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Hong Kong authorities may widen support to cover more younger elderly residents to bolster protection, the welfare minister has said, calling current efforts to identify at-risk seniors “just the beginning” as the city reels from two tragedies in a week. Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-han told the South China Morning Post that the […]

You can’t buy happiness, they say. But we “buy” dopamine fixes all the time. Just whip out the smartphone and we easily go down that rabbit hole of endless doom scrolling, falling into the addictive trap of instant gratification, chasing likes, shares, comments and followers as rewards. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that plays a key role in our […]

Cigarette butts will be considered “strong evidence” of a possible breach under a proposed construction site smoking ban, Hong Kong’s labour chief has said, even as he sought to reassure contractors that preventive measures could shield them from the maximum HK$400,000 (US$51,070) fine. Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-Han revealed […]

For Hong Kong-based artist Apple Tong Wing-yin, Wang Fuk Court has always been more than a home address. It was a library of her life’s work. Tong, a prominent deaf illustrator and graphic designer who communicates through what she calls her “silent language” of art, kept the many canvases that spoke for her inside her flat in the Tai Po housing […]

Washington DC [US], May 11 (ANI): Senior US officials said on Sunday that the discussions between US and China are set to continue on the topic of Iran as the two countries gear up for the much-anticipated meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Speaking about the engagements between the leaders, the senior US officials […]

Washington DC [US], May 11 (ANI): Ahead of the meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, senior US officials said that the two leaders have an ongoing conversation about Taiwan and that there has been no change in American policy.The senior US officials made the remarks while interacting with the press ahead of President […]

New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): India's Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu will miss the upcoming Asian Weightlifting Championships 2026 as she continues her recovery from a shoulder injury, dealing a blow to the host nation ahead of the continental event beginning on Monday.The championships, scheduled from May 11 to 17 at the Mahatma Mandir […]

As US priorities move away from the EU, NATO faces a fragmented future shaped by Russia fears, French autonomy and Germany's military revival The headlines are filled with reports of growing discord inside NATO. Donald Trump openly questions the value of allies who, in his view, fail to carry their share of […]

As US priorities move away from the EU, NATO faces a fragmented future shaped by Russia fears, French autonomy and Germanys military revivalThe headlines are filled with reports of growing discord inside NATO. Donald Trump openly questions the value of allies who, in his view, fail to carry their share of the burden. Western Europe complains about the […]

Suzhou [China], May 10 (ANI): India's U17 women's team will face hosts China in the high-stakes quarter-finals of the AFC U17 Women's Asian Cup China 2026 at the Suzhou Sports Centre Stadium on Monday. Victory for the Young Tigresses will seal their place in the FIFA U17 Women's World Cup Morocco 2026. Though India have played the U17 men's and women's […]

New Delhi [India], May 10 (ANI): The pair of Neeru Dhanda and Vivaan Kapoor won bronze in the trap mixed team event on Sunday, helping India conclude the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on a high.Neeru and Vivaan shot 24 out of the first 30 targets in the final and, despite matching the top Italian pair of Silvana […]

(260510) -- SUZHOU, May 10, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Yicheng of China celebrates after the men's speed gold medal race at World Climbing Series Wujiang 2026 in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, May 10, 2026. (Photo by Wang Xuzhong/Xinhua)

LONDON, May 10 (Xinhua) -- China claimed its seventh straight women's title at the ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals, rallying past Japan in a five-match thriller on Sunday in the 2026 edition.It also marked a record-extending 24th time that China has lifted the Corbillon Cup, with its latest title run beginning from the 2012 edition in […]

BEIJING, May 10 (Xinhua) -- "It took us 45 phone calls before we finally secured an appointment," Lu Wei recalled, describing his marriage registration trip with his wife along the shores of the picturesque Erhai Lake in southwest China's Yunnan Province.In March, the post-2000s couple from Guangdong Province obtained their marriage certificate at an […]

BEIJING, May 10 (Xinhua) -- As agreed by both China and the United States, Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, will lead a delegation to the Republic of Korea (ROK) to hold economic and trade consultations with the United States from May 12 to 13, the Ministry of Commerce […]

(260510) -- LONDON, May 10, 2026 (Xinhua) -- China claimed its seventh straight women's title at the ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals, rallying past Japan in a five-match thriller on Sunday in the 2026 edition.

Taipei [Taiwan], May 10 (ANI): China has been accused of pressuring Zambia to block Taiwanese participation and censor discussions critical of Beijing ahead of the RightsCon digital rights summit, prompting organisers to condemn what they described as 'transnational repression.' The controversy forced the cancellation of the global human rights gathering […]

Washington, DC [US], May 10 (ANI): A bipartisan group of American lawmakers is preparing legislation aimed at blocking Chinese-linked vehicles and components from entering the US market, citing national security threats and concerns over data surveillance. The move comes amid growing alarm in Washington over Beijing's expanding role in the global electric […]

Hong Kong’s smaller grocers are bracing for pressure amid a fresh wave of price cuts by supermarkets and big retail chains, but some economists say their “neighbourhood connection” could help them stay afloat. A lawmaker also said it was unlikely the big local chains would monopolise the market citing strong competition from online shopping […]

Montenegrin Deputy Prime Minister Budimir Aleksic praises Chinese modernization as a unique development model that preserves cultural identity, highlights the deepening China-Montenegro partnership over the past 20 years, and expresses optimism for expanded future cooperation in areas like infrastructure, innovation, and cultural exchange.by Xinhua writers […]

The former owner of a Hong Kong bakery chain that went out of business has died after chasing a suspected thief and falling from an industrial building, the South China Morning Post has learned. The force received a report at around 5.15pm on Sunday from a man who said he had spotted someone stealing cables at the Kimball Industrial Building in Kwun Tong. […]

Hong Kong researchers say they are developing what would be the world’s first AI app that detects intoxication through real-time Cantonese voice analysis, helping users decide whether they are fit to drive after drinking. A team from the Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU) said on Sunday that the self-assessment tool could not only help safeguard […]

Hong Kong police have arrested two drivers linked to a viral video showing two trucks allegedly racing and cutting across cutting lanes, on suspicion of dangerous driving. Ip Chi-kuen, senior superintendent of the investigation and support division of West Kowloon Traffic, said on Sunday that a 48-year-old non-Chinese man and a 51-year-old local man were […]

(260510) -- DEQING, May 10, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 10, 2026 shows the venue of the 2026 World Brand Moganshan Summit in Deqing, east China's Zhejiang Province. The summit opened here on Sunday, aiming to drive the high-quality development of Chinese brands and promote mutual learning and exchange among global brands. Themed "Brands Bring […]

New Delhi [India], May 10 (ANI): Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Mansukh Mandaviya congratulated the Indian women's recurve team of Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat and Kumkum Mohod for clinching the gold medal at the Archery World Cup 2026 in Shanghai on Sunday.The fourth-seeded Indian trio defeated the second-seeded People's Republic of China […]

(260510) -- HOHHOT, May 10, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Ji Zhenghao (L) of China celebrates during the CFA Team China Xingtai Cup International Youth Tournament Hohhot 2026 football match between U16 men's team of China and Uzbekistan in Hohhot, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, May 10, 2026. (Xinhua/Bei He)

Shanghai [China], May 10 (ANI): The Indian women's recurve team of Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat and Kumkum Mohod clinched the gold medal at the Archery World Cup 2026 in Shanghai on Sunday, edging past hosts People's Republic of China in a shoot-off. The fourth-seeded Indian trio defeated the second-seeded Chinese team of Zhu Jingyi, Huang Yuwei and Yu Qi […]

When Law Yin-ping moved into a village house in Yick Yuen Tsuen in northwest Hong Kong’s Lam Tei more than a decade ago with her granddaughters, it never crossed her mind that they could one day be rendered homeless – and forcibly separated. The Tuen Mun village falls within the government’s planned Hung Shui Kiu/Ha Tsuen New Development Area, which […]

Mother’s Day business at many traditional Chinese banquet restaurants in Hong Kong has been weaker than last year, with diners increasingly opting for lunch and afternoon tea celebrations or non-traditional meals such as hotpot, industry representatives have said. Busy areas such as Causeway Bay were bustling with families on Sunday, as residents flocked […]

(260510) -- BEIJING, May 10, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A girl drops a postcard to her mother into a mailbox at a parent-child amusement park in Xiangyang City, central China's Hubei Province, May 10, 2026. People across the country are sending their blessings in diverse ways to their mothers to mark the Mother's Day, which falls on Sunday. (Photo by Yang Dong/Xinhua)

Hong Kong authorities have stressed that an operational glitch at a nuclear plant in neighbouring Shenzhen involving the closure of a cooling water isolation valve last week posed no risk to public health or the environment. The Security Bureau said on Sunday that Guangdong province’s Nuclear Emergency Committee Office had notified it of an operational […]

Multiple residents of Hong Kong’s fire-ravaged Wang Fuk Court have reported problems with registering for an online meeting hosted by the estate’s administrator, with the company saying it has stepped up arrangements to enhance cybersecurity. A resident received an SMS from Hop On Management on Sunday saying he had not completed registration for the May […]

Hong Kong customs has arrested a woman on suspicion of trying to smuggle seven animals worth about HK$4,300 (HK$549), including a sugar glider and a chinchilla, into the city. A Customs and Excise Department spokesman said on Sunday that officers intercepted the 46-year-old traveller at the Lok Ma Chau Spur Line checkpoint the day before, seizing the […]

(260510) -- SHANGHAI, May 10, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Recurve women team final runner-up, the South Korean archers pose on the podium at the awarding ceremony during Shanghai 2026 Archery World Cup stage 2 in Shanghai, east China, May 10, 2026. (Xinhua/Chen Haoming)

(260510) -- PUTIAN(FUJIAN), May 10, 2026 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 9, 2026 shows a scene during a conference commemorating the 1066th anniversary of Chinese sea goddess Mazu's birth in Putian, southeast China's Fujian Province. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

Hong Kong recorded 17 per cent growth in investment in the first quarter of the year, driven mainly by machinery purchases and construction-related activities that reflected a steadily improving property market, the finance chief has said. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po noted on Sunday that while the city recorded its fastest quarterly expansion in […]

(260510) -- DJIBOUTI CITY, May 10, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping's special envoy Losang Jamcan, also vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, at the People's Palace in Djibouti City, Djibouti, May 9, 2026. At the invitation of Guelleh, Losang Jamcan on […]

New posts22:40Imprisoned Iranian Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi Transferred To Tehran HospitalJailed Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi has been transferred to a hospital in Tehran, her foundation said on May 10, amid reports that she is "on the brink of death" due to harsh prison conditions.Thefoundationsaid Mohammadi had been granted a […]

(260510) -- JOHANNESBURG, May 10, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Young people learn about traditional Chinese tea culture during a China-South Africa youth dialogue at the Chinese Consulate General in Johannesburg, South Africa, May 8, 2026. The Chinese Consulate General in Johannesburg hosted a youth dialogue on Friday, bringing together young Chinese diplomats and […]

LONDON/BEIJING: China's exports grew much faster than expected in April, while imports also remained strong, widening the country's trade surplus ahead of a high-stakes visit by U.S. President Donald Trump to Beijing next week. Customs data released on May 9 showed exports rose 14.1 percent from a year earlier in U.S. dollar terms, sharply higher than […]

A diplomatic row has escalated over the conviction of two men linked to Hong Kong’s London trade office on spying charges, as Britain warned against attempts by foreign states to intimidate individuals on its soil and Beijing urged the country to stop “political manipulation” or risk “firm countermeasures”. The United Kingdom’s Foreign, […]

New Delhi [India], May 10 (ANI): The wave of globalism, finance and unfettered markets that defined the last four decades may be subsiding, ushering in a new era of national sovereignty and state-led industrial policy, Nuvama said in a research note. The brokerage firm argues that the world is facing a 'crisis OF the system' rather than a cyclical downturn, […]

Taipei [Taiwan], May 10 (ANI): Twelve sorties of Chinese military aircraft, five vessels and one official ship operating around Taiwan's territorial waters were detected on Sunday, Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense said.Of the 12, 9 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern and southwestern part ADIZ.https://x.com/MoNDef

Authorities will negotiate with operators of popular care homes in Guangdong province to secure more places for elderly Hongkongers to meet a rising demand, the welfare minister has said, amid a ninefold surge in city residents moving into such facilities across the border in recent years. Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-han said in an […]

Amid the crackle of vinyl records and the nostalgia of Cantonese golden oldies, Holy Lee Hau-yin, a Hong Kong mother of three young children, is spinning a new narrative as a professional disc jockey and turning a page on her troubled past. After suffering an abusive marriage and the exhaustion of a decade of childcare, Lee will spend Mother’s Day on […]