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Hong Kong police will merge the Tin Sum division into the Sha Tin and Ma On Shan ones from August 30 to improve operational efficiency amid population changes and infrastructure development. A briefing was held at Ma On Shan police station on Thursday morning for members of the Sha Tin district Council, the Fight Crime Committee and area committees, as well […]

CLP Holdings, the parent company of a top Hong Kong energy firm, has posted a HK$5.73 billion (US$730.49 million) underlying profit in the first half of 2026, a 9.7 per cent year-on-year rise, driven by growth in its local regulated business. Its chairman also said the company planned to invest in boosting the electricity supply for the Northern Metropolis […]

(260806) -- JAKARTA, Aug. 6, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Viewers enjoy the Chinese film "Dear You" during its premiere in Jakarta, Indonesia, Aug. 5, 2026. The recent hit Chinese film "Dear You" held its premiere here on Wednesday evening, attracting audiences from the political, business, and cultural sectors of both China and Indonesia. (Xinhua/Agung Kuncahya B.)

JOHANNESBURG, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- South Africa could leverage its growing energy partnership with China to accelerate renewable energy development, strengthen power infrastructure and expand local manufacturing capacity, South African energy experts have said.The remarks came as South African Minister of Electricity and Energy Kgosientsho Ramokgopa attended […]

Recognized by UNESCO in 2001 as one of the first Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity, Kunqu is celebrated for its refined vocal style, graceful choreography, poetic language and minimalist stagecraft.by Yang Shilong, Ada ZhangUNITED NATIONS, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- A pop-up performance of Kunqu, China's oldest surviving form of opera, […]

(260806) -- NEW YORK, Aug. 6, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A visitor listens to Chinese music in front of a screen showing ancient paintings during "The Unheard Melody: Exhibition of Music in Chinese Paintings" in New York, the United States, Aug. 5, 2026. The exhibition opened here on Wednesday. Featuring musical imagery from the art of ancient Chinese painting, it […]

Passengers travelling between Hung Hom and Tuen Mun faced delays of 25 to 30 minutes on Thursday afternoon after a signalling fault at Kam Sheung Road station, Hong Kong’s rail operator said. The MTR Corporation said at around 2.23pm on Thursday that the glitch had been repaired and train services on the Tuen Ma line were “gradually returning to […]

Hong Kong police have found the body of a man in the waters off Stonecutters Island and believe he drowned while swimming. The force received a report at 8.24am on Thursday that a person was floating in the water about 20 metres from a pier near Stonecutters Island in Tsing Yi. Emergency personnel recovered the man from the sea, but he was pronounced dead […]

The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), the city’s second oldest university, has said it will reform its mandatory General Education programme for undergraduates by integrating national education with a global perspective, as well as concepts of innovation, entrepreneurship and sustainability, into its curriculum. The initiative was announced on […]

Hong Kong police have arrested 25 people, some as young as 13, in a crackdown on a loan shark syndicate that charged victims annual interest rates of up to 282 per cent. Police said on Thursday that the crime ring had provided a total of HK$200 million (US$25.5 million) in loans to about 2,000 residents over the past year, with at least HK$8 million in […]

NANCHANG, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Tracing a creative arc from "socarrat," an ancient Arab ceramic-making technique flourishing in Valencia, Spain, to Jingdezhen's classic Chinese techniques, Spanish artist Xavier Monsalvatje has been reinterpreting modernity from these centuries-old legacies."In almost all my projects, I've always wanted to use traditional […]

TOKYO, Japan: Japan's government is increasingly presenting its rapid military expansion as not just a way to strengthen national security, but also as a means to boost economic growth. In its latest defense white paper, officials argued that increased arms production and defense investment could contribute to the country's broader prosperity. The annual […]

WASHINGTON, DC: The Trump administration is drafting a ban on U.S. imports of new models of Chinese data center components to protect the infrastructure underpinning the artificial intelligence boom, according to four people familiar with the matter. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which oversees the U.S. telecommunications industry, is working […]

CHONGQING, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Located at the intersection of the Belt and Road Initiative and the Yangtze River Economic Belt, Chongqing has leveraged its strategic location to develop an integrated logistics network connecting the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, China-Europe Railway Express and the Yangtze River.Building on its role as a major […]

Legendary Hong Kong lyricist Peter Lai Bei-dak, who wrote the lyrics to a string of hits for the city’s Cantopop stars in the 1980s, has died at the age of 76, triggering an outpouring of condolences from fans of “The Lyrical Maverick”. Sports commentator Eric Chung Chi-kwong, a close friend of Lai, announced his death on Wednesday. He told the media […]

HANGZHOU, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- When Zhou Zhihong's 14-year-old granddaughter finishes her homework, she sometimes runs over to the 67-year-old with an unusual request -- Grandma, wanna play?The two meet inside Naraka: Bladepoint, a multiplayer combat video game in which Zhou has become skilled enough to captain a senior team to victory.Long associated with […]

BEIJING, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- The ruins of Hiroshima have long stood as a reminder of the horrible human cost of war. But they also testify to another historical truth: Japan's militarist expansion would ultimately bring disaster not only to its neighbors, but also to itself.As the 81st anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima is commemorated, this […]

My 18-year-old summer intern is very scared of me. She spent the entire week watching me sit in front of my computer, in complete silence, motionless except for the occasional click of the mouse to move to the next electronic document, and barely breathing. She told me this could not be further from what she imagined a barrister’s life to be. And there […]

Hong Kong’s redevelopment policy is approaching an institutional turning point. Recent government proposals – pilot schemes for additional plot ratios and cross-district plot ratio transfers – are presented as new instruments to stimulate redevelopment in ageing districts. Yet they extend the same paradigm that shaped policy for decades: incentivising […]

NANJING, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- As summer heatwaves scorch parts of China, a city in east China's Jiangsu Province has launched the country's first residential centralized cooling project that uses water from abandoned coal mines, offering a cost-effective and eco-friendly cooling solution.In the city of Xuzhou, resident Wang Qingmei, 76, prepares meals in her […]

BEIJING, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Launched from the waters off east China's Shandong Province on Wednesday, a rocket successfully placed two AI-powered satellites into orbits. Delivering intelligent remote sensing services to Uzbekistan and Indonesia, this mission represents new progress in China's efforts to empower the Global South through AI.One satellite will […]

(260806) -- HANGZHOU, Aug. 6, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Gao Liying reads an esports manual she compiled in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, June 24, 2026. TO GO WITH "China Focus: Chinese seniors play video games for connection, digital literacy" (Xinhua/Zheng Keyi)

Hong Kong homeowners could adopt technology-led preventive maintenance of older buildings to avoid costly large-scale renovation, with the upmarket Residence Bel-Air serving as a viable example that saved residents more than HK$1 billion (US$127.5 million). Allen Ha Wing-on, convenor of the Residence Bel-Air owners’ committee, said while the Wang Fuk […]

The review is intended to give the US president a wider range of nuclear options while "strengthening deterrence," according to the report The Pentagon is developing a nuclear strategy that would give the US president a wider range of nuclear options in a potential conflict with Russia or China, NBC reported […]

New Delhi [India], August 5 (ANI): The Indian medal hopefuls were handed a tricky draw for the BWF World Championships 2026 to be played at the Indira Gandhi Stadium here from August 17-23, with Asian Championships silver medallist Ayush Shetty pitted against defending champion and top seed Shi Yuqi of China in the men's singles opening round.Among the […]

By Sahil KohliNew Delhi [India], August 5 (ANI): Badminton Association of India (BAI) General Secretary Sanjay Mishra said that the infrastructure and cleanliness-related issues faced at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Arena during the India Open 2026 will not be faced during the BWF World Championships 2026, saying that the former was a 'test event' aimed at […]

By Sahil KohliRohtak (Haryana) [India], August 5 (ANI): Following her Commonwealth Games 2026 gold medal win, Indian boxer Preeti Pawar reflected on the learning experience that the event gave her ahead of the Asian Games this year and the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics, the boxing culture in her hometown Bhiwani, known as 'Mini Cuba' for producing world-class […]

The Pentagons rush to develop and test GPS jamming technology could have already cost civilian livesThe US military's GPS jamming exercises have been directly implicated in a fatal plane crash for the first time, after an air ambulance flew into a mountain range in New Mexico while its guidance system was scrambled.Details of the crash, which took place in […]

Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], August 5 (ANI): A Tibetan monk detained after opposing a controversial Chinese hydropower project in eastern Tibet remains in critical condition two years after his arrest, with rights advocates alleging he suffered severe torture while in Chinese custody. According to the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT), the […]

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 5 (ANI): There's exciting news for women in India and fans of Kim Kardashian. On Wednesday, Reliance Brands Limited (RBL) announced an exclusive partnership with SKIMS, the shapewear and lifestyle brand co-founded by Kim Kardashian, to bring the globally acclaimed label to India.Under the agreement, RBL will operate the […]

Taipei [Taiwan], August 5 (ANI): Taiwan's EVA Air will launch a new nonstop service from Taipei to Delhi on December 1, with flight bookings now open through the carrier's website and travel agencies. The new route expands the airline's South Asia network.Operating five flights per week using Airbus A330-300 aircraft, the service makes EVA Air the sole […]

Beijing [China], August 5 (ANI): China on Wednesday unveiled a suite of economic retaliatory measures against the United States, placing six American companies on a sanctions blacklist and tightening export restrictions on drones heading to Washington.The move follows fresh US trade sanctions linked to forced labour and national security considerations.The […]

According to UNESCO, Beijing was selected for its "exceptional ability to bring together one of the world's richest architectural heritages with a forward-looking vision of sustainable urban development."PARIS, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Beijing has been designated as the UNESCO-UIA (International Union of Architects) World Capital of Architecture 2029, UNESCO […]

BEIJING, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- China has implemented a series of countermeasures in response to recent restrictive measures taken against China by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, a Ministry of Commerce spokesperson said on Wednesday.The U.S. restrictive measures seriously violated the important […]

A Singaporean court has jailed a Hong Kong mother and her adult son for up to six months following a chaotic clash at Changi Airport, during which the pair attacked a police officer and a bystander. Chan Sui-kwan, 65, was reportedly sentenced to six months’ imprisonment on Monday for voluntarily causing hurt to deter a public servant from the discharge of […]

BEIJING, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- The three astronauts from China's Shenzhou-21 crewed mission met the press in Beijing on Wednesday, their first public appearance after returning to Earth in May this year.Astronauts Zhang Lu, Wu Fei and Zhang Hongzhang are in good physical and mental condition, with muscle strength, endurance and cardiovascular fitness largely […]

(260805) -- SAO TOME, Aug. 5, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Doctor Fu Jing (L) and Zhang Xiang (2nd R), members of the 20th Chinese medical team to Sao Tome and Principe, give a neonatal resuscitation training course to local medical staff at Dr. Ayres de Menezes Hospital in Sao Tome and Principe, Aug. 3, 2026. (Photo by Yin Yuan/Xinhua)

BEIJING, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- As extreme heatwaves grip many parts of the world, a growing number of foreign travelers are flocking to China for a "coolcation." Their journeys have spawned a new social media buzzword, "China Cool."What lies behind the trend? In short: a genuinely cool China.One obvious draw is geography. With a vast territory and rich […]

(260805) -- HANGZHOU, Aug. 5, 2026 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo shows fishing boats taking shelter from the upcoming typhoon at a port in Wenling, east China's Zhejiang Province, Aug. 5, 2026. As Typhoon Dolphin, the 13th typhoon of 2026, is approaching the East China Sea, Zhejiang activated an emergency response along its coastal areas from 6 p.m. […]

A Hong Kong lawmaker has warned that an unfolding crypto scam run by a coffee investment venture based in Vietnam could involve more than 1,000 victims, as an investor reported losses of HK$14 million (US$1.73 million) across her team. The warning came as police said that total reported losses tied to the syndicate operating as Fun Coffee have climbed to […]

Hong Kong should act as a “super partner” helping enterprises expand into Asean, Middle Eastern, Central Asian and European markets, as well as build an annual review into its first five-year plan, one of the city’s oldest and largest chambers of commerce has said. The suggestions are among 65 that the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce put forward […]

American troops - often presented as "English teachers" - are helping to boost the island's army amid tensions with Beijing, Defense Minister Wellington Koo has revealed The US and Taiwanese militaries are engaged in active but secretive on-site collaboration, according to Taipei's defense minister, […]

Some vendors at Hong Kong’s coming Food Expo have said they expect brisker sales and higher foot traffic compared with last year, citing better weather, discounts and creative products such as caviar sake gelato. The five-day expo is among five trade fairs that will open next Thursday, with more than 1,850 exhibitors in total from over 30 countries and […]

New Delhi [India], August 5 (ANI): Lashing out at People's Democratic Party (PDP) Chief Mehbooba Mufti over remarks concerning the national flag, BJP MP and Jammu and Kashmir BJP Chief Sat Sharma on Wednesday demanded strict legal action, calling the disrespect shown toward the Tricolour a 'serious matter'.Speaking to ANI, Sat Sharma stated, 'Legal action […]

SHENZHEN, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- With the deep application of the achievements of emerging industries, many inbound foreign tourists choose science and technology tour as the theme of their journey in the Chinese cities. In Shenzhen, foreign tourists are attracted by AI applications and technology scenarios in daily life, such as AI glasses, smart robots and […]