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New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, on Thursday felicitated India's ISSF World Cup 2026 gold medallists Esha Singh and Neeru Dhanda, following landmark achievements in their respective events. Neeru Dhanda scripted history in Lonato, Italy, by becoming the first Indian woman trap shooter to win […]

Beijing has lodged a protest after Wellingtons foreign minister told a Chinese-born MP to go back to your own countryBeijing has lodged an official protest with New Zealand's Foreign Ministry over controversial remarks made by the country's top diplomat, Winston Peters, to a Chinese-born MP during a heated parliamentary exchange.The Chinese Embassy in […]

Beijing has lodged a protest after Wellingtons top diplomat told a Chinese-born MP to go back to your own countryBeijing has lodged an official protest with New Zealand's Foreign Ministry over controversial remarks made by the country's top diplomat, Winston Peters, to a Chinese-born MP during a heated parliamentary exchange.The Chinese Embassy in […]

Seoul [South Korea], July 30 (ANI): Samsung's AI boom lifts chips, tests foundry and mobile units, according to a news report by The Korea Herald. Samsung Electronics' semiconductor business delivered its strongest-ever second-quarter performance, fueled by booming demand for artificial intelligence server memory that pushed revenue and operating profit to […]

Moscow [Russia], July 30 (ANI): Hosting the 2024 BRICS Summit in Kazan significantly enhanced Tatarstan's international profile and strengthened its appeal as an investment destination, particularly among BRICS nations, Tatarstan Head Rustam Minnikhanov has said.Speaking about the republic's growing economic engagement with BRICS countries, Minnikhanov said […]

New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): The Special Staff of Central District Police has busted a major racket involved in the illegal storage and sale of banned Chinese manjha and apprehended one accused during the operation.Acting on specific intelligence, police conducted a raid and recovered 424 packed reels (chakris) of banned Chinese manjha from the […]

Washington DC [US], July 30 (ANI): The Campaign for Uyghurs (CFU) has commemorated the twelfth anniversary of the Yarkand Massacre, remembering those killed during the July 28, 2014 crackdown in Yarkand, East Turkistan, and renewing its call for international accountability over what it describes as the continuing persecution of Uyghurs by the Chinese […]

[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] In a city that moves fast, it’s easy to miss a quiet reality: many older people are being asked to navigate a digital world that wasn’t built with them in mind. Payments, appointments, investments, even everyday conversations — they increasingly happen through screens, links […]

HEFEI, July 30 (Xinhua) -- China's online literature industry continued to grow in both scale and global influence in 2025, with the total number of online literary works exceeding 33 million and the overseas readership reaching about 250 million, according to a report released on Thursday.The figures were announced during the 2026 China Online Literature […]

GUIYANG, July 30 (Xinhua) -- A postal courier knocked on the door of Hu Haoran's home, holding a much-anticipated envelope. "Congratulations, this is your university admission letter," the courier said with a smile, handing over the package to the 18-year-old.Tearing open the seal, Hu held the admission letter from Tsinghua University, one of China's top […]

Hong Kong transport authorities have ordered the operator of a major road link feeding the airport to explain its handling of an accident that paralysed traffic during evening rush hour, leaving commuters fuming. Traffic was snarled for more than three hours after a medium goods vehicle overturned following a collision with another vehicle on the Cheung […]

* "Across Africa, Chinese digital technologies are doing more than connecting places," said an economics professor. "They are connecting people to knowledge, healthcare, markets and one another, which is a transformation that will ultimately be measured not by infrastructure alone, but by the opportunities it creates for ordinary people."by Xinhua writers […]

PNNBangalore (Karnataka) [India], July 30: StraitsMicro, a Singapore-based deep-tech semiconductor product development and solutions company, is unveiling Visora, its sovereign Camera System-on-Chip (SoC) family, at an exclusive pre-silicon demonstration. Visora serves as the core processing engine for CCTV cameras and is designed as a secure, indigenous […]

PRNewswireHong Kong, July 30: Scholars at City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) achieved outstanding results in the latest Research Grants Council's (RGC) Areas of Excellence (AoE) Scheme and Theme-based Research Scheme (TRS). A total of three flagship research projects received funding, representing a record high for the University, while the total […]

By Shailesh Yadav New Delhi [India], 30 July (ANI): India's semiconductor sector is entering a 'landmark year,' with the government formally rolling out the India Semiconductor Mission 2.0, backed by an outlay of Rs 1,27,500 crore, S Krishnan, Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), said while speaking at the CII Conference on […]

Hong Kong should integrate specialised intervention services into its youth suicide response strategy, an NGO has said, as the number of minors taking their own lives reached a 10-year high in 2025. Citing the coroners’ report, the Samaritan Befrienders Hong Kong said on Thursday that 1,019 suicides were recorded last year, equivalent to 13.57 per 100,000 […]

Parts of northern Hong Kong face the highest risk of climate-related disasters, a study by the Hong Kong Red Cross has found, with the charity urging the government to take climate resilience planning into account in developing the area. A report released by the charity on Thursday also said that more than 50 per cent of the city faced high-risk threats […]

A senior commerce official has said Washington seeks strong participation by American companies in building Ethiopias Bishoftu aviation hubThe US is pushing to secure a role for American companies in a $12.5 billion Ethiopian Airlines airport project. Washington is seeking greater commercial and infrastructure influence in Africa, where China now has a […]

NewsVoirChennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 30: Renacon, the flagship building materials brand of the Renaatus Group, Erode recently announced the launch of RENAFLEX Fibre Cement

Hong Kong’s chief executive has met the business and innovation leaders advising him on the city’s strategic direction as part of drafting the first local five-year plan, with one adviser saying he was “inspired” by the high-powered group’s discussions. Speaking after the string of lunch meetings held over the past three days, Chief Executive John […]

Hongkong Land will acquire Singapore’s Wheelock Place for about S$1.1 billion (US$900 million) through its Singapore Central Private Real Estate Fund (SCPREF), marking the fund’s first acquisition since its launch in February. The mixed-use commercial property on Orchard Road is being acquired from an entity owned by Hong Kong-listed Wharf Real Estate […]

(260730) -- KINSHASA, July 30, 2026 (Xinhua) -- President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Felix Tshisekedi inaugurates a Chinese-built water treatment plant in Kamina, capital of the southern province of Haut-Lomami of DRC, July 29, 2026. The project was financed by Sino Congolaise des Mines, a joint venture between the DRC state mining […]

SHANGHAI, July 30 (Xinhua) -- The exhibition at the Shanghai Museum, dubbed "On Top of the World Tree: Ancient Civilizations of the Americas," attracts lots of visitors during the summer holiday and will last till Nov. 14, 2027. It brings together nearly 3,000 objects from the great civilizations of the Andes, Mesoamerica, and China, offering visitors an […]

(260730) -- SHANGHAI, July 30, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Neil Robertson competes during the quarterfinal match between Zhao Xintong of China and Neil Robertson of Australia at the World Snooker Shanghai Masters 2026 in Shanghai, east China, July 30, 2026. (Xinhua/Ding Ting)

(260730) -- HONG KONG, July 30, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Song Yue (L) of China competes with Jazmin Papp of Hungary during the team women's foil round of 16 match between China and Hungary at the 2026 Fencing World Championships in Hong Kong, south China, July 30, 2026. (Xinhua/Lo Ping Fai)

(260730) -- DAR ES SALAAM, July 30, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Zhou Tao introduces the system configuration at a community network access center, which provides fiber-optic internet services to more than 18,000 households in Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya, July 10, 2026. TO GO WITH XINHUA HEADLINES ON JULY 30, 2026. (Xinhua/Lu Zexin)

More than 700 million Africans already live in urban areas, and this number is expected to reach around 1.4 billion by 2050 For much of the outside world, Africa is still imagined primarily as a rural rather than an urban continent. Its familiar visual language consists of savannahs, deserts, tropical […]

Six people have been injured in a collision between a truck and a minibus on a section of Castle Peak Road near Yuen Long in Hong Kong. Police said they were alerted at 4.27pm on Thursday to the traffic accident involving a 24-tonne truck and a green-topped minibus on the Yuen Long-bound lane of Castle Peak Road-Tam Mi. Six people suffered neck injuries, […]

BEIJING, July 30 (Xinhua) -- The United States has long presented itself as the world's leading champion of free markets. It urges others to open their economies, lower trade barriers and embrace competition. Yet when it faces competition from overseas, Washington increasingly abandons the very principles it claims to uphold.The latest example is the U.S. […]

Hong Kong’s anti-corruption watchdog has charged three former HSBC relationship managers with allegedly accepting bribes to help customers jump the queue when opening bank accounts. The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) said on Thursday that Chan Fu-kwan, 32, Mike Chan Wai-pak, 29, and Bernie Yau Kai-lung, 33, face a total of six bribery […]

A former consultant doctor at a Hong Kong public hospital has been spared jail for prescribing excessive medication to his patients and misappropriating the drugs for personal use. The District Court on Thursday sentenced Lee Chi-leung, an ear, nose and throat specialist, to 160 hours of community service and ordered him to pay HK$20,000 (US$2,550) in […]

PRNewswireHong Kong, July 30: J.P. Morgan Private Bank today announced it has earned 10 accolades at The Asset Triple A Private Capital Awards 2026, marking an outstanding result for the firm in Asia-Pacific and more than doubling its total wins from the previous year.Among the top recognitions, J.P. Morgan P

BEIJING, July 30 (Xinhua) -- The fifth plenary session of the 20th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee will be held in Beijing in October, according to a decision made at a CPC Central Committee Political Bureau meeting on Thursday.The Political Bureau will report its work to the CPC Central Committee, and the session will study major issues on […]

BEIJING/DAKAR, July 30 (Xinhua) -- As dawn breaks over a fishing pier in Praia, Cape Verde, 40-year-old Ivanilda da Veiga is already at work, loading fresh tuna onto a Chinese-made electric tricycle, and driving it toward a bustling market in the heart of the city.A mother of five, Veiga lost the sight in one eye after an accident. About a year ago, her […]

NANNING, July 30 (Xinhua) -- A multinational research team comprising Chinese, French, and Dutch scholars has demonstrated that porcupine behavior constitutes a crucial factor in the formation and accumulation of cave fossils in karst caves of southern China and mainland Southeast Asia through a combination of fossil observation and zoological […]

(260730) -- HONG KONG, July 30, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Lin Xiao (R) of China competes with Remi Garrigue of France during the team men's sabre quarterfinal match between China and France at the 2026 Fencing World Championships in Hong Kong, south China, July 30, 2026. (Xinhua/Lo Ping Fai)

(260730) -- DALIAN, July 30, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese egret flies over the Changshan Archipelago in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province, July 29, 2026. On Monday, the 48th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in Busan, the Republic of Korea, approved the boundary modification of the Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Coast of Yellow […]

(260730) -- JERASH, July 30, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese artists perform during the 40th Jerash Festival of Culture and Arts at the ancient Roman Hippodrome in Jerash, Jordan, July 29, 2026. China's traditional music and intangible cultural heritage took center stage on Wednesday at the 40th Jerash Festival of Culture and Arts, one of the Middle East's largest […]

KUWAIT, 30th July, 2026 (WAM) -- Kuwait's Ministry of Defence said an Iranian attack targeted a building belonging to a Chinese company in the north of the country on Thursday, killing one worker and causing extensive material damage to the facility.In a press statement carried by the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), the ministry's official spokesperson Saud […]

Taipei [Taiwan], July 30 (ANI): Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) has entered the top 100 of the Fortune Global 500 for the first time, climbing 44 places to rank 82nd in this year's list of the world's largest companies by revenue, according to a news report by Focus Taiwan.The report, citing the latest Fortune Global 500 rankings published by […]

BEIJING, July 30 (Xinhua) -- The fifth plenary session of the 20th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee will be held in Beijing in October, according to a decision made at a CPC Central Committee Political Bureau meeting on Thursday.The Political Bureau will report its work to the CPC Central Committee, and the session will study major issues on […]

A Taiwanese man has been jailed for more than 12 years for trafficking cocaine into Hong Kong seven years ago in a case that marks an embattled judge’s final public appearance as a member of the bench. Judge Wilson Chan Ka-shun delivered the sentence at the High Court on Thursday, his last working day after he was told to retire early in light of concerns […]

PRNewswireSingapore, July 30: KC Global Media Asia has announced their new adventure reality competition series, 'AXN Ultimate Challenge: Sarawak,' a collaboration between leading Asian entertainment brand AXN Asia and the Sarawak Tourism Board, delivering an original destination-led entertainment initiative to worldwide audiences.https://www.youtube.c

New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): Former India hockey captain and Olympian Viren Rasquinha questioned Hockey India's decision to have the national team wear an orange jersey, saying the team's identity and legacy have always been associated with the colour blue.The former Olympian's remarks came after Hockey India unveiled the new jerseys for the senior […]

PRNewswireSingapore, July 30: Franchising & Licensing Asia (FLAsia) 2026 will launch on the 13-15 August at the Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre, marking a significant milestone as the event enters its 21st edition under the organisation of MP Singapore.Presented by the Franchising and Licensing Association (FLA) (Singapore), FLAsia 2026 […]