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Hong Kong authorities have captured three stray mongrels near a road in Yuen Long after a female cyclist was suspected of having died in a fatal dog attack in the area. The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) said on Monday that it had worked alongside police to capture three stray dogs near Pok Wai South Road on Sunday evening. But […]

BEIJING, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- As artificial intelligence (AI) and large-scale data processing reshape the global tech landscape, China is accelerating the construction of a nationwide computing power network as a cornerstone of the country's future infrastructure.The computing power network has been incorporated into the national "six networks" […]

NEW YORK, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese and U.S. delegations convened in New York on Sunday morning for consultations on economic and trade issues.

SHENZHEN, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- Coming from Gaozhou of south China's Guangdong Province, Qin Xiutao, a post-00s contestant, will compete in the industrial design technology event of the 48th WorldSkills Competition in Shanghai a few days later.Qin loved painting from a young age and enjoyed taking things apart and assembling them. After being admitted to the […]

(260921) -- NAVARRA, Sept. 21, 2026 (Xinhua) -- CFMOTO Aspar's Sun Shengbo (front) of China competes during the race 2 of the ESBK Talent category at the 2026 Spanish Superbike Championship on Sept. 20, 2026, in Navarra, Spain. (Photo by Pablo Morano/Xinhua)

Hong Kong customs recorded a nearly 50 per cent year-on-year rise in drug seizures during the first half of 2026, driven by notable increases in smuggling activities via air and sea routes. The Customs and Excise Department confiscated 5,704kg (12,575lbs) of illegal narcotics in the first half, a 49 per cent increase year on year, according to figures seen […]

Aichi-Nagoya [Japan], September 21 (ANI): India will look to add to its medal tally on Day 2 of the Asian Games 2026 on Monday, with shooting, mixed martial arts and several team events featuring prominently in the schedule.After opening their campaign with two silver medals in shooting on Sunday, India will have another opportunity to reach the podium in […]

The professional body for Hong Kong barristers has dismissed as “premature and largely academic” calls by solicitors for legal changes so fellow lawyers can gain recognition as senior counsel and rights to represent clients in higher-level courts. The Law Society, the governing body for the city’s solicitors, is calling for the higher status for its […]

The new law authorizes secondary tariffs for key buyers of Russian energyUS President Donald Trump has signed into law a sweeping expansion of sanctions against Russia, giving Washington new powers to target Moscow as well as major buyers of Russian energy. The legislation authorizes tariffs of up to 100% on goods from certain countries purchasing Russian […]

The new law authorizes secondary tariffs for key buyers of Russian energyUS President Donald Trump has signed into law a sweeping expansion of sanctions against Russia, giving Washington new powers to target Moscow as well as major buyers of Russian energy. The legislation authorizes tariffs of up to 100% on goods from certain countries purchasing Russian […]

The new law authorizes the US president to impose secondary tariffs for key buyers of Russian energyUS President Donald Trump has signed into law a sweeping expansion of sanctions against Russia, giving Washington new powers to target Moscow as well as major buyers of Russian energy. The legislation authorizes tariffs of up to 100% on goods from certain […]

Aichi-Nagoya [Japan], September 20 (ANI): India will look to add to its medal tally on Day 2 of the Asian Games 2026 on Monday, with shooting, mixed martial arts and several team events featuring prominently in the schedule.After opening their campaign with two silver medals in shooting on Sunday, India will have another opportunity to reach the podium in […]

Aichi-Nagoya [Japan], September 20 (ANI): India opened its Asian Games 2026 campaign with two silver medals in shooting, courtesy of Elavenil Valarivan's individual and team performances, while mixed martial artist Suchika Tariyal confirmed another medal on the opening day of competition in Aichi-Nagoya on Sunday.Elavenil first combined with Sonam Maskar […]

New Delhi [India], September 20 (ANI): Domestic steel prices are expected to remain firm in September as post-monsoon construction activity gradually recovers, while maintenance-related supply constraints are likely to provide additional support to rebar prices, according to a research report by SBICAP Securities.The brokerage expects rebar prices to […]

Aichi-Nagoya [Japan], September 20 (ANI): Indian wushu athlete Vikrant Baliyan bowed out of the men's 75kg Sanda competition after losing 0-2 to Iran's Soheil Mousavi in the Round of 16 at the Asian Games 2026 on Sunday.Mousavi dominated both rounds, winning them 5-0 to advance to the quarterfinals and bring India's wushu campaign in Sanda to a […]

HOHHOT, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- As the music of the morin khuur, a traditional horsehead fiddle, fills the community center, Wang Jinrong rolls her shoulders, raises her arms and turns to the rhythm, leading her fellow dancers through the routine.Wang, an ethnic Mongolian and retired resident of the Fu'an community in Xing'an League, north China's Inner […]

(260920) -- SHENZHEN, Sept. 20, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Qin Xiutao (L) trains with coach Zhuo Jiapeng, champion of the industrial design technology event of the 47th WorldSkills Competition, at a studio of the Shenzhen Institute of Technology in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Aug. 27, 2026. Coming from Gaozhou of south China's Guangdong Province, Qin […]

(260920) -- WUHAN, Sept. 20, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Foreign guests try a train trip running on the suspension monorail line during the 2026 Global Mayors Dialogue - Wuhan in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Sept. 19, 2026. (Photo by Ren Yong/Xinhua)

HONG KONG, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Pinglu Canal, China's first national-level river-sea navigation waterway built since 1949, officially opened to traffic Wednesday, marking another milestone in the country's infrastructure development for opening up.Spanning 134.2 km and designed for vessels up to 5,000 tonnes, the canal runs from Hengzhou, a county-level […]

MANILA, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Pinglu Canal is not simply an important waterway; it is an economic artery and a bridge between inland China and ASEAN, holding potential to deliver win-win results, said a Filipino expert who visited the canal in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in southern China in early September."The canal's opening is good news not only […]

(260920) -- NEW YORK, Sept. 20, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, shakes hands with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent prior to their consultations in New York, the United States, Sept. 20, 2026. The Chinese and U.S. delegations convened here on Sunday […]

WASHINGTON, D.C., Lockheed Martin, next-generation AIM-260 air-to-air missile, U.S. Department of Defense, AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile, or JATM, was developed to counter increasingly capable long-range air threats from China. Lockheed said it offers greater range and effectiveness than existing air-to-air missiles, providing an advantage against […]

(260920) -- CHANGCHUN, Sept. 20, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Leng Jiantian, a researcher at the Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology (IGA) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), introduces a crop rotation model to protect the black soil in Dongliao County, northeast China's Jilin Province, Sept. 16, 2026. TO GO WITH "China Focus: China's tech strategy […]

Aichi-Nagoya [Japan], September 20 (ANI): Indian opener Shafali Verma expressed happiness after cracking a match-winning century in the Asian Games cricket tournament finals against Bangladesh, highlighting the 'time, patience and belief' which took her to achieve her maiden T20I ton and how the journey was worth it. Shafali continued her impressive run in […]

Aichi-Nagoya [Japan], September 20 (ANI): Indian wushu athlete Aparna Dahiya suffered a 0-2 defeat to Iran's Sogand Sinkaeichetan in the women's 52kg Sanda Round of 16 at the Asian Games 2026 on Sunday.Aparna, who won gold at the 11th Sanda World Cup in Macau in May, lost both rounds by a 5-0 scoreline as Sinkaeichetan advanced to the next stage.The Indian […]

New Delhi [India], September 20 (ANI): Oil prices face further upside risks in the coming months as a combination of geopolitical disruptions, constrained shipping, reduced refining capacity and declining inventories leaves global oil markets increasingly tight, Morgan Stanley said in its latest research report.The global brokerage firm has retained its […]

Toronto [Canada] September 20 (ANI): Hundreds of Falun Gong practitioners and their supporters held a rally and parade in Toronto on Saturday, calling for an end to the Chinese regime's persecution of the spiritual practice in China and alleged transnational repression against practitioners and supporters in Canada, as reported by The Epoch Times (TET).The […]

New Delhi [India], September 20 (ANI): India's men's and women's kabaddi teams begin their campaign at the 20th Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya on September 21 as reigning champions and will seek to defend their titles won at Hangzhou 2022.The competition will be held at the Tokai Citizens Gymnasium from September 21 to 26, with ten men's teams and eight […]

Chinese President Xi Jinping and other top leaders sent condolences from Beijing as Hong Kong bade farewell to the city’s first postcolonial leader, Tung Chee-hwa, at a sombre yet poignant state funeral on Sunday. A report by the official Xinhua News Agency praised Tung, who died on September 8 at the age of 89, as “an outstanding contributor to ‘one […]

(260920) -- ISLAMABAD, Sept. 20, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Children perform during a seminar to celebrate 75 years of diplomatic relations between China and Pakistan, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Sept. 18, 2026. TO GO WITH "Pakistani official expects Pakistan, China to share development opportunities" (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)

(260920) -- HEFEI, Sept. 20, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 20, 2026 shows the opening ceremony of the 2026 World Manufacturing Convention (WMC) in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province. Themed "Intelligent Manufacturing For a Better Future," the 2026 WMC kicked off here on Sunday. (Xinhua/Chang Nengjia)

* The skills that carried African competitors to skills competitions like the World Vocational College Skills Competition are among the everyday subjects in classrooms that China and Africa run together. For some, success in competition has opened the door to employment.* Young Africans across the continent are gaining practical skills as China-Africa […]

"Developing AI for good" is at the heart of China's approach to artificial intelligence.China has repeatedly argued that AI should serve humanity, respect international law and advance shared values such as peace, development, fairness, and justice. Its Global AI Governance Initiative calls for a people-centered approach based on international cooperation, […]

(260920) -- NANNING, Sept. 20, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Vu Minh Anh (R) and a student walk at Guangxi Arts University in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 17, 2026. For 30-year-old Vietnamese choreographer Vu Minh Anh, China is an important country in her dance career. Her connection with Chinese dance began in childhood. At 11, she […]

TOKYO, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- 13-year-old Chinese swimmer Yu Zidi made an impressive Asian Games debut on Sunday, winning her first major international title as China claimed six gold, one silver and two bronze medals on the opening day of swimming competition.Yu dominated the women's 200m butterfly in two minutes and 5.08 seconds, setting a new Games record. […]

(260920) -- NAGOYA, Sept. 20, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chang Yu-sung of Team Chinese Taipei reacts during the men's soft tennis team final between Japan and Chinese Taipei at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 20, 2026. (Xinhua/Yu Yang)

BEIJING, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- China's electricity consumption exceeded 1 trillion kilowatt-hours (kWh) again in August, with record peak load and much faster power demand growth in high-tech manufacturing and new-economy services, underscoring the economy's ongoing structural transformation.Power use totaled 1.0332 trillion kWh in August, rising 1.7 percent […]

(260920) -- TOYOTA, Sept. 20, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Leong On Na of team China's Macao serves to Sun Yingsha of team China during the women's team Group A table tennis match between China and China's Macao at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Toyota, Japan, Sept. 20, 2026. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)

(260920) -- TOYOTA, Sept. 20, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Wang Chuqin of China hits a return to Abdulah Abdulhussein of Qatar during the men's team Group A match of table tennis at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Toyota, Japan, Sept. 20, 2026. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)

Hong Kong firms will benefit from expanded non-discriminatory treatment and investment guarantees in 10 Asean states after a protocol amending an investment agreement with the bloc was signed on Sunday. The protocol was signed in Manila – where Asean economic ministers are meeting – ahead of dedicated trade consultations between Hong Kong and the bloc. […]

Aichi-Nagoya [Japan], September 20 (ANI): Dilpreet Singh was the main man with four sensational goals as the Indian men's hockey team started off their campaign at the ongoing Asian Games with a thumping  win over Indonesia in their men's Pool A clash on Sunday. Team India was put in front right at the start with a goal from Shilanand Lakra in the fifth […]

Aichi-Nagoya [Japan], September 20 (ANI): India's MMA fighter in the 77kg category, Varun Sanyal, has withdrawn from the ongoing Asian Games in Nagoya after he experienced cramps and body aches in the sauna in his accommodation on Sunday. Medical examination and precautionary blood tests were normal. As he still felt unfit on Sunday morning to participate […]

St John's [Antigua], September 20 (ANI): Former West Indies cricketer Ian Bishop hailed Indian opener Shafali Verma for her maiden century in the women's Asian Games cricket semifinal, saying that after a fine run in T20Is, a maiden century in the format comes as a 'due reward' for the hard-hitting batter. Shafali's sensational run in knockout matches […]

NANNING, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- At the ongoing 23rd China-ASEAN Expo, a QR code has become an unexpected star attraction. Visitors scan it to access a virtual reality tour of the newly opened Pinglu Canal, a new trade corridor that is expected to boost economic ties between China and ASEAN.The 134.2-kilometer canal, opened to navigation on Wednesday, is the […]

(260920) -- ICHINOMIYA, Sept. 20, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Karupathevan Letshanaa of Malaysia competes during the women's team 1st round badminton match between China's Hong Kong and Malaysia at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Ichinomiya, Japan, Sept. 20, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)