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Hong Kong’s transport sector is considering a temporary fuel surcharge for deliveries as pump prices are expected to climb further this week amid rising Middle East tensions, industry representatives have said. Ringo Lee Yiu-pui, governor and honorary life president of the Hong Kong, China Automobile Association, said on Monday that fuel prices in the […]

A man has been arrested in Hong Kong for allegedly indecently assaulting a woman in a stairwell before fighting with her husband. Police said the incident occurred at about 12.54am on Monday in a stairwell outside a building on Apliu Street in Sham Shui Po. A 30-year-old woman surnamed Lai reported that she was indecently assaulted by a man. Her 34-year-old […]

BEIJING, March 9 (Xinhua) -- China severely punished diehard separatists seeking "Taiwan independence" in 2025 in an effort to safeguard national security, the Supreme People's Court said Monday in its work report.The Anti-Secession Law has been effectively enforced in China, according to the report submitted to the ongoing national legislative session for […]

(260309) -- CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, March 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Cecile Hernandez of France celebrates after the para snowboard women's cross LL2 event at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games in Cortina D'ampezzo, Italy, March 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)

(260309) -- CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, March 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Emanuel Perathoner of Italy competes during the para snowboard men's cross LL2 event at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games in Cortina D'ampezzo, Italy, March 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)

BEIJING, March 9 (Xinhua) -- China's judiciary has taken a zero-tolerance approach to crimes against minors, said a work report of the Supreme People's Court.A total of 40,000 cases for crimes against minors were concluded in 2025, down 1.8 percent year on year, convicting 44,000 people, according to the report submitted Monday to the national legislature's […]

BEIJING, March 9 (Xinhua) -- China's courts had concluded 9,326 cases for crimes endangering cyber security over the past five years, an increase of 158.5 percent from the previous five-year period, convicting 22,000 people, said a work report of the Supreme People's Court.In 2025, a total of 25,000 cases for crimes assisting cyber criminal activities were […]

BEIJING, March 9 (Xinhua) -- Chinese courts concluded 36,000 cases involving duty-related crimes such as corruption and bribery in 2025, up 22.4 percent year on year, the Supreme People's Court said Monday in its work report.Chinese courts have coordinated efforts to hunt down corrupt officials who fled overseas and strengthen cross-border anti-corruption […]

BEIJING, March 9 (Xinhua) -- Chinese courts concluded trials in about 46,000 serious violent criminal cases in 2025, down 7.3 percent from a year earlier, amid stepped-up judicial efforts to safeguard public security, according to a work report of the top court on Monday.Over the past year, Chinese courts intensified regularized efforts to root out […]

BEIJING, March 9 (Xinhua) -- China has been committed to safeguarding the order of the capital market and promoting its high-quality development, according to a work report of the Supreme People's Court on Monday.Chinese courts concluded about 25,000 cases concerning securities, futures, and funds in 2025, an increase of 53.6 percent from a year earlier, […]

Taipei [Taiwan], March 9 (ANI): Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) said on Monday that it recorded the presence of 8 PLAN vessels around its territory. Sharing the details in a post on X, the MND said that it has monitored the situation and responded.'8 PLAN vessel operating around #Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. […]

Developers in Hong Kong are testing the housing market’s recovery by nudging prices up or paring discounts as improving sentiment and a rebound in transactions boost confidence in the city’s property sector. But analysts said the moves remained uneven, with many newly launched projects still offering sizeable concessions as developers continued to […]

The annual “two sessions” in Beijing are under way, and this year the annual ritual of reading tea leaves in this city has been made easier for politics watchers. That is because Beijing has been blunt about the problems it thinks our city faces. There is the usual praise for the Hong Kong government and Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu’s leadership. […]

Escalating geopolitical tensions will not derail Hong Kong’s goal set out in the country’s 15th five-year plan and its efforts to implement the blueprint, former leader Leung Chun-ying has said, describing agility and adaptability as in the city’s DNA. The vice-chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, the country’s top […]

Hong Kong has adequate safeguards to prevent any misuse of the Exchange Fund, according to the economist known as the “father of the city’s dollar peg”, who called concerns over the government’s decision to draw from the de facto sovereign wealth fund “a little overblown”. John Greenwood said the government’s plan to transfer HK$150 billion […]

SHANGHAI, China: China has approved Pfizer's GLP-1 drug Xianweiying for long-term weight management in overweight or obese adults, the U.S. drugmaker said, intensifying competition in a fast-growing market analysts expect to be worth billions. The treatment, also known as ecnoglutide, is a once-weekly injection and belongs to the class of GLP-1 receptor […]

New Delhi [India], March 8 (ANI): The Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Mansukh Mandaviya, on Sunday praised Lakshya Sen's effort in the All England final, saying he's proud of his achievement despite the tough loss.Sen returned with a silver medal from the All England Open 2026 after the 24-year-old went down in the men's singles final 21-15, […]

New Delhi [India], March 8 (ANI): Australia's High Commissioner to India, Philip Green on Sunday wore buttons from the Raisina Dialogue.Green was seen posing with President, Observer Research Foundation (ORF) Samir Saran.In a post on X, he said, 'On brand! It was a great Raisina Dialogue, orchestrated by the inimitable energy of Samir Saran. I wore the […]

Sydney [Australia], March 8 (ANI): It all comes down to the last Group C match against Chinese Taipei for the Blue Tigresses.India's hopes of making it to the AFC Women's Asian Cup Australia 2026 quarter-finals are very much alive despite defeats against Vietnam (1-2) and Japan (0-11) in Perth.Win by a margin of more than a goal, and they will enter the […]

Birmingham [UK], March 8 (ANI): Lakshya Sen will return with a silver medal from the All England Open 2026 after the 24-year-old went down in the men's singles final 21-15, 22-20 against Chinese Taipei's Lin Chun-Yi here on Sunday.Sen, who had spent more than five hours on the court in the run-up to the final, fought hard through the 57-minute encounter […]

Washington DC [US], March 8 (ANI): The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has released its weekly brief, highlighting its international advocacy efforts and raising concerns about what it describes as China's continued repression of Uyghurs, particularly during Ramzan, as well as the targeting of Uyghur intellectuals and activists.Recent reports cited by WUC claim […]

(Photo credit: Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images)George Russell led a 1-2 finish for Mercedes on Sunday, winning the season-opening Australian Grand Prix after holding off a challenge from the Ferrari team.Starting from the pole position at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit in Melbourne, Russell quickly was passed by Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, who jumped from […]

BEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) -- About five years ago, Tian Dan, a rookie delivery rider in Shanghai, found herself weeping by the roadside, overwhelmed by the labyrinthine streets of one of the world's largest cities. Little did she imagine that she would one day receive national recognition for her perseverance and growth.Earlier this week, the 37-year-old […]

SINGAPORE: Fuel oil traders in Asia are scrambling to secure replacement supplies after shipments from the Middle East plunged amid the Iran war, forcing buyers to search for cargoes from Western markets. Disruptions to tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical shipping route for energy exports, have sharply curtailed fuel oil flows from key […]

(260308) -- CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, March 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Wu Zhongwei (R) of China celebrates after winning the para snowboard men's cross LL1 event at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games in Cortina D'ampezzo, Italy, March 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)

(260308) -- CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, March 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Ji Lijia (R) and Zhu Yonggang of China compete during the para snowboard men's cross UL event at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games in Cortina D'ampezzo, Italy, March 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)

(260308) -- TESERO, March 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Dang Hesong (R) and guide Lu Hongda of China compete during the men's individual Vision Impaired final of para biathon at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games in Tesero, Italy, March 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Hou Zhaokang)

(Photo credit: Aaron Doster-Imagn Images)Jon Rahm captured his first individual tournament win since September 2024 on Sunday, carding a 64 for a three-stroke victory at LIV Golf Hong Kong.Tied with Harold Varner III and Belgium's Thomas Detry entering the round, Rahm took over on the back nine with birdies on four consecutive holes, giving himself enough […]

(260308) -- TESERO, March 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Wu Junbao of China competes during the men's individual standing final of para biathon at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games in Tesero, Italy, March 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Hou Zhaokang)

(260308) -- TESERO, March 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yue (R) and guide Chen Guoming of China compete during the women's individual Vision Impaired final of para biathon at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games in Tesero, Italy, March 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Hou Zhaokang)

(260308) -- TESERO, March 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Guo Yujie of China competes during the women's individual standing final of para biathon at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games in Tesero, Italy, March 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Hou Zhaokang)

(260308) -- BIRMINGHAM, March 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Lin Chun-yi celebrates after men's singles final between Lin Chun-yi of Chinese Taipei and Lakshya Sen of India at the All England Open Badminton Championships 2026 in Birmingham, Britain, March 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

(260308) -- NANCHANG, March 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Finished copper plates are automatically loaded onto a truck at a smart electrolysis workshop of Guixi Smelter in Yingtan City, east China's Jiangxi Province, on Jan. 21, 2026. Guixi Smelter is affiliated with Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd. (Jiangxi Copper), the largest copper producer in China. Guixi alone accounts […]

BEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Various events were held across China on Sunday to mark the International Women's Day.

WASHINGTON -- The US-Israeli military campaign against Iran has focused world attention on the Middle East.It has also fueled debate in Washington over whether the conflict could divert resources and political attention away from Ukraine more than four years into Russia's full-scale invasion.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy voiced those concerns […]

Hongkonger Shirley Sung finally returned home on Sunday after being stranded in Dubai for a week and making eight failed attempts to secure a flight, ultimately paying HK$11,000 (US$1,406) to escape the Middle East conflict via Kuala Lumpur. The 30-year-old solo traveller, who had flown to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for a wedding, found herself in a […]

Hong Kong police will impose a HK$500 (US$63) cash limit on construction workers and conduct searches using metal detectors under new security measures at Wang Fuk Court, after three labourers were arrested on suspicion of stealing jewellery while carrying out structural reinforcement work at the blaze-hit Tai Po estate. Police Commissioner Joe Chow […]

Hong Kong police have arrested two more suspects in connection with a HK$10 million (US$1.28 million) knifepoint robbery in Sheung Wan last week. Following further investigation, officers on Saturday arrested a 23-year-old man in northern Lantau and a 17-year-old boy in Ngau Tau Kok on suspicion of conspiracy to commit robbery, a police spokesman said. […]

(260308) -- MAPUTO, March 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Feb. 26, 2026 shows the jetty bridge built by China Road and Bridge Corporation on Inhaca Island in Maputo Bay, Mozambique. The newly completed jetty bridge, with a total length of about 1.3 km, allows passenger vessels to dock under different tidal conditions. Visitors can now […]

(260308) -- SAN FRANCISCO, March 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People attend a float parade celebrating the Chinese Lunar New Year in San Francisco, the United States, March 7, 2026. (Photo by Dong Xudong/Xinhua)

(260308) -- TESERO, March 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Mao Zhongwu of China competes during the men's individual sitting final of para biathon at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games in Tesero, Italy, March 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)

(260308) -- TESERO, March 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Wang Shiyu of China competes during the women's individual sitting final of para biathon at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games in Tesero, Italy, March 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)

Taipei [Taiwan], March 8 (ANI): Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense detected the presence of seven Chinese naval vessels operating around its territorial waters as of 6 am (local time) on Sunday.The MND said they responded to the situation accordingly.In a post on X, the MND said, '7 PLAN vessel operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. […]

BEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) -- The third plenary meeting of the fourth session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) was held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sunday.

German firms are increasingly recognizing China's role as a global innovation leader.BERLIN, March 8 (Xinhua) -- China is entering a new development phase characterized by quality improvement, technological upgrading and structural optimization, a transition that could reshape both its domestic economy and the global industrial landscape, Clemens Schuette, […]