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Hong Kong exports surged by 50.7 per cent year on year in July, driven by “impressive growth” in artificial intelligence-related electronic products, with the government expecting the robust demand to continue supporting trade development despite geopolitical risks. Provisional figures released by the Census and Statistics Department on Tuesday showed […]

A Hong Kong court has acquitted a government statistician accused of loitering near a girls’ school and outside a classroom to photograph a pupil, ruling that his conduct did not pose an actual threat despite leaving the girl feeling unsafe. Eastern Court Magistrate Kestrel Lam Tsz-hong on Tuesday found 59-year-old Patrick Lam Win-hon not guilty of one […]

Three domestic helpers in Hong Kong have been sacked and issued warning letters after providing their employers’ personal data without consent to secure loans, resulting in the households being harassed by debt collectors. Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data Ada Chung Lai-ling said on Tuesday that, in each of the three cases, the names, phone numbers […]

CHONGQING, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- By 10 a.m., a film and animation park in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality is already buzzing with activity. Crews are scattered across their respective sets -- interrogation lights snap on inside a "police station" soundstage, while upstairs in a "hospital ward," a nurse slowly pushes a medicine cart down the […]

HOHHOT, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- Twenty-six years had passed before Yin Yuzhen, a national-honored sand-control villager in China's Inner Mongolia, finally sat down to have a reunion feast with her American friend Ronald Sakolsky.More than half a month before the reunion, she had already begun preparing a feast for Sakolsky, a retired teacher, making sure he […]

(260825) -- CHONGQING, Aug. 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This undated photo shows a filming set at Chongqing Liangjiang Film and Animation Creative Park in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. TO GO WITH "China Focus: Chinese micro-dramas race onto global stage" (Xinhua)

ORDOS, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- Retired U.S. teacher Ronald Sakolsky, who once supported China's desertification control efforts, arrived in Ordos on Sunday and was reunited with his friend Yin Yuzhen, a national model worker who has been planting trees in the Maowusu Sandy Land for four decades. He then visited her home on Monday.Their story began in 1999, when […]

PRNewswireKuala Lumpur [Malaysia], August 25: As Kuala Lumpur continues to welcome major international exhibitions, conventions and corporate events, Hyatt Regency Kuala Lumpur at KL Midtown is inviting meeting planners to unlock greater value through Hyatt's #BeMoreRewarded campaign and the hotel's exclusive Enjoy Extra Perks offer.Perfectly positioned in […]

(260825) -- TAIYUAN, Aug. 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A Long March-6C carrier rocket, carrying seven satellites, blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province, Aug. 25, 2026. The rocket blasted off at 11:21 a.m. (Beijing Time) and successfully sent the satellites into the planned orbit. This launch marked the 665th flight […]

Beijing [China], August 25 (ANI): National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, who is on a two-day visit to China, held a bilateral meeting on Tuesday with China's Vice President Han Zheng. The leaders held discussions on promoting peace and stability across the border areas while also aiming to further strengthen the bilateral partnership.The meeting between the […]

by Julia Pierrepont IIILOS ANGELES, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- As American automakers increasingly focus on higher-priced, more profitable vehicles, a growing number of ordinary Americans are calling for highly cost-effective imports from China to fill the void."I'm an auto mechanic," Juan Vega, a local Angeleno, told Xinhua in a recent interview. "And Chinese […]

About 60 people were evacuated and a 98-year-old woman was taken to hospital after a fire broke out in a flat in Hong Kong on Tuesday. Police said they received multiple reports of the blaze at 488 Hennessy Road in Causeway Bay at 10.59am. The 58 people evacuated comprised 25 women and 17 men from the building, plus another 11 men and five women from a bank […]

Hong Kong should make safety design a part of all building development plans and address the culture of rushing work at construction sites, industry leaders have said after the city recorded 15 fatal industrial accidents earlier this year. Their calls followed the warning by Construction Industry Council chairman Thomas Ho On-sing on Monday that the number […]

New posts06:35US Not Ruling Out Military Force Against Iran, Hegseth Says(file photo) US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during a cabinet meeting on July 31.US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that the United States was not ruling out the use of military force against Iran, as Washington imposed new sanctions on nearly 60 entities, individuals, […]

WASHINGTON. D.C./TEHRAN/BEIJING: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on August 24 that the United States was preparing new secondary sanctions aimed at cutting off all possible sources of revenue for Iran. He warned countries that they must reduce or end their economic ties with Tehran or risk facing retaliation from Washington. Iran has lived under […]

Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words. Public debate over Hong Kong’s recent heatwave has rightly focused on protecting frontline workers. However, one group remains largely […]

This article was first published on August 26, 1976. Tragedy hits Sau Mau Ping At least seven people, including four children, were killed by the landslide that hit Sau Mau Ping Estate yesterday (August 25, 1976). Yesterday’s disaster was only a few blocks away from a slope which slipped on June 18, 1972, killing 67 people. Fire Services teams, assisted […]

HOHHOT, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- For more than a quarter of a century, a retired American teacher and a Chinese woman fighting desertification have lived on opposite sides of the Pacific, bound together by old photos, a newspaper and a forest. On Sunday, they finally met again, face to face.As Ronald Sakolsky descended an escalator at an airport in Ordos, north […]

In 2000, American teacher Ronald Sakolsky traveled to the Maowusu Sandy Land in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, to visit Chinese farmer Yin Yuzhen. A year earlier, moved by her determination to combat desertification, he raised and donated 5,000 USD to support her tree-planting efforts. During that first visit, they planted a tree together, as a small promise to the […]

Hong Kong’s education authorities will revamp the senior secondary school science and extended maths curriculum by providing additional syllabus options from the 2029-30 academic year in a bid to attract more students and nurture talent in the field. The Education Bureau also said it had asked schools to actively encourage students interested in science […]

Hong Kong, August 25 (ANI): China continues to tighten the thumbscrews on Taiwan - or perhaps it should be more aptly called the rack. Beijing is prosecuting a simultaneous, multi-pronged campaign against Taipei, using diplomatic, military, grey-zone, psychological warfare and espionage pressures.Beijing and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) continually […]

Washington DC [US], August 25 (ANI): The United States on Monday (local time) imposed sanctions on nearly 60 entities, individuals and vessels over their alleged links to Iran's military activities, procurement networks and petroleum and petrochemical trade, under 'Operation Economic Outcast', according to the US State Department. In a fact sheet released […]

“Nothing bad can happen. It can only good happen.” Donald J. Trump It would be easy to write off the regular word salads of America’s 47th president as the increasingly incoherent ramblings of an elderly man in obvious mental and physical decline. However, one can also argue that Trump’s seemingly dyslexic struggles with the English language reflect […]

Heat, humidity and crowded living spaces could pose challenges for Hongkongers hoping to keep large or aggressive dogs as pets, experts have said, urging potential owners to consider the needs of such animals before deciding to house them. They issued the warning after a woman and two small canines were mauled in two separate attacks last week. The woman […]

Moscow [Russia], August 25 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said he held a 'wide-ranging conversation' with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on bilateral cooperation, regional hotspots, global challenges and multilateral issues.In a post on X on Monday (local time), he said, 'A wide-ranging conversation this evening with FM Sergey Lavrov […]

Washington DC [US], August 25 (ANI): US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday (local time) signalled that China would not be exempt from potential US sanctions over economic ties with Iran, while stopping short of directly confirming whether Chinese banks would be targeted, CNN reported.'No one is above the reach of US sanctions,' Bessent said while […]

Beijing has pledged to deepen shipping cooperation with Moscow as part of its Ice Silk Road initiativeRussia and China have expanded trade links through the Arctic, with the first Chinese container ship arriving at Russia's northern port of Murmansk via the Northern Sea Route (NSR), Rosatom announced on Monday. Beijing has described the growing cooperation […]

(260824) -- BELGRADE, Aug. 24, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A visitor views an exhibition themed "Ink Art Asks the Future: International Touring Exhibition of Chinese Ink Art in the Era of AI" in Belgrade, Serbia, Aug. 24, 2026. An international touring exhibition exploring the intersection of traditional Chinese ink art and artificial intelligence (AI) opened Monday […]

FIDE officials have put personal interests and politics ahead of the game, leading names in Russian chess have arguedThe International Chess Federation (FIDE) has barred Russian teams from returning to the Chess Olympiad next month, prompting prominent names in Russian chess to accuse its leadership of politicizing the sport and making "Russophobic" […]

VMPLNew Delhi [India], August 24: Topnotch Foundation organized the NATIONAL LEADERS SUMMIT & AWARDS 2026 on 19th August 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. This ceremony was to acknowledge and felicitate the leading contributors who have taken the initiative to bring a pleasant and powerful change in the Healthcare, Education, and Business fields. The […]

Irans top negotiator has dismissed the latest threat from Washington as empty bombastUS Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has announced new sanctions against Iran, and threatened to boot any country dealing financially with Tehran out of the US dollar system, in a bid to make Iran an "economic outcast."The new sanctions target nearly 60 entities, […]

Hong Kong police have arrested a woman for allegedly wearing a T‑shirt with a seditious message outside West Kowloon Court. The force said on Monday night that the woman was detained last week on suspicion of disorder in a public place, obstructing police and acting with seditious intention. “The purpose of the security operation was to ensure public […]

BEIJING, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- A group of Chinese-made humanoid robots competing for the ball on a soccer field immediately came to a halt when commanded to do so by 21-year-old Brazilian programmer Isabela Moura.Moments earlier, the robots had been positioning themselves, tracking the ball and kicking autonomously, powered by algorithms developed by young […]

(260824) -- BEIJING, Aug. 24, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Wang Huning, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, meets with U.S. delegates attending the third China-U.S. Track 1.5 Dialogue in Beijing, […]

New York [US], August 24 (ANI): Human Rights in China, an international, non-governmental NGO, has highlighted the case of Niu Tengyu, administrator of the E'osu Wiki website, who was arrested seven years ago and is currently serving a 14-year prison sentence in Guangdong.According to an X post by the organisation, Niu was arrested at his home in Jiaozuo, […]

Beijing [China], August 24 (ANI): National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi are set to hold the 25th round of India-China border talks on Tuesday. In a post on X, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs shared the details and said, 'As agreed between the two sides, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, […]

(260824) -- TIANJIN, Aug. 24, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Tang Xin (R) of China spikes the ball during the pool A match between China and Iran at AVC Women's Volleyball Continental Championship in Tianjin, China, Aug. 24, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)

The Russian president says the recent growth in bilateral trade is primarily due to the Indian PMRussian President Vladimir Putin praised Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, attributing the recent growth in bilateral trade turnover amid a hostile geopolitical environment directly to Modi's "close personal attention" to relations between the two […]

PRNewswireTaipei [Taiwan], August 24: Informa Markets Asia Ltd., Taiwan Branch, announced that the 9th Taiwan Jewellery & Gem Fair (TJG) will take place from November 20-23, 2026, at Taipei World Trade Center Hall 1. With three months to go, the organiser is bringing together jewellery industry resources from Taiwan and overseas. The fair is expected to […]

Mainland Chinese technology and pharmaceutical companies are using Hong Kong as a launching pad for global expansion, industry leaders have said, as a major state-owned drugmaker weighs whether to invest in the city’s Northern Metropolis megaproject. The comments highlighting the city’s international background and professional expertise were made […]

BEIJING, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- The past week has been busy and fruitful for China's humanoild robot industry, which is qucikly racing from lab demos toward real-world deployment.On Wednesday, as the 2026 World Robot Conference (WRC) opened in Beijing, drawing more than 300 exhibitors from 26 countries with over 3,000 products, Unitree Robotics became the […]

(260824) -- SUQIAN, Aug. 24, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A robot is seen during a training at a robot data collection center of Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com in Suqian, east China's Jiangsu Province, Aug. 24, 2026. In operation since October 2025, JD.com's robot data collection center is a provincial-level embodied intelligent robot data collection center in east […]

(260824) -- BEIJING, Aug. 24, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang meets with King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein, who is on a state visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 24, 2026. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)

CHANGSHA, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- Putting on headphones at a new exhibition hall in central China, visitors can hear a chorus of voices from across the country, including regional dialects, traditional songs in ethnic minority languages and field recordings of languages on the verge of extinction.The Exhibition Hall of the Project for the Protection of Language […]

BEIJING, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein in Beijing on Monday.