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Hong Kong authorities are coordinating with local airlines to increase direct flight and transfer capacity, turning the challenges posed by the US-Israel war on Iran into opportunities, the transport minister has said. Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan also said the ongoing Middle East turmoil had deeply disrupted global trade and aviation […]

An elderly pedestrian has died after being hit by a taxi in Kwun Tong, according to Hong Kong police. The accident took place shortly before 10pm on Friday when the 75-year-old man was crossing the road near the junction of Hip Wo Street and Yuet Wah Street in downtown Kwun Tong. The taxi, travelling along Hip Wo Street towards Sau Mau Ping, ran into the […]

On the weathered facade of the Kiu Kong Mansion on Nathan Road, two freshly painted cats now curl into the bustle of Hong Kong’s Yau Ma Tei. The mural features a ragdoll and a British shorthair cat, two breeds loved by Hongkongers, bringing a burst of colour and whimsy to the ageing building. With its head wrapped in a pink towel after a grooming session, […]

Hong Kong should move beyond a “city-centred” approach that merely seeks Beijing’s policy support and instead take steps to align with national priorities by advancing the internationalisation of the yuan and supporting mainland Chinese enterprises’ global expansion, observers have said as this year’s “two sessions” came to a close. With the […]

(260314) -- MILAN, March 14, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Wang Jujiang (L) of China passes the ball during the Para Ice Hockey semifinal match between the Canada and China at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games in Milan , Italy, March 13, 2025. (Xinhua/Hou Jun)

(Photo credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images)President Donald Trump, Vice President J.D. Vance and other members of the U.S. government could be prevented from going to the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles if the World Anti-Doping Agency institutes a proposed new rule, the Associated Press reported on Friday.The potential statute also might affect the FIFA […]

By the second half of the 21st century, the Sino-Indian relationship will become the world’s most significant geopolitical relationship, dislodging even the complex China-US cooperative rivalry. By 2050, the world’s three largest economies are likely to comprise some combination of China, India and the United States. PricewaterhouseCoopers predicts this […]

Keith Li King-wah’s business once thrived during the 2010s. In a crowded field of more than 100 rivals, his programming consultancy, Innopage, easily secured contracts worth hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong dollars to develop basic digital tools, such as a mortgage calculator, for corporations and government agencies. But those easy-money days are gone. […]

(Photo credit: Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images)After winning the season-opening Australian Grand Prix last week in Melbourne, Mercedes driver George Russell qualified for the pole of Saturday's Chinese Grand Prix sprint race in Shanghai.Russell, atop the F1 driver standings with 25 points, finished the final qualifying lap in 1:31.520, edging teammate Kimi […]

Washington DC [US], March 13 (ANI): A newly enacted Chinese law aimed at promoting 'ethnic unity' has triggered sharp criticism from the World Uyghur Congress (WUC), which warns that the legislation could deepen repression against ethnic minorities, including Uyghurs, Tibetans, and Southern Mongolians. The Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress was […]

(Photo credit: Rula Rouhana/Reuters via Imagn Images)Formula 1 leaders intend to cancel scheduled races in the Middle East because of the war in Iran and instability in the region, ESPN reported Friday.The decision is expected to be announced over the weekend.Grand Prix races were set for April 12 in Bahrain and April 19 in Saudi Arabia. The decision could […]

Surat (Gujarat) [India], March 13 (ANI): Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel approved road infrastructure projects worth Rs 1,185 crore to strengthen connectivity across South Gujarat as part of its strategy to develop the Surat Economic Region (SER) into a global trading hub on the lines of Dubai and Guangzhou in China.The projects, cleared by the Chief […]

(260313) -- ACCRA, March 13, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Perpetua Dufu (L), coordinating director of the Foreign Service Institute, presents a certificate to a student at the graduation ceremony in Accra, Ghana, March 12, 2026. At least 81 Ghanaian public sector workers from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other ministries, departments and agencies graduated from […]

China has not only turned green concepts into development outcomes but also translated them into the language of law, setting an example for other nations, said Pavel Troshchinsky, head of the Center for Political Research and Forecasting at the Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences.BEIJING, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Chinese […]

A Chinese national detained in Kenya was trying to smuggle insects in his luggageAuthorities in Kenya have arrested a 27yearold Chinese national at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in the capital Nairobi on Tuesday after a routine security check uncovered over two thousand live garden ants in his luggage.Prosecutor Allen Mulama told the court that […]

(Photo credit: Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters via Imagn Images)Bryson DeChambeau separated from the pack at LIV Golf Singapore on Friday with five birdies and an eagle to fire a second-round 65 and build a three-shot lead over the field.DeChambeau began the round with consecutive pars, then birdied No. 3 and eagled the par-5 fourth to set the tone for his round. […]

(260313) -- CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, March 13, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Coach Yue Qingshuang (R) hugs Zhang Mingliang of China after the wheelchair curling mixed team semifinal match between China and Sweden at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games in Cortina D'ampezzo, Italy, March 13, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)

(260313) -- CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, March 13, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Wang Pengyao of China competes during the Para Snowboard Men's Banked Slalom SB-UL event at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games in Cortina D'ampezzo, Italy, March 13, 2026. (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

(260313) -- TESERO, March 13, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Cai Jiayun of China celebrates after crowning the para biathlon men's sprint pursuit standing at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games in Tesero, Italy, March 13, 2026. (Xinhua/Hou Zhaokang)

(260313) -- SHANGHAI, March 13, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen of the Netherlands competes during the Sprint Qualifying of Formula One Chinese Grand Prix at Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China, March 13, 2026. (Xinhua/Chen Haoming)

(260313) -- BEIJING, March 13, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Passengers check in at Jiaxing Railway Station in Jiaxing, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 13, 2026. The total number of inter-regional passenger trips across China during the 40-day Spring Festival travel rush, which concluded on Friday, is estimated to reach a record 9.4 billion, according to data from […]

More than 400 foreign domestic helpers gathered at an international school campus in Hong Kong on Friday as 50 students paid tribute to their contributions as “second mothers” who help shape a multicultural environment at home. The organising student committee for the event at the English Schools Foundation’s Renaissance College in Ma On Shan said it […]

Hong Kong authorities have asked all government units not to install OpenClaw or its variants due to security concerns, days after some mainland Chinese entities were reported to have restricted the use of the AI agent. The government’s Digital Policy Office (DPO) told the South China Morning Post on Friday that while no related security incidents had […]

Hong Kong’s physiotherapy sector has urged the government to expand employment opportunities for locally trained professionals, warning that severe funding cuts will lead to a glut of practitioners, with the surplus projected to exceed 2,000 by 2040. In a letter to the authorities, the Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association pointed to hiring freezes and job […]

Dubai [UAE], March 13 (ANI): As the conflict in West Asia enters Day 13, the United Arab Emirates has voiced deep concern over the continuing escalation, while stressing that Dubai remains steady, functional, and open for business despite Iranian drone and missile attacks.A well-informed Gulf analyst rejected suggestions that the recent strikes had […]

Twenty-one people have been injured in a crash involving two double-decker buses, a truck and a car on Yuen Long Highway in Hong Kong. Police said on Friday that the force was alerted to the traffic accident at 6.35pm. As of 8pm, 12 women and nine men had suffered minor injuries, police said. Among them was the driver of the private car, the force added. […]

SHENZHEN, March 13 (Xinhua) -- A futuristic new figure is now directing traffic in the tech hub of Shenzhen in south China's Guangdong Province.In Bantian of its Longgang District, a robot adorned with "Shenzhen Traffic Police" insignia has been officially "on duty" since March 6, managing the morning rush hour at a road intersection. Upgraded from its […]

BEIJING, March 13 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson announced here Friday that at the invitation of the Vietnamese side, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi, member of the CPC Central Committee Secretariat and Minister of Public Security Wang […]

URUMQI, March 13 (Xinhua) -- In the course of the past ten years, Horgos Railway Port in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has become one of the busiest gateways for China-Europe freight trains, handling more than 19,000 train trips since the first train departed in March 2016.Data from Horgos Railway Station, administered by China Railway […]

HARBIN, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Workers from China Railway Wuhan Electrification Bureau Group are pressing ahead with the construction of the communication, signaling and power supply systems for the 318-kilometer Harbin-Yichun high-speed railway.

HAIKOU, March 13 (Xinhua) -- In a roll-on/roll-off (ro-ro) passenger ferry operating across the Qiongzhou Strait in southern China, Captain Huang Wanli carries out meticulous inspections of the vessel's maintenance status to ensure safe and reliable operations.The 35-year-old master serves aboard the "Shuangtai 36," a ro-ro passenger ship owned by Hainan […]

BEIJING, March 13 (Xinhua) -- China expresses deep condolences regarding the deaths of students in the recent attack on an Iranian elementary school and extends sincere sympathies to their families, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Friday.Guo added that the Red Cross Society of China has decided to provide the Iranian Red Crescent […]

(260313) -- SHENZHEN, March 13, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone shows a robotic traffic commander directing traffic at a road intersection in Longgang District, Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, March 6, 2026. TO GO WITH "Across China: Robotic traffic police commander debuts in south China's Shenzhen" (Shenzhen Traffic […]

(260313) -- BEIJING, March 13, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A drone photo taken on March 13, 2026 shows two bullet trains running on a railway bridge in north China's Tianjin. The 2026 Spring Festival travel rush comes to an end on Friday. (Photo by Du Penghui/Xinhua)

Beijing [China], March 13 (ANI): Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Friday that China will be providing the Iranian Red Crescent Society with aid worth USD 200,000, reported China Daily.He also said that Beijing condemned indiscriminate attacks on civilians and non-military targetsEarlier, Jiakun expressed China's willingness to remain […]

New Delhi [India], March 13 (ANI): Amid the evolving conflict in West Asia, concerns are mounting over rising global oil and gas prices and the risk of a broader regional escalation that could draw in multiple global powers. Jing Huang, Director, Institute of US and Pacific Studies, warns that the instability in the region, combined with growing tensions […]

(260313) -- HARBIN, March 13, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A worker installs catenary systems at the construction site of Suihua South Station of the Harbin-Yichun high-speed railway in Suihua, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, March 13, 2026. Workers from China Railway Wuhan Electrification Bureau Group are pressing ahead with the construction of the […]

JPMorgan Chase has committed to leasing about 250,000 sq ft of space in the new Sun Hung Kai Properties (SHKP) office towers in Hong Kong’s West Kowloon district for 10 years, making the US investment bank the anchor tenant of the 700,000 sq ft mixed-use development, the Hong Kong-listed developer said on Friday. Artist Square Towers (AST) will house the […]

A union representing employees of Hong Kong’s rail operator, the MTR Corporation, has expressed disappointment with the firm’s refusal to consider their calls for improved benefits, saying the pay rise of up to 3.84 per cent for most staff is “slightly below demands”. The MTR Corp announced pay increases on Friday ranging from 1.6 to 3.84 per cent […]

The temporary measure is expected to cool global energy markets as crude prices continue to soar after US-Israeli attacks on IranThe US has eased sanctions to allow countries to purchase Russian oil and petroleum products already loaded on vessels at sea, according to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. The move comes as escalating Middle East tensions […]

(260313) -- HAIKOU, March 13, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Candies are pictured at a duty-free grocery in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, March 12, 2026. Since the "zero-tariff" policy on imported goods for Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) residents took effect one month ago, duty-free sales have reached 5.37 million yuan (approximately 778,700 U.S. dollars), with […]

Beijing is the top producer of urea and controls exports of the primary raw material for fertilizers under a quota systemIndia has urged China to ease export curbs on urea as the Middle East conflict continues, threating to impact fertilizer production, Bloomberg has reported.Beijing is the world's top producer of urea, and controls exports under a quota […]

Beijing is the top producer of urea and controls exports of the primary raw material for fertilizers under a quota system India has urged China to ease export curbs on urea as the Middle East conflict continues, threating to impact fertilizer production, Bloomberg has reported. Beijing is the world's top […]

Beijing is the top producer and it controls exports of the primary raw material for fertilizers under a quota system India has urged China to ease export curbs on urea as the Middle East conflict continues, threating to impact fertilizer production, Bloomberg has reported. Beijing is the world's top producer […]

Beijing is the top producer and it controls exports of the primary raw material for fertilizers under a quota systemIndia has urged China to ease export curbs on urea as the Middle East conflict continues, threating to impact fertilizer production, Bloomberg has reported.Beijing is the world's top producer of urea, and controls exports under a quota system, […]