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WhatsApp, one of Hong Kong’s most popular messaging apps, will soon no longer require users to share their phone numbers before they start texting. Starting this week, users can reserve a unique username, which allows them to text without swapping numbers, for use later this year when the Meta-owned service launches the feature. Users will need to know a […]

A former Hong Kong lawmaker who previously headed the city’s largest, now-defunct opposition party has been released from prison after completing his sentence in a landmark subversion case. Wu Chi-wai, former chairman of the Democratic Party, which dissolved last year, was released from Stanley Prison on Tuesday morning. He boarded a seven-seater car […]

Hong Kong is rolling out a series of discounts, shopping perks, giveaways and countless deals to celebrate the 29th anniversary of the city’s return to Chinese sovereignty on July 1. To get you in the public holiday spirit, the South China Morning Post unpacks what is on offer, from deals on food and drinks to retail goods and public transport. 1. Someone […]

Hongkongers have snapped up the first batch of free tickets to visit two PLA naval ships within minutes of their release for a weekend port call in the city. A South China Morning Post reporter observed that the initial batch was gone within four minutes after being released at 10am on Tuesday. On Monday, China’s Ministry of National Defence said a […]

Like other advanced cities, Hong Kong faces a range of clearly defined challenges that must be directly addressed in the next few years. Two that stand out are the effects of climate change and the consequences of an ageing population, which, one way or another, will impact every section of society. This means concerted action and practical solutions are […]

Washington, DC [US], June 30 (ANI): In a sharp critique of Washington's foreign policy, Democrat Congressman Ro Khanna on Monday (local time) claimed that under current President Trump US-India relationship had deteriorated to its lowest point in three decades.Addressing the IX USISPF Leadership Summit 2026 in Washington, DC, Khanna refused to 'mince words' […]

Washington, DC [US], June 30 (ANI): India, in partnership with the United States, stands as the unique nation equipped to rival the dimension and proportions of China's innovation network, US Senator Steve Daines has underlined, framing the bilateral equation as vital not just for the two democracies but for the global community.The Republican Senator from […]

The world’s largest buyer of biopharmaceutical royalties has set up its first Asia-Pacific base in Hong Kong, joining a string of multinational corporations in the pharmaceutical sector establishing offices in the city as out-licensing deals by mainland Chinese biotechnology firms hit record highs. Royalty financing gives drug developers an alternative […]

Washington, DC [US], June 30 (ANI): The strategic partnership between India and the United States is witnessing a substantial surge in confidence, with senior officials highlighting that a long-anticipated bilateral trade pact is approaching the finishing line alongside intensifying collaboration in artificial intelligence, semiconductors, defence […]

LANZHOU, June 30 (Xinhua) -- After graduating from Yale University, 24-year-old American Edward Kuperman made a choice few of his peers would have expected.Rather than staying in the United States or heading to one of China's bustling metropolises, he settled in Dunhuang, a small oasis city in northwest China's Gansu Province that has long served as one of […]

Hong Kong is uniquely positioned to connect Asean with the Greater Bay Area and build a “powerful and complementary partnership” amid a shifting geopolitical landscape, the city’s leader has said. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu made his remarks at the South China Morning Post’s GBA-Asean Summit 2026 on Tuesday, which also saw the launch of a new […]

Hong Kong has surrendered its IPO fundraising crown to Nasdaq following SpaceX’s blockbuster listing earlier this month, but it did so while seeing its IPO proceeds register a year-on-year rise of about 84 per cent in the first half of 2026 – consolidating the region’s position as a primary offshore financial hub for Chinese issuers. A total of 83 […]

BEIJING, June 30 (Xinhua) -- In Shanghai's West Bund, one of China's fastest-growing artificial intelligence (AI) hubs, young engineers gather after work for yoga classes, unwind with the resident cats in a lounge area, or square off against an AI robot in a game of Chinese chess.While the atmosphere feels like a bustling startup community hub, this unique […]

Nearly a year has passed since Hong Kong launched the first phase of its carer support data platform last July, linking the Social Welfare Department, Hospital Authority and the Housing Authority into a single alert system for “high-risk carers”. These include those receiving a living allowance as low-income carers of the elderly, carers of the disabled […]

(260629) -- BEIJING, June 29, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with Macky Sall, a former president of Senegal and a candidate for the next United Nations (UN) secretary-general, in Beijing, capital of China, June 29, 2026. (Xinhua/Pang Xinglei)

(260629) -- VICTORIA, June 29, 2026 (Xinhua) -- President of Seychelles Patrick Herminie (R) meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping's Special Envoy and Minister of Transport Liu Wei in Victoria, Seychelles, June 29, 2026. At the invitation of Herminie, Liu attended on Sunday the National Day celebrations commemorating the 50th anniversary of Seychelles' […]

Hong Kong has no plans to expand proposed tighter regulations on prepaid beauty and fitness contracts to cover dance and yoga studios, as those venues have generated relatively few complaints, an official has said. Winsome Au Wai-sum, deputy secretary for commerce and economic development, said on Tuesday that the government would gauge industry feedback […]

Washington DC [US], June 30 (ANI): In a major endorsement of India's technological prowess, the United States has called India an 'indispensable' partner in the global race for technology dominance. Speaking at the IX USISPF Leadership Summit 2026, US Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jacob Helberg declared that India […]

New Delhi [India], June 30 (ANI): Team India delivered a strong performance at the Global Skills Challenge (GSC) Australia 2026, winning five medals-- three gold, one silver and one bronze -- marking a milestone in India's journey towards the 48th WorldSkills Competition in Shanghai later this year. The international competition, held from June 23 to 29, […]

The recent visit of Xia Baolong, director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, carried the task of accelerating the development of the Northern Metropolis. This is not another urban expansion, but a strategic test of whether Hong Kong can reinvent its role in the nation’s innovation landscape. At its core, the Northern Metropolis bears a dual […]

(260629) -- BUJUMBURA, June 29, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken with a mobile phone on April 2, 2026 shows the construction site of the China-aided rehabilitation, expansion, and modernization project of Melchior Ndadaye International Airport in Burundi's economic capital Bujumbura. TO GO WITH "Feature: China-aided airport project paves way for Burundi's […]

BEIJING, June 29 (Xinhua) -- A concert was held in Beijing on Monday evening in celebration of the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC).Party and state leaders Xi Jinping, Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi, and Han Zheng joined about 3,000 people to watch the performance, titled "Putting the […]

(260629) -- BEIJING, June 29, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A concert is held in celebration of the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in Beijing, capital of China, June 29, 2026. Party and state leaders Xi Jinping, Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi, and Han Zheng joined about 3,000 people to watch the […]

Hong Kong police have seized a second cache of suspected cocaine worth about HK$90 million (US$11.4 million) from a pleasure boat in Aberdeen, days after uncovering HK$180 million of the drug in another yacht at the site. Officers from the narcotics bureau on Sunday raided the six‑metre (20-foot) yacht moored near boats targeted in last week’s operation […]

BEIJING, June 29 (Xinhua) -- A concert was held in Beijing on Monday evening in celebration of the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC).Party and state leaders Xi Jinping, Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi, and Han Zheng joined about 3,000 people to watch the performance, titled "Putting the […]

NANCHANG, June 29 (Xinhua) -- In his final masterpiece, The Feast of the Gods, Italian painter Giovanni Bellini placed three pieces of blue-and-white porcelain at the center of the composition as decorative highlights.According to Chinese historian Yan Chongnian, the vessel held by a woman in the painting bears a remarkable resemblance to blue-and-white […]

New Delhi [India], June 29 (ANI): The situation along the China border is stable even though it continues to be sensitive, requiring constant vigilance, outgoing Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi has said and added that the two militaries hold over 1100 ground-level interactions annually to prevent misunderstandings and address routine border issues.In an […]

(260629) -- LANZHOU, June 29, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Gu Aihua tries copying Dunhuang murals at the third World Conference of Sinologists in Dunhuang, northwest China's Gansu Province, June 3, 2026. TO GO WITH "Feature: Yale graduate promotes Chinese culture in ancient Silk Road hub Dunhuang" (Xinhua/Zhang Wenjing)

(260629) -- LHASA, June 29, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Pasang Tsering watches a train passing by his fields in Gurum Township of Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 20, 2026. In 2008, Xinhua photographer Sonam Norbu captured a moment marking the intersection of traditional farming and modern transportation. In the image, Pasang Tsering, a Tibetan […]

New Delhi [India], June 29 (ANI): The Indian Army congratulated rowing athletes Lakshay and Ujjwal Kumar Singh after the duo clinched India's first-ever gold medal at a Rowing World Cup event.The pair on Saturday won the men's lightweight double sculls title at the 2026 World Rowing Cup III held in Lucerne, Switzerland, clocking a timing of 6:26.09 to […]

Hong Kong authorities have proposed a major overhaul of outdated sexual offences laws, including criminalising same-sex rape, introducing new offences and establishing a uniform age of consent at 16 while removing gender-specific provisions and increasing penalties. In a 59-page consultation paper submitted to the Legislative Council on Monday, the Security […]

Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], June 29 (ANI): A bipartisan group of senior US senators has expressed strong concern over China's newly enacted Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress, warning that the legislation threatens the cultural identity, religious freedom and fundamental rights of Tibetans, Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities, according […]

Taipei [Taiwan], June 29 (ANI): Beijing is seeking to attract young Taiwanese to the ongoing Cross-Strait Sun Yat-sen Forum in Guangdong Province by offering to cover nearly all travel expenses, except round-trip airfare, a move that has sparked concerns in Taiwan over China's 'united front' strategy, Taipei Times reported.According to Taipei Times, the […]

BEIJING, June 29 (Xinhua) -- The team for China's Qingzhou cargo spacecraft test vehicle released its second batch of in-orbit scientific and engineering results Monday, demonstrating significant advancements in space precision detection, cost-effective space operations, future space medicine, and space biology.The test vehicle previously released its first […]

(260629) -- BEIJING, June 29, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Bangladeshi youths pose for group photos at the Palace Museum in Beijing, capital of China, June 27, 2026. From June 27 to 30, the Academy of Contemporary China and World Studies (ACCWS) organized a tour in Beijing for Bangladeshi youth. (Photo by Yang Dezhi/Xinhua)

(260629) -- FUZHOU, June 29, 2026 (Xinhua) -- American youth take part in the Touhu game, or Pitch-pot, an ancient entertainment that requires players to throw arrows from a set distance into a tube, in front of the Kuliang Club, a historical public service community, in Kuliang, Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 29, 2026. The Bond with […]

(260629) -- GUANGZHOU, June 29, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Visitors learn about agricultural drones at XAG, an agritech robot maker, in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, June 29, 2026. XAG, founded in 2007, is committed to empowering agriculture with robotics, artificial intelligence and new energy technologies. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)

By G. KrishnakumarNew Delhi [India], June 29 (ANI): A refinery does not care about geopolitics. It cares about the crude in its tanks, the slate it can run, and whether the next cargo will berth on time. That operational truth became India's test during the hundred days of the Hormuz disruption. When a chokepoint that normally carried more than 40% of […]

London [UK], June 29, (ANI): British American Tobacco is undertaking a restructuring exercise that will cut nearly 9,000 jobs. The cigarette-maker will eliminate 5,500 roles, while 3,500 roles will be outsourced to third parties, Reuters reported. The overhaul is part of the company's AI push to boost productivity and become technologically enabled. 'These […]

BEIJING, June 29 (Xinhua) -- In the city of Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, a sixth-grade student grappling with a tricky math question can now turn to an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot instead of just waiting for her teacher.Mo Ziqing, a student at the No. 9 Primary School in Shenyang's Hunnan District, uses Doubao, a popular Chinese […]

BEIJING, June 29 (Xinhua) -- China has decided to offer additional aid to Venezuela for post-quake relief and reconstruction, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said here on Monday.The additional emergency material assistance is worth 100 million yuan (about 14.67 million U.S. dollars), following the cash assistance that has already been provided, […]

(260629) -- LHASA, June 29, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Tsering (L) talks with a fellow train driver at home in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 27, 2026. A native of Xigaze, 31-year-old Tsering is the youngest Tibetan Fuxing bullet train driver on the Qinghai-Xizang Railway. When Tsering was 10, he learned about trains from his elder brother […]

FUZHOU, June 29 (Xinhua) -- The Bond with Kuliang: 2026 China-U.S. Youth Baseball Exhibition Games and Sports Festival, themed on "Pitch across Oceans, Catch the Future," kicked off in Fuzhou on Monday. About 400 participants, including members of eight youth baseball teams from China and the United States, members of the "Friends of Kuliang," a group of […]

* As the China-Europe Railway Express marks the 10th anniversary of its unified brand, cities along the route are gaining new momentum through more resilient supply chains, expanded business opportunities and closer economic cooperation.* Today, the railway has expanded its operational network to 236 cities in 26 European countries and over 100 cities […]

Hong Kong police have arrested 78 people in a citywide crackdown on online shopping fraud, solving 165 cases involving more than HK$5 million (US$637,565) in losses, including one victim who was cheated out of HK$1.2 million while seeking cheaper medicine. Officers arrested 59 men and 19 women aged between 15 and 73 during the operation code-named […]