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Taipei [Taiwan] May 23 (ANI): Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Minister Chiu Chui-cheng has accused China of attempting to erase the Republic of China and forcibly annex Taiwan, stressing that Beijing, not Taipei, is responsible for destabilising the Taiwan Strait and altering the regional 'status quo', as reported by The Taipei Times.According to […]

Washington, DC [US] May 23 (ANI): Two senior Republican lawmakers in the United States have introduced new legislation aimed at blocking American investment in companies tied to Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials and entities accused of supporting Beijing's military ambitions, as reported by The Epoch Times.According to The Epoch Times, the proposed […]

LHASA, May 23 (Xinhua) -- The pairing-up educational aid program enables schools from Xizang and Beijing to share advanced educational resources. Access to courses concerning ethnic unity, traditional culture, and ecological popularization has also been realized through the program.

(260523) -- BAZHONG, May 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Roman Erlinekov of AIN (Individual Neutral Athlete) competes during the C1 men seniors 3.4km final at the 2026 Canoe Marathon World Cup in Bazhong, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 23, 2026. (Photo by Zhou Min/Xinhua)

(260523) -- HONG KONG, May 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Nicholas Muk Ka-chun, a history teacher at Pui Kiu Middle School, receives an interview in Hong Kong, south China, May 21, 2026. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Hong Kong, Macao SARs cheer historic Shenzhou-23 crew milestone" (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)

Lai Ka-ying suffers from motion sickness, cannot stand hot weather, was not a top student and did not speak Mandarin – all of which made the 43-year-old mother of three an unlikely pick as Hong Kong’s first astronaut. But the Hong Kong-born payload specialist on China’s Shenzhou-23 mission, which is expected to blast off on Sunday night and head to […]

(260523) -- NANJING, May 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, holds talks with Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Suphajee Suthumpun during the APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, on May […]

(260523) -- NANJING, May 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, holds talks with World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala during the APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, on May […]

(260523) -- TAIYUAN, May 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, leads a team to the site of a coal mine gas explosion to oversee emergency response efforts, in Qinyuan County, north China's Shanxi Province, May 23, 2026. (Xinhua/Liu Bin)

(260523) -- TAIYUAN, May 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Attendees mourn for the victims of a coal mine gas explosion during a press conference in north China's Shanxi Province, May 23, 2026. A total of 82 people have been confirmed dead while two others remained missing after a coal mine gas explosion in north China's Shanxi Province on Friday, according to a press […]

(260523) -- XIAMEN, May 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Yan Ziyi of China competes during the women's javelin throw final at the 2026 Diamond League Xiamen Meeting in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, May 23, 2026. (Xinhua/Jia Yuchen)

(260523) -- NANJING, May 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, addresses the APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, May 23, 2026. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)

(Photo credit: Nick Oza/The Republic via Imagn Content Services, LLC)Legacy and Team Falcons advanced to the grand final of the CS Asia Championships in Shanghai on Saturday.The best-of-five grand final will serve as a rematch of the Group A upper-bracket final, which Team Falcons won 2-0 on Thursday.Legacy recorded a 2-0 victory over MIBR in the semifinals […]

The fate of the conflict, part 2: Trump, China, and the end of the united Western front against Russia2025 can be seen as the year in which the united anti-Russian coalition fell apart. In essence, there are now three distinct players acting against Russia (Ukraine, Europe, the US), and each has its own interests. Analyst Sergey Poletaev has prepared a […]

(260523) -- COTONOU, May 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Students from the Confucius Institute of the University of Abomey-Calavi perform during the Beninese final of the 25th Chinese Bridge Chinese Proficiency Competition in Cotonou, Benin, on May 22, 2026. Appoline Akoutan, a third-year undergraduate student at the Confucius Institute of the University of […]

(260523) -- SHENZHEN, May 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Visitors select creative cultural products at the 22nd China (Shenzhen) International Cultural Industries Fair in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, May 22, 2026. The 22nd China (Shenzhen) International Cultural Industries Fair kicked off here on Thursday, showcasing over 120,000 cultural products. The […]

* Chinese astronauts Zhu Yangzhu, Zhang Zhiyuan and Li Jiaying, or Lai Ka-ying in Cantonese, will carry out the Shenzhou-23 crewed spaceflight mission, with Zhu serving as the commander.* An astronaut from the Shenzhou-23 crew is set to carry out a one-year-long in-orbit stay experiment, and the astronaut selected for the year-long stay will be determined […]

(260523) -- LHASA, May 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Liu Yue (R), a teacher dispatched from Beijing, and her colleague discuss teaching methods with teachers from Beijing Ritan High School via video link at Lhasa-Beijing Experimental Middle School in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, May 22, 2026. The pairing-up educational aid program enables […]

(260523) -- LHASA, May 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A herder grazes cattle on the pasture in Lhari County of Nagqu, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, April 9, 2025. Xizang marks the 75th anniversary of its peaceful liberation on Saturday. (Photo by Dawa Tsering/Xinhua)

SARAJEVO, May 23 (Xinhua) -- After a four-hour drive south from Sarajevo along winding mountain roads, the landscape opens out into the sun-drenched highlands of Bileca, a region known for its rich solar resources in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH).By the sapphire waters of Bileca Lake, rows of photovoltaic panels stretch across the rugged karst terrain. […]

JIUQUAN, May 23 (Xinhua) -- The Shenzhou-23 crewed spaceship, set for launch on Sunday, has been adaptively improved with enhanced porthole protection against space debris, boosting its resilience to such threats, the China Manned Space Agency announced at a press conference on Saturday.The improvement was made after the Shenzhou-20 spaceship's return […]

(260523) -- AUCKLAND, May 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A contestant shows her paper cutting work during the "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition in Auckland, New Zealand, May 23, 2026. The "Chinese Bridge" Chinese proficiency competitions held for the Auckland region on Saturday drew a record number of students to compete with each other in the largest […]

TAIYUAN, May 23 (Xinhua) -- All-out rescues are still underway to reach the nine people who remained unaccounted for following a coal mine accident in north China's Shanxi Province, which has killed 82 people.The gas explosion hit the Liushenyu coal mine in Qinyuan County at 7:29 p.m. on Friday, when more than 200 people were down the shaft, according to […]

New Delhi, [India] May 23 (ANI): While several countries across the world witnessed sharp increases in petrol and diesel prices following the West Asia crisis and disruption around the Strait of Hormuz, India recorded one of the smallest increases in retail fuel prices, with cumulative hikes of around 5 per cent despite rising global crude oil prices.The […]

Hong Kong’s first astronaut will operate a locally developed observatory that monitors key sources of greenhouse gas emissions on Earth during her time aboard the Tiangong space station, the research team behind the project has said. The imaging equipment could pinpoint the location and intensity of emissions, providing data that could be used to reduce […]

NANCHANG, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Amid the summer heat, machinery hums steadily at Yudu Industrial Park in Ganzhou City, east China's Jiangxi Province.At Jiangxi Ziyiku Clothing Co., Ltd., workers are busy producing thick denim garments, which will soon be loaded onto China-Europe freight trains and transported thousands of miles to reach consumers in […]

JIUQUAN, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Li Jiaying, or Lai Ka-ying in Cantonese, is about to make history as the first astronaut from China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) to travel to space, having been selected on Saturday as a payload specialist for the upcoming Shenzhou-23 spaceflight mission.Li, who holds a PhD in computer forensics and […]

Hong Kong’s justice department has rejected online accusations about the newly promoted public prosecutions director and a colleague, labelling the allegations “despicable behaviour” and an attempt to “defame public officers”. In a statement on Saturday, the department said it had referred the case to law enforcement agencies for further […]

Nearly 10,000 Hongkongers have been granted permanent residence in the UK under a bespoke British immigration pathway launched in January 2021, making them eligible to apply for citizenship next year. This year marks the fifth anniversary of the British National (Overseas) visa pathway, which allows successful applicants and their dependants to live, work […]

NANCHANG, May 23 (Xinhua) -- During spring and summer, a group of young researchers would organize local volunteers to patrol farmland and riverbanks three times a week in search of invasive snails in a renowned scenic area in east China's Jiangxi Province.The work is muddy, repetitive and toilsome, very different from the big-city careers many of the […]

(260523) -- LAGUNA PROVINCE, May 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Kevin Cuzmiciov of Israel makes a save during the men's round of 16 match between Eylon Elazar/Kevin Cuzmiciov of Israel and Bintang Akbar/Sofyan Rachman Efendi of Indonesia at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Challenge in Laguna Province, the Philippines, May 23, 2026. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

(260523) -- KABUL, May 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Some Chinese books are showcased at a bookstore in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 18, 2026. TO GO WITH "Feature: More than books: Kabul's youth turn pages toward a better future" (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

(260523) -- KUMASI, May 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A Ghanaian contestant performs during the Ghana's final of the 2026 "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign Students in Kumasi, Ghana, on May 21, 2026. TO GO WITH "Chinese proficiency competition held in Ghana" (Photo by Seth/Xinhua)

"China's shift from expansion-driven urbanization toward a more quality-oriented and people-centered model is highly significant," Rossbach said. "It reflects a global approach focused on liveability, urban renewal, green development and efficient land use."BAKU, May 23 (Xinhua) -- China's transition from large-scale urban expansion toward a […]

An association representing native English-speaking teachers (NETs) in Hong Kong has warned that less-attractive pay offered under a new hiring scheme risks lowering the quality of recruits and standards, with the contracts of some experienced educators not being renewed. Most public primary and secondary schools seeking NETs have decided to switch to the […]

Egypt, Sudan and Kenya sharply increased purchases of Russian wheat in early 2026, Agroexport has statedRussian wheat exports to African countries have risen sharply this year, the Russian agriculture export agency Agroexport has said.Egypt increased purchases by 19%, while exports to Sudan jumped by 78%, and supplies to Kenya rose sixfold, according to the […]

(260523) -- NANCHANG, May 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 9, 2026 shows workers fulfilling export orders at a workshop of Ganzhou Weilai Garment Co., Ltd. in Yudu County of Ganzhou City, east China's Jiangxi Province. TO GO WITH "Economic Watch: Textiles from east Chinese county tap into Russian market" (Xinhua)

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(260523) -- BUCHAREST, May 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Artists from south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region perform during the "Tea for Harmony: Yaji Cultural Salon" and a cultural and tourism promotion event themed "Meet Guangxi" at the Chinese Cultural Center in Bucharest, Romania, May 22, 2026. The event presented the culture, tradition and tourist […]

A group of Hongkongers have started the city’s first corpse restoration team, aiming to provide affordable reconstruction services for badly disfigured bodies so the dead can be buried with dignity and their families can find some comfort. The six-member team, under local funeral information sharing platform RIPHK, has handled more than 10 cases since it […]

TAIYUAN, May 23 (Xinhua) -- The coal mine accident in north China's Shanxi Province has left 82 people dead, with nine others still unaccounted for, according to the county's emergency management bureau.The gas explosion occurred on Friday at the Liushenyu coal mine in Qinyuan County. The province has sent 755 people including rescuers and medical personnel […]

HUANGSHAN, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Known for its striking long tail feathers and graceful movements, Asian paradise flycatcher has fascinated birdwatchers and photographers. This bird prefers dense forests near water, and has been drawn to Huangshan City by its rich river resources and diverse vegetation.As birdwatching gains popularity, tourists have flocked to […]

Lahore [Pakistan], May 23 (ANI): Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday departed for Hangzhou, marking the first leg of a four-day official visit to China from May 23 to 26, aimed at expanding economic cooperation, strengthening strategic ties, and advancing projects under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), according to the Pakistani […]

New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI): Keralam Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Saturday claimed that the emerging 'Cockroach Janta Party' (CJP) trend on social media was part of a cross-border 'influence operation' aimed at destabilising India and targeting the Centre.In a post on X, Chandrasekhar alleged that the campaign was being […]

President Xi Jinping has ordered an all-out rescue operation after a blast rocked the Liushenyu mine in the northern part of the country At least 82 miners have been killed after a gas explosion tore through a coal mine in northern Shanxi Province, China, with rescue efforts still underway, state broadcaster […]