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Shenzhen Transsion Holdings, the maker of Africa’s bestselling phones, aims to kick off its Hong Kong share offering on Wednesday to raise up to US$500 million ahead of a targeted October 15 listing, according to people familiar with the matter. The company, which already trades in Shanghai and has a market capitalisation of 62 billion yuan (US$9.24 […]

The authority managing Hong Kong’s arts hub in West Kowloon recorded a wider deficit in the 2025-26 financial year but expects to generate more income next year by putting a residential development project out to tender. The West Kowloon Cultural District Authority’s deficit ballooned to HK$998 million (U$127 million) in the year to March 30, from […]

Banking apps from Mox Bank, Bank of China (Hong Kong) (BOCHK), ZA Bank and Citibank Hong Kong are among the top 10 in Asia-Pacific, according to a Sia Partners study exclusively previewed by the South China Morning Post. Sia, an international consulting firm, assessed 145 banking apps in 20 markets in Europe, Asia and Australia using 100 criteria, including […]

Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung accused her former in-laws of turning her children against her after she tried to push through the sale of a HK$72 million (US$9.17 million) flat at the centre of a bitter dispute between the two families, a court has heard. Choi’s mother, Cheung Yin-fa, on Tuesday said her daughter had become hostile towards her […]

(261006) -- NEW YORK, Oct. 6, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese cultural researcher Xie Feidong introduces Chinese painting and calligraphy to students during a cultural activity in New York, the United States, Sept. 27, 2026. TO GO WITH "Feature: Ancient characters, guqin music bring Chinese culture to life in New York" (Xinhua/Zhang Fengguo)

Washington, DC [US], October 6 (ANI): The United States Department of Justice announced on Monday the initiation of what it termed the largest denaturalisation drive in contemporary history, moving to revoke the American citizenship of 40 individuals, which encompasses one person of Indian origin.The affected parties currently face denaturalisation […]

PRNewswireSingapore, October 6: DayOne Data Centers Limited ('DayOne'), a Singapore-headquartered global digital infrastructure platform, today announced that it has filed a registration statement on Form F-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the proposed initial public offering ('IPO') of American Depositary Shares ('ADSs') […]

PRNewswireShanghai [China]/ Perth [Australia], October 6: The 36th Congress of the International Federation of Societies of Cosmetic Chemists (IFSCC) was held in Perth, Australia, from September 28 to October 1. Building on its continued investment in skin science, ingredient science and product science, CHANDO Group participated in the global scientific […]

(261006) -- BEIJING, Oct. 6, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People tour near the West Lake scenic spot in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 5, 2026. During the National Day holiday, night tours were launched across China to create diversified consumption scenes. (Xinhua/Han Chuanhao)

(261006) -- BEIJING, Oct. 6, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A drone photo taken on Oct. 5, 2026 shows people watching a performance at a scenic spot in Zigui County, central China's Hubei Province. During the National Day holiday, night tours were launched across China to create diversified consumption scenes. (Photo by Wang Gang/Xinhua)

Hong Kong’s leader has pledged to provide guests attending this month’s Apec Finance Ministers’ Meeting with a “high-quality” experience, as the city works closely with Beijing to assist delegations with the registration process. About 500 guests, including finance ministers and senior officials from the 21 member economies, are expected to attend […]

Hong Kong’s leader has urged residents to pay close attention to a coming three-day debate on the city’s inaugural five-year plan and latest policy address in the legislature. The debate on the two policy documents is set to begin on Wednesday morning and continue until Friday, according to the Legislative Council’s agenda. “I look forward to […]

Hong Kong authorities have made “a series of preparations” to implement reforms and pursue accountability ahead of the final report of an inquiry panel on the Tai Po blaze later this month, the city’s leader has said, pledging to act “as soon as possible”. The government has established a dedicated task force under the Public Service Commission, […]

SINGAPORE: Chinese refiners have halted oil product exports for October as Beijing focuses on rebuilding domestic fuel inventories, four people briefed on the matter said, potentially tightening global markets already constrained by supply disruptions. China began a week-long holiday on October 1 without giving major refiners approval to export fuel […]

Hong Kong will strengthen its regulatory regime and impose stiffer penalties to ensure strong deterrence against building violations, the city leader has pledged, following a series of substandard construction scandals including the latest involving a luxury residential development in Stanley. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu vowed on Tuesday to safeguard […]

ASTANA, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- At a light-rail station, passengers can buy tickets with a tap of the screen, with instructions available in Chinese, Kazakh, Russian and English. Outside, a ride-hailing driver greets passengers in halting Chinese. At restaurants, Chinese-language menus are becoming increasingly common.Across Central Asia, Chinese is becoming an […]

New Delhi [India], October 6 (ANI): Asian Games 2026 gold medallist and Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain joined women police personnel in foot patrolling at Rajouri Garden market area as part of Delhi Police women's safety campaign on Monday.Speaking to ANI, Borgohain, who participated in the initiative, highlighted the importance of efforts aimed at […]

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BEIJING, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- For Zhang Yang and his family in Ankang, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, this year's National Day holiday was a memorable one. On Oct. 1, following the opening of the Xi'an-Ankang high-speed railway, they took a direct high-speed train from Ankang to Yan'an, a city known for its revolutionary history.The journey, which used […]

Beijing’s push to accumulate gold serves a larger goal: yuan internationalisation. In this series, Part I traces China’s path to becoming a gold superpower, while this article explores Hong Kong’s key role in safeguarding the nation’s financial security. In 2013, one-third of the world’s traded gold passed through Hong Kong. That year, the city […]

Temperatures in Hong Kong dropped to about 23 degrees Celsius (73 Fahrenheit) on Tuesday morning, the lowest so far this autumn. According to the Hong Kong Observatory, the cooler weather was caused by a dry northeast monsoon. “A dry northeast monsoon will bring mainly fine weather to the coast of Guangdong in the next couple of days. It will be windier […]

Hong Kong’s building authorities should consider inspecting the remaining properties in a luxury residential development and tightening work process documentation after one house was found to have used insufficient steel bars during construction, experts have said. Their suggestions followed the Buildings Department revealing at the weekend that it had […]

(261005) -- ANTALYA, Oct. 5, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the opening of the 77th International Astronautical Congress in Antalya, Trkiye, Oct. 5, 2026. The 77th International Astronautical Congress kicked off Monday in Antalya, Trkiye's Mediterranean resort city, gathering space leaders, researchers and industry […]

The hotly contested court battle over government plans to build 12,000 public flats on Hong Kong’s oldest golf course has played its final round. The government decided not to appeal against a ruling that held its approval of an environmental impact assessment (EIA) report on the project to be unlawful. This is better than pursuing a further attempt to […]

By Jagdish YadavNew Delhi [India], October 5 (ANI): 'It feels really great,' India men's hockey captain Harmanpreet Singh said after returning to the national capital with the Asian Games 2026 gold medal, adding that direct qualification for the Los Angeles Olympics has given the team an opportunity to prepare specifically for the global showpiece.The […]

Shenzhen [China], October 5 (ANI): Novak Djokovic advanced to the China Open final after Daniil Medvedev was defaulted during their semi-final clash in Beijing.The record six-time champion was serving for the match at 7-5, 5-3, 15/15 when a ball rebounded off the back wall. Medvedev instinctively struck the ball, sending it into the crowd where it hit a […]

(Photo credit: Andy Abeyta)Daniil Medvedev was disqualified from his China Open semifinal match against Novak Djokovic on Monday after striking a spectator in the face with a tennis ball.The third-seeded Russian was trailing 7-5, 5-3 in Beijing when he swiped at a ball that had bounced off the back wall. The ball sailed into the stands and hit a fan, who […]

Udaipur (Rajasthan) [India], October 5 (ANI): Zinc Football Academy's (ZFA) goalkeeper Sonam Ghosh has earned another major milestone in her young career after being selected in India's 23-member U-17 squad for the AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup China 2027 Qualifiers.The 15-year-old goalkeeper has been named in the squad announced by head coach Joakim […]

New Delhi [India], October 5 (ANI): India's Asian Games 2026 gold medal-winning men's hockey team received a grand welcome in New Delhi on Monday.Captain Harmanpreet Singh said the team performed strongly throughout the tournament and achieved its twin objectives of winning gold and securing qualification for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.'We played very […]

(Photo credit: Robert Deutsch)China's Qinwen Zheng survived her third consecutive three-set match on Monday, defeating No. 18 seed Marie Bouzkova to reach the Round of 16 at the China Open.A wild-card entry in Beijing, Zheng outlasted her Czech opponent 7-6 (3), 4-6, 7-5 in 2 hours and 54 minutes. She has already played a total of eight hours in the WTA […]

MANILA, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- Pointing to her distant grandma's portrait at an exhibition in the Philippines' capital, Manila, Jonna Zapanta said with a heavy heart that her relative was abducted by Japanese troops in 1942 and became a "comfort woman" victim, and that sorrow dwells in her eyes."My family once did not want to spread this intergenerational […]

SHANGHAI, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- With one month to go before the 9th China International Import Expo (CIIE), companies from around the world are preparing to gather in Shanghai in east China, bringing products ranging from advanced manufacturing equipment and medical technologies to African coffee and Syrian soap.The annual expo, the world's first […]

The owners of 14 subsidised sale flats have applied for a grace period to comply with Hong Kong’s new regulatory regime for subdivided homes, the housing minister has revealed, raising concerns that public resources were being abused. The cases were disclosed on Monday at a Legislative Council housing panel meeting when lawmaker Mark Chong Ho-fung asked […]

(Photo credit: Nick Oza)Team Vitality, Natus Vincere and JD Gaming all improved to 1-1 with sweeps in their Round 2 Low Matches on Monday at the Demacia Cup Global Invitational in China.The League of Legends event runs through Oct. 17 and features 12 top teams that didn't qualify for the World Championship from the six major global regions. They are […]

(Photo credit: Robert Deutsch)Six-time tournament champion Novak Djokovic will put his unbeaten record at the China Open on the line in Tuesday's final against Alex de Minaur of Australia.Djokovic improved to 33-0 in Beijing on Monday when third-seeded Russian Daniil Medvedev defaulted. The sixth-seeded Serbian was leading 7-5, 5-3 when Medvedev struck a […]

(261005) -- CAIRO, Oct. 5, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Yin Yiqing of China competes against Anjuman Bhardwaj of Zambia during the women's singles match between China and Zambia of Group E1 match at the BWF World Junior Team Championships 2026 in Cairo, Egypt, Oct. 5, 2026. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

(261005) -- CAIRO, Oct. 5, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Ezzat Saad, director of the Cairo-based Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs, receives an interview during an event titled "World Dialogue on China Studies: Arab States Session" in Cairo, Egypt, Sept. 29, 2026. TO GO WITH "Interview: China key partner in Global South development, modernization -- Egyptian expert" […]

(261005) -- BEIJING, Oct. 5, 2026 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 5, 2026 shows tourists visiting an ancient town in Zhenyuan County of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province. Large numbers of visitors have flocked to rural areas across China during the National Day holiday. (Photo by Tai […]

A Hong Kong fertility clinic that had most of its services suspended for mishandling embryo biopsy specimens from two patients has been cleared to fully resume all treatments after implementing improvement measures. The Council on Human Reproductive Technology said on Monday that Heal Fertility in Central could resume all 17 treatment services covered by […]

Hong Kong aviation authorities are investigating suspected illegal drone flying over Victoria Harbour during last week’s National Day fireworks display, after privately shot footage of the show went viral online. The footage drew the attention of local internet users after a mainland visitor, who came to Hong Kong during the “golden week” holiday, […]

Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], October 5 (ANI): The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) has remembered Gudrup, a 43-year-old Tibetan writer and blogger who died after self-immolating in protest in Driru, Nagchu, Tibet, on October 4, 2012.In a post on X, the CTA's Department of Information and International Relations (DIIR) recalled Gudrup, who […]

SHANGHAI, 5th October, 2026 (WAM) -- Victory Team moved into the outright lead of the Teams' Championship in the UIM F1H2O World Championship after claiming the Shanghai Grand Prix title, with Alec Weckstrom powering Victory 3 to victory in Monday's main race following an outstanding display of speed and dominance from the Dubai-based UAE team.Victory Team […]

Mainland Chinese arrivals to Hong Kong surged at the start of the National Day “golden week” holiday before easing towards last year’s levels, with a lawmaker attributing the early rush partly to the city’s fireworks display and tourists making the most of a shorter break. Immigration Department figures showed that 277,304 mainland visitors arrived […]

NewsVoirMumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 5: Turns out, "taco" needs no translation. The word remains nearly the same across more than 30 languages, a common thread, all for the love of tacos. Spanish? Taco. French? Taco. German? Taco. Japanese? (Takosu). Hindi? (Taiko).This Global Taco Day, Tuesday, October 6, Taco Bell and Duolingo are putting that […]

A 74-year-old retired Hong Kong police officer lost control of his paraglider in strong air currents and suffered multiple injuries after crashing on Lantau Island, a probe into the fatal 2024 accident has found. A report published by the Air Accident Investigation Authority on Monday detailed the incident involving the pilot at Sunset Peak, Hong Kong’s […]