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Hong Kong’s “top priority” is to resettle residents displaced by the Tai Po fire so they can get through the winter, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po has said, pointing to measures rolled out by the banking industry to ease their immediate financial burden. Chan highlighted on Sunday the banking industry’s emergency support measures that came […]

Hong Kong’s financial identity is entering a new chapter, shaped as much by strategic alignment as capital flows. By co-launching a US$1 billion investment fund with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), the city is taking one of its most assertive steps yet to redefine Hong Kong’s financial identity in a rapidly changing global economy. The […]

Beijing’s state media has praised the swift rescue and relief efforts by the Hong Kong government after the city’s worst fire in decades, commending its leadership and pledging support in its first editorial commentary on the tragedy. Published on Sunday, the commentary by Xinhua, which typically reflects the stance of the central government, focused on […]

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Get faster notifications on the latest updates by downloading our app. What we know so far: 146 people, including a firefighter, confirmed dead 79 injured, including 12 firefighters Around 40 people deemed to be […]

(251130) -- XIAPU, Nov. 30, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Guests view large yellow croaker products at the ninth Ningde (Xiapu) large yellow croaker industry innovation and development conference in Xiapu County, southeast China's Fujian Province, Nov. 29, 2025. The ninth Ningde (Xiapu) large yellow croaker industry innovation and development conference kicked off here […]

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], November 30 (ANI): It all boils down to this. India's AFC U17 Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2026 qualifiers encounter against Iran at the EKA Arena will decide who makes the trip to the Gulf next year. The match will kick off on Sunday, as per the official website of the All India Football Federation (AIFF).The Blue Colts currently […]

(251130) -- SOFIA, Nov. 30, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Students attend the final of the first Chinese Character Chess Championship in Bulgaria at the China Cultural Center in Sofia, Bulgaria, Nov. 29, 2025. TO GO WITH "Bulgaria holds first Chinese character chess championship final" (Photo by Marian Draganov/Xinhua)

(251130) -- LONDON, Nov. 30, 2025 (Xinhua) -- England's Georgia Stanway celebrates scoring with teammate Beth Mead (R) during an international women's football friendly match between China and England at Wembley Stadium in London, Britain, Nov. 29, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

HONG KONG, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong on Saturday started a series of mourning activities after firefighting and rescue operations in the fire-struck residential complex of Wang Fuk Court were largely completed.John Lee, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), along with principal officials of the HKSAR government and […]

As Hong Kong mourns the victims of the deadly Tai Po blaze and questions emerge on accountability, experts have called for much tighter supervision of building maintenance and fire safety by authorities to hold relevant parties responsible so that future tragedies can be averted. They gave this assessment as the government set up an interdepartmental task […]

Venezuela denounces U.S. "aggression" after Trump's post concerning its airspaceThe Venezuelan government on Saturday denounced the U.S. threat that "seeks to affect the sovereignty of its airspace," calling it "another extravagant, illegal and unjustified aggression against the Venezuelan people."In an official statement, Caracas rejected Washington's […]

HONG KONG, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- On Saturday, at the Moreton Terrace Activities Center in Causeway Bay, a steady stream of people filed into the ground-floor event hall. Some carried white chrysanthemums, their footsteps lacking the cheerful lightness that usually fills the center during regular activities. Most wore solemn expressions, their faces etched […]

The eight milk tea-coloured towers of Wang Fuk Court were special sentinels to many locals in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district. Residents say that whenever they saw the blocks emerging into view on the northern-bound left side of Tolo Highway on their daily commute after work, they knew they were back home. Home was their idyllic estate with its winding […]

"With active business cooperation between the two countries, Serbian consumers are showing growing interest in Chinese alcoholic beverages, wines, and food."By Xinhua writer Zhang Xuan, Nemanja CabricBELGRADE, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- Under spotlights, Chinese chef Li Yaqiang transformed fruits and vegetables into a vividly lifelike dragon with a few deft […]

More than 600 officers from the Hong Kong Police Force’s Disaster Victim Identification Unit (DVIU) searched two fire-ravaged blocks of the Wang Fuk Court residential complex in Tai Po without finding any more bodies on Saturday. The death toll from the blaze remains at 128, but 150 people are still unaccounted for. Dressed in white full-body protective […]

Hong Kong began a three-day official mourning period on Saturday for victims of the city’s deadliest blaze in decades as residents queued at the site of the tragedy and various halls to pay their respects, penning tributes and laying flowers. For the first time since the fire broke out on Wednesday at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po, the death toll remained at […]

BEIJING, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- With an increasing number of foreign tourists visiting China, the sight of foreign nationals dressed in Hanfu, a type of traditional Chinese clothing, at scenic spots across the country has become a captivating cultural phenomenon.By the moat of Beijing's Forbidden City -- the over 600-year-old complex that once served as […]

(251129) -- GUANGZHOU, Nov. 29, 2025 (Xinhua) -- A visitor (R) learns to play a horse-head fiddle during an exhibition themed on various music cultures along the ancient Silk Road at Guangzhou Maritime Museum in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Nov. 29, 2025. The exhibition kicked off here on Saturday, showcasing 143 ancient musical instruments […]

(251129) -- ATHENS, Nov. 29, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Chinese dancers stage the dance drama Tiangong Kaiwu at the Christmas Theater in Athens, Greece, Nov. 28, 2025. The epic dance drama Tiangong Kaiwu premiered to an enthusiastic reception on Friday evening at Athens' Christmas Theater, the Greek capital's largest indoor venue.TO GO WITH "Chinese dance drama […]

(251129) -- DORDRECHT, Nov. 29, 2025 (Xinhua) -- William Dandjinou (1st R) of Canada competes during the men's 1500m final at the ISU Short Track World Tour #4 speed skating event in Dordrecht, the Netherlands, Nov. 29, 2025. (Xinhua/Peng Ziyang)

(251129) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Nov. 29, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Liu Mengting of China competes during the women's final of the FIS Freeski Big Air World Cup 2026 at Secret Garden in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Nov. 29, 2025. (Xinhua/Lu Xingji)

* Chinese cars "have become very popular here because they meet our needs within our financial abilities. The quality is also satisfactory," said Mohamed Mostafa, a 44-year-old Egyptian Uber driver and a proud owner of a Chery Tiggo.* Chinese automakers' Completely Knocked Down (CKD) plants, joint ventures and R&D centers are boosting local employment, […]

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], November 29 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday highlighted the vulnerabilities of global supply chains, citing the impact of conflicts, climate events, and demand-side uncertainty. He highlighted that a third of global production currently takes place in China.Speaking at the Doctor of Philosophy […]

Hong Kong’s national security police have arrested a man on suspicion of trying to incite sedition in relation to the deadly blaze in Tai Po, the Post has learned. The move on Saturday came as the central government’s national security authorities in Hong Kong warned against “anti-China and ill-intentioned individuals” exploiting the tragedy in an […]

Several more pets have been rescued from the burned buildings of a residential complex in Tai Po, as animal charities continued to search for separated owners and expressed concerns that animals still trapped will have gone days without food or water. Authorities said on Saturday that a sweep of two blocks where flames were first extinguished at Wang Fuk […]

The Thai king's historic visit to Beijing signals Bangkok's deeper embrace of Thailand's northern neighbor in a shifting global order Thailand's relationship with China has entered a new and symbolically powerful phase with King Maha Vajiralongkorn's historic five-day state visit to Beijing in mid-November - […]

A sense of sombre unity permeated the whole of Hong Kong on Saturday as residents from all walks of life mourned the victims of the city’s deadliest fire in seven decades by signing condolence books or flooding areas near the scene of the inferno with bouquets. By Saturday evening, lengthy queues had grown near ground zero, Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po, with […]

Washington, DC [US] Nov 29 (ANI): The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has released its weekly brief, highlighting the global community's continued silence on China's human rights violations, even as China positions itself as a leader in renewable energy.Citing a Coda report published on November 21, the WUC highlighted that China escaped scrutiny at COP30 […]

New Delhi [India], November 29 (ANI): India's three-time Olympian and Commonwealth Games medallist Manika Batra and Manav Thakkar will lead India's eight-member squad at the ITTF Mixed Team World Cup 2025 in Chengdu, China, starting Sunday. The team includes Akash Pal, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, Payas Jain, Diya Chitale, Yashaswini Ghorpade, and Swastika […]

ABU DHABI, 29th November, 2025 (WAM) -- A delegation from the Education, Human Development and Community Council, the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, and the Ministry of Education, paid an official visit to the People's Republic of China. The delegation was led by Hajar Ahmed Al Thehli as Secretary General of the Council.Coordinated […]

New Delhi [India], November 29 (ANI): The Indian Trust for Rural Heritage and Development (ITRHD) inaugurated a three-day international conference in New Delhi on November 28, which focused on the preservation of India's rural Buddhist heritage, much of which remains undocumented and vulnerable despite its historical significance. Held at the Dr Ambedkar […]

Hong Kong’s home affairs minister has called on NGOs to better coordinate with the government on their support for residents displaced in the city’s deadliest fire in decades following reported confusion on the ground. Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs Alice Mak Mei-kuen on Saturday also rejected accusations that government-backed care teams had […]

Taipei [Taiwan], November 29 (ANI): Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) reported on Saturday that 12 sorties by People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft crossed the Taiwan Strait median line and flew into the island's southern and southeastern air defence identification zone (ADIZ).The MND said the aircraft involved included the Shenyang J-16, the […]

Watching his young children’s faces light up with excitement, William Li felt relief, but the deep ache in his chest was overwhelming. His son and daughter were happy he had saved their most treasured possessions – a mobile phone and an iPad – from the inferno that had just devoured their home in Hong Kong’s Wang Fuk Court on Wednesday. Thankfully, […]

As Hong Kong reels from its deadliest fire in decades, a highly visible community of foreigners is also in mourning as it awaits for news of the fate of nearly 80 of its own who remain missing. They are the domestic helpers who remain unaccounted for five days after the blaze, among more than 200 working in Wang Fuk Court, the site of the inferno that has […]

A Hong Kong government subsidy of HK$60,000 (US$7,710) for victims of the Tai Po fire is only for residents living in Wang Fuk Court, the home affairs minister has clarified amid alleged cases of abuse online. Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs Alice Mak Mei-kuen said on Saturday that authorities had not received any formal abuse reports so far and vowed […]

XIONG'AN, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- The Xiong'an New Area in north China's Hebei Province, designed to relieve Beijing of its non-essential functions, has been leveraging smart and considerate public services to facilitate daily life of relocated residents.At Wenhua community in the startup section of Xiong'an New Area, an AI-powered canteen serves as a vivid […]

(251129) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Nov. 29, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Su Yiming of China competes during the men's final of the FIS Snowboard Big Air World Cup 2026 at Secret Garden in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Nov. 29, 2025. (Xinhua/Lu Xingji)

(251129) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Nov. 29, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Fukuda Mari (C) of Japan, silver medalist Iwabuchi Reira (L) of Japan and bronze medalist Onitsuka Miyabi of Japan pose for photos during the awarding ceremony for the women's final of the FIS Snowboard Big Air World Cup 2026 at Secret Garden in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Nov. […]

(251129) -- XIONG'AN, Nov. 29, 2025 (Xinhua) -- A multi-functional health service device is pictured at an AI-powered canteen in Wenhua community in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province, Nov. 25, 2025. The Xiong'an New Area, designed to relieve Beijing of its non-essential functions, has been leveraging smart and considerate public services to […]

An art exhibition has opened in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, inviting spectators to explore both the storied past and the vibrant present of the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA), a lasting emblem of China-Africa friendship.DAR ES SALAAM, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- An art exhibition has opened in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, inviting spectators to explore both […]

Taipei [Taiwan], November 29 (ANI): Soaring demand for artificial intelligence (AI) is boosting both exports and investment, prompting the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS) on Friday to sharply revise up Taiwan's 2025 economic growth forecast to 7.37 per cent, Focus Taiwan reported.The DGBAS's latest projection was 2.92 […]

HONG KONG, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong police said on Saturday that no remains were found after searching two of the seven fire-hit buildings in the residential complex of Wang Fuk Court.So far, support funds for the fire have reached 1.1 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 141.3 million U.S. dollars), among which 800 million Hong Kong dollars came from […]

As despair draped the air and hopes dimmed for the scores still unaccounted for, one scene stood out on the second night after Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades: volunteers forming long human chains next to the charred buildings in Tai Po, passing on supplies hand to hand. These volunteers – mobilised mostly through social media and chat groups – […]

(251129) -- ADDIS ABABA, Nov. 29, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Guests pose for a group photo with young Ethiopian diplomats who have finished an online Chinese language training program in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's capital, on Nov. 27, 2025. A ceremony has been held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's capital, to mark the completion of an online Chinese language training program […]