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Some elderly residents facing eviction from a block of subdivided flats in Hong Kong have expressed concerns that they could lose their jobs if forced to relocate to allow for their landlords to upgrade the homes to comply with new regulations. Residents of Sham Shui Po’s Yee Wa Building were previously told they needed to leave sometime between March and […]

BEIJING, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called for solid efforts to secure a good start to the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030).Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks when opening a study session at the Party […]

BEIJING, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- China on Tuesday unveiled a comprehensive policy package leveraging fiscal and financial synergy to boost consumption and energize private investment, further igniting the domestic demand engine.Experts and industry insiders view this coordinated launch as an important measure to carry out central authorities' decisions and an […]

(260120) -- LIUZHOU, Jan. 20, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Villagers attend traditional Miao New Year celebrations at Dangjiu Village in Gandong Township of Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Jan. 20, 2026, also the Great Cold (Dahan) solar term on the Chinese lunar calendar. Miao New Year is a major festival of people of […]

Hong Kong mother Amy Chan* often feels overwhelmed caring for her nine-year-old son, who has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The 39-year-old said her son, diagnosed with the condition two years ago, seldom listened to her and lost his temper easily, putting tremendous pressure on her and taking a toll on her mental health. Chan, who works […]

(260120) -- HARBIN, Jan. 20, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Train conductor Wang Xijun measures blood pressure for an elderly passenger aboard the train Z114/Z111, fondly referred to as "the train of migratory birds," Nov. 26, 2025. TO GO WITH "Across China: 'Train of migratory birds' brings winter sunshine to elderly Chinese travelers" (Xinhua/Zhang Yue)

(260120) -- COLOMBO, Jan. 20, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Participants pose for a group photo during the 6th International Conference on Green Plant Protection Technology Innovation in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Jan. 19, 2026. Experts and scholars in the field of plant protection and agriculture gathered Monday in Colombo, Sri Lanka, to exchange views at a high-profile […]

(260120) -- LONDON, Jan. 20, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 20, 2026 shows the former Royal Mint Court site in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in London, Britain. The British government announced on Tuesday that it had approved plans for the construction of a new Chinese embassy in London. The new embassy is scheduled to be built on the […]

The US president has called Britain's deal to lease back the Chagos Islands to Mauritius an act of "total weakness" US President Donald Trump has criticized the UK's decision to hand over control of Diego Garcia in the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, calling it a "great stupidity" and a threat to US national sec

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], January 20 (ANI): Amid Prime Minister Narendra Modi's strong warning against infiltrators, asserting that India cannot allow illegal entrants to snatch the rights of its poor and youth, AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday launched a sharp counterattack on the BJP-led Centre, questioning its failure to fence the […]

New Delhi [India], January 20 (ANI): Olympic medallist Saina Nehwal on Tuesday confirmed her retirement from competitive badminton after being out of action for nearly two years due to a chronic knee condition, according to the Olympics.com.'I had stopped playing two years back. I actually felt that I entered the sport on my own terms and left on my own […]

Hong Kong’s finance chief has promoted the city’s regulatory regime for digital assets as “responsible and sustainable” at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos. Delivering opening remarks at a closed-door workshop on Tuesday, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said finance and technology were “mutually reinforcing”, but a balanced approach […]

*The World Economic Forum (WEF)'s Global Risks Report 2026 points out that geopolitical and economic risks rise in a new age of competition.*"Dialogue is not a luxury in times of uncertainty; it is an urgent necessity," said WEF President and CEO Borge Brende.*Many experts believe that amid ongoing global turbulence, China's economy has demonstrated strong […]

BEIJING, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- China has decided to present the candidate of Xiamen City to host the Secretariat of the Agreement on Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction, and has informed the United Nations Secretary-General of the relevant decision on Jan. 16, a foreign ministry spokesperson said here on Tuesday.The agreement, […]

KUNMING, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- A 5.1-magnitude earthquake jolted Qiaojia County in southwest China's Yunnan Province on Monday evening. As of 2 p.m. Tuesday, the quake had damaged 1,540 houses and prompted the evacuation of nearly 300 residents.No casualties or building collapses were reported. Disaster relief efforts are currently underway in an orderly […]

(260120) -- DONGYING, Jan. 20, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 20, 2026 shows Phalaenopsis orchids growing at a greenhouse in Niuzhuang Township, Dongying District of Dongying City, east China's Shandong Province. TO GO WITH "Across China: Geothermal energy fuels east China smog-free town" (Xinhua/Yuan Min)

(260120) -- BEIJING, Jan. 20, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A staff member conducts maintenance work at a high-speed train base in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 20, 2026. With the approach of the Spring Festival, high-speed train staff members in Beijing are engaging in busy preparations to better serve the Spring Festival travel rush. (Xinhua/Li An)

(260120) -- KABUL, Jan. 20, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile photo on Jan. 20, 2026 shows a man who got injured during a blast receiving treatment at an emergency center in Kabul, Afghanistan. At least 20 people, including women and children, were transported to EMERGENCY's Surgical Center in Kabul following an explosion in the downtown area […]

(260120) -- TOKYO, Jan. 20, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A visitor chooses souvenirs of giant panda Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 25, 2025. Giant pandas Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, currently residing at a zoo in Tokyo, will depart for China on Jan. 27, marking the first time in about half a century that Japan will be without any pandas, local media […]

Texas [US], January 20 (ANI): Texas agricultural authorities issued new alerts on January 15 after hundreds of residents reported receiving unidentified seeds through the mail that they had not ordered, according to a report by The Epoch Times (TET).During the first 15 days of the year alone, officials collected 126 bags of unsolicited seeds that appeared […]

Japanese police have arrested a 42-year-old man who identified himself as a Hong Kong resident for allegedly molesting a teenage girl on a street in Sapporo, with reports indicating he is suspected of multiple similar offences in the country. The man was arrested on Monday for allegedly hugging and touching the teenager’s lower body just after 9pm on […]

A prime site in the newly developed Kai Tak area, along with two other plots, have been earmarked for the development of tertiary student hostels, Hong Kong authorities have announced. A spokesman for the Development Bureau said on Tuesday that three commercial sites – in Kai Tak, Siu Lek Yuen in Sha Tin and Tung Chung East – would be open for […]

(260120) -- BEIJING, Jan. 20, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Wang Huning, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, meets with Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan, in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 20, 2026. (Xinhua/Rao Aimin)

(260120) -- DINGXI, Jan. 20, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A Qinqiang opera artist prepares for a performance at a Spring Festival shopping market in Anding District of Dingxi City, northwest China's Gansu Province, Jan. 19, 2026. The Spring Festival shopping market opened its doors at the potato trading center in Anding District of Dingxi City on Monday and will run […]

(260120) -- SHENZHEN, Jan. 20, 2026 (Xinhua) -- An embodied intelligent robot is demonstrated at the world's first robot 6S store in Longgang District of Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, on Jan. 16, 2026. Recently, a number of retail stores in tech sector opened in many business districts of Shenzhen. In theses tech stores, consumers can […]

Beijing did not say if it will participate in the body intended to manage Gaza after the conflict between Israel and HamasThe US has invited China to become a member of the 'Board of Peace' proposed by President Donald Trump to oversee the post-war governance and reconstruction of Gaza, the Foreign Ministry in Beijing confirmed on Tuesday.Trump came up with […]

New energy, artificial intelligence, electric vehicle (EV) and biotechnology companies will remain the driving force behind Hong Kong’s initial public offering (IPO) market in the coming years, according to the head of bourse operator Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX). “In the past year, dozens of new companies in green energy, automation and […]

The European Union is slowly preparing a new round of sanctions on Russia, its 20th since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with the goal of having the measures approved by all EU member states at the end of February to coincide with the fourth anniversary of Moscows attack on its neighbor.The idea is that the European Commission, which proposes new […]

The public will be allowed to observe the first open meeting of an independent committee investigating the cause of Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades, which will set the framework for subsequent hearings. The independent committee, which was set up in the aftermath of the fire at Wang Fuk Court, announced on Tuesday that it would hold a “direction […]

(260120) -- ZHAOTONG, Jan. 20, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Police officers direct traffic in Laodian Town of Qiaojia County in southwest China's Yunnan Province, Jan. 20, 2026. A 5.1-magnitude earthquake jolted Qiaojia County in southwest China's Yunnan Province on Monday evening, prompting local authorities to evacuate dozens of residents, though no casualties or […]

(260120) -- KABUL, Jan. 20, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People walk past the explosion site in Kabul, Afghanistan, Jan. 20, 2026. At least 20 people, including women and children, were transported to EMERGENCY's Surgical Center in Kabul following an explosion in the downtown area on Monday afternoon, with seven declared dead on arrival, the humanitarian organization […]

KUWAIT CITY, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Chinese brands have drawn significant attention at an ongoing auto show in Kuwait's Hawalli Governorate, showcasing a wide range of new models, with a particular emphasis on electric vehicles.

Washington DC [US], January 20 (ANI): The East Turkistan Government in Exile (ETGE) on January 19 marked East Turkistan / Uyghur Genocide Recognition and Remembrance Day, observing the fifth anniversary of the United States Department of State's formal recognition of China's actions in Occupied East Turkistan as genocide and crimes against humanity.In a […]

Washington DC [US], January 20 (ANI): US President Donald Trump slammed the United Kingdom over its plans of giving away Diego Garcia island, and called it an act of 'great stupidity'. He said that the action by London is one of the several reasons why Greenland has to be 'acquired'. He made the remarks on Tuesday in a post on Truth Social.The US President […]

BEIJING, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Chinese authorities have ramped up emergency measures to protect residents, infrastructure and energy supplies as a powerful cold wave grips large parts of the country, resulting in heavy snow, strong winds and plunging temperatures.In north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, temperatures fell significantly after a surge […]

BEIJING, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- China is researching the establishment of a national-level mergers and acquisitions (M) fund as part of efforts to optimize the layout of government investment funds and strengthen the guidance over their investment direction in a bid to accelerate the development of "new quality productive forces," a senior official from the […]

Hong Kong’s unemployment rate held steady at 3.8 per cent over the past three months, with authorities expecting that stronger economic growth and local consumption will continue to support the labour market. Preliminary data released by the Census and Statistics Department on Tuesday showed that movements in the unemployment rate in different industry […]

(260120) -- MELBOURNE, Jan. 20, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Wu Yibing of China gets medical treatment during the men's singles 1st round match against Luca Nardi of Italy at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, Jan. 20, 2026. (Xinhua/Ma Ping)

A dead porpoise, suspected to have been carrying a stillborn calf, was discovered in Hong Kong waters on Tuesday. The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department said it had retrieved the carcass, which was identified as a finless porpoise, in the waters near Ap Chau, one of the city’s outlying islands, on Tuesday evening. It added that a necropsy […]

BEIJING, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- China's Ministry of Finance (MOF) on Tuesday released a package of measures to spur private investment and consumption, including a special guarantee program for corporate lending and interest subsidies for personal consumption loans.This special guarantee program, with a total scale of 500 billion yuan (about 71.42 billion U.S. […]

Hong Kong, January 20 (ANI): As countries like the USA struggle to design and build warships and submarines in desired quantities, or lack the budget to do so, China has no such problems. Last year was another prolific year for Chinese shipbuilders as they meet demand from the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN).It is estimated that the PLAN commissioned […]

Alice Leung Shuk-ling has spent more than a decade seeking the truth behind a ferry crash in 2012 that killed her younger brother and 38 others, and she expects a Coroner’s Court verdict due on Wednesday to be merely an ellipsis – not a full stop – in her quest. Leung, 40, said she never expected that last year’s 44-day inquest on the Lamma IV crash […]

SHIJIAZHUANG, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Standing before a smartphone screen in a studio in north China's Hebei Province, Pirisa Yangdiew, a Thai student, introduced local products to netizens in her native language."I was a beginner in cross-border e-commerce, but now I can handle a live broadcast on my own," said Yangdiew, a computer major from a technical […]

BEIJING, 20th January, 2026 (WAM) -- China's one-year loan prime rate (LPR), a market-based benchmark lending rate, came in at 3 percent Tuesday, unchanged from the previous month.The over-five-year LPR, on which many lenders base their mortgage rates, also remained unchanged from the previous reading of 3.5 percent, according to the National Interbank […]

Hong Kong is striving to become a “fortress” that safeguards digital security, the city’s innovation and technology (I&T) minister has said, stressing that cyber warfare is not just a confrontation of technologies but a “full-spectrum contest” that transcends geographical boundaries and integrates artificial intelligence. Secretary for […]