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Taipei [Taiwan], January 25 (ANI): Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) has criticised China's newly issued standardised tourism contract for travel to Taiwan, saying it fails to resolve the core obstacles blocking the resumption of normal cross-strait tourism exchanges.The contract, released by China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism and scheduled to […]

Guwahati (Assam) [India], January 25 (ANI): A brutal display of batting performance by opener Abhishek Sharma, captain Suryakumar Yadav and left-handed batter Ishan Kishan helped Team India to chase down the 154-run target in just 10 overs against New Zealand in the third T20I at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium.With this victory, the Men in Blue took an […]

New Delhi [India], January 25 (ANI): Foreign Expert Waiel Awwad, in relation to the visit of the President of the European Union, Ursula von der Leyen, said on Sunday that the visit signals a strong interest from both parties to strike a mutually beneficial deal.Awwad further said that the Free Trade Agreement with the European Union would generate a 'lot […]

(260125) -- KIGALI, Jan. 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 21 2026 shows a vehicle traveling on a road constructed by China Road and Bridge Corporation in Rwanda's Northern Province. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese-built road transforms lives, boosts economy in northern Rwanda" (Xinhua/Ju Yinhe)

A new action plan released by the Qianhai authorities in Shenzhen aims to strengthen its position as a “key partner” to Hong Kong rather than a competitor, further bolstering the city’s status as a global hub for finance, trade and talent. The 2026 plan, released recently by authorities, is set to deepen cooperation between the special economic zone […]

(260125) -- TOKYO, Jan. 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Visitors take photos of giant panda Xiao Xiao at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 25, 2026. Giant pandas Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, currently residing at a zoo in Tokyo, will depart for China on Jan. 27, marking the first time in about half a century that Japan will be without any pandas, local media reported. […]

(260125) -- BEIJING, Jan. 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Passengers check train schedules on an electronic screen at Shiyan East Railway Station in central China's Hubei Province, Jan. 25, 2026. A new train schedule will be put into effect in China from Jan. 26. 2026. (Photo by Cao Zhonghong/Xinhua)

(260125) -- ABU DHABI, Jan. 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- The inaugural flight, operated by Air China between Beijing and Abu Dhabi, lands at Abu Dhabi's Zayed International Airport in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, Jan. 24, 2026. A direct air route between the Chinese capital of Beijing and Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been launched, […]

Hong Kong civil servants have been urged to exercise greater caution and refrain from accepting any offers in the workplace, as stakeholders called on authorities to explain how the head of a government office became embroiled in a bribery case. Ricky Cheng Chun-sang, former director of the Tianjin Liaison Unit, was dismissed last week and placed under […]

(260125) -- BEIJING, Jan. 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Jin Shuxian of China performs during the gala exhibition at the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Beijing, China, Jan. 25, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)

Tensions are rising again in Uzbekistans eastern Andijon region, where farmers say they are being coerced into voluntarily surrendering their land to local authorities -- plots of farmland that in some cases are later leased to Chinese investors.Uzbek officials maintain that all transfers are voluntary, fully legal, and they are not giving farmland to […]

GUANGZHOU, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- The last conventional train from Guangzhou Railway Station, Train K303, departed here on Sunday, marking the end of conventional train services at this century-old railway hub.

(260125) -- HARBIN, Jan. 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A passenger poses for photos on the Train Y783 in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 25, 2026. Train Y783, a themed tourism train bound for Yabuli featuring travel photography services, was inaugurated Sunday in Harbin. It marks the company's first offering of its kind this year. Operated by China […]

GUANGZHOU, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- The last conventional train from Guangzhou Railway Station, Train K303, departed here on Sunday, marking the end of conventional train services at this century-old railway hub.

BEIJING, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- At the recent World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026, claims were made that China produces large numbers of wind turbines while lacking wind farms of its own. These assertions were quickly rebutted by media outlets and experts alike.Figures from the Chinese government and international institutions show that China is, in […]

DAVOS, Switzerland: U.S. President Donald Trump, this week, backed down from his threats to impose tariffs on the European Union and invade Greenland.   Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Trump suggested a deal was in sight to end a dispute over the Danish territory. The latest effort from Trump came after weeks of rhetoric that shook

BEIJING, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- China on Sunday handed over 17 Filipino sailors it rescued from a shipwreck near Huangyan Dao to the Philippines.On Friday, a Singapore-registered cargo ship en route from the Philippines to China capsized in the waters near Huangyan Dao. Two of the 17 rescued sailors were confirmed dead. Four others remain missing.At 0:46 a.m. […]

(260125) -- BEIJING, Jan. 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Kao Miura of Japan performs during the men's free skating at the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Beijing, China, Jan. 25, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)

BEIJING, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- China has successfully conducted its first metal 3D printing experiment in space, a significant leap forward for its in-orbit manufacturing capabilities.The breakthrough experiment was performed by a retrievable scientific payload developed by the Institute of Mechanics under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), the CAS […]

A hiker in his forties was airlifted to hospital and later pronounced dead after passing out on a trail on Hong Kong Island on Sunday. Police said they received a report at 2.16pm that the man had collapsed on the Hong Kong Trail, near Parker Avenue on Siu Ma Shan. A government helicopter airlifted the hiker to Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital in […]

New Delhi [India], January 25 (ANI): The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has appointed Pamela Conti as the head coach of the Indian U17 women's national team, according to a release.The 43-year-old Italian has joined the Indian U17 women's training camp in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, where the Young Tigresses are preparing for the AFC U17 Women's Asian […]

(260125) -- GUANGZHOU, Jan. 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A staff member prepares for train K303's departure at Guangzhou Railway Station in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Jan. 25, 2026. Train K303, the last conventional train departed here on Sunday, concluding the terminal operation of this kind of trains at the century-old station. (Xinhua/Wu Lu)

The operator of Hong Kong’s Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) has tightened its online security by scrapping an electronic verification system after scammers used forged identity cards to open accounts and steal residents’ pensions. Ayesha Macpherson Lau, chairwoman of the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority, said in a blog post on Sunday that the […]

HARBIN, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- In the sprawling rice-packaging plant of Qiaofu Dayuan Agricultural Co., Ltd. in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, robotic arms stack bags of premium rice ready for shipping to its customers.Among hundreds of rice-producing firms in Wuchang, a city administered by Heilongjiang's capital of Harbin and regarded as […]

BEIJING, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- China is the undisputed global powerhouse in wind energy. From the Gobi to the sea, wind power forms a cornerstone of the country's transition toward a cleaner and more sustainable development model.For 15 consecutive years, China has ranked first worldwide in installed wind power capacity. By the end of November 2025, its total […]

China's trial climate disclosure standard is giving fresh momentum to global ISSB sustainability standards, which aim to improve transparency, attract investment, and support trade and economic competitiveness.DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- China has played an important role in supporting the establishment of internationally comparable […]

The reason ordinary Hongkongers acted so swiftly and generously to help the victims of the Tai Po fire is that they understood instinctively just what a traumatic effect the tragedy must have had on their fellow citizens. The loss of the family home would arouse the deepest emotions at any time. In circumstances where the loss was sudden, not the fault of […]

(260125) -- BEIJING, Jan. 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A drone photo taken on Jan. 13, 2026 shows one of the turbine blades being hoisted at the construction site of a 20-megawatt offshore wind turbine unit in the coastal waters of southeast China's Fujian Province. China is the undisputed global powerhouse in wind energy. From the Gobi to the sea, wind power forms […]

When Kevin Ng Shu-keung inspected the mock-up of a curved glass panel in 2019 to be mass-produced for the facade of The Henderson, a grade A commercial tower in Hong Kong, he was shocked to discover its flaws. The geometrically complex glass panels had never been used in Hong Kong before and his team had to put them through rounds of tests and trials at a […]

(260125) -- KUNMING, Jan. 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 25, 2026 shows the bullet trains at a depot in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province. A new train schedule will be put into effect in China from Jan. 26. 2026. (Photo by Yang Zixuan/Xinhua)

(260125) -- LUXOR, Jan. 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 24, 2026 shows relief-carved stone at the Montu Temple precinct in the Karnak Temple Complex in Luxor, Egypt. An Egyptian-Chinese archaeological mission announced on Saturday that the team has uncovered an ancient "sacred lake" at the Montu Temple precinct in the Karnak Temple Complex in […]

A 65-year-old woman died after being trapped inside a taxi that crashed into a private car and overturned early on Sunday in northern Hong Kong, police said. A subsequent police investigation led to the arrest of the driver and passenger of the car involved in the collision in Pat Heung in the New Territories. They were suspected of possessing offensive […]

Passengers crowded the lower decks of buses on Sunday out of concern that they would not be able to alight in time on the first day of a new rule mandating seat belt use taking effect, while Hong Kong authorities said they aimed to strengthen safety education initially. Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan said that during the initial period of […]

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 25 (ANI): Just days after releasing the teaser for its first song, the makers of the Salman Khan starrer Battle of Galwan have now unveiled the full track.Salman took to his Instagram account to share the first song, 'Maatrubhumi', giving fans a first look at the emotional side of the war drama.In the song, Salman […]

Singapore Exchange (SGX) Group is seeking to widen its cross-listing schemes with Shanghai and Shenzhen and explore partnerships with Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) and other exchanges, according to its CEO. “Connectivity, in my view, is the new architecture for capital markets,” said Loh Boon Chye in an exclusive interview with the Post during […]

Hong Kong’s flag carrier, Cathay Pacific Airways, axed at least four US-bound flights on Sunday, joining a wave of global aviation shutdowns as a monster winter storm grounded about 10,000 flights across America, with around 1,800 pre-emptively cancelled for Monday. Cathay on Sunday did not reveal the exact number of flights affected, saying only that it […]

Hong Kong authorities have discovered traces of a toxin in four batches of baby milk formula products previously recalled by Nestlé. In a statement issued on Saturday evening, the Centre for Food Safety said the Swiss food giant had recalled about 96,000 tins of affected products due to the possible presence of cereulide, a toxin produced by Bacillus […]

BEIJING, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- Here are the latest Chinese sports headlines from the past week:1. China finishes runner-up at AFC U23 Asian Cup China finished runner-up at the AFC U23 Asian Cup following a 4-0 defeat to Japan in the final in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on January 24, delivering the country's best-ever performance at the AFC U23 Asian Cup.China had […]

Weight-loss injections have fallen under the spotlight in Hong Kong after the Post discovered over-the-counter sellers operating locally, and a recent study found that nearly one in two residents was overweight or obese. The Post’s investigation found the prescription-only medicines were available for purchase on some online platforms and at a pharmacy […]

Hong Kong’s housing market may be on the verge of a sharp rebound and a new upcycle after four years of decline, according to Praveen Choudhary, head of Asia gaming, Hong Kong and India property research at Morgan Stanley. Choudhary expects home prices to rise about 10 per cent in 2026 – among the most bullish forecasts for a market that has fallen […]

Washington, DC [US], January 25 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Saturday slammed Canada over its growing engagement with China, warning that Beijing's influence north of the border would 'not going to happen' and threatening a sweeping 100 per cent tariff on Canadian goods if Ottawa deepens trade ties with China.https://truthsocial.com/@re

(260125) -- BEIJING, Jan. 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo arrives in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 25, 2026. Orpo arrived here on Sunday for an official visit to China through Wednesday. (Xinhua/Dai Tianfang)

Mainland China’s and Hong Kong’s birth rates fell to record lows last year, despite extensive government incentives to encourage larger families. In Hong Kong, registered births fell 14 per cent to a historic low of 31,714 in 2025. Notably, the increase in births in 2024 may have been due to the auspicious Year of the Dragon. It is believed that babies […]

Many Hong Kong taxi drivers are following new regulations allowing at most two mobile devices at the front of the vehicle although some have tried to bypass the rule by installing large monitors, a move that an industry leader has warned endangers road safety. Under amended Road Traffic (Traffic Control) Regulations, which took effect on Sunday, a maximum […]

Ottawa [Canada], January 25 (ANI): Prime Minister Mark Carney is urging Canadians to 'Buy Canadian' to protect the country's economy from global economic threats. This move signals a shift toward focusing on local business rather than relying heavily on international trade. This development comes in the backdrop of US President Donald Trump warning Canada […]