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New Delhi [India], August 10 (ANI): Indian shuttler and Asian Championship silver medalist Ayush Shetty spoke on his opening-round Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Championships clash against defending champion and world number one Shi Yuqi, saying that it would be a 'tough battle', noting that one has to work really hard mentally while playing […]

Faisalabad [Pakistan], August 10 (ANI): Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP), in partnership with the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy (TFD), marked National Minority Day on August 11 with a special event focused on the challenges facing religious minorities and the urgent need to strengthen human rights, democratic governance, religious freedom, and equal […]

Washington DC [US], August 10 (ANI): Dr Mamtimin Ali, President of the East Turkistan Government-in-Exile (ETGE), has criticised a recent article published in China's Guangming Daily, arguing that its approach to the portrayal of Uyghurs and East Turkistan through art reflects a broader political agenda aimed at reshaping the representation of Uyghur […]

The reconstruction project of Bishkek's road network holds special meaning for Ermek Ashiraliev, his first project after joining a Chinese engineering company.BISHKEK, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- On a summer morning in Bishkek, Ermek Ashiraliev drives along a smooth asphalt road that holds special meaning for him.The 12-kilometer route is part of the reconstruction […]

Hong Kong labour authorities have pledged to review the city’s heat stress warning system, a day after the weather forecaster issued the lowest-level alert for outdoor workers despite record-breaking temperatures, prompting questions about the index’s effectiveness. The pledge on Monday followed calls from experts for the government to adopt an […]

PRNewswireHong Kong, August 10: Professor Li Wen Jung, Vice-President (Talent and International Strategy) and Chair Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK), and Professor So Hing Cheung, from the Department of Electrical Engineering, have both been elected as Members of the European Academy of […]

Taipei [Taiwan], August 10 (ANI): Taipei prosecutors have uncovered links to a Chinese intelligence network while investigating Huang Po-wei and Wang Ta-wei over alleged Chinese espionage activities, including the disclosure of personal information belonging to a retired navy sergeant who has publicly spoken out against the Chinese Communist Party.According […]

VMPLNew Delhi [India], August 10: As nations increasingly treat data sovereignty as a matter of national security, one name comes up consistently among those tracking the space in India: Innefu Labs, the artificial intelligence company in the space of national security that industry watchers regularly describe as India's Palantir. Over more than a decade, […]

Beijing [China], August 10 (ANI): Authorities in China have evacuated hundreds of thousands of people along its east coast after Typhoon Dolphin made landfall, bringing with it heavy rain and flooding, state media reported on Monday.Xinhua reported that as of 7 am (local time) today, about 167,900 people had been moved from vulnerable areas on land and at […]

NewsVoirPune (Maharashtra) [India], August 10: HONOR has been building excitement around the HONOR Robot Phone since it was first previewed at CES 2026, and it received a full reveal at MWC 2026 soon after. A launch in China is expected around August 2026, with an Indian debut likely to follow later in the year, once the device is ready for a wider release. […]

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 10 (ANI): Despite near-term margin pressures stemming from recent GDP growth revisions and widening Wholesale-to-Consumer price spreads, India's underlying growth story remains structurally strong, according to Harish Krishnan, Chief Investment Officer - Equity at Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Ltd.Speaking with ANI on the […]

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 10 (ANI): Despite near-term margin pressures stemming from recent GDP growth revisions and widening Wholesale-to-Consumer price spreads, India's underlying growth story remains structurally strong, according to Harish Krishnan, Chief Investment Officer - Equity at Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Ltd.Speaking with ANI on the […]

New Delhi [India], August 10 (ANI): India's former World Champion and Olympic medalist Neeraj Chopra congratulated athletes Basant Kumar Meghwal and Shahnavaz Khan for their medal wins at the World Athletics U20 Championships 2026 in Eugene.Basant and Shahnavaz Khan created history at the World Athletics U20 Championships 2026 in Eugene, Oregon, winning […]

Hong Kong and Malaysia are poised to deepen economic ties across key sectors, such as semiconductor manufacturing, to unlock mutual growth opportunities, the head of the city’s Trade Development Council (TDC) has said. Council chairman Frederick Ma Si-hang made the comment on Monday as he joined Hong Kong’s biggest delegation to Malaysia to date under […]

PRNewswireNew Delhi [India], August 10: The second instalment of the Kikkoman Manga, a popular content series showcasing Kikkoman Soy Sauce to restaurant owners and chefs, has been released.It comes after the series was first introduced in 2025 and made available in six languages: English, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, and Bengali. The manga reached over […]

Kathmandu [Nepal], August 10 (ANI): Bilateral ties and development partnerships took centre stage during a high-level diplomatic interaction as Indian Ambassador to Nepal Naveen Srivastava paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Balendra Shah at the PMO in Singhadurbar.Detailing the foundational objectives of the diplomatic dialogue, the Nepal Prime […]

Kievs campaign against the Russian energy sector has pushed the Central Asian nation to pump more crude to ChinaKazakhstan has redirected part of its oil exports to Russia and China after Ukrainian drone attacks disrupted shipments through Russia's Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, the Energy Ministry has said.Ukraine has repeatedly targeted tankers and […]

(260810) -- SHENZHEN, Aug. 10, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 10, 2026 shows a view of the Shenzhen Bay Sports Center, with a bulletin board indicating the 100-day countdown to the 33rd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting, in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province. With themed bulletin boards, outdoor posts, […]

Uber has partnered with a Hong Kong transport operator to launch its first premium service outside the United States, but local lawmakers have stressed the move is unrelated to the firm’s push for a larger licence quota under a coming regulatory regime. The US-based company partnered with Kwoon Chung Bus to introduce Uber Elite, which offers pre-booked […]

By the numbers: China's ethnic unity in action.* 125M+ ethnic minorities thriving* 420 counties & 28 ethnic groups lifted out of poverty* 5 autonomous regions' GDP: 3.25T 8.66T yuan (2012-2025)* 5.6% average annual GDP growth (2020-2024) across five autonomous regionsBehind the data is a continuing effort to promote shared prosperity while preserving […]

Nearly 70 per cent of Gen Z in Hong Kong have retouched photos of themselves before posting on social media, while about half rate their well-being below the international standard, according to a survey exploring self-criticism among the city’s youth. The survey, released on Monday, polled 983 residents aged 11 to 30 to examine the relationship between […]

BEIJING, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- China's leading memory chipmaker, ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), was officially added to the MSCI China All Shares Index on Monday, just two weeks after its blockbuster debut on Shanghai's STAR Market. This marks the latest sign of global investors' growing appetite for Chinese assets, especially in the hard-tech […]

Over 100 days, a growing range of African products have found their way into the vast Chinese market, helping African countries expand exports, move up the global value chain, and inject fresh momentum into China-Africa economic and trade cooperation.NAIROBI, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- The steady hum of automated production lines echoes through a Chinese-invested […]

A buyer with the same name as the founding chairwoman of a global immigration consultancy has bought a detached house in a luxury residential development in southern Hong Kong for over US$19 million, adding to a string of big-ticket deals as demand for trophy homes remains resilient despite a broader slowdown. Yi Bing signed an agreement for the purchase of […]

A Hong Kong man has been sentenced to three years and nine months in jail for unwittingly suffocating his girlfriend to death while trying to dispose of her body after she passed out during a supposed weight-loss programme that required her to avoid sleeping. The High Court on Monday accepted that former abattoir worker Ng Ka-sing was genuinely remorseful […]

BEIJING, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Beijing's blue skies have become a visible sign of the city's progress in tackling air pollution, and behind that progress, digital technologies are playing an increasingly important role.In 2025, Beijing recorded 311 days with good air quality and only one heavily polluted day, compared with 58 heavily polluted days in 2013, […]

SHANGHAI, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Chinese robot maker Unitree Robotics on Monday opened subscriptions for its initial public offering (IPO) on the Shanghai Stock Exchange's STAR Market, putting a leading player in China's fast-growing humanoid robot industry in the capital-market spotlight.The Hangzhou-based company is offering about 40.45 million shares at […]

(260810) -- YANGON, Aug. 10, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Dancers perform during the opening ceremony of the "Weekly Cinema, Shared Stories" Film Exhibition at the National Theater in Yangon, Myanmar, Aug. 9, 2026. TO GO WITH "Asia-Pacific Community: Chinese space documentary inspires Myanmar students" (Xinhua/Myo Kyaw Soe)

Taipei [Taiwan], August 10 (ANI): Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) reported that its revenue for July 2026 was approximately NT$467.58 billion (~USD 16.03 billion), an increase of 44.7 per cent compared to July 2025.According to the company, the consolidated net revenue figure also marked an increase of 5.6 per cent from June 2026.For the […]

Kathmandu [Nepal], August 10 (ANI): Indian Ambassador to Nepal Naveen Srivastava on Monday called on Nepali Prime Minister Balendra Shah in the first meeting since Shah assumed office in March. The courtesy call opens a series of individual discussions Prime Minister Shah is holding with foreign envoys, marking a clear shift toward direct, one-to-one […]

Hong Kong residents raising goats, sheep and cattle in the New Territories will need a licence under a proposed regulation which aims to reduce nuisance and hygiene problems affecting neighbours, amid the acceleration of urban development under projects such as the Northern Metropolis. The plan was revealed in an Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation […]

BEIJING, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- On a crisp autumn day in Beijing, a clear blue sky stretched above the Chinese capital as world leaders gathered for the 2014 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting.The azure skies of Beijing soon became known as "APEC blue," though some viewed the phenomenon as a fleeting moment confined to the […]

Signs of recovery in Hong Kong’s real estate industry are becoming more apparent, so much so that key indicators in parts of the sector are experiencing some of the fastest growth rates in the Asia-Pacific. In the hotel market, average daily rates, which were declining in annualised terms for most of 2025, grew 9.5 per cent in the first half of this year. […]

A former procurement manager at Tse Sui Luen Jewellery in Hong Kong has pleaded guilty to stealing diamonds worth more than HK$11 million (US$1.4 million) from suppliers over six years by manipulating consignment records to fund his gambling habit. The High Court heard on Monday that Mui Ka-fai, 63, obtained small diamonds from the jeweller’s regular […]

(260810) -- BEIJING, Aug. 10, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 10, 2026 shows a data-driven environmental governance system, known as the innovative regulation-monitoring-inspection linkage model, showcased at the Beijing Municipal Ecological and Environmental Monitoring Center in Beijing, capital of China. TO GO WITH "China Focus: How technology […]

(260810) -- NAIROBI, Aug. 10, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This aerial drone photo taken on March 31, 2026 shows the Diemersdal Wine Estate in Cape Town, South Africa. (Xinhua/Deng Bingxue)

More than 70 per cent of Hong Kong working professionals use artificial intelligence (AI) tools on a daily or weekly basis, more than double the global average, but junior staff also harbour deeper anxiety over job security amid its growing adoption, a survey has found. The study conducted by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) […]

The Hong Kong Bar Association has filed a judicial challenge against a disciplinary panel’s decision to clear barrister and former opposition lawmaker Margaret Ng Ngoi-yee of professional misconduct over her participation in an anti-government protest in 2019. The association’s council on Friday applied for a judicial review of the disciplinary […]

KATHMANDU, Nepal: Rescue teams in Nepal have found five bodies in a mountain area where five climbers went missing last year, officials said on August 8. The climbers disappeared in November 2025 after an avalanche hit them on Yalung Ri, a mountain in the Dolakha district near the Tibet region of China. The missing group included three foreign climbers […]

BEIJING, China: Apple has published a guide showing how eligible Mac users in mainland China can connect Alibaba's Qwen artificial intelligence service to Siri and Apple's Writing Tools, expanding AI features for users in the country. The Mac-specific arrangement could strengthen Apple's position in China's AI PC market, where it has been losing market […]

Hong Kong police have arrested eight people over an alleged compensated-dating scam syndicate that cheated victims, including teachers and healthcare workers, out of about HK$6.2 million (US$790,000) by telling them they had to pay a “legal fee” to formalise contracts to become “sugar babies”. Police said on Monday that they had investigated 80 […]

A Hong Kong court has approved a final attempt by 11 jailed opposition politicians and activists to clear their names, following their convictions for conspiracy to commit subversion in a landmark national security trial. In a written judgment delivered on Monday, the Court of Appeal identified five legal issues that warranted further scrutiny by the Court […]

New Delhi [India], August 10 (ANI): Indian equity markets opened largely flat on Monday, with benchmark indices witnessing marginal gains amid a mildly bullish undertone, supported by better-than-expected first-quarter earnings, resilient domestic demand and continued buying by foreign institutional investors.The BSE Sensex stood at 78,539.11 points, up […]

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- A former U.S. state legislator has said that China's growing international recognition reflects its leadership role in addressing global challenges and assuming greater responsibilities.In a recent virtual interview with Xinhua, Greg Cusack, who served in the Iowa state legislature from 1973 to 1981, said that he was not […]

More frequent showers expected later this week should bring relief from Hong Kong’s extreme heat, the local forecaster has said, although scorching conditions will persist in the coming days, with temperatures in some areas forecast to reach at least 37 degrees Celsius (99 Fahrenheit). The Observatory said on Monday that outer subsiding airflow associated […]