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BEIJING, July 7 (Xinhua) -- The contemporary value of the legacy left by the American journalist Edgar Snow was highlighted in a think tank report released Tuesday, which called for more Snow-like figures to present a comprehensive, multi-dimensional, and truthful picture of the world from an objective standpoint and with cool-headed observation.Titled […]

BEIJING, July 7 (Xinhua) -- China notified relevant countries in advance of the test launch of a nuclear submarine-based strategic missile, a move that demonstrates the openness and transparency of the Chinese armed forces, a defense spokesperson said on Tuesday.Chen Xi, a spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense, made the remarks in response to a […]

(260707) -- SHENYANG, July 7, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Students observe a moment of silence during a ceremony to commemorate the 89th anniversary of the beginning of China's whole-nation resistance war against Japanese aggression at the 9.18 Historical Museum in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, July 7, 2026. China on Tuesday marked the 89th […]

Hong Kong customers seeking refunds under a proposed seven-day cooling-off period for prepaid beauty and fitness contracts will be required to pay an administrative fee to curb potential abuse of the mechanism, the government has said. Authorities last week launched a two-month public consultation on three major policy proposals aimed at strengthening […]

GUANGZHOU, July 7 (Xinhua) -- In a production hall in Huizhou, Guangdong Province, rows of television sets move along an automated assembly line. At one workstation, a robotic system precisely connects signal and interface ports on each unit, a task that once relied on manual operation.Powered by 3D vision and artificial intelligence (AI), the system has […]

(260707) -- BEIJING, July 7, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 7, 2026 shows the Museum of the War of the Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in Beijing, capital of China. China on Tuesday marked the 89th anniversary of the beginning of its whole-nation resistance war against Japanese aggression. On July 7, 1937, Japanese […]

Japan's 1947 Pacifist Constitution, anchored by its Article 9, explicitly renounces war as a sovereign right and bars the nation from possessing "war potential" such as military forces.Yet today, Japan's ruling party renewed its push to revise the Constitution, punctuated by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's declaration that "the time has come" for reform. […]

(260707) -- BEIJING, July 7, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Wang Huning, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee, presides over and addresses a meeting of the Chairperson's Council of the CPPCC […]

(260707) -- NANJING, July 7, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 7, 2026 shows a ceremony marking the 89th anniversary of the beginning of China's whole-nation resistance war against Japanese aggression at the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province. China on Tuesday marked the […]

GUIYANG, July 7 (Xinhua) -- At the invitation of the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (IDCPC), a delegation of political party and media representatives from 21 countries paid a four-day visit to Guiyang, Guizhou Province in southwest China from July 3 to 6.During the tour, the delegates visited Guiyang's […]

The launch of a marine war-risk pool by Hong Kong insurers is a prime example of how the city’s insurers can collaborate not just for the benefit of the local economy but for the entire nation, an industry veteran has said. At the South China Morning Post’s China Conference, themed “Intelligence at Scale: Hong Kong’s AI-Powered Future”, panel […]

(260707) -- BEIJING, July 7, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A ceremony marking the 89th anniversary of the beginning of China's whole-nation resistance war against Japanese aggression is held at the Museum of the War of the Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in Beijing, capital of China, July 7, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Ling)

Hong Kong’s regulator for in vitro fertilisation (IVF) has ordered a fertility clinic to partially halt operations after it mishandled embryo biopsy specimens from two patients and failed to report the incident to health authorities. The Council on Human Reproductive Technology said on Tuesday that it had suspended most operations at HEAL Fertility in […]

NANNING, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Recent extreme rainstorms triggered by Typhoon Maysak, the 10th typhoon of the year, have caused severe flooding in parts of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in the Pearl River basin.Earlier on Tuesday, Guangxi upgraded its flood alert to the highest-level red warning, which was quickly followed by another flood red […]

(260707) -- BEIJING, July 7, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Yin Li, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and secretary of the CPC Beijing Municipal Committee, presides over a ceremony marking the 89th anniversary of the beginning of China's whole-nation resistance war against Japanese aggression at the Museum of the War […]

(260707) -- MOSCOW, July 7, 2026 (Xinhua) -- TASS Director General Andrey Kondrashov (1st R) speaks during the launch ceremony for a China-Russia cross-border joint media tour to mark the 70th anniversary of cooperation between China's Xinhua News Agency and Russia's TASS news agency at the square in front of the TASS headquarters in Moscow, Russia, July 6, […]

Following a special health education session on sports injuries and healthy living, doctors from the 35th Chinese medical team in Zanzibar and local players formed mixed teams for a football match on Zanzibar's Unguja Island, breaking down barriers of language, profession, and nationality.ZANZIBAR, Tanzania, July 7 (Xinhua) -- On Sunday, as the late […]

BEIJING, July 7 (Xinhua) -- This was a livestream like no other! Instead of social media influencers, it featured HR managers from China's top tech giants like JD.com, Baidu and Alibaba stepping into the spotlight to unveil exclusive job openings, tackle burning questions about salaries and career growth, and even take viewers on virtual office tours. To […]

(260707) -- MAPUTO, July 7, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese expert from West China Hospital of Stomatology of Sichuan University checks on local children during ward rounds as part of the "Smile Journey" program in Maputo, Mozambique, July 6, 2026. An expert team from southwest China's Sichuan Province has provided free screening and reconstructive surgeries for […]

Fourteen of the 27 top scorers in this year’s International Baccalaureate (IB) programme from Hong Kong’s largest international school group plan to study medicine, with some students attributing their success to discipline, miso soup and using a Nokia phone with limited internet access. The English Schools Foundation’s top achievers shared their […]

Cults luring victims overseas for sex in a bid to “change their fate”, as well as suggestive games hosted at orientation camps in Hong Kong could amount to sexual offences, authorities have warned, as they launched a public consultation on the city’s sexual law reforms. Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung on Tuesday clarified that sexual […]

by Xinhua writers Zheng Bofei and Wang XiaopengNANCHANG, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Deep in the lush forests of Pulong Village in Jinggangshan, east China's Jiangxi Province, Li Yunyan now manages more than 90 beehives. What was once a small-scale "sweet industry" has become a steady source of income for his mountain home.The 46-year-old Li, who has limited […]

(260707) -- ZANZIBAR, July 7, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese health expert gives a health education lecture on zoonotic diseases to students at Minazini Primary School on Pemba Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, July 6, 2026. TO GO WITH "Chinese health experts mark World Zoonoses Day with health outreach in Zanzibar" (Photo by He Zhilong/Xinhua)

(260707) -- QINZHOU, July 7, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers transfer stranded residents in Qinzhou City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 7, 2026. Recent extreme rainstorms triggered by Typhoon Maysak, the 10th typhoon of the year, have caused severe flooding in parts of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in the Pearl River basin. […]

* As a swift and effective solution, responsive Chinese appliance manufacturers are offering a helping hand to relieve Europeans from this hotter summer. * "The quality and development speed of these Chinese products are groundbreaking," Schaefer said, adding that customers continued to ask about the products and recommend them to others after purchase, […]

New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): India's auto component industry grew strongly by 12.7 per cent in FY26 with exports growing 5 per cent, however, imports grew faster than exports, widening trade deficit, as per a report by Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India.The report noted India's auto component industry grew 12.7 per cent in FY26, […]

BEIJING, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Minor Heat, or Xiaoshu, is the 11th of the 24 solar terms in the Chinese lunisolar calendar. This is a time when rain accompanies heat, and thunderstorms are frequent. It may not be a comfortable period, but it is a time when everything gets to grow and mature.As "Xiaoshu" arrives, the dog days of Sanfu, the hottest period of […]

(260707) -- ZANZIBAR, July 7, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese medical team members introduce sports injury prevention and healthy living knowledge to members of the Zanzibar Old Stars Football Club before a friendly football match in Zanzibar, Tanzania, July 5, 2026. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese doctors and Zanzibar football veterans bridge cultures on the field " […]

LANZHOU, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Chinese scientists have proposed a new framework and provided data support for accurately assessing glacier mass changes and meltwater evolution patterns in the Tianshan Mountains in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, according to the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) under the Chinese […]

Fewer than half of Americans believe the bloc would come to the defense of the US if attacked, according to an internal poll seen by the outletSupport for NATO in the US has slipped following President Donald Trump's repeated criticism of the military bloc, according to an internal survey seen by Politico.In a report released last week citing polling data, […]

In Bumba, a hillside village in Zimbabwe's eastern Manicaland Province, clean water gushes from a Chinese-aided borehole, a simple yet transformative sight in a community once ravaged by one of the worst natural disasters in southern Africa.HARARE, July 7 (Xinhua) -- The rhythmic clack-clack of an iron hand pump is followed by bursts of laughter from women […]

Washingtons sanctions have caused profound suffering to the Cuban people, Beijing has saidChina has urged the US to end its decades-long blockade and sanctions against Cuba, condemning Washington's "coercion and pressure."Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning made the remarks on Monday when asked about Cuba's request for a special session of the UN […]

Washington's sanctions have caused "profound suffering" to the Cuban people, Beijing has said   China has urged the US to end its decades-long blockade and sanctions against Cuba, condemning Washington's "coercion and pressure."   Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning made th

LONDON, U.K.: Britain tightened its rules on political donations from abroad on July 6 to stop foreign money from influencing elections. This comes amid concerns about what Housing Minister Steve Reed called "dodgy funding." Last year, the government ordered a review into foreign interference in politics after a former Reform UK politician was sent to

Hong Kong will substantially increase its yuan facilities for banks from this Friday, while the city will also introduce a new electronic fixed income and currency (FIC) trading system as part of its latest efforts to promote yuan trading, according to local market regulators on Tuesday. Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) would increase the quota of its […]

COLOMBO, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping's vision of global governance responds to the common concerns of Global South countries, a Sri Lankan expert has said.Maya Majueran, founding director of the Belt and Road Initiative Sri Lanka, made the remarks at a China-Sri Lanka readers' seminar on the fifth volume of "Xi Jinping: The Governance of […]

New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): While India is building domestic capabilities in chip fabrication, packaging and testing, execution remains its biggest challenge due to heavy dependence on imported equipment and supply chain gaps, according to a report by Equirus Securities.The report said India's semiconductor strategy combines successful elements from […]

Hong Kong, July 7 (ANI): As with every socialist nation run by authoritarian regimes, the leaders in China see threats and dangers at every turn. Many are internal risks, but there are also external threats that leave the top rungs of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) feeling nervous.On 18 June, the International Security and Strategy Center (ISSC) at […]

BEIJING, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged all-out efforts in organizing flood emergency rescue, disaster relief, treatment of the injured and resettlement of the affected people after multiple regions were hit by floods.Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central […]

by Thanayod LopattananontOver the past year, Chinese micro dramas have evolved from short-form video clips into high-value entertainment content. Discussions about the success of micro dramas often focus on the brevity of each episode, the fast-paced storytelling, the use of cliffhangers to keep viewers coming back, and the format's compatibility with […]

Seoul [South Korea], July 7 (ANI): The ongoing AI memory crunch is pushing tech giant Samsung Electronics to raise the prices of its upcoming foldable smartphone lineup once again, highlighting how the AI chip boom is altering consumer electronics pricing. The upcoming price adjustments mark a distinct departure from Samsung's historical pricing strategies. […]

PRNewswireSingapore, July 7: Gene Solutions, a biotechnology company advancing genomic solutions for cancer detection and precision oncology, today announced a major global milestone for SPOT-MAS 10, its AI-powered, multi-omic blood-based test for multi-cancer screening.A blood-based cancer screening technology developed in As

Jailed Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong Chi-fung has indicated he will plead guilty to conspiring with a fugitive former lawmaker to collude with foreign forces six years ago. The High Court has scheduled a plea and sentencing hearing for the 29-year-old on September 2, according to the judiciary’s website on Tuesday, signalling his intention to admit the […]

Hong Kong police have arrested a 74-year-old minibus driver on suspicion of dangerous driving after he allegedly ran over a 90-year-old man crossing a road in Kwai Chung. Police said the accident was reported at about 7.24am on Tuesday on 188 Hing Fong Road. The driver, surnamed Yan, was driving a public light bus towards Kwai Fong when he allegedly struck […]

Beijing said the move was not aimed at any particular country, dismissing accusations of escalation A Chinese nuclear submarine launched a long-range ballistic missile with a dummy warhead into the Pacific Ocean on Monday, marking the first such test since 2024. "This test launch is