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Hong Kong authorities have pledged to take a lenient approach when approving applications for a new scheme granting civil servants 10 to 12 hours of family care leave annually from next year. The initiative, first announced in last week’s annual policy address, will allow staff to leave work temporarily to deal with personal matters, such as accompanying […]

A planned supercomputing hub at the Northern Metropolis megadevelopment in Hong Kong’s border area will start phased operations earlier than expected in mid-2027, according to electricity supplier CLP Power. The power supplier added that it had sufficient capacity to support energy demand equivalent to three to four supercomputing centres similar in scale […]

(260923) -- TOKYO, Sept. 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Tang Qianting of China celebrates after the women's 100m breaststroke final at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 23, 2026. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

(260923) -- TOKYO, Sept. 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Zhanshuo of China celebrates after the men's 200m freestyle final at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 23, 2026. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

(260923) -- SHANGHAI, Sept. 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A ceramic art master demonstrates the craftsmanship of Dehua porcelain during the WorldSkills Shanghai 2026 Expo in east China's Shanghai, Sept. 23, 2026. The expo kicked off here on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Wang Jingqiang)

LHASA, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- Twenty-four years after her father was shot dead while chasing poachers, Tsewang Lhamo finally saw the place where he died.It took a day and a half from Nyima County to reach the remote corner of the Changtang, a vast nature reserve in northern Xizang Autonomous Region in southwest China. There were no villages, power lines or […]

(260923) -- TOKYO, Sept. 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Mitsunaga Shoon of Japan celebrates after the men's 100m butterfly final at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 23, 2026. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

(260923) -- TOKYO, Sept. 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Hua Tian of China waves during the awarding ceremony for the men's eventing individual equestrian at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 23, 2026. (Photo by Wang Shen/Xinhua)

(260923) -- TOKYO, Sept. 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Peng Xuwei of China reacts after the women's 100m backstroke final at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 23, 2026. (Xinhua/Chen Zeguo)

[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] The Construction Industry Council (CIC) has sent its largest construction squad to the WorldSkills Competition, but executive director Ir Albert Cheng Ting-ning is already thinking about what the nine young competitors will bring home from Shanghai.Medals count, of course. So do […]

(260923) -- TOKYO, Sept. 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Ikee Rikako of Japan waves after the women's 100m butterfly final at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 23, 2026. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

(260923) -- ICHINOMIYA, Sept. 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Shi Yuqi of China greets the spectators after competing with Lakshya Sen of India during the men's team semifinal match of badminton between China and India at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Ichinomiya of Aichi Prefecture, Japan, Sept. 23, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

Hong Kong’s first five-year plan gives its universities an opportunity to show what their research can do for the city. Its ambitions for technology, regional development and international cooperation depend on decisions about institutions and people’s lives. Social scientists should help shape those decisions from the outset. The blueprint explicitly […]

BEIJING, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- In the Chinese capital, groups of Cantonese-speaking students from Hong Kong and Macao made for a distinctive sight as they journeyed from iconic landmarks to cultural and technological venues.The students, totaling around 1,000, are members of flag-raising teams from schools and universities across the Hong Kong and Macao […]

BEIJING, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- Rice grower Lu Weijun is preparing for harvest in about two weeks, as the crop enters the final stage of ripening, with stalks standing firm across fields in Quanjiao County, east China's Anhui Province.A month earlier, however, the crop faced a test. "The weather forecast showed a typhoon was coming over the weekend, so we […]

(260923) -- BEIJING, Sept. 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Members of flag-raising teams from schools and universities across the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions watch the flag-raising ceremony at Tian'anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 20, 2026. TO GO WITH "Feature: Seeing is understanding -- Hong Kong, Macao students explore […]

BEIJING, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- China-U.S. relations are once again approaching a pivotal moment that has drawn keen global attention, as Chinese President Xi Jinping travels to the United States at the invitation of U.S. President Donald Trump.Xi's state visit comes just months after Trump's China trip in May. The exchange of visits between the two heads of […]

SYDNEY, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- Representatives from government, academia, and industry in Australia and China expressed expectations for further Australia-China sci-tech cooperation during a series of events held on Tuesday to celebrate the tenth anniversary of a flagship initiative.Launched in 2016, the University of New South Wales (UNSW)'s Torch Innovation […]

(260923) -- TOYOTA, Sept. 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Goalkeeper Li Hao (L) of China reacts after being fouled during the group B match of men's football between China and the United Arab Emirates at 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Toyota of Aichi Prefecture, Japan, Sept. 23, 2026. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)

(260923) -- ZAOYANG, Sept. 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People perform during an event celebrating the ninth Chinese farmers' harvest festival in Zaoyang City, central China's Hubei Province, Sept. 23, 2026. The Chinese farmers' harvest festival is the first national festival created specifically for the country's farmers. This year's festival falls on Wednesday. […]

A Hong Kong and Macau youth delegation trip to Beijing to pay tribute to the national flag has showcased the “fruitful results” of the two cities’ patriotic education efforts, according to the central government. A commentary published by the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office on Tuesday also said that President Xi Jinping and the central government […]

A Hong Kong man has admitted to repeatedly raping his daughter over six years, using threats and promises to ensure her cooperation. The defendant, identified in court only by his initials, FKY, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to 14 counts of rape for the persistent sexual abuse of his daughter between December 2015 and November 2021, when she was aged six to […]

(260923) -- NAGOYA, Sept. 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Jiang Yiting of China competes during the Skeet Women Individual Final of shooting at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Toyota of Aichi Prefecture, Japan, Sept. 23, 2026. (Xinhua/Liu Lei)

(260923) -- SHANGHAI, Sept. 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Contestants participate in the heavy vehicle technology event during the 48th WorldSkills Competition in east China's Shanghai, Sept. 23, 2026. The competition kicks off at the National Exhibition and Convention Center here on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)

(260923) -- HUANGSHAN, Sept. 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A craftsman makes a mooncake-shaped Hui ink stick at an ink workshop in Shexian County, Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, Sept. 9, 2026. The Hui ink sticks are primarily composed of the soot produced by burning pine trees or tung oil, with glue as the main ingredient, supplemented by various […]

(260923) -- LHASA, Sept. 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Rangers are pictured with adopted wild yaks at a wildlife conservation station in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, July 11, 2026. TO GO WITH "Feature: SW China wilderness grows wilder as gunshot memories fade" (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

A Hong Kong-registered lift engineer held liable for faulty installation work at Queen Mary Hospital’s new block has been sentenced to 160 hours of community service after being convicted of submitting misleading documents and improperly issuing safety certificates. Eastern Court sentenced Law Wing-chai, 54, on Wednesday for two summary offences under the […]

The number of juveniles arrested in Hong Kong in the first half of the year jumped by around 20 per cent, driven by cases of serious assault and criminal damage linked to debt collection activities. Commissioner of Police Joe Chow Yat-ming said on Wednesday that the force had arrested 1,580 young people aged between 10 and 20 from January to June, an […]

(260923) -- NAGOYA, Sept. 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalists team China (C) pose with silver medalists team South Korea (L) and bronze medalists team Vietnam during the victory ceremony for the 10m air pistol women team final at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Toyota of Aichi Prefecture, Japan, Sept. 23, 2026. (Xinhua/Liu Lei)

(260923) -- NAGOYA, Sept. 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Choo Gaeun of South Korea reacts during the 10m air pistol women individual final at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Toyota of Aichi Prefecture, Japan, Sept. 23, 2026. (Xinhua/Liu Lei)

(260923) -- YINCHUAN, Sept. 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Actors perform during a drama at a "theater village" cultural project in Minning Town, Yongning County of Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Sept. 22, 2026. Located in Minning Town, a "theater village" cultural project draws on the 30-year history of Fujian-Ningxia cooperation and […]

(260923) -- NAGOYA, Sept. 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Boheng of team China reacts after the floor exercise competition of men's team final of Artistic Gymnastics at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 23, 2026. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)

(260923) -- SYDNEY, Sept. 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Ambassador to Australia Liu Jinsong speaks at a gala dinner to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Torch Innovation Precinct in Sydney, Australia, Sept. 22, 2026. TO GO WITH "Roundup: 10 years on, Torch Innovation Precinct illuminates path for Australia-China sci-tech collaboration" (Xinhua/Gong Bing)

[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] Nearly 100 students from 10 US universities who travelled through China under Future Makers 2026 jointly wrote to President Xi Jinping after the programme, sharing what they had seen and experienced during the trip.  In his reply to the students, Xi encouraged young people from […]

The Hong Kong government has rejected an annual European Union report alleging that the administration is undermining the city’s fundamental freedoms, calling its claims “unfounded and biased”. The more than 4,500-word statement, issued early on Wednesday morning, followed the publication on Tuesday of the EU’s 2025 annual report on Hong Kong. The […]

(260923) -- NAGOYA, Sept. 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Jiang Chaoyu of China reacts during the Skeet women individual qualification and team final of shooting at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Toyota of Aichi Prefecture, Japan, Sept. 23, 2026. (Xinhua/Liu Lei)

A coach accused of slapping an eight-year-old boy and ordering him to stand under the hot sun during a training camp in Hong Kong has been spared from criminal prosecution after she agreed to a three-year good behaviour bond. Chief Magistrate Victor So Wai-tak on Wednesday imposed the bond on Zhao Yiqun, 51, who faced two child abuse charges after she was […]

Aichi-Nagoya [Japan], September 23 (ANI): Indian table tennis pairs Manush Shah-Diya Chitale and Harmeet Desai-Yashaswini Ghorpade registered wins in their respective mixed doubles Round 2 matches at the Asian Games 2026 on Wednesday.Manush and Diya defeated Sri Lanka's Chanul Kulappuwawadu and Bimandee Swarna 3-0, winning 11-8, 12-10, 11-4. Harmeet and […]

* Over the years, Xi has personally stayed in close touch with people from all walks of life in the United States through meetings, visits, letters and speeches.* In November 2023, Xi announced in San Francisco that 50,000 young Americans would be invited to China on exchange and study programs in the next five years. The target was reached in just two and […]

Aichi-Nagoya [Japan], September 23 (ANI): India's Manu Bhaker qualified for the women's 10m air pistol final at the Asian Games 2026 on Day 4 of the continental event after finishing third in the qualification round, while the Indian team narrowly missed out on a medal, ending fourth.The 24-year-old Bhaker shot a total of 579-20x across six series to secure […]

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- "When we sent the letter, it honestly felt like a shot in the dark," said Kiana Haywood, a senior student at Central Michigan University. "I didn't know if President Xi would actually read it, let alone take the time to respond to us."Haywood was among nearly 100 students from 10 U.S. universities who recently wrote to […]

Australia says it is helping investigate how components bound for the US were mistakenly diverted to Hong KongAustralia is helping the US investigate how parts for the F-35 stealth fighter program went missing after being mistakenly diverted to the wrong destination, Defense Minister Richard Marles has confirmed.The incident occurred earlier this year, when […]

(260923) -- NAGOYA, Sept. 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Gao Xiaobin of China competes during the Daoshu round of the Men's Daoshu and Gunshu Final of Wushu at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 23, 2026. (Xinhua/Long Lei)

by Maya MajueranThe Asia-Pacific is increasingly at the center of the global economy, home to some of the world's most dynamic markets, manufacturing networks and technological ecosystems. How Beijing and Washington manage their differences and competition will therefore shape far more than their bilateral relationship. It will affect the prosperity, […]

(260923) -- NAGOYA, Sept. 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Yao Yang of China competes during the Jianshu round of the Women's Jianshu and Qiangshu Final of Wushu at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 23, 2026. (Xinhua/Long Lei)