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In a cramped handicraft shop in Hong Kong’s Sham Shui Po neighbourhood, 70-year-old Jen Kwong was sifting through reels of embroidered and sequinned ribbons while other shoppers around her were hunched over containers of tiny beads and trinkets. Kwong, who had worked for four decades during the golden age of Hong Kong’s textile manufacturing industry, […]

YINCHUAN, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- Along the banks of the Yellow River in Zhongwei, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, an earthen-colored ceramics studio blends into the surrounding landscape.Around a row of pottery wheels, visitors work their fingers into coarse clay, shaping vessels that will eventually become Xixia porcelain, a craft with […]

(260816) -- BUDAPEST, Aug. 16, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Members of Team China perform during the Team Acrobatic Final of the World Aquatics Junior Artistic Swimming Championships in Budapest, Hungary, on Aug. 15, 2026. (Photo by David Balogh/Xinhua)

(260816) -- BEIJING, Aug. 16, 2026 (Xinhua) -- President of the Republic of Ecuador Daniel Roy-Gilchrist Noboa Azin arrives in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 16, 2026. At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Noboa arrived in Beijing on Sunday for a state visit to China from Aug. 16 to 23. (Xinhua/Cai Yang)

(260815) -- SANTIAGO, Aug. 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chen Qien (L) of China saves the ball during the semifinal match between China and the United States at the FIVB Volleyball Girls' U17 World Championship in Santiago, Chile, Aug. 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhou Jiayi)

BEIJING, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has always been deeply concerned about the remote mountainous and forested regions, as well as the people who live there.He called for adherence to the path of green development that puts ecology first and efforts to build a beautiful China with green mountains, lucid waters and fresh air.Thanks to […]

(260816) -- MALMO, Aug. 16, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Harimoto Miwa competes during the women's singles quarterfinal match between China's Chen Yi and Harimoto Miwa of Japan at the WTT Europe Smash Sweden 2026 in Malmo, Sweden, Aug. 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

Taipei [Taiwan], August 16 (ANI): Taiwan detected 11 sorties of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft, eight vessels belonging to the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), and two Chinese official ships operating around the island up to 6 am (local time) on Sunday.In a post on X, Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence said that seven of the 11 PLA […]

An ageing society and a widening income gap threaten Hong Kong’s social fabric. In the last of a five-part series on the city’s five-year plan, we look at what can be done to address these key issues. Read part one here, part two here, part three here and part four here. At 71, Man Chi-ying is the sole carer for her husband, Fung Yu-hoi, a Parkinson’s […]

Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis University Town is no longer just a planning concept. After site visits by a university town task force, the government has reportedly absorbed lessons from overseas models, expanded the university town area to more than 1,000 hectares, received 19 proposals from local institutions and moved towards phased site tendering […]

The tech billionaire is reportedly planning to make a generous contribution to help Republicans in the November midterm electionsUS-based tech billionaire Elon Musk and President Donald Trump have rekindled their friendship after falling out last year, with Musk preparing a major donation to Republicans for the midterm elections, The Wall Street Journal […]

BEIJING, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- China has received new pieces of evidence on the war crimes committed by invading Japanese troops during World War II (WWII), including letters written during the 1937 Nanjing Massacre and an oral testimony about the notorious biological warfare division Unit 731.The Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese […]

(260815) -- BEIJING, Aug. 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This undated photo shows copies of a think tank report on China's Ecological and Environmental Code. A national high-level think tank affiliated with Xinhua News Agency released a report on China's Ecological and Environmental Code on Saturday, as the landmark legislation took effect the same day. Running to […]

(260815) -- CHONGQING, Aug. 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A molten iron firework performance is staged during a tourism and culture festival themed on floating lanterns for the Qixi Festival, also known as Chinese Valentine's Day, in Rongchang District of southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Aug. 15, 2026. The tourism and culture festival kicked off here on […]

(260815) -- BELGRADE, Aug. 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic (1st R), accompanied by Chinese Ambassador to Serbia Li Ming (2nd R), inspects the construction site of the Serbia Exhibition Center in Belgrade, Serbia, Aug. 14, 2026. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on Friday inspected the construction site of the Serbia Exhibition […]

by Li Ang, Xu Shu'ao and Zhang YibinKABUL, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- White Taliban flags emblazoned with black script lined major streets across Kabul on Saturday as the Taliban celebrates the fifth anniversary of its return to power with a large-scale ceremony here.Five years on, the war-torn country has largely moved from war to reconstruction. Overall security […]

Washington DC [US], August 15 (ANI): The US House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the House Education and Workforce Committee have released a new investigation aimed at examining Harvard University's ties with entities linked to the Chinese Communist Party, China's military and alleged human rights abuses.According to the […]

Washington DC [US], August 15 (ANI): The US House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the House Education and Workforce Committee have released a new investigation aimed at examining Harvard University's ties with entities linked to the Chinese Communist Party, China's military and alleged human rights abuses.According to the […]

New York [US], August 15 (ANI): Tiger Global Management, a major US investment firm, reduced its holdings in several large technology companies, including Alphabet, Broadcom, Microsoft and Nvidia, during the second quarter of 2026, while reporting new positions in Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and SpaceX, according to its filings with the US Securities and […]

Moscow [Russia], August 15 (ANI): President Vladimir Putin on Saturday extended greetings to President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of India's 80th Independence Day, hailing the country's 'remarkable progress' and its authority in the international arena.According to a post on the official Telegram channel of the Russian […]

(260815) -- MALMO, Aug. 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Doo Hoi Kem/Ng Wing Lam (L) of China's Hong Kong compete against Harimoto Miwa/Hayata Hina of Japan during the women's doubles final match at the WTT Europe Smash Sweden 2026 in Malmo, Sweden, Aug. 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

(260815) -- EDINBURGH, Aug. 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Fan Shaolun performs during the Chinese-language solo play "The Red Lantern" at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Edinburgh, Britain, Aug. 8, 2026. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese theater artists bring WWII Chongqing story to Edinburgh stage" (Xinhua)

Hong Kong police have launched an internal investigation into a female officer who posted a video of herself dancing in uniform on mainland Chinese social media, and ordered her to remove it. The video, which has gone viral in recent days, shows a short-haired female constable making hand gestures and moving to upbeat music. Her face is partly obscured by a […]

(260815) -- HARARE, Aug. 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A presenter speaks at the Harare Forum for Africa in Harare, Zimbabwe, on Aug. 14, 2026. Cooperation with China will help African countries accelerate technological transformation and build local capacity for modern technologies, Zimbabwean experts said on Friday.TO GO WITH "China-Africa partnership key to tech […]

(260815) -- ABUJA, Aug. 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on July 24, 2026 shows a view of the Lekki Deep Sea Port in Lagos, Nigeria. TO GO WITH "China zero-tariff measures create new opportunities for Nigeria's industrialization" (Lekki Port LFTZ Enterprise Limited/Handout via Xinhua)

BEIJING, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- An article by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on enhancing disaster prevention, mitigation and relief capabilities will be published on Sunday.The article by Xi, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, will be published in this year's 16th […]

TOKYO, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- As Japan marks the 81st anniversary of its surrender in World War II, thousands of old military medical records preserved in Japan are offering rare documentary evidence of atrocities committed by Japanese soldiers during the war of aggression against China -- records that the Japanese military once ordered destroyed.Hidden for […]

New Delhi [India], August 15 (ANI): SA20 League Commissioner Graeme Smith extended his warm wishes to the people of India on the occasion of the country's 80th Independence Day, highlighting the strong bond between India and South Africa through cricket.Smith, who has fond memories of his playing days in India, spoke about the warmth of the people, the […]

Hong Kong authorities have conducted a counterterrorism drill at the revamped Huanggang border crossing and used a new “crowd flow” test to simulate an unexpected surge in passenger numbers, with about 5,000 civil servants taking part. The counterterrorism exercise on Saturday was the first such drill to be held at the redeveloped checkpoint building. A […]

BEIJING, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, will attend and address a grand meeting commemorating the centenary of the birth of late Chinese leader Jiang Zemin on Aug. 17.The event, scheduled to start at 10 a.m. at the […]

HARBIN, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- The latest leak involving abandoned Japanese chemical weapons in northeast China's Jilin Province, which contaminated two Japanese personnel during disposal operations, has renewed concerns about the lingering dangers of wartime chemical weapons still buried in China.As Saturday marks the 81st anniversary of Japan's unconditional […]

(260815) -- BUDAPEST, Aug. 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Wang Ziyan of China performs during the Mixed Duet Free Event of the World Aquatics Junior Artistic Swimming Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Aug. 15, 2026. (Photo by David Balogh/Xinhua)

(260815) -- BUDAPEST, Aug. 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Zhou Kunyi of China performs during the Women's Duet Free Event of the World Aquatics Junior Artistic Swimming Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Aug. 15, 2026. (Photo by David Balogh/Xinhua)

The upgraded Huanggang border crossing between Hong Kong and Shenzhen is due to begin service following about six years of redevelopment. Sources previously said the Huanggang Port Hong Kong Port Area could open as early as September, becoming the city’s second round-the-clock checkpoint. Following the overhaul, the Huanggang checkpoint will no longer […]

Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], August 15 (ANI): The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), the Tibetan government-in-exile, marked India's 80th Independence Day at its headquarters in Dharamshala on Saturday, with CTA President Sikyong Penpa Tsering hoisting the Indian national flag.Ministers of the Tibetan government-in-exile, the Speaker and […]

Munich [Germany], August 15 (ANI): The World Uyghur Congress (WUC), in its latest weekly brief, highlighted new research documenting China's expanding efforts to exert pressure on Uyghurs living outside the country, alongside developments involving Uyghur cultural participation in Europe and growing concerns over China's new law governing ethnic unity and […]

CHENGDU, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- No one needs an invitation to join the dance around the bonfire, as those watching from the sidelines are drawn into growing circles and hold hands with people beside them.The participants keep moving to the quickening rhythm of the Dati dance, an iconic traditional communal circle dance of the Yi, an ethnic group in China. […]

(260815) -- BEIJING, Aug. 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People view sculptures themed on the War of the Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression adjacent to Wanping Town in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 15, 2026. People came to the Lugou Bridge cultural tourism area on Saturday on the occasion of the 81st anniversary of Japan's announcement of its […]

(260815) -- HEFEI, Aug. 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A drone photo shows tourists enjoying leisure time in Hongcun Village of Yixian County, east China's Anhui Province, Oct. 1, 2025. (Xinhua/Du Yu)

MAUMERE, Indonesia, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from a magnitude 7.7 earthquake and several strong aftershocks that struck off the coast of Flores Island in eastern Indonesia has risen to 38, an emergency official said Saturday.As of 3:00 p.m. local time, two others sustained serious injuries and 11 suffered minor injuries, while around 2,000 people […]

Hong Kong’s inaugural five-year plan should prioritise the Northern Metropolis megaproject, strengthen the city’s position as an international financial centre and advance its artificial intelligence (AI) strategy, major business chambers have said. In submissions for the city’s first five-year plan, groups including the American Chamber of Commerce […]

August 15 marks China's National Ecology Day and this year, a landmark milestone arrives: China's Ecological and Environmental Code officially takes effect.President Xi Jinping has long placed ecological conservation high on the country's development agenda. Let's revisit some of his notable quotes on advancing ecological civilization.

Hong Kong parents and concern groups have urged authorities to reinstate student subsidies after textbook prices recorded their sharpest increase since the Covid-19 pandemic, amid the growing use of digital learning tools. Prices for a list of textbooks now range from HK$4,000 (US$510) to HK$6,000, representing an average increase of 3.6 per cent for the […]

New Delhi [India], August 15 (ANI): Chinese Ambassador to India Xu Feihong attended India's 80th Independence Day celebrations held at the historic Red Fort in New Delhi.Extending his warm greetings on social media platform X, Ambassador Xu wrote, 'Warm congratulations to India on the 80th anniversary of independence!'https://x.com/China_A

New Delhi [India], August 15 (ANI): Indian cricket legend Virat Kohli joined sportspersons across the country in extending Independence Day greetings, sharing a patriotic message on his Instagram Story on Saturday.Kohli shared an Independence Day graphic featuring the Indian tricolour and the Red Fort, along with a message wishing the country on the […]