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The gathering will help set the agenda for the group leaders summit later this yearIndia will host the BRICS foreign ministers' meeting in New Delhi on May 14-15. The gathering, to be chaired by External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, is expected to focus on key geopolitical issues, including the conflict in the Middle East.The meeting will also help lay […]

In an exclusive interview with RT India, Russias foreign minister praises New Delhis firm stand on energy securityRussian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov compared Western pressure on countries of the Global South, including India - the world's second largest oil importer - over their trade with Russia to "neocolonial methods."Speaking exclusively to Runjhun […]

ABU DHABI, 12th May, 2026 (WAM) -- China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), the main international arm of China Communications Construction Company (CCCC), showcased during its participation in the second edition of the Abu Dhabi Infrastructure Summit (ADIS) 2026 its expansion plans and strategic projects in the UAE and the wider region, highlighting its […]

(260512) -- HONG KONG, May 12, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Guests attend Hong Kong Embodied AI Industry Co-Creation Initiative Launch Ceremony during the first Hong Kong Embodied AI Industry Summit in Hong Kong, south China, May 12, 2026. The first Hong Kong Embodied AI Industry Summit was held in Hong Kong on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Chen Duo)

A 44-year-old Hong Kong man has died after a suspected fall from the Tai Po Waterfront Park’s Spiral Lookout Tower. Police said on Tuesday that they had received a report from a passer-by at about 3.49pm that the man had been found lying near the base of the 32-metre (105-foot) tower, which was built to commemorate Hong Kong’s return to Chinese […]

(260512) -- TAIYUAN, May 12, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A modified Long March-6 carrier rocket carrying a new satellite group blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province, on May 12, 2026. The satellite group was launched at 7:59 p.m. (Beijing Time) and entered its preset orbit successfully. It will constitute the Spacesail […]

BEIJING, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister's Office of Brunei Darussalam, in Beijing on Tuesday.

BEIJING, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon in Beijing on Tuesday.

Russia has long raised concerns about Pentagon-backed biological laboratories in Ukraine and elsewhere, suggesting they are involved in military researchThe US has launched a probe into more than 120 American-funded biological labs abroad, including in Ukraine, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard told the New York Post on Monday.Russia has […]

DUBAI, U.A.E.: U.S. President Donald Trump rejected Tehran's latest offer to end the war, deepening the standoff on May 11 between the two countries. Officials said the proposal from Iran included some concessions on its disputed nuclear program. Talks have stopped, and the recent fighting could push the Middle East back into a full war. This could also […]

HONG KONG: China's passenger car exports surged in April as automakers accelerated their expansion overseas to offset weakening demand in the domestic market. Exports of passenger vehicles rose nearly 85 percent from a year earlier to about 796,000 units, according to data released on May 11 by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. That was up […]

(260512) -- BEIJING, May 12, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Li Hongzhong, vice chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee and a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with the Tonga Parliament and Government Joint Delegation led by Lord Vaea, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga, in Beijing, […]

(260512) -- BEIJING, May 12, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice President Han Zheng holds talks with Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister's Office of Brunei Darussalam, in Beijing, capital of China, May 12, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Ling)

(260512) -- BEIJING, May 12, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang meets with Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon, who is on a state visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, May 12, 2026. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)

Wang Fuk Court’s administrator has revealed that HK$180 million (US$22.9 million) has been paid to parties involved in the estate’s renovation project, with the remaining HK$127 million to be refunded to owners displaced by one of Hong Kong’s deadliest fires in decades. The details were disclosed during a Zoom meeting on Tuesday, one of two sessions […]

Top Swedish universities are eager to deepen collaboration with Hong Kong in areas such as life sciences, the city’s innovation and technology minister has told the South China Morning Post during a visit to the country to strengthen ties. “What impressed us most during this trip to Sweden is the incredible enthusiasm of Swedish organisations, groups […]

(260512) -- BEIJING, May 12, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister's Office of Brunei Darussalam, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, May 12, 2026. Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah is on an official visit to China. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)

(260512) -- BEIJING, May 12, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping holds talks with Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon, who is on a state visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, May 12, 2026. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)

Seoul [South Korea], May 12 (ANI): China is accelerating efforts to increase domestic production of silicon wafers as artificial intelligence-driven chip demand continues to surge globally, according to a news report by The Korea Herald.The report stated that China aims to source more than 70 per cent of its advanced silicon wafers domestically by 2026 as […]

New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): India on Tuesday delivered a scathing critique regarding reports of China extending support to Pakistan during Operation Sindoor, with the Ministry of External Affairs asserting that countries backing efforts to 'protect terror infrastructure' must reflect on the impact such actions have on their global standing.The sharp […]

BEIJING, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister's Office of Brunei Darussalam, in Beijing on Tuesday, calling for strengthening strategic communication and deepening practical cooperation.China and Brunei are close and friendly neighbors, with the Maritime […]

BEIJING, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Khaled El-Enany, director-general of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), in Beijing on Tuesday.

(260512) -- BEIJING, May 12, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping and a special envoy of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for the advancement of girls' and women's education, meets with Khaled El-Enany, director-general of UNESCO in Beijing, capital of China, May 12, 2026. […]

Hong Kong police have arrested two women on suspicion of animal cruelty after a sick three-month-old Golden Retriever was found dumped in a rubbish bin in Mong Kok, covered in sewage, and later euthanised. Inspector Yip Ho-lam said on Tuesday that police opened an investigation Saturday morning after a street cleaner discovered the puppy inside a bin in the […]

(260512) -- BEIJING, May 12, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Khaled El-Enany, director-general of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, May 12, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan)

(260512) -- DONGGUAN, May 12, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Bai Yulu of China competes against Hong lay Toh of Singapore during the group stage match of the 2026 World Women's Snooker Championship in Dongguan, south China's Guangdong Province, May 12, 2026. (Xinhua/Huang Guobao)

China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reaffirmed its “firm support” for Hong Kong’s judicial authorities when asked whether Beijing would consider releasing jailed former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying ahead of US President Donald Trump’s three-day state visit starting Wednesday. “[Jimmy] Lai Chee-ying is the principal mastermind and […]

After a nearly 5.5-hour operation, 46-year-old Khadija Suleiman progressed from a liquid diet to eating independently, while the large abdominal bulge that had dominated her life disappeared.ZANZIBAR, Tanzania, May 12 (Xinhua) -- For nearly two years, 46-year-old Khadija Suleiman struggled with constant pain and limited mobility, as a massive abdominal […]

New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): Sachin Yadav is all set to make his debut in the Diamond League at the Rome leg of the elite athletics series on June 4, while two-time Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra is absent from the competition's entry list.Neeraj, who is currently in Turkiye for training and rehabilitation, has yet to begin his 2026 season. His last […]

Suzhou [China], May 12 (ANI): Tears flowed across one dugout at the Suzhou Sports Centre Stadium after the final whistle. Several Indian players dropped to the ground in disappointment, others stood frozen in silence, while coaches and teammates moved around trying to console one another.The Young Tigresses had come within one match of a historic FIFA U17 […]

BEIJING, May 12 (Xinhua) -- From world-class machining workshops to high-tech robotics labs and cornfields in central China, young Chinese are building, creating and adapting with both their hands and the help of new technologies.What emerges from this spirit and hard work is a generation that is not retreating, but redefining success on its own terms.In […]

SANYA, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Under the intense early summer sun of China's southernmost Hainan Province, researchers are accelerating the propagation of China's four staple grains -- rice, wheat, corn and soybean, as the ambitious "Tian Shu" (Heavenly Book) initiative shifts from laboratory sequencing to large-scale field data collection.Over the next few […]

The Gulf nation reportedly feels increasingly abandoned by Washington over the latters failure to respond to Iranian attacks on its infrastructureThe United Arab Emirates (UAE) has carried out covert strikes on Iran in retaliation for attacks on its infrastructure, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing sources.The strikes suggest Abu Dhabi is […]

Beijing [China], May 12 (ANI): Iran's Ambassador to China, Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli, has expressed support for Chinese President Xi Jinping's 'four-point proposal' aimed at ensuring lasting security amid the conflict in West Asia as well as the shared development in the region.In his post on X, ahead of US President Donald Trump's scheduled visit to China […]

Hong Kong experienced its hottest day of the year so far on Tuesday, with the city’s forecaster reporting temperatures of 31.6 degrees Celsius (88.8 Fahrenheit) at its headquarters in Tsim Sha Tsui in the afternoon. Data from the Hong Kong Observatory showed much of the city on Tuesday saw temperatures rising above 31 degrees, with some parts of the New […]

BEIJING, May 12 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday China firmly opposes and strongly condemns a recent tout visit to Taiwan region by Paraguayan President Santiago Pena, urging the country's government to change course at an early date and make the right political decision to recognize the one-China principle.Spokesperson […]

(260512) -- BEIJING, May 12, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Students take part in an emergency evacuation drill under the guidance of firefighters in Taicang City, east China's Jiangsu Province, May 12, 2026. A variety of activities were held across the country marking the National Disaster Prevention and Reduction Day on Tuesday. (Photo by Ji Haixin/Xinhua)

Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], May 12 (ANI): The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), through its Tibet Advocacy Section, has highlighted the case of Tibetan political prisoner Bhumpa Gyal. Bhumpa Gyal, a Tibetan webmaster, was arrested in November 2020 and later sentenced in 2022 to seven years in prison on charges of 'illegal activities', as the […]

HONG KONG, 12th May, 2026 (WAM) -- Al Dhabi Women's Ice Hockey Team won the "Mega Ice Hockey 5" Women's Tournament held in Hong Kong after defeating hosts Wheho Elite Hong Kong in the final with a dramatic golden goal.Al Dhabi delivered an outstanding performance throughout the tournament, overcoming five teams to secure the Women's Division A title in a […]

BEIJING, May 12 (Xinhua) -- China is ramping up the use of space technology to meet its ambitious carbon reduction pledges, marking the latest move with a cargo spacecraft that sent a greenhouse gas monitoring payload to the Chinese space station on Monday.Among the payload delivered to orbit by the Tianzhou-10 cargo spacecraft is a lightweight, […]

BEIJING, May 12 (Xinhua) -- This April, Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to an event commemorating the 55th anniversary of China-U.S. Ping-Pong Diplomacy, recalling the historic 1971 episode often described as "a small ball moving the big globe."In 1971, a U.S. table tennis team visited Beijing, a breakthrough that thawed more than […]

BEIJING, May 12 (Xinhua) -- In recent years, China-U.S. relations have experienced twists and turns. Some observers fear that China and the United States may repeat the historical pattern of major-power rivalry known as the "Thucydides Trap."Yet, Chinese President Xi Jinping has rejected this notion: "There is no such thing as a 'Thucydides Trap' in the […]

BEIJING, May 12 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese capital will soon become the setting for one of the most closely watched, high-stakes diplomatic encounters of the year, as the leaders of the world's two largest economies prepare to meet face-to-face.This will be U.S. President Donald Trump's first state visit to China since his re-election, and the second time […]

Uber Hong Kong has warned that a proposed cap of up to 15,000 ride-hailing permits could trigger a 70 per cent increase in fares and result in 40 per cent of peak-hour bookings being unsuccessful. Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan stressed on Tuesday that the government did not currently have a “specific preference” regarding the quota […]

New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'seven appeals' to citizens amid the ongoing West Asia conflict and said the country was 'in shock' over the government's statements regarding the economy.Addressing a press conference, Kejriwal said India had faced several […]