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Hong Kong’s once-iconic neon signs and outdoor hawker stalls were brought back to life as hundreds flocked to Central for a glimpse of British actor Henry Cavill, who was in the city filming a new movie. Cavill, known for his roles as Superman and Geralt in the television series The Witcher, was filming in the city on Thursday night. It followed an […]

Hong Kong tour groups returning from Japan’s capital are seeking alternative routes to Narita Airport after a record rainstorm on Thursday disrupted transport and left thousands of travellers stranded, including Hongkongers who spent the night on trains and at the airport. Cathay Pacific, the city’s flag carrier, said on Friday it would waive rebooking […]

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 completes milestone test of US$10.8 billion canal link to Southeast Asia Chinese […]

BEIJING, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, President of the Republic of Ecuador Daniel Roy-Gilchrist Noboa Azin will pay a state visit to China from Aug. 16 to 23, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson announced on Friday.Noting Ecuador is an important Latin American country, and China and Ecuador are comprehensive […]

Sydney [Australia], August 14 (ANI): Former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has warned that China's expanding influence across the Indo-Pacific, particularly the Indian Ocean region, needs to be addressed early, cautioning that delaying strategic attention could make it too late to respond effectively.Speaking online at the Indo-Mediterranean […]

HARBIN, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- A new collection of historical records about Unit 731, the notorious Japanese germ warfare division during World War II (WWII), has unveiled more evidence of Japan's war atrocities in China.Released Wednesday by the Exhibition Hall of Evidences of Crime Committed by Unit 731 of the Japanese Imperial Army in northeast China's […]

Taipei [Taiwan], August 14 (ANI): Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence on Friday (local time) said it detected nine sorties of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft, 12 People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessels and two official ships operating around its territorial waters. In a post on X, Taiwan's Defence Ministry said six of the nine PLA […]

SINGAPORE, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- "More than 80 years have passed, and only now are we beginning to realize how much Japan still hasn't told us," said Lim Shao Bin, a Singaporean historian who has spent decades tracing Japan's biological warfare activities in Southeast Asia, in a recent interview with Xinhua.As each new discovery serves as a reminder of how […]

Temperatures have dropped in Hong Kong after a streak of nine very hot days, with the city’s weather forecaster issuing an amber rainstorm warning on Friday morning. The Observatory recorded temperatures between 23 and 29 degrees Celsius (73 and 84 Fahrenheit) in various districts across the city as of 8.45am, significantly lower than the 33 degrees or […]

Hong Kong is betting big on the Northern Metropolis with a university town as a core engine. In this third of a five-part series on the city’s first five-year blueprint, we look at the talk of the town. Read part two here. Hong Kong is a city that has among the highest concentration of top universities with at least eight making it to global and regional […]

Nearly 30 years after the closure of Hong Kong’s iconic Kai Tak Airport, state-owned giant China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC) hopes to provide the nearby waterfront area – a narrow stretch of land that juts into Victoria Harbour – with a route to better transit connectivity. Executives from the world-leading railway vehicle manufacturer […]

Gurgaon (Haryana) [India], August 14 (ANI): Former Indian Ambassador to Russia, Ajai Malhotra, on Thursday backed the expansion of the Chennai-Vladivostok maritime corridor into a wider connectivity network through the Bering Strait, Northern Sea Route, and Northern Europe, calling it a huge opportunity for India. In an interview with ANI, Malhotra said the […]

Tokyo is building a military and intelligence architecture very different from the one that defined its postwar eraReleased in early August, the Japanese Ministry of Defense's latest white paper signals that Tokyo, under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, is converting years of incremental modernization into a more integrated and far-reaching national-security […]

by Xinhua writers Zhao Jiasong, Yu AicenEDINBURGH, Britain, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- Minutes before going on stage in Edinburgh, Han Zaifen sat before a dressing-room mirror, humming softly to herself as the final touches were put on her makeup.Beneath a black embroidered scholar's cap was the face of Feng Suzhen, a young woman Han has played for more than four […]

Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], August 13 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday inaugurated the Deeksharambh Session 2026-27 and Youth Dialogue Programme at Doon University. Welcoming the new students joining the university, he extended his best wishes for their bright future. The Chief Minister said university life is not […]

Washington, DC [US], August 13 (ANI): The Campaign for Uyghurs (CFU) has welcomed new research examining what it described as the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) expanding efforts to control, intimidate and silence Uyghurs beyond China's borders, according to a report by CFU.The research was conducted by Adrian Zenz, Senior Fellow and Director of China […]

Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], August 13 (ANI): The US Senate on Tuesday introduced the Assuring the Future of Tibet Act of 2026 (AFTA), a bipartisan measure aimed at strengthening Washington's long-term engagement with the Tibetan people and enhancing the international standing of their democratically elected leadership, according to a report by […]

New Delhi [India], August 13 (ANI): Noting that the Congress and other opposition parties have now started 'expressing themselves and it is unstoppable now', Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday hit out at the BJP-led government, saying the opposition parties will keep Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah 'awake' till they step down […]

(260813) -- EDINBURGH, Aug. 13, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Huangmei Opera actress Han Zaifen puts on makeup before a performance at the Queen's Hall in Edinburgh, Britain, Aug. 12, 2026. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese Huangmei opera heroine brings tale of courage to Edinburgh" (Xinhua/Yu Aicen)

Taipei [Taiwan], August 13 (ANI): Ugandan immigration authorities reportedly withheld the passports of three Taiwanese travellers and asked them to provide Chinese passports, citing Uganda's 'One China principle', according to a report by Central News Agency (CNA) which cited Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA).The three Taiwanese nationals arrived […]

New Delhi [India], August 13 (ANI): As part of their preparations for the AFC U17 Women's Asian Cup China 2027 Qualifiers, the India U17 women's team will play two friendly matches against Uzbekistan at the UFA National Football Centre in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on August 27 and 30, 2026. Both matches will be played behind closed doors.The two outings will […]

New Delhi [India], August 13 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh on Thursday said the government has taken several measures to make the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra affordable, accessible and safe for Indian citizens, while outlining steps taken to improve pilgrim safety, medical support and connectivity.Responding to an unstarred […]

Former Hong Kong opposition leader Wu Chi-wai, who has been granted permission to enter the United Kingdom, will not be deported despite earlier complications in his attempt to settle in the country, the British immigration minister has confirmed. In a written reply on Thursday to former Hong Kong governor Chris Patten, UK Minister for Migration and […]

The composite waiting time for general applicants for long- and short-term subsidised public rental housing in Hong Kong has edged up slightly to 4.8 years at the end of June, authorities have said, adding that a higher proportion of coveted homes in urban areas was allocated in the second quarter. Despite an increase in the “composite” figure, which […]

(260813) -- MALMO, Aug. 13, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Wang Manyu (R) listens to coach Ma Lin during the women's singles round of 32 match between Wang Manyu of China and Chien Tung-Chuan of Chinese Taipei at the WTT Europe Smash Sweden 2026 in Malmo, Sweden, Aug. 13, 2026. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

GUIYANG, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- With summer heatwaves sweeping across China, the country's southwestern karst areas are getting creative, offering unique tourism experiences in the depths of the cool caves.Following a guide, tourist Chang Ting ducked into a natural cave in Guizhou Province. After trekking about 100 meters along a narrow rocky path, her mobile […]

Hong Kong residents have borne the brunt of extreme weather this summer, with July rainfall exceeding the monthly norm by 23 per cent, followed by hot spells in August linked to Tropical Cyclone Dolphin’s influence. As of Thursday, the maximum temperature recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory reached 33 degrees Celsius (91 Fahrenheit) or above for nine […]

New Delhi [India], August 13 (ANI): India's overall trade deficit, covering merchandise and services, widened by about 31.5 per cent year-on-year to USD 15.03 billion in July 2026 as imports grew faster than exports, Commerce Ministry data showed.India's overall exports of merchandise and services rose to USD 80.14 billion in July 2026 from USD 70.72 […]

HAIKOU, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- Hainan is stepping up with efforts to build a world-class destination for international tourism and consumption as a key component of the Hainan Free Trade Port, and to probe for a new path towards high-quality development in its tourism-led consumer economy with distinctive local characteristics.Hainan is projected to annually […]

HAIKOU, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- Hainan is stepping up with efforts to build a world-class destination for international tourism and consumption as a key component of the Hainan Free Trade Port, and to probe for a new path towards high-quality development in its tourism-led consumer economy with distinctive local characteristics.Hainan is projected to annually […]

Hong Kong has conducted its first large-scale drill at the revamped Huanggang border crossing, with authorities describing traffic flows at the facility as smooth. About 1,000 civil servants from more than 20 departments mobilised for Thursday’s drill. They were instructed to travel by public transport to the Hong Kong port area of the revamped Huanggang […]

Hong Kong authorities have invited interested parties to submit expressions of interest to develop land parcels set aside for a modern logistics cluster under the Northern Metropolis megaproject. The Transport and Logistics Bureau and the Civil Engineering and Development Department said the sites would meet long-term demand, promote the development of […]

The Shipping Ministry sees a huge possibility in the Northern Sea Route, after a 70% jump in cargo traffic via the Chennai-Vladivostok trade linkIndia is planning to send its first cargo ship on the Arctic route running along Russia's northern coast next year, as it seeks to deepen trade with Moscow outside of Western sanctions and without disruptions via […]

(260813) -- HAIKOU, Aug. 13, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Tourists have fun at the Dadonghai scenic area in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, Aug. 4, 2026. Hainan is stepping up with efforts to build a world-class destination for international tourism and consumption as a key component of the Hainan Free Trade Port, and to probe for a new path towards high-quality […]

(260813) -- KUNMING, Aug. 13, 2026 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 9, 2021 shows a herd of elephants in Yuanjiang County of Yuxi City, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The "short-nose family" of wild Asian elephants captured worldwide attention in 2021 after roaming more than 1,400 kilometers across Yunnan Province. It returned to its […]

Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], August 13 (ANI): On the 42nd Day Commemoration of Lobga Rangzen, the Tibetan Youth Congress organised a unique and symbolic protest action, 'Tibet Tattoo Protest' in Dharamshala.In protest against China's Ethnic Unity Law, Lobga Rangzen self-immolated on 2nd of July, just a day after China implemented this law. Martyr […]

Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison Holdings has revealed the “forced termination” of operations at two strategic Panama Canal ports shaved 1 per cent off overall throughput in the first half of this year, even as the overall port portfolio performed better than a year ago. In its half-year financial results released on Thursday, the Li Ka-shing family-backed […]

New Delhi [India], August 13 (ANI): India's gross gem and jewellery exports rose 2.44 per cent in US dollar terms to USD 9.17 billion during April-July 2026, led by a 21.09 per cent rise in studded gold jewellery exports, the Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) said.The export growth was driven by value-added segments, with silver jewellery […]

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 13 (ANI): Indian women's hockey star Savita Punia expressed that Team India has received a massive boost ahead of the FIH Women's Hockey World Cup with a win in the FIH Nations Cup, pointing out that the level of competitiveness in that tournament showed them that they can match the very best in the world.The FIH Women's […]

A scaffolding subcontractor at Hong Kong’s fire-ravaged Wang Fuk Court estate ordered batches of non-fire-retardant protective nets, a supplier has confirmed, with the use of substandard mesh earlier identified as a key factor in the deadly blaze’s rapid spread. The statement from supplier Lam Kee Construction Materials was among the documents released […]

BEIJING, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- China will continue to impose anti-dumping duties on imports of single-mode optical fiber originating from India for five more years starting Aug. 14, 2026, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.This decision was made following a review of the anti-dumping measures, which was initiated in August 2025 at the request of […]

Thousands of Hongkongers packed the city’s annual food fair for its opening on Thursday, snapping up abalone, frozen salmon, instant noodles and other products, as some exhibitors forecast a 10 per cent increase in business this year. The five-day Food Expo is among five trade fairs that opened on Thursday at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre […]

WUHAN, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- An integrated and intelligent water quality monitoring network runs around the clock to safeguard the Danjiangkou Reservoir, a primary source for China's South-to-North Water Diversion Project, the largest in the world.Leveraging a multidimensional technological framework, the network coordinates the automatic monitoring stations […]

* Europe's experience is one regional expression of a much broader global climate risk.* The immediate drivers of Europe's extreme summer include persistent high-pressure systems, hot air from North Africa, limited rainfall and accelerated evaporation.* The growing impact of extreme weather exposes two widening gaps: global emissions are not declining fast […]

McDonald’s has temporarily removed its popular Ebi Burger series from its menu in Hong Kong as a “precautionary measure”, following a similar suspension in Taiwan due to food safety concerns, despite the shrimp patties used in the local items coming from a different production batch. Taiwan McDonald’s announced on Thursday morning that it had […]