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Beijing [China], October 19 (ANI): A moderate earthquake of magnitude 4.0 on the Richter scale struck China's Xinjiang region late Sunday night, according to the National Centre for Seismology. The seismic event occurred at 10:55 PM IST on October 18. According to the NCS, the epicentre was located at Latitude 36.683 N and Longitude 77.064 E.The earthquake […]

(261018) -- PODGORICA, Oct. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Montenegrin Prime Minister Milojko Spajic meets with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, in Podgorica, Montenegro, Oct. 18, 2026. (Xinhua/Shi Zhongyu)

(261018) -- DUSHANBE, Oct. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang holds talks with Tajik Prime Minister Kokhir Rasulzoda in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, Oct. 18, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Ling)

(261018) -- DUSHANBE, Oct. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang arrives at the Dushanbe International Airport for an official visit to Tajikistan and to attend the 25th meeting of the Council of Heads of Government (Prime Ministers) of Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) at the invitation of Tajik Prime Minister Kokhir […]

SHANGHAI, 18th October, 2026 (WAM) -- The Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Jiu-Jitsu Championship concluded today in Shanghai, China, following two days of competition on 17th and 18th October, as part of the 2026-2027 season.Organised by the Abu Dhabi Jiu-Jitsu Pro (AJP) and sponsored by EDGE, the championship attracted a strong field of male and female athletes from […]

(261018) -- PODGORICA, Oct. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, holds talks with Montenegrin Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ervin Ibrahimovic in Podgorica, Montenegro, Oct. 18, 2026. (Xinhua/Shi Zhongyu)

Washington DC [US], October 18 (ANI): US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said European countries refused Washington's request to impose secondary tariffs on India and China for purchasing Russian oil, questioning why the United States should bear the economic burden of pressuring Moscow alone.Bessent, in an interview with NBC, said the Trump […]

Aichi-Nagoya [Japan], October 18 (ANI): India will look to begin its medal campaign on a strong note at the 2026 Asian Para Games, with several prominent athletes set to lead the country's challenge across para athletics, para swimming, para powerlifting, para archery and para shooting.Paralympic medallists Nishad Kumar and Ajeet Singh Yadav, along with […]

(261018) -- HAIKOU, Oct. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A staff member tests chips at a workshop in Hainan Hangxin High-Tech Industrial Park in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Oct. 18, 2026. Leveraging policy benefits and incentives, the Hainan Free Trade Port, under the island-wide special customs operations, is committed to building itself into a hub for […]

(Photo credit: Amber Searls)Maja Chwalinska battled from a set and a break down to capture her first WTA Tour title at the Wuhan Open on Sunday in China.The 16th-seeded Chwalinska recorded a 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 victory over unseeded Sonay Kartal of Great Britain in the final of the event.In the third set, Chwalinska saved three break points before ultimately […]

(261018) -- WUHAN, Oct. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Maja Chwalinska serves during the women's singles final match between Maja Chwalinska of Poland and Sonay Kartal of Britain at the 2026 Wuhan Open tennis tournament in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, Oct. 18, 2026. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

(Photo credit: Susan Mullane)Alejandro Davidovich Fokina earned his first ATP Masters 1000 title at the Rolex Shanghai Masters, rebounding from an early deficit to defeat fellow Spaniard Rafael Jodar 1-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 on Sunday.It was a fitting way for Davidovich Fokina, seeded 25th, to end his stay in China. To reach the finals, he had to come from a set […]

Hong Kong authorities have said lifts at 74 more private buildings installed by Taizoom Elevator are missing crucial door frame components, taking the total of affected properties to 152. The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department provided the updated figures on Sunday night as citywide inspections of all lifts handled by Taizoom were carried out. […]

ULAN BATOR, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- Days after open flames of a major grassland fire were put out, public criticism is mounting in Mongolia over the blaze at a protected nature reserve in the country, with national authorities vowing to hold relevant parties accountable and claim compensation for state losses.Earlier this month, a group of executives from […]

(Photo credit: James Maclennan)Crucial birdie putts by Ruoning Yin on two of the final three holes led her to a one-stroke victory at the Buick LPGA Shanghai on Sunday, spoiling the chance for 54-hole leader Hye-Jin Choi to win her first tournament.Yin, of China, and South Korean Choi stood tied at 8-under for the tournament after 10 holes. Both carded a […]

Hong Kong tourism authorities have pledged to review the roll-out of a lighting project along a trail on The Peak after mounting complaints that flowers and trees were chopped down to make way for the installations. But the Tourism Board defended the project, saying it had consulted local residents and sought advice from tree experts to minimise the impact […]

(261018) -- CETINJE, Oct. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Montenegrin President Jakov Milatovic meets with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, in Cetinje, a city near Montenegro's capital, Podgorica, Oct. 17, 2026. (Xinhua/Shi Zhongyu)

YANGON, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- Melodies of Chinese songs and graceful dance performances filled the National Theater in Yangon on Saturday, as the Myanmar Chinese Song Competition 2026 held its awarding ceremony, bringing together Chinese song enthusiasts from across Myanmar.Organized by the Chinese Embassy in Myanmar, the competition attracted growing […]

Hong Kong police are investigating a suspected suicide pact after an elderly couple were found dead in a public housing flat on Sunday, following the woman’s Parkinson’s disease diagnosis. Police received a report at 2.39pm on Sunday that a man and a woman had been found unconscious inside a flat at King Wing House in Shan King Estate in Tuen Mun. A […]

New Delhi [India], October 18 (ANI): Financially weak companies that have been unable to generate enough earnings to cover their interest payments account for 21.4 per cent of outstanding corporate debt across 10 major Asian economies, including India, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).The findings, highlighted in the IMF's October 2026 […]

by Geng Lingnan, Liu YangBANGKOK, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- China makes proactive efforts for maintaining a multilateral and rules-based trading system, and Chinese companies can play an important role in the diffusion of new technologies and in supporting their application through outbound investment, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) official has said.The […]

New Delhi [India], October 18 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday extended his best wishes to the Indian contingent for the Asian Para Games taking place in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, saying that their 'grit, dedication and indomitable spirit inspire 140 crore Indians'. Shuttler Pramod Bhagat and sprinter Simran Sharma led the Indian contingent as […]

(261018) -- YANGON, Oct. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Students perform during the awarding ceremony of Myanmar Chinese Song Competition 2026 at the National Theater in Yangon, Myanmar, Oct. 17, 2026. TO GO WITH "Feature: Music brings Chinese, Myanmar communities together" (Xinhua/Myo Kyaw Soe)

by Zhang Yisheng, Nurul Fitri RamadhaniJAKARTA, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- For three grueling months, even simple movements brought pain to Dr. Hetty Helen's hand. As a physician at Indonesia's Rumah Sakit Pusat Pertahanan Negara (RSPPN) Soedirman, her relief finally came from an unexpected source: the hands of a Chinese traditional medicine practitioner."The hand […]

Munich [Germany], October 18 (ANI): The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has released its weekly brief highlighting China's forced labour, environmental damage, cultural assimilation and restrictions on human rights advocacy in East Turkistan.An investigation by the Outlaw Ocean Project, published in The Globe and Mail on October 9, examined China's expanding […]

A pavilion dedicated to second-hand smartphones has made its debut at a Hong Kong trade show now under way, drawing international recycling platforms, refurbishers and automated kiosk operators hoping to use the city as a springboard to export used devices to other markets. The inaugural Global Mobile Exchange Pavilion, co-hosted by the Hong Kong […]

Hong Kong police have launched an animal cruelty investigation after five dogs were found dead near fish ponds in the northern New Territories, with sources saying the animals may have been poisoned. The force received a report on Sunday morning from a passer-by who spotted four dog carcasses at a fish pond in San Tin, near Mai Po, and suspected the animals […]

(261018) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Visitors view exhibits at a special exhibition on innovative design of Chinese cultural heritage in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 18, 2026. This design exhibition is one of the side events for the fourth Liangzhu Forum. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

In the first of a four-part Health Matters wellness series on frontier medicine in Hong Kong, Elizabeth Cheung looks into how the city can turn world-class research into real-world treatments and what it needs to become a global biomedical innovation hub. Raymond Tong Kai-yu spent a decade overcoming challenges in cost and production to develop a device […]

(261018) -- YA'AN, Oct. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Giant pandas are seen at Ya'an base of China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Oct. 17, 2026. Ya'an base of China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda currently houses more than 60 giant pandas. (Photo by Lan Hongguang/Xinhua)

(261018) -- BANGKOK, Oct. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Thomas Helbling, deputy director in the International Monetary Fund (IMF)'s Asia and Pacific Department, speaks in an interview with Xinhua in Bangkok, Thailand on Oct. 12, 2026. TO GO WITH "Interview: IMF official says China makes proactive efforts for maintaining multilateral, rules-based trading system" […]

Hong Kong authorities have prosecuted 20 restaurants for unlawfully allowing dogs onto their premises since the city’s dog-friendly dining scheme launched in July. The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department said on Sunday that seven people had also been prosecuted for bringing dogs into eateries without permission, while four others were prosecuted for […]

(261018) -- NAGOYA, Oct. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- The delegation of China parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Para Games in Nagoya, Japan, Oct. 18, 2026. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)

Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], October 18 (ANI): Former Union Minister and senior Congress leader Anand Sharma on Sunday said India-US strategic ties must be based on mutual respect and recognition of India's sovereignty, asserting that New Delhi cannot be dictated to on its trade and energy decisions, including purchases of oil and gas from […]

Hong Kong homebuyers are poised to see new residential launches in the coming days and weeks following a sell-out weekend of more than 360 flats in two major projects in the city. Sun Hung Kai Properties (SHKP), one of Hong Kong’s major developers and landlords, was set to hold a second round of sales for Sierra Sea Phase 2C(2) in Shap Sze Heung, which is […]

(261018) -- JAKARTA, Oct. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chen Zhigeng, director of the medical department at Wenzhi Traditional Chinese Medicine, demonstrates a technique during a training session at RSPPN Soedirman in Jakarta, Indonesia, Oct. 15, 2026. TO GO WITH "Asia-Pacific Community: How Chinese TCM training hones Indonesian medical skills" (Xinhua/Veri Sanovri)

YEREVAN, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- Global efforts to halt biodiversity loss face a common test: whether conservation commitments can withstand the pressures of poverty, conflict and competing economic priorities.At Friday's Leaders' Summit on Biodiversity in Yerevan, those pressures brought the challenge of implementation into focus ahead of the 17th meeting of […]

DUBAI, 18th October, 2026 (WAM) -- The Dubai Jewellery Group (DJG) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Gold Association of Guangdong Province in China. The agreement aims to strengthen the cooperation between the gold and jewellery sectors in Dubai and China, including Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macao, by facilitating market access for […]

Massive holiday crowds swamped the revamped Huanggang Port on Sunday during its first real test over the festival long weekend, with some travellers reporting two-hour waits. Outbound passenger traffic was “exceptionally heavy” between 10am and 2pm, with more than 30,000 departures, according to the Immigration Department. The surge prompted officers to […]

Nagoya [Japan], October 18 (ANI): India is targeting around 100 medals at the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Para Games, with Para Athletics Head Coach Satyanarayana expressing confidence in the contingent's preparation, determination and ability to deliver a strong performance as the Games officially open in Japan on Sunday.India has fielded a 168-athlete […]

(261018) -- VANCOUVER, Oct. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A model presents a creation by Chinese fashion designer Jumper Zhang during Vancouver Fashion Week 2026 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Oct. 17, 2026. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

Ng Hon-mun, an influential pro-Beijing educator and long-serving Hong Kong deputy to the National People’s Congress who at one point called for its reform, has died at the age of 100. City leader John Lee Ka-chiu offered his deepest sympathies to Ng’s family on Sunday, praising him for his lifelong devotion to the nation and his significant […]

Hong Kong police are in the final stages of talks to connect security cameras at shopping centres to the force’s expanding smart surveillance network aimed at tackling crime, the security chief has revealed. Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung said on Sunday authorities were in discussions with private shopping centres to integrate their […]

BEIJING, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- The 2026 Beijing Marathon & National Marathon Championships kicked off in Beijing, capital of China on Sunday. Olympic champion Tamirat Tola of Ethiopia won the 2026 Beijing Marathon in 2:03:10, cutting the previous course record by nearly four minutes. Another Ethiopian runner Anchinalu Dessie Genaneh retained her women's […]

 New Delhi [India], October 18 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will visit Tajikistan's Dushanbe to represent India at the 25th Meeting of the Council of Heads of Government (CHG) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), scheduled to be held on October 19 to October 20.According to the Ministry of Defence, the meeting will focus on […]