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An elderly man was pulled unconscious from a flat after a fire broke out in a residential building in Hong Kong’s Western district on Monday night, with about 60 residents evacuating the premises. Police received a report at 8.57pm that flames had erupted in a flat in Hang Fai Building on Pok Fu Lam Road in Sai Ying Pun. Firefighters deployed a water jet […]

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of animal cruelty after allegedly throwing a dog into the sea in Hong Kong. The woman was reportedly seen throwing a dog from the waterfront near 29 Tai On Street in Sai Wan Ho into the water at around 1pm on Thursday. She then retrieved the animal and left the scene. A passer-by who witnessed the incident alerted […]

by Xinhua writer Gao WenchengLONDON, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- The International Maritime Organization (IMO) secretary-general commended China's expertise in shipbuilding, port infrastructure and maritime technology, as well as its support for developing countries through technical collaboration.In an interview with Xinhua at the IMO headquarters in London on […]

Global attention will turn to Hong Kong this week as about 500 senior officials and delegates from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation’s 21 members gather in the city for the Apec Finance Ministers’ Meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday. It is the first time Hong Kong has hosted the meeting, with Beijing’s support, as mainland China prepares to host the […]

Washington, DC [US], October 19 (ANI): The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has raised concerns over alleged human rights abuses in East Turkistan, including forced labour linked to desert fish farming, the suppression of the Uyghur language and culture, and transnational repression targeting Uyghurs and other human rights defenders, according to its weekly […]

SHANGHAI, China,19th October, 2026 (WAM) -- The UAE has concluded its participation in the China International Industry Fair 2026, held in Shanghai, supporting efforts to strengthen strategic relations with global markets across industry and technology, advance the national industrial sector, benefit from advanced technological expertise, and build new […]

BEIJING, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- China's investment in innovation-driven sectors held up well in the first three quarters of 2026, even as overall fixed-asset investment continued to contract, official data showed on Monday.Investment in intellectual property products rose 9.3 percent year on year in the Jan.-Sept. period, while investment in high-tech […]

(261019) -- BEIJING, Oct. 19, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Alumni pose for photos in front of the library at the Liangxiang campus of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 19, 2026. A series of events are held on Monday to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

Aichi-Nagoya [Japan], October 19 (ANI): Indian Judoka Kokila clinched the silver medal in the women's J2 -52kg judo event at the 2026 Asian Para Games on Monday after losing to Kyrgyzstan's Aibike Ulanbek Kyzy in the final at the Aichi Prefectural Martial Arts Hall.Kokila's challenge in the gold medal bout ended in just 21 seconds, with Aibike securing […]

Five hikers fell ill in separate incidents across Hong Kong on Monday as hot weather gripped the city on the final day of the Chung Yeung Festival long weekend. In one incident at Po Pin Chau, a popular hiking destination in Sai Kung, a 62-year-old mainland Chinese woman was hiking with friends near the High Island Reservoir East Dam when she became dizzy […]

HEFEI, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- A mobile phone alert warns a community worker that no door activity has been detected at an elderly resident's home for more than 24 hours. Another alert reports that a smoke detector has been triggered.The notifications come from smart devices installed in the homes of over 600 elderly people living alone, mostly aged 80 or […]

BEIJING, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- China's industrial sector continued to gain momentum in the first three quarters of 2026, with high-tech and equipment manufacturing expanding rapidly, official data showed Monday.The country's value-added industrial output increased by 5.3 percent year on year in the first nine months of 2026, according to the National Bureau […]

BEIJING, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- China's job market remained generally stable in the first three quarters of 2026, with the surveyed urban unemployment rate declining in September, official data showed on Monday.The average surveyed urban unemployment rate stood at 5.2 percent in the first nine months of the year, unchanged from the same period of 2025, […]

BEIJING, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- China's national integrated computing power network is unleashing new industrial opportunities, supported by an increasingly complete industrial chain spanning upstream hardware, midstream platforms, and a widening range of downstream applications.Chinese central authorities have recently issued a set of guidelines aimed at […]

Moscow [Russia], October 19 (ANI): Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is set to visit Tehran on Monday for talks with Iranian officials on bilateral cooperation, regional developments and key international issues, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry and Iran's Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA).According to the official Telegram channel of the […]

(261019) -- BEIJING, Oct. 19, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A farmer loads freshly harvested grain onto a truck in Tancheng County of Linyi City, east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 2, 2026. China's gross domestic product (GDP) grew 4.5 percent year on year in the third quarter (Q3) of 2026, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Monday. The country's […]

Established performing arts groups in Hong Kong should rely less on public subsidies to make way for emerging companies, industry experts have said, after the city’s leader announced a revamp of the funding model in favour of a more flexible, non-permanent and merit-based system. But a few directors of the city’s nine designated major performing arts […]

Aichi-Nagoya [Japan], October 19 (ANI): India's Kapil Parmar clinched the bronze medal in the men's J1 -70kg para-judo event at the 2026 Asian Para Games on Monday, defeating Indonesia's Shidqi Rafli Ahnaf by Ippon in just 69 seconds in the bronze medal match.The Paris 2024 Paralympic bronze medallist secured his second Asian Para Games medal, having won […]

Taipei [Taiwan], October 19 (ANI): The number of Taiwanese nationals reported missing, detained for questioning or suspected of having their freedom of movement restricted in China has risen to 458 this year, according to statistics released by Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC), as cited by the Taipei Times.The figures, released on Saturday and […]

Beijing [China], October 19 (ANI): China's decision to impose sanctions on the foreign ministers of Paraguay and Belize over their support for Taiwan marks a shift in Beijing's pressure campaign, with analysts warning that the move could increase the political risks for foreign officials pursuing independent diplomatic policies, according to a report by The […]

(261019) -- ZHONGWEI, Oct. 19, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A farmer works at a cold chain distribution center in Yongkang Town of Shapotou District, Zhongwei City, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Oct. 18, 2026. Spreading along the southern edge of the Tengger Desert and the Yellow River, Shapotou District of Zhongwei City has ushered in a bumper […]

A brief No 2 alarm fire broke out at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre in Tsim Sha Tsui on Monday, leaving a contractor injured after she received an electric shock. The Fire Services Department said it received a fire alarm at the venue at 11.23am. When firefighters arrived three minutes later, the fire had already been extinguished. “After investigation, a […]

New Delhi [India], October 19 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Indian para shooters Mona Agarwal and Avani Lekhara on their medal wins as they secured a double-podium finish in the women's 10m air rifle final at the 2026 Asian Para Games in Aichi-Nagoya on Monday, with Mona clinching gold and Avani taking silver. The duo's performance […]

Aichi-Nagoya [Japan], October 19 (ANI): India's Sheetal Devi and Toman Kumar set a new world record in the para compound mixed team ranking round at the 2026 Asian Para Games on Monday, combining for a score of 1,402 points to surpass the previous mark of 1,400.Toman shot 698 out of a possible 720 in the men's compound ranking round to finish third in the […]

(261019) -- YANGON, Oct. 19, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Koreeda Shingo (L) of New Taipei City Hang Yuan FC vies with Mark Sekyi of Shan United FC during the group E match between Shan United FC of Myanmar and New Taipei City Hang Yuan FC of Chinese Taipei at the AFC Challenge League in Yangon, Myanmar, Oct. 18, 2026. (Xinhua/Myo Kyaw Soe)

BISHKEK, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- The four major global initiatives proposed by China represent a new philosophical and conceptual approach to human development, and reflect the shared hopes and aspirations of peoples around the world, a Kyrgyz expert said.In a recent interview with Xinhua, Sheradil Baktygulov, a political scientist and director of the Kyrgyz […]

New Delhi [India], October 19 (ANI): India's steel consumption is expected to grow 7 per cent year-on-year to 175.8 million tonnes in FY27, but further price increases may be limited as domestic prices approach the safeguard-duty threshold and the risk of higher imports rises, according to a report by Equirus Securities."We expect steel consumption to grow […]

Hong Kong, October 19 (ANI): Afghanistan have announced their squad for the Hong Kong Sixes 2026, with experienced all-rounder Gulbadin Naib named captain as the team prepares to compete in the fast-paced six-a-side tournament, according to a press release. The Hong Kong Sixes will run from 30 October to 1 November 2026, with the tournament taking place at […]

New Delhi [India], October 19 (ANI): China's rapidly expanding artificial intelligence (AI) data centre sector is facing growing pressure to demonstrate profitable returns on investment as rising financing costs and investor concerns shift attention from capacity expansion to capital efficiency, according to a Goldman Sachs research report.The report said […]

Hong Kong families paid tribute to their ancestors on the final day of the Chung Yeung Festival break, expressing their respects through everything from elaborate traditional rituals to a simple bunch of flowers. More than a dozen people queued outside Chai Wan MTR station on Monday morning, a public holiday, for the special tomb-sweeping service to the […]

An investigation into work carried out by a lift contractor in Hong Kong has found another 186 buildings lacking crucial components designed to prevent flames and smoke from entering the shaft in the event of a fire. The checks pushed the number of buildings with substandard lifts installed by Taizoom Elevator to 338 on Monday. According to the Electrical […]

Aichi-Nagoya [Japan], October 19 (ANI): Indian para shooters Mona Agarwal and Avani Lekhara secured a double-podium finish in the women's 10m air rifle final at the 2026 Asian Para Games in Aichi-Nagoya on Monday, with Mona clinching gold and Avani taking silver. The duo's performance earned India its first medals of the competition.Agarwal also set a new […]

Aichi-Nagoya [Japan], October 19 (ANI): Indian para archer Swati Chaudhari set a new Asian Para Games record by scoring 648 points in the women's ranking round at Aichi-Nagoya on Monday.Making her debut at the 2026 Asian Para Games, Swati recorded nine X's and 14 10's, scoring 332 points in the first half and 316 in the second. Her total surpassed the […]

Hong Kong police received nearly 20 more reports of unauthorised credit card transactions linked to iPhone Duo pre-orders over the weekend, bringing the total amount involved to HK$5 million (US$637,100). A police spokesman said the force had received 130 reports of unauthorised smartphone purchases as of 9am on Monday. The cases were provisionally […]

Inbound crossings at Hong Kong’s revamped Huanggang Port surged by 366 per cent on Monday afternoon over comparable periods in September, as the first long weekend since its reopening came to a close, with authorities expecting an even greater rush later in the evening. A steady stream of travellers returned to Hong Kong through the checkpoint on Monday, […]

Aichi-Nagoya [Japan], October 19 (ANI): Indian para judoka Kokila defeated reigning world champion Liu Yi of China by a golden score in the women's J2 -52kg semifinal at the Asian Para Games 2026 on Monday in Aichi-Nagoya, securing her place in the gold medal match and assuring herself of at least a silver medal.Kokila scored one Waza-ari and one Yuko […]

Beijing [China], October 19 (ANI): China's economy grew 4.5 per cent year-on-year in the July-September quarter, supported by robust exports, bringing the country closer to its annual growth target even as fixed-asset investment continued to decline, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics of China on Monday.Gross domestic product […]

ABU DHABI, 19th October, 2026 (WAM) -- A United Arab Emirates delegation, led by Eng. Sharif Al Olama, Undersecretary for Energy and Petroleum Affairs at the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, has concluded a five-day working visit to the People's Republic of China.During the visit, the delegation held discussions with leading Chinese companies on […]

Giant pandas, open-top bus tours, a Chinese cooking class, traditional opera, a harbour cruise, the Big Buddha and The Peak are among the highlights of a packed social programme for VIPs attending this week’s meeting of Apec finance ministers in Hong Kong, the South China Morning Post has learned. According to official itineraries obtained by the SCMP, […]

New Delhi [India], October 19 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday left New Delhi for Dushanbe, Tajikistan, to represent India at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Heads of Government (HoG) meeting scheduled for October 19-20.In a post on X, Rajnath Singh said, "Leaving New Delhi for Dushanbe. Looking forward to representing India at […]

Hong Kong Polytechnic University professor Shara Lee Wee-yee has been using a mixed-reality programme to reduce the fear and uncertainty children face before radiotherapy, with personalised rehearsals that allow families to experience the treatment journey before entering hospital. The simulation programme, Herocare, also helped carers understand what to […]

After a traffic accident on a delivery run for Keeta left courier Joe* paralysed, his world has shrunk to the view of the ceiling above his hospital bed in Hong Kong. The tragedy took place in May when the 54-year-old motorcyclist was momentarily distracted on the road by a notification from the Keeta app reminding him to accept an order, and he collided […]

Aichi-Nagoya [Japan], October 19 (ANI): India's Mona Agarwal set a new Asian Para Games qualification record to top the women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 event, while compatriot Avani Lekhara finished second. In the men's event, Rakesh Nidagundi and Swaroop Unhalkar also secured their places in the final after finishing seventh and eighth, […]

Aichi-Nagoya [Japan], October 19 (ANI): Indian para-archer Sheetal Devi equalled the world record in the women's compound archery ranking round at the 2026 Asian Para Games on Monday, scoring 704 out of a possible 720 points at the Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Multipurpose Square.Turkey's Oznur Cure is the other archer who jointly holds the world record.Sheetal […]