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Hong Kong’s efforts to boost the number of newborns in the city should be considered in the context of talent retention relating to Hong Kong’s liveability. When the Census and Statistics Department reported in August that births in Hong Kong had fallen by an annualised 15.6 per cent to a historic low of fewer than 30,000, it injected a sharp sense of […]

(Photo credit: John Jones)A Las Vegas-based sports bettor, who was indicted in three high-profile federal gambling cases, pleaded guilty to multiple charges related to betting schemes on Wednesday in federal court in Philadelphia.Shane Hennen's indictments concerned point-shaving and game-fixing schemes for NBA, NCAA and Chinese Basketball Association games […]

New Delhi [India], October 16 (ANI): US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) President and CEO Mukesh Aghi said US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's upcoming visit to India is expected to focus on bilateral ties, geopolitical developments and the Quad, with discussions likely to cover West Asia, Russian oil and technology cooperation.Speaking to ANI on […]

(261015) -- BAKU, Oct. 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani on the sidelines of the Seventh Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia, in Baku, […]

(261015) -- BAKU, Oct. 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with Palestinian Foreign Minister Varsen Aghabekian Shahin on the sidelines of the Seventh Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia, in Baku, […]

By Vipul Kashyap New Delhi [India], October 15 (ANI): Indian athletes Ancy Sojan and Prachi Choudhary expressed happiness after meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi following their Asian Games 2026 medal wins at Aichi-Nagoya, highlighting PM Modi's keen interest in sports and how he presented his vision of 'Viksit Bharat' to the athletes. PM Modi […]

(261015) -- BAKU, Oct. 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, holds talks with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov in Baku, Azerbaijan, Oct. 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Chen Junfeng)

Through the friendship with Chinese desertification control expert Yin Yuzhen, Ronald Sakolsky, a retired American history teacher, hopes to encourage more people to cross national borders and work together to protect their common home, the Earth.ROME, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- "We do not speak the same language, we do not look the same, but we are brother and […]

Hong Kong authorities have uncovered alleged corner-cutting and false declarations involving fire-safety components in a contractor’s replacement of 48 lifts at two public housing estates. The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department said on Thursday that surprise inspections had found serious deficiencies in projects carried out by Taizoom Elevator […]

Yin Yuzhen, a leading Chinese expert on desertification control, hopes to share her experience with communities facing land degradation, drought and desertification. Although conditions vary across regions, she believes that determination, and locally adapted approaches can help restore degraded land and improve people's lives.ROME, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- A […]

(Photo credit: Sam Greene)Seventh-seeded Iga Swiatek of Poland reached a milestone and moved into the quarterfinals with a 6-1, 6-4 victory against Ashlyn Krueger at the Wuhan Open on Thursday in China.The 94-minute match marked the 150th WTA 1000 win of her career. Since 1990, Swiatek is just the third player to hit that total within her first 50 such […]

(261015) -- ROME, Oct. 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Yin Yuzhen attends a ceremony for Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations' (FAO) 100 Women Heroes in Agrifood Systems and Rural Development, in Rome, Italy, Oct. 15, 2026. Chinese sand-control pioneer Yin Yuzhen has been named among the FAO's 100 Women Heroes in Agrifood Systems and Rural […]

BEIJING, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- Perched on a hillside in Changting County of southern China, visitors soak in lush scenery stretching beside the glistening Tingjiang River.But things weren't always so picturesque.Changting, an old revolutionary base area in Fujian Province, was among the counties hardest hit by soil erosion in China's red-soil region, which […]

Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority has appealed to the public for a liver donation for a 13-year-old boy suffering from severe liver failure who urgently needs a transplant. The authority, which is also seeking help from mainland China, said on Thursday evening that the boy, being treated at Queen Mary Hospital in Pok Fu Lam, was now in a serious condition. […]

(261015) -- BEIJING, Oct. 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang meets with Botswana's President Duma Gideon Boko, who is on a state visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, on Oct. 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)

(261015) -- BEIJING, Oct. 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang holds talks with President of the Council of Ministers of Togo Faure Essozimna Gnassingbe, who is on an official visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, on Oct. 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Ding Haitao)

(261015) -- ABIDJAN, Oct. 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy hospital ship Auspicious Ark arrives in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, Oct. 14, 2026. Auspicious Ark arrived in Abidjan, the economic capital of Cote d'Ivoire, on Wednesday to begin a friendly visit and provide medical services, marking the first visit by a Chinese naval […]

New Delhi [India], October 15 (ANI): India's Jagsher Singh Khangurra assured himself of a medal in the BWF World Junior Badminton Championships after he came from a game down to beat Yuan-Syue Jhuang of Chinese Taipei to reach the boys singles semifinal in Cairo, Egypt on Thursday.Khangurra, who hails from Nabha town in Punjab, defeated Jhuang 6-15, 17-15, […]

(Photo credit: Nick Oza)Team WE advanced to face FEARX in Saturday's best-of-five grand final of the Demacia Cup Global Invitational in Beijing.Team WE posted a 3-2 victory against BRION in the semifinals on Thursday. FEARX defeated KT Rolster on Wednesday.The League of Legends tournament began on Oct. 3, featuring 12 top teams that didn't qualify for the […]

(Photo credit: Geoff Burke)No. 1 seed Alexander Zverev of Germany will meet No. 25 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina of Spain in the Rolex Shanghai Masters semifinals.Zverev rolled to a 6-4, 6-4 win in 78 minutes against No. 9 Alex de Minaur of Australia in Thursday's quarterfinals, while Davidovich Fokina was leading 4-1 when France's Arthur Gea retired due to […]

(Photo credit: Sergei Belski)South Korea's Hye-Jin Choi opened the Buick LPGA Classic with an 8-under-par 64 on Thursday for a three-shot lead in Shanghai.Her bogey-free first round at Sheshan Golf Club included four straight birdies at Nos. 2-5 and birdies at three of the four par-5s.'I really feel like I'm kind of exhausted. Today was -- like I feel like […]

Seoul [South Korea], October 15 (ANI): South Korean semiconductor makers could use expanding memory chip production capacity to regain market share from Chinese rivals, as a shortage of conventional memory has created opportunities for Chinese manufacturers, according to a report by The Korea Herald.Kim Hyung-joon, head of the Next Generation Intelligence […]

(261015) -- ROME, Oct. 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese sand-control pioneer Yin Yuzhen (2nd L, front) attends a ceremony in Rome, Italy, Oct. 15, 2026. Chinese sand-control pioneer Yin Yuzhen was named on Thursday among the FAO's 100 Women Heroes in Agrifood Systems and Rural Development, a global recognition initiative launched by the Food and Agriculture […]

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 15 (ANI): National Award-winning actor Anjali Patil's Tamil film 'Selvi' has won two awards at the 31st Busan International Film Festival, taking home the Taipei Film Commission Award and the Hylife Vision Award.Directed by Sailesh Rathnakumar, the film had its world premiere at the festival on October 9, 2026, and […]

(261015) -- FUZHOU, Oct. 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This paleontological reconstruction picture shows the restored image of Yuezhuornis yangyuanensis. A newly unearthed Jurassic fossil from east China is prompting scientists to rethink one of the most basic assumptions about bird evolution: that early birds always evolved toward better flight capability. The […]

Yin Yuzhen and her family have spent more than four decades combating desertification in the Maowusu Sandy Land in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, transforming stretches of the once-barren landscape into a green expanse, overcoming harsh conditions and shifting sands.ROME, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- Chinese sand-control pioneer Yin Yuzhen has been […]

NewsVoirMumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 15: The Foundery has opened applications for Cohort 2 of its 90-day residential venture build, sharpening its search for people who have already demonstrated the ability to build, whether teams, products, categories, communities or businesses and are now ready to create something of their own.Founded by Kishore […]

Developers across Africa are turning to Chinese open-source AI models to build affordable tools for local needs, from legal services and agriculture to education and insurance. Alongside technological applications, China-Africa cooperation in AI education and skills development is expanding.NAIROBI, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- For Kenyan entrepreneur Sentai Simons, […]

Hong Kong suffered a record net loss of 40 kindergartens this year amid a shrinking student population and as the median age of women giving birth to their first child rose to its highest yet, according to official figures. In its overview of preschools released on Thursday, the Education Bureau revealed that 930 kindergartens were currently operating in […]

Prague [Czech Republic], October 15 (ANI): Sikyong Penpa Tsering, head of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), raised concerns over China's alleged suppression of Tibetan identity, interference in Buddhist religious traditions and environmental policies during the 30th Forum 2000 Conference in Prague, according to a report by the CTA.On the second day […]

SHANGHAI,15th October, 2026 (WAM) -- The UCI Track World Championships in Shanghai, China, got underway with a medal for UAE Team L'IMAD. Ireland's Lara Gillespie claimed silver in the Scratch, coming close to the world title before being narrowly beaten by the Netherlands' Lorena Wiebes in a photo finish."The Scratch is not my favourite race. It was a very […]

Washington, DC [US], October 15 (ANI): John Moolenaar, chairman of the US House Select Committee on China, has urged Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to expand the Department of War's Section 1286 List by adding Chinese research institutions, universities, laboratories and talent recruitment programmes allegedly linked to China's defence sector, according to a […]

Irans vast and restive southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchistan, located along the border with Afghanistan and Pakistan, has witnessed a deadly flare-up of violence in recent weeks.Armed groups and Iranian security forces have clashed almost daily across the impoverished province, the site of a decades-long, low-level insurgency.Separatist groups and […]

BEIJING, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- At Robot Mall in Beijing, when music was playing, Melissa Valarezo and two of her friends raised their phones to record a robot performing Chinese martial arts, amazed by how smoothly it moved."This is incredible. I never expected a robot to do kung fu so well, almost like a real person," the university student from Ecuador told […]

by Francisco Jose LeandroAs a scholar of international relations, I have long argued that the true significance of diplomatic summits can be seen in the political signals embedded in official communiques or carefully choreographed ceremonies. President Xi Jinping's state visit to the United States should be understood through precisely this lens. Beyond the […]

In this short documentary, Xinhua's Miao Xiaojuan sits down with Iowan students and educators who crossed the Pacific to experience China for themselves.They returned with new friendships, broader horizons, and a deeper understanding that people on both sides are often more alike than different.With the original initiative to welcome 50,000 young Americans […]

HANGZHOU, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- Holding a photo frame embedded with a fragment of a bomber, Beverly Daigle wiped away tears. The piece of metal came from the B-25 flown by Crew No. 13 of the Doolittle Raid -- the plane her father, Sergeant Robert Bourgeois, served aboard as bombardier."Getting a piece of the plane has really touched me," said Daigle, standing […]

URUMQI, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- As golden October paints the Tianshan Mountains with autumn hues, cotton fields across Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwest China are bursting with white bolls ready for harvest.At the "super cotton field" in Yuli County on the northern edge of the Taklimakan Desert, cotton pickers shuttle back and forth, gathering, […]

Hong Kong police have arrested six people allegedly tied to a nine-year scam run by a suspected cross-border criminal syndicate offering business opportunities in agarwood and cryptocurrency, with funds involved reaching HK$14 million (US$1.78 million). Superintendent Allan Chu Ming-lun of the commercial crime bureau said on Thursday that investigations […]

New Delhi [India], October 15 (ANI): The India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will come into force on October 20, while India and Canada are targeting the conclusion of negotiations for their proposed trade agreement by the end of 2026, as India seeks to expand market access for exporters amid global trade uncertainties.According to a presentation […]

A 19-year-old teenager has admitted splashing corrosive liquid on a Singaporean tourist in Hong Kong last year, leaving her with second-degree burns. The High Court on Thursday heard the guilty plea from Anson Kew, who was 17 when he threw a corrosive solution at 36-year-old Jiang Wen, who was visiting the city, on June 9 last year. Jiang was getting into a […]

New Delhi [India], October 15 (ANI): China's yuan is likely to remain supported by strong technology exports and a widening trade surplus; however, weak domestic demand, higher US bond yields and renewed trade tensions could limit its appreciation, says a report by ICICI Bank. According to official data released on Wednesday, China's exports rose 36.3 per […]

NAIROBI, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- The four principles proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping for resolving Africa's hotspot issues have resonated across the continent, with diplomats, scholars and media professionals hailing them as timely and practical guidance for promoting peace and development in Africa.The four principles -- adhering to the principle of […]

(261015) -- BEIJING, Oct. 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang delivers a video speech at the opening ceremony of the new China-DPRK Yalu River bridge connecting northeast China's Liaoning Province and North Pyongan Province of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Oct. 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)

The Hong Kong Pride Parade committee has cancelled an indoor event at Central Market next month after being told the venue is unavailable due to an “administrative error”. In a social media post on Thursday, the committee said its Rainbow Market, scheduled for November 14 at the revamped landmark, had been cancelled because the venue “could no longer […]