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ASTANA, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- At a light-rail station, passengers can buy tickets with a tap of the screen, with instructions available in Chinese, Kazakh, Russian and English. Outside, a ride-hailing driver greets passengers in halting Chinese. At restaurants, Chinese-language menus are becoming increasingly common.Across Central Asia, Chinese is becoming an […]

New Delhi [India], October 6 (ANI): Asian Games 2026 gold medallist and Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain joined women police personnel in foot patrolling at Rajouri Garden market area as part of Delhi Police women's safety campaign on Monday.Speaking to ANI, Borgohain, who participated in the initiative, highlighted the importance of efforts aimed at […]

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BEIJING, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- For Zhang Yang and his family in Ankang, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, this year's National Day holiday was a memorable one. On Oct. 1, following the opening of the Xi'an-Ankang high-speed railway, they took a direct high-speed train from Ankang to Yan'an, a city known for its revolutionary history.The journey, which used […]

Beijing’s push to accumulate gold serves a larger goal: yuan internationalisation. In this series, Part I traces China’s path to becoming a gold superpower, while this article explores Hong Kong’s key role in safeguarding the nation’s financial security. In 2013, one-third of the world’s traded gold passed through Hong Kong. That year, the city […]

Temperatures in Hong Kong dropped to about 23 degrees Celsius (73 Fahrenheit) on Tuesday morning, the lowest so far this autumn. According to the Hong Kong Observatory, the cooler weather was caused by a dry northeast monsoon. “A dry northeast monsoon will bring mainly fine weather to the coast of Guangdong in the next couple of days. It will be windier […]

Hong Kong’s building authorities should consider inspecting the remaining properties in a luxury residential development and tightening work process documentation after one house was found to have used insufficient steel bars during construction, experts have said. Their suggestions followed the Buildings Department revealing at the weekend that it had […]

(261005) -- ANTALYA, Oct. 5, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the opening of the 77th International Astronautical Congress in Antalya, Trkiye, Oct. 5, 2026. The 77th International Astronautical Congress kicked off Monday in Antalya, Trkiye's Mediterranean resort city, gathering space leaders, researchers and industry […]

The hotly contested court battle over government plans to build 12,000 public flats on Hong Kong’s oldest golf course has played its final round. The government decided not to appeal against a ruling that held its approval of an environmental impact assessment (EIA) report on the project to be unlawful. This is better than pursuing a further attempt to […]

By Jagdish YadavNew Delhi [India], October 5 (ANI): 'It feels really great,' India men's hockey captain Harmanpreet Singh said after returning to the national capital with the Asian Games 2026 gold medal, adding that direct qualification for the Los Angeles Olympics has given the team an opportunity to prepare specifically for the global showpiece.The […]

Shenzhen [China], October 5 (ANI): Novak Djokovic advanced to the China Open final after Daniil Medvedev was defaulted during their semi-final clash in Beijing.The record six-time champion was serving for the match at 7-5, 5-3, 15/15 when a ball rebounded off the back wall. Medvedev instinctively struck the ball, sending it into the crowd where it hit a […]

(Photo credit: Andy Abeyta)Daniil Medvedev was disqualified from his China Open semifinal match against Novak Djokovic on Monday after striking a spectator in the face with a tennis ball.The third-seeded Russian was trailing 7-5, 5-3 in Beijing when he swiped at a ball that had bounced off the back wall. The ball sailed into the stands and hit a fan, who […]

Udaipur (Rajasthan) [India], October 5 (ANI): Zinc Football Academy's (ZFA) goalkeeper Sonam Ghosh has earned another major milestone in her young career after being selected in India's 23-member U-17 squad for the AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup China 2027 Qualifiers.The 15-year-old goalkeeper has been named in the squad announced by head coach Joakim […]

New Delhi [India], October 5 (ANI): India's Asian Games 2026 gold medal-winning men's hockey team received a grand welcome in New Delhi on Monday.Captain Harmanpreet Singh said the team performed strongly throughout the tournament and achieved its twin objectives of winning gold and securing qualification for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.'We played very […]

(Photo credit: Robert Deutsch)China's Qinwen Zheng survived her third consecutive three-set match on Monday, defeating No. 18 seed Marie Bouzkova to reach the Round of 16 at the China Open.A wild-card entry in Beijing, Zheng outlasted her Czech opponent 7-6 (3), 4-6, 7-5 in 2 hours and 54 minutes. She has already played a total of eight hours in the WTA […]

MANILA, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- Pointing to her distant grandma's portrait at an exhibition in the Philippines' capital, Manila, Jonna Zapanta said with a heavy heart that her relative was abducted by Japanese troops in 1942 and became a "comfort woman" victim, and that sorrow dwells in her eyes."My family once did not want to spread this intergenerational […]

SHANGHAI, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- With one month to go before the 9th China International Import Expo (CIIE), companies from around the world are preparing to gather in Shanghai in east China, bringing products ranging from advanced manufacturing equipment and medical technologies to African coffee and Syrian soap.The annual expo, the world's first […]

The owners of 14 subsidised sale flats have applied for a grace period to comply with Hong Kong’s new regulatory regime for subdivided homes, the housing minister has revealed, raising concerns that public resources were being abused. The cases were disclosed on Monday at a Legislative Council housing panel meeting when lawmaker Mark Chong Ho-fung asked […]

(Photo credit: Nick Oza)Team Vitality, Natus Vincere and JD Gaming all improved to 1-1 with sweeps in their Round 2 Low Matches on Monday at the Demacia Cup Global Invitational in China.The League of Legends event runs through Oct. 17 and features 12 top teams that didn't qualify for the World Championship from the six major global regions. They are […]

(Photo credit: Robert Deutsch)Six-time tournament champion Novak Djokovic will put his unbeaten record at the China Open on the line in Tuesday's final against Alex de Minaur of Australia.Djokovic improved to 33-0 in Beijing on Monday when third-seeded Russian Daniil Medvedev defaulted. The sixth-seeded Serbian was leading 7-5, 5-3 when Medvedev struck a […]

(261005) -- CAIRO, Oct. 5, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Yin Yiqing of China competes against Anjuman Bhardwaj of Zambia during the women's singles match between China and Zambia of Group E1 match at the BWF World Junior Team Championships 2026 in Cairo, Egypt, Oct. 5, 2026. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

(261005) -- CAIRO, Oct. 5, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Ezzat Saad, director of the Cairo-based Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs, receives an interview during an event titled "World Dialogue on China Studies: Arab States Session" in Cairo, Egypt, Sept. 29, 2026. TO GO WITH "Interview: China key partner in Global South development, modernization -- Egyptian expert" […]

(261005) -- BEIJING, Oct. 5, 2026 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 5, 2026 shows tourists visiting an ancient town in Zhenyuan County of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province. Large numbers of visitors have flocked to rural areas across China during the National Day holiday. (Photo by Tai […]

A Hong Kong fertility clinic that had most of its services suspended for mishandling embryo biopsy specimens from two patients has been cleared to fully resume all treatments after implementing improvement measures. The Council on Human Reproductive Technology said on Monday that Heal Fertility in Central could resume all 17 treatment services covered by […]

Hong Kong aviation authorities are investigating suspected illegal drone flying over Victoria Harbour during last week’s National Day fireworks display, after privately shot footage of the show went viral online. The footage drew the attention of local internet users after a mainland visitor, who came to Hong Kong during the “golden week” holiday, […]

Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], October 5 (ANI): The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) has remembered Gudrup, a 43-year-old Tibetan writer and blogger who died after self-immolating in protest in Driru, Nagchu, Tibet, on October 4, 2012.In a post on X, the CTA's Department of Information and International Relations (DIIR) recalled Gudrup, who […]

SHANGHAI, 5th October, 2026 (WAM) -- Victory Team moved into the outright lead of the Teams' Championship in the UIM F1H2O World Championship after claiming the Shanghai Grand Prix title, with Alec Weckstrom powering Victory 3 to victory in Monday's main race following an outstanding display of speed and dominance from the Dubai-based UAE team.Victory Team […]

Mainland Chinese arrivals to Hong Kong surged at the start of the National Day “golden week” holiday before easing towards last year’s levels, with a lawmaker attributing the early rush partly to the city’s fireworks display and tourists making the most of a shorter break. Immigration Department figures showed that 277,304 mainland visitors arrived […]

NewsVoirMumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 5: Turns out, "taco" needs no translation. The word remains nearly the same across more than 30 languages, a common thread, all for the love of tacos. Spanish? Taco. French? Taco. German? Taco. Japanese? (Takosu). Hindi? (Taiko).This Global Taco Day, Tuesday, October 6, Taco Bell and Duolingo are putting that […]

A 74-year-old retired Hong Kong police officer lost control of his paraglider in strong air currents and suffered multiple injuries after crashing on Lantau Island, a probe into the fatal 2024 accident has found. A report published by the Air Accident Investigation Authority on Monday detailed the incident involving the pilot at Sunset Peak, Hong Kong’s […]

Hong Kong’s first Chinese-owned department store, Sincere, will close its historic branch in the city’s central business district in December after 126 years of retail history. The company revealed, however, that it would seek a new location in Central or Sheung Wan. Economists cautioned, however, that despite strong retail sales in the city overall […]

(261005) -- SOA, Oct. 5, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese teacher Guo Lu (1st R) teaches local students traditional Chinese dance at the Confucius Institute at the University of Yaounde II in Soa, Cameroon, Sept. 29, 2026. October 5 marks World Teachers' Day. Over the years, Confucius Institutes across Africa have actively promoted Chinese language education and […]

Adrian Cheng Chi-kong, former heir apparent to Hong Kong’s New World Development (NWD), is expanding his K11 cultural retail business in mainland China, launching a venture of his own as his family’s property group grapples with heavy debt. Xiamen K11 Select, developed by Cheng’s K11 by AC Group along with state-owned Xiamen Rail Transit Group in the […]

NEW YORK CITY, New York: The U.S. has slowed export licensing for aircraft parts bound for China and is considering measures that could make it easier to restrict additional aviation supplies, as the Trump administration seeks leverage in trade negotiations with Beijing, people familiar with the matter said. The Commerce Department has slowed licensing for […]

Chandigarh [India], October 5 (ANI): Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini congratulated the state's athletes after they helped India return from the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya with 32 medals, including 14 gold, praising them for bringing glory to both the country and Haryana.Saini shared a post on X along with a video message for the medal winners […]

Washington DC [US], October 5 (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping's references to the US-China alliance during World War II during his recent Washington visit have drawn criticism from analysts, who said the remarks presented a selective version of history and could serve Beijing's broader narrative on Taiwan and Japan, The Epoch Times reported.During a […]

Taipei [Taiwan], October 5 (ANI): Taiwan has raised concerns over the growing number of its citizens reported missing, detained or subjected to restrictions in China, with the total reaching 453 since January 2024, according to the Mainland Affairs Council's latest weekly report, as reported by the Taipei Times.The council said four more Taiwanese were […]

Nagoya [Japan], October 5 (ANI): The Indian men's hockey team successfully defended their Asian Games crown for the very first time in the sport's history at Aichi-Nagoya two days ago, defeating Malaysia 5-1 in the final. With this victory, the Harmanpreet  Singh-led team also secured their direct qualification for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.Head […]

The Windhoek Industrial and Agricultural Show, held from Sept. 29 to Oct. 3, brought together businesses, customers and exhibitors from Namibia and beyond, with displays ranging from clothing and processed foods to equipment and services.WINDHOEK, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- The steady hum of a sewing machine accompanied Emilia Moses' first appearance at the […]

As the world prepares to mark World Teachers' Day on Oct. 5, Chinese and Tanzanian educators are joining forces to expand Chinese language education in Tanzania, blending native linguistic expertise with localized cultural insights.DAR ES SALAAM, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- As the world prepares to mark World Teachers' Day on Oct. 5, Chinese and Tanzanian educators […]

PRNewswireUdaipur (Rajasthan) [India], October 5: Macsen Energy Private Limited has reached a milestone in its sodium-ion battery research. A cell made with the company's proprietary Prussian White cathode material has crossed 1,500 charge-discharge cycles while retaining 90% of its initial capacity at 1,000 cycles in laboratory testing.The result marks […]

New Delhi [India], October 5 (ANI): Team India will bring a star-studded IPL contingent for the 2026 Hong Kong Sixes, with seven leading Indian cricketers set to take on the fast-paced six-a-side format from 30 October to 1 November.Leading Team India will be seasoned pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar, alongside fellow IPL performers Krunal Pandya, Shashank Singh, […]

HAIKOU, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- China's southernmost province of Hainan has more to offer than beaches and coconut trees.During the first National Day holiday since the launch of the island-wide special customs operations at Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP), the tropical island has offered visitors from home and abroad a diverse range of experiences -- from […]

Eight more companies from countries belonging to Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative have applied to list in Hong Kong, the city’s trade promotion chief has revealed. Frederick Ma Si-hang, chairman of the Trade Development Council, also said on Monday the city’s economy would benefit from improving China-US ties. Speaking on the sidelines of the Global […]

CHONGQING/HARBIN, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- When Chongqing Firefly Bay Cat Harbor Park opened on New Year's Day in southwest China, it had just over 600 cats. More than eight months later, the number has passed 1,000.By September, the 30,000-square-meter riverside park had rescued or taken in more than 1,300 cats, while over 240 had been adopted. As the number of […]