanaka 21-15, 21-11 in a one-sided final to clinch his first title of the ongoing 2025 BWF World Tour.The Indian shuttler won USD 475,000 after winning the Australian […]

A senior Hong Kong police officer has appealed to Indonesian residents in the city to take part in and support the coming Legislative Council election as part of the government’s latest effort to boost voter turnout. Raymond Suryanto Chin-chiu, head of the explosive ordnance disposal bureau, made the appeal in Indonesian in a video released on Sunday by […]

Hong Kong has become a “safe haven” for capital with bank deposits exceeding HK$19 trillion (US$2.4 trillion) this year, while the city’s goods exports have remained resilient despite the tariff war, the finance chief has said. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po on Sunday highlighted Hong Kong’s financial market performance, noting the city’s […]

(251123) -- HANGZHOU, Nov. 23, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Tourists enjoy the scenery by boat at the West Lake scenic area in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Nov. 23, 2025. The weather in Hangzhou has been fine in recent days. Many tourists get up early in the morning to visit West Lake and enjoy the beautiful winter scenery here. (Xinhua/Han Chuanhao)

Beijing [China], November 23 (ANI): The Chinese and US militaries held their second working group meeting this year, the Chinese navy was quoted by the country's state media.Xinhua reported that the annual session of the China-US Military Maritime Consultative Agreement (MMCA) for 2025 was held from November 18 to November 20 in Hawaii, the United States. […]

(251123) -- GDANSK, Nov. 23, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Gong Li (1st R) of team China competes during the women's 3000m relay semifinals at the ISU Short Track World Tour #3 speed skating event in Gdansk, Poland, Nov. 22, 2025. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

More than 85 per cent of Hong Kong infants and toddlers remain unvaccinated against influenza, an expert has warned, as the city heads into the winter peak following more than 20 severe paediatric cases including two deaths. David Hui Shu-cheong, a professor of respiratory medicine at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, on Sunday said the summer flu peak […]

Visitors to the Hong Kong’s Palace Museum reported a smoother experience on Sunday, a day after chaotic crowds prompted the institution to suspend walk-in ticketing for its popular Egyptian exhibition before resuming sales in the afternoon. Walk-in ticket sales for the “Ancient Egypt Unveiled: Treasures from Egyptian Museums” exhibition resumed at […]

(251123) -- HELSINKI, Nov. 23, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Minerva Fabienne Hase (top)/Nikita Volodin of Germany compete during the pairs free skating at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating event Finlandia Trophy 2025 in Helsinki, Finland, Nov. 22, 2025. (Photo by Matti Matikainen/Xinhua)

(251123) -- GDANSK, Nov. 23, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Lin Xiaojun of China competes during the men's 500m final A at the ISU Short Track World Tour #3 speed skating event in Gdansk, Poland, Nov. 22, 2025. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

(251123) -- GDANSK, Nov. 23, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Lin Xiaojun (C) of team China competes during the men's 5000m relay semifinals at the ISU Short Track World Tour #3 speed skating event in Gdansk, Poland, Nov. 22, 2025. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

Hong Kong labour authorities have launched an investigation into the death of a 49-year-old worker who was strangled by his clothing when it became caught in a machine. The Labour Department announced the inquiry on Sunday following the man’s death at Tseung Kwan O Hospital the night before, 10 hours after he collapsed in the basement of a sewage […]

Filipino domestic helpers in Hong Kong are set to get a larger shelter from their consulate, with some groups hoping their years-long demand for a new facility will result in more “flexible” arrangements to better suit the needs of distressed migrant workers. Unions and organisations said the current shelter operated by the Philippine consulate was […]

(251123) -- LONDON, Nov. 23, 2025 (Xinhua) -- A visitor views fine steel Chinese characters for Chinese typewriters at the exhibition "Hanzi of the West, Letters of the East" in London, Britain, Nov. 22, 2025. A special event for an exhibition in London tracing the evolution of Chinese characters and their role in cultural exchange between China and the […]

An eight-year-old disabled boy has died after being found unconscious at a flat in Hong Kong early on Sunday, hours after being given Chinese medicine, prescription drugs and milk to ease a fever. The boy, believed to be a pupil at the Hong Chi Pinehill No 3 School in Tai Po, suffered from cerebral palsy and epilepsy, according to a police source. Police […]

Hong Kong doctor Ben Ng Siu-bun still remembers the horrors of war in conflict-torn Gaza. The 52-year-old anaesthesiologist joined a humanitarian mission organised by the International Committee of the Red Cross to Gaza in March this year, providing medical services to those who were injured or ill. During his six-week stay at a field hospital in Rafah, […]

(251123) -- CAIRO, Nov. 23, 2025 (Xinhua) -- President of the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) and famous Egyptian actor Hussein Fahmy speaks during an interview with Xinhua in Cairo, Egypt, on Nov. 20, 2025. Hussein Fahmy praised China's notable presence at the recently concluded 46th edition of the festival, describing Chinese films as important, […]

(251123) -- BRUSSELS, Nov. 23, 2025 (Xinhua) -- A passenger who will board the Hainan Airlines inaugural flight HU470 from Brussels to Chongqing, is presented with a toy panda at the Brussels Airport in Brussels, Belgium, Nov. 22, 2025. China's Hainan Airlines on Saturday launched a direct passenger service between Brussels and southwest China's Chongqing […]

Hong Kong holds strategic advantages as an arbitration hub in Asia, particularly due to its unique arbitration framework and growing commercial activities within China, according to a US-listed legal finance company. This competitive edge was poised to stimulate more business and increase the frequency of arbitrations, driving growth in the legal finance […]

Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee was in no mood for messing about. Pointing her index finger at reporters one October morning inside Hong Kong’s legislature, she sternly signalled for them to get out of her way. “Don’t block my way to the meeting,” she said. “Move away.” Her demeanour seemed to hark back to an Ip of an earlier era – the fiery, hardline […]

Johannesburg [South Africa], November 23 (ANI): India successfully ensured that the key priorities of its G20 Presidency were reflected in the G20 South African Summit Leaders' Declaration, with the document prominently echoing the concerns of the Global South and reaffirming several commitments initiated under India's leadership.From India's perspective, […]

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], November 22 (ANI): India's rising judoka Simran, who is currently training at Vijayi Bharat Foundation (VBF), competed in the Women's -48kg category and showcased remarkable grit and determination at the Hong Kong Senior Asian Cup 2025, securing a bronze medal for the nation. Simran's campaign reached the semi-final stage, where […]

Panaji (Goa) [India], November 22 (ANI): Both the semifinals in the FIDE World Cup 2025 will head to a tiebreak after GM Nodirbek Yakubboev and GM Javokhir Sindarov played out yet another draw, while GM Andrey Esipenko failed to breach the defence of Chinese GM Wei Yei here on Saturday, as per a release from FIDE.Just like in the first game, Wei Yi once […]

(Photo credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images)Twelve-time All-Star guard Chris Paul said Saturday that this will be his final NBA season.In Charlotte with his Los Angeles Clippers to face the Hornets, the North Carolina native posted a brief message on X, accompanied by a 75-second video that showed career highlights beginning with the night he was selected […]

With participants expected to build consensus on promoting multilateralism, the Johannesburg summit is seen as an opportunity to inject new momentum into global governance reform.South African President Cyril Ramaphosa reiterated in his opening address that South Africa has sought to ensure that the development priorities of the Global South and the African […]

(251122) -- SHIJIAZHUANG, Nov. 22, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, pays a visit to a local thermal power company in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province, Nov. 22, 2025. Ding made research trips to Shandong and Hebei […]

JOHANNESBURG, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Saturday urged the Group of 20 (G20) economies to stay committed to solidarity, firmly uphold free trade and build an open world economy in the face of a sluggish global economic recovery.Li made the remarks while addressing the first session of the 20th G20 Summit in Johannesburg, which focused […]

(251122) -- CHONGQING, Nov. 22, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Xie Jin (2nd L) of China shoots the ball during a Group A match of the AFC U17 Asian Cup 2026 qualifiers between China and Bahrain in Chongqing, China, Nov. 22, 2025. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

(251122) -- DUSHANBE, Nov. 22, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, holds the first strategic dialogue with Tajikistan's Minister of Foreign Affairs Sirojiddin Muhriddin in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, Nov. 22, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Chaoqun)

(251122) -- DUSHANBE, Nov. 22, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Tajik President Emomali Rahmon meets with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, Nov. 22, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Chaoqun)

(251122) -- DALI, Nov. 22, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Duan Yinmei, an inheritor of the tie-dye technique of Bai ethnic group, unties knots on fabrics in a dyehouse in Zhoucheng Village of Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Nov. 21, 2025. Known as the hometown of the tie-dye technique of Bai ethnic group, Zhoucheng Village hosts over […]

(251122) -- BERN, Nov. 22, 2025 (Xinhua) -- A woman visits the paper art exhibition "Splendor Paper Art For Millennia -- International Touring Exhibition of Contemporary Chinese Paper-Based Art (Switzerland Stop)" at the China Cultural Center in Bern, Switzerland, Nov. 21, 2025. An exhibition of contemporary Chinese paper art opened on Friday at the China […]

(251122) -- CHONGQING, Nov. 22, 2025 (Xinhua) -- A farmer picks papayas at an orchard in Zhongyi Township, Shizhu County, southwest China's Chongqing, Nov. 21, 2025. Located in Wuling Mountain area, Zhongyi Township in recent years has developed several characteristic industries so as to build a modern agricultural industrial system. In addition, the […]

(251122) -- JOHANNESBURG, Nov. 22, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang addresses the first session of the 20th G20 Summit, which focuses on inclusive and sustainable economic growth, in Johannesburg, South Africa, Nov. 22, 2025. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)

A contract worker died in hospital hours after collapsing in the basement of a sewage treatment plant on Saturday, with Hong Kong’s Drainage Services Department ordering his employer to investigate. Department director Ringo Mok Wing-cheong expressed sorrow over the death of the worker and urged the contractor to provide appropriate help to the man’s […]

Taipei [Taiwan], November 22 (ANI): In a bold stand against China's intimidation tactics, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmaker Puma Shen departed for the Netherlands yesterday to attend a high-level international forum, despite being declared 'wanted' by China.The Chongqing Municipal Public Security Bureau in late October issued a warrant against […]

Hong Kong’s new medical school will focus on training “future-embracing” doctors to adopt emerging technologies to treat patients, the head of its host university has said. Professor Nancy Ip Yuk-yu, president of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, said on Saturday that HKUST would use its strength in research, especially in artificial […]

A highly anticipated exhibition at the Hong Kong Palace Museum of relics from ancient Egypt descended into chaos on Saturday, with visitors complaining a confusing queuing system left them waiting for hours and many demanding a refund. The museum apologised in the evening and promised to offer additional access for the affected visitors. “Ancient Egypt […]

A UK-based platform supporting British National (Overseas) visa holders is launching a campaign to lobby against London’s proposed immigration reforms, calling them unfair and a source of “acute anxiety” for the Hong Kong community in the country. The Sutton Hongkongers group said people who had moved to Britain from the city felt that the UK […]

Sydney [Australia], November 22 (ANI): India's Lakshya Sen stormed into the finals of the ongoing Australian Open 2025 badminton tournament in Sydney on Saturday.Lakshya, who is ranked 14th in men's singles badminton rankings, overcame the challenge of Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei. The Indian shuttler saved three match points to beat world No. 6 17-21, […]

HEFEI, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- A new quantum computer, deployed in the eastern Chinese city of Hefei this month, is poised to be accessible to the global research and business community. The machine can reportedly solve a particular problem 450 million times quicker than the world's leading supercomputer.This breakthrough signals a new thrust in China's […]

(251122) -- WUHAN, Nov. 22, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Visitors view a machine with an automated 3D scanning system during the 2025 China 5G + Industrial Internet Conference in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Nov. 21, 2025. The conference kicked off here on Friday and will run through Sunday. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

Washington DC [US], November 22 (ANI): World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has released its weekly brief highlighting its advanced international advocacy through coordinated campaigns, high-level engagements, and growing global scrutiny of China's abuses in East Turkistan.The week began in Berlin, where the WUC and Campaign for Uyghurs hosted the International […]

(251122) -- BISSAU, Nov. 22, 2025 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 21, 2025 shows China-donated airport security inspection equipment in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau. TO GO WITH: "Guinea-Bissau president thanks China for airport security equipment donation" (Xinhua/Si Yuan)