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Geneva [Switzerland], March 6 (ANI): India's vision for inclusive education under the National Education Policy 2020 was highlighted during the 61st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva by Jan Hubel, a Luxembourg national and master's student of International Development at the University of Oxford.Speaking during an intervention at […]

China's growing appeal was showcased at ITB Berlin 2026, the global tourism trade fair that wrapped up its 60th anniversary this year on Thursday.BERLIN, March 6 (Xinhua) -- From an expanded visa-free transit policy to broader unilateral visa-free access, a series of measures is making China increasingly attractive to international visitors, who love to […]

If air power fails, Washington will need someone elses armyThe first week of the military operation in Iran is coming to a close, and one thing is already clear: the US hasn't managed to deliver a knockout blow to Iran and repeat the 'Venezuela scenario'.Washington and West Jerusalem have apparently realized that regime change in Iran is impossible without […]

New Delhi [India], March 6 (ANI): As the second phase of the budget session begins on March 9, three Congress MPs in the Lok Sabha are set to move a resolution demanding the removal of Speaker Om Birla for disallowing Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi and other leaders from the opposition parties to speak.Congress MPs Mohammad Jawed, Kodikunnil […]

BEIJING, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Senior Chinese officials on Friday elaborated on the country's policy mix for this year, aimed at ensuring resilient economic growth, fostering innovation-driven new engines, and promoting balanced trade to share more market opportunities with the rest of the world.China has set a target of 4.5 to 5 percent for gross domestic […]

Countries that maintained ties with Moscow made a wise strategic choice, Kirill Dmitriev has saidWestern efforts to isolate Russian energy have proven counterproductive, Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev has said, noting that the pressure has only pushed Moscow to further develop its economy.Russian President Vladimir Putin said this week the shipping […]

(260306) -- BEIJING, March 6, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Wang Huning, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee, participates in a joint group meeting of political advisors from the sectors of […]

New Delhi [India], March 6 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Friday said that the US's 30-day waiver permitting India to buy Russian oil was an attack on the country's sovereignty. He questioned the silence of the Centre and Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the issue, saying that the statement issued by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was […]

New Delhi [India], March 6 (ANI): The ongoing conflict in West Asia is likely to disrupt logistics for India's fertiliser imports and could significantly impact the agrochemical sector due to its dependence on petroleum-based inputs, said Nand Kishore Aggarwal, Chairman of the Chemical and Plastic Committee at PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry and […]

The Hong Kong women’s football team made it home safely on Friday night after several anxious days stranded in Dubai following the US-Israel attacks on Iran, with members expressing relief at their return but disappointment about having to withdraw from a tournament. Twenty-seven players and staff landed in Hong Kong via Bangkok, where they had transited […]

(Photo credit: Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images)Mi Hyang Lee has a one-shot lead going into the weekend at the Blue Bay LPGA, overcoming windy conditions to play a bogey-free round on Friday at Hainan Island, China.The South Korean posted a 6-under 66 at the notoriously breezy Jian Lake Blue Bay Golf Course as she chases her first LPGA title since winning […]

(Photo credit: Marc Lebryk-Imagn Images)Dean Burmester and Carlos Ortiz hold the 36-hole lead at LIV Golf Hong Kong, up by one stroke over Thomas Detry and two over a surging Jon Rahm heading into the weekend.Burmester, of South Africa, and Mexico's Ortiz are tied at 14-under 126. After firing an opening-round 60, Ortiz followed with a 66 on Friday. […]

BEIJING, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday stressed unswervingly following the path of health development with Chinese characteristics to ensure decisive progress in advancing the Healthy China Initiative during the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030).Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central […]

(260306) -- BEIJING, March 6, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor Shen Yiqin, also president of the All-China Women's Federation, visits an exhibition showcasing China's progress in using digital and intelligent technologies to empower women and girls, in Beijing, capital of China, March 6, 2026. The federation held a reception in Beijing on Friday to […]

(260306) -- GABORONE, March 6, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Members of the 17th batch of the Chinese medical team provide free medical services at the University of Botswana in Gaborone, Botswana, March 6, 2026. The 17th batch of the Chinese medical team in Botswana on Friday held a free medical outreach event at the University of Botswana to promote health education […]

URUMQI, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Growing up in a Kazakh family in northwest China, Guljaina Kazezkhan often spent her childhood summer nights lying on a carpet in the yard and gazing at the stars.In the Kazakh language, "gul" means flower, and "jaina" means shining light. Her parents gave her a name that seemed to foretell her path."I would lie there for hours, […]

(260306) -- BEIJING, March 6, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A group meeting of deputies from the delegation of Shanghai is held at the fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, capital of China, March 6, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Minggang)

(260306) -- BARCELONA, March 6, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 2, 2026 shows Huawei's Atlas 950 SuperPoD at the 2026 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Chinese firms shine at int'l mobile congress, win multiple awards" (Xinhua/Meng Dingbo)

PHNOM PENH, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Several Chinese automakers such as BYD, Forthing, Changan, and GAC were on display at the biggest annual Auto Show 2026 that kicked off in the capital of Cambodia on Friday, attracting crowds of car lovers.Lim Sreytouch, sales manager at Forthing Cambodia, said the exhibition was a good opportunity to introduce Forthing […]

New Delhi [India], March 6 (ANI): After US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday announced that the US was implementing a 30-day waiver for India allowing for the purchase Russian oil in light of the West Asia crisis, the Congress went out all guns blazing against the Government.Congress' Chandigarh MP Manish Tewari was the first to issue a sharp […]

Washington DC [US], March 6 (ANI): The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has raised alarm over recent reports that Uyghur Muslims in East Turkistan have been detained for practising Ramadan fasting. The organisation said the incidents illustrate the continued lack of freedom of religion for Uyghurs living under Chinese rule.In a press release shared on X, WUC […]

A wild boar bit a hiker in Hong Kong before it fell down a flight of stairs and died, according to police. A police spokesman said the victim, 57, had arrived at a public toilet at Boon Kin Village in Tseung Kwan O on Friday morning while hiking with her husband, also 57, and a friend, when the boar suddenly emerged and chased her. Shocked, the woman fell, […]

(260306) -- BEIJING, March 6, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A group meeting of deputies from the delegation of Guangdong Province is held at the fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, capital of China, March 6, 2026. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)

(260306) -- CHANGSHA, March 6, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Kamilla Soares Cardoso Silva (R) of Brazil defends Zhang Ziyu of China during a warm up match between China and Brazil in preparation for the 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup qualifiers in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, on March 6, 2026. (Xinhua/Chen Zhenhai)

(260306) -- URUMQI, March 6, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Guljaina Kazezkhan poses for photos at Nanshan Station of the Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Feb. 11, 2026. TO GO WITH: "Profile: Small figure, big job: The woman engineer holding up China's giant telescope" […]

BEIJING, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday stressed unswervingly following the path of health development with Chinese characteristics to ensure decisive progress in advancing the Healthy China Initiative during the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030).Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central […]

(260306) -- PHNOM PENH, March 6, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People visit an auto show in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on March 6, 2026. A number of Chinese auto brands such as BYD, Forthing, Changan, GAC and Jetour were on display at an auto show in the capital of Cambodia on Friday, attracting crowds of visitors. (Photo by Phearum/Xinhua)

New Delhi [India], March 6 (ANI): Both the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the opposition Congress on Friday issued a 'three-line whip' to their Lok Sabha MPs to mark their presence in the House from March 9 to 11, during the second phase of the Budget Session. The second phase of the Budget session starts on March 9, and it is scheduled to go up to […]

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 6 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Friday lambasted the Narendra Modi government over US' 30-day waiver permitting India to purchase oil from Russia and the sinking of unarmed IRIS Dena that claimed the lives of nearly 87 sailors, saying that the central government looks 'totally compromised' on the country's […]

As the annual "two sessions" convene in the opening year of the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030), the world looks to China for its new blueprint -- one that promises innovative development and a shared future of win-win cooperation.BEIJING, March 6 (Xinhua) -- From the martial arts performance of humanoid robots to the global buzz around Seedance 2.0, […]

The Hong Kong government has ruled out chartering Cathay Pacific Airways flights to bring home residents stranded in the Middle East, given the potential danger of navigating partially reopened airspaces and challenges in securing take-off slots at foreign airports, sources have said. The South China Morning Post learned that officials had also weighed the […]

(Photo credit: Rhona Wise-Imagn Images)Shohei Ohtani belted a grand slam and added an RBI single during a 10-run second inning, fueling defending champion Japan to a 13-0 victory over Taiwan on Friday in a pool play game during the World Baseball Classic in Tokyo.The 10 runs were the most scored in an inning in WBC history.Ohtani, who ripped a double on the […]

(260306) -- SYDNEY, March 6, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Zoirova Umida (R) of Uzbekistan competes during the Group B match of AFC Women's Asian Cup 2026 between China and Uzbekistan in Sydney, Australia, March 6, 2026. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)

(260306) -- LINGBI, March 6, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A staff member conducts sampling inspection to a bearing product at an enterprise in a bearing industrial park in Lingbi County of Suzhou, east China's Anhui Province, March 6, 2026. Lingbi County has been promoting the clustered development of the entire industrial chain of bearings in recent years, gathering […]

The Hong Kong government has won an appeal against a court ruling that found a veteran teacher’s dismissal for anti-police remarks was unlawful. The Court of Appeal on Friday ruled that the secretary for the civil service was entitled to sack 27-year veteran Toffee Tam Yuk-fun and strip her of all retirement benefits for serious misconduct during the 2019 […]

Hong Kong police have arrested three construction workers on suspicion of stealing HK$90,000 (US$11,510) worth of gold jewellery from a flat at Tai Po’s Wang Fuk Court where they were carrying out structural reinforcement in the aftermath of the deadly fire last November. The government said on Friday night that it would review measures to strengthen the […]

Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau has warned New Delhi over a trade deal that is almost at the finish lineThe US is looking to expand ties with India but will not allow it to emerge as a strong competitor like China, Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau has said.Landau also sounded a warning on how Washington views its ties with New […]

 Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau has warned New Delhi over a trade deal that is "almost at the finish line" The US is looking to expand ties with India but will not allow it to emerge as a strong competitor like China, Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau has said. Landau also

NEW YORK CITY, New York: Gasoline and diesel prices jumped sharply overnight as conflict in the Middle East disrupted oil shipments and sparked anxiety among drivers from the United States to Europe. The average U.S. price for a gallon of gasoline rose 11 cents, according to AAA, while diesel prices in Europe surged and motorists lined up at stations to top […]

New Delhi [India], March 6 (ANI): Highlighting the far-reaching consequences of regional instability, Deputy Representative of Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in the Philippines, Michael Lee stated that any conflict in the Taiwan Strait would directly impact the Indian economy, calling on New Delhi to play a role in ensuring regional […]

Hong Kong police have arrested three men in connection with a HK$10 million (US$1.28 million) knifepoint robbery in Sheung Wan, the latest in a string of such cases targeting people exchanging foreign currency. Superintendent Lo Ka-chun said on Friday that officers had earlier received a tip-off that a criminal syndicate would attempt a robbery, prompting […]

Located in Kisumu County, a key economic and transport hub in western Kenya, the area is well known for sugarcane cultivation and sugar production. A road project undertaken by Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina) is now bringing visible change to the region.KISUMU, Kenya, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Watching heavy trucks laden with sugarcane […]

New Delhi [India], March 6 (ANI): Reliance Consumer Products Limited (RCPL), the FMCG arm of Reliance Industries Limited, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Finnish food major Fazer to establish a long-term strategic partnership in India. According to Reliance Consumer Products, the collaboration aims to produce, market, and distribute branded […]

Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison Holdings has stepped up legal action in response to what it called Panamanian authorities’ unlawful takeover of the operations of two ports at either end of the strategic canal. The group, led by the family of Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing, said on Friday it had submitted a supplement to its earlier petition against the […]

(260306) -- MELBOURNE, March 6, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Ferrari's Charles Leclerc of Monaco drives during the practice session of the Formula One Australia Grand Prix at Albert Park in Melbourne, Australia, March 6, 2026. (Xinhua/Ma Ping)