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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 tourism sector representatives 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 […]

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. Sincere announced on Sunday that the flagship store would shut in early December after […]

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 […]

The mother of slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung has accused her former in-laws of living off her family’s wealth, stating that her daughter never intended to gift them a HK$72 million (US$9.2 million) flat she had bought for her children. Cheung Yin-fa on Monday recounted how her family maintained an amicable relationship with her former […]

(261005) -- ROME, Oct. 5, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese tourist poses with a Chinese high school textbook with cover of the Colosseum in front of the Colosseum in Rome, Italy, Oct. 4, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Jing)

Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Hospital launched its first phase of operations, treating about 350 patients at its family medicine centre on Monday, with the daily number projected to reach 1,800 by the end of the year. While patients welcomed the service, lawmakers called for more frequent feeder transport and better publicity about transit options. Positioned to […]

New Delhi [India], October 5 (ANI): India will need to match and eventually surpass global manufacturing benchmarks set by countries like Japan, South Korea and China to secure a larger share of global manufacturing, said Venu Srinivasan,Chairman IFQM; Chairman Emeritus, TVS Motor Company, adding that building globally trusted Indian products remains an […]

New Delhi [India], October 5 (ANI): BJP MP Anurag Thakur congratulated Indian athletes for their performance at the 2026 Asian Games and called for greater investment in sports by state governments and the elimination of politics within sports associations.India signed off from the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya with a haul of 85 medals, including 21 […]

PRNewswireSingapore, October 5: Southeast Asian travelers are exploring a wider range of destinations across China, according to new Traveloka platform data. Bookings to 15 'new first-tier' cities grew more than twice as fast as bookings to Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen and Guangzhou.Travelers across Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam are […]

ZHENGZHOU, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- A knife turns gently against a scroll taking shape in a workshop. The craftsman blows softly, sending fine shavings dancing in a ray of sunlight, and the air is filled with the scent of spruce and maple.The scene could easily belong in Cremona, Italy. Yet it is unfolding in Queshan, a county of about 374,500 people in central […]

PRNewswireSingapore, October 5: Visa, a world leader in digital payments, today released new survey findings on stablecoin awareness and consumer sentiment in Asia Pacific. The research reveals growing interest in practical uses such as everyday spending, travel and cross-border money movement, while limited understanding and concerns around trust remain […]

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], October 5 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Sports Development Minister Aadhav Arjuna met and felicitated squash players who won medals at the 20th Asian Games held in Japan at the Nehru Stadium in Periyamet, Chennai.Abhay Singh won a silver medal in the men's singles squash event at the Asian Games. He also clinched a bronze medal in the […]

DFI Retail, the food and beverage unit of Hong Kong-headquartered conglomerate Jardine Matheson, is looking to sell its mall at The Peak, one of the city’s wealthiest neighbourhoods. The entire commercial portion of the Dairy Farm Guildford Road Shopping Centre will be sold via a public tender closing at noon on November 19, according to sole agent CBRE. […]

Hong Kong has unveiled a four-step artificial intelligence (AI) “talent ladder” strategy to counter entry-level job shock and foster industry leaders by treating the technology as a “catalyst, not a threat”. Permanent Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry Kevin Choi Kit-ming warned on Monday that the “entry-level shock” was genuine […]

New Delhi [India], October 5 (ANI): Indian golfer Diksha Dagar expressed happiness after winning the silver medal in the women's team golf event at the 2026 Asian Games, while her father Narender Dagar said the achievement was a moment of immense pride for the family and the country.India secured the silver medal in the women's team golf event, with Diksha […]

Abu Dhabi [UAE], October 5 (ANI): At the AFCM Annual Conference 2026 in Abu Dhabi, Valuable Capital Group Co-founder and CEO Jess Cheung shared his perspectives on the rise of a new generation of investors and how technology is reshaping the way people learn about, engage with and participate in financial markets.Over the past three years, Valuable Capital […]

Los Angeles [US], October 5 (ANI): The Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested a California real estate agent at Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday following disclosures to CBS News from law enforcement sources that she had allegedly surveilled the US-based son of Taiwan's president.Wanying "Heather" Zhang, 34, was taken into custody by federal […]

Taipei [Taiwan], October 5 (ANI): Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) is in talks over a potential role in Elon Musk's planned Terafab foundry in Texas, with the discussions still at an early stage, according to a news report by Taiwan Plus.TSMC Chairman and CEO CC Wei said the timeline for building and scaling a new wafer fabrication plant could […]

by Ada ZhangUNITED NATIONS, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- Five years after China proposed the Global Development Initiative (GDI), its focus is shifting increasingly towards practical cooperation that addresses the priorities of developing countries, a senior UN official has said."Five years on, the Global Development Initiative is showing how shared ambition can […]

Hong Kong’s largest public hospital, built on the former airport site in Kai Tak, began its first phase of operations on Monday after more than a decade of planning and preparation. The South China Morning Post looks at the hospital’s key features and what its opening means for the city’s healthcare development. 1. What makes Kai Tak Hospital […]

BISHKEK, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- Since a railway project launched in late 2024 connecting China, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, Chinese and local construction workers have worked side by side diligently.The railway, a landmark Belt and Road cooperation project personally promoted by the leaders of the three countries, has brought together specialists and workers […]

What can you do in a minute? For Chinese automaker BYD, it can be a car.Step inside BYD's Fuzhou base in Jiangxi, where robots and automated guided vehicles work together across stamping, welding, painting and final assembly.

Housewife May and her three children were overjoyed last September when they moved into a 200 sq ft subdivided flat in Kwai Tsing, a Hong Kong district with one of the city’s lowest average monthly household incomes. For years, the 50-year-old single parent had lived in a squatter hut with her son and two daughters, where they had to climb hundreds of […]

(261005) -- DAR ES SALAAM, Oct. 5, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Tanzanian Chinese language teacher Gloria Mshana (R) exchanges teaching insights with Chinese volunteer teacher Liu Mu at the Confucius Institute at the University of Dar es Salaam in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Oct. 1, 2026. As the world prepares to mark World Teachers' Day on Oct. 5, Chinese and Tanzanian […]

Hong Kong, October 5 (ANI): China's first overseas military base was set up in Djibouti in the Horn of Africa in 2017, but it now also has access to two bases in Southeast Asia. One is a naval facility in Cambodia, and the latest revelation is of a newly built air base in neighbouring Laos.The news of the Laos base came as a surprise, with China's Ministry […]

The University of Hong Kong (HKU) is looking to secure more laboratory space in the Northern Metropolis university town to expand its research capacity and attract talent, its new vice-president for research has said. Professor Anderson Shum Ho-cheung, who took up the vice presidency in August, also called for more government funding, saying grant […]

Hong Kong refrained from setting overly rigid economic indicators in its first five-year plan to avoid fuelling concerns that it was moving towards a planned economy, according to the city’s constitutional affairs minister. The current priority should be hitting targets instead of dwelling on accountability mechanisms for potential shortcomings, Secretary […]

The right-wing senator has nearly 50% of the vote with almost two-thirds of polling stations reportingBrazil's presidential election is headed to a runoff, with right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, leading incumbent left-wing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.With 64.81% of polling stations reporting, Bolsonaro had […]

(261004) -- WASHINGTON, Oct. 4, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Huangmei Opera artists Han Zaifen performs Huangmei Opera: The Lady Consort Prince during "Future Resonance -- ShanghaiEye Night" in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Oct. 3, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

(261004) -- WASHINGTON, Oct. 4, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Members of One Voice Children's Choir perform during "Future Resonance -- ShanghaiEye Night" in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Oct. 3, 2026. The Shanghai-themed cultural exchange event was held here on Saturday, bringing a taste of Shanghai to the United States. The event was also part of the […]

The new partnership aims to make Sagunto a European production hub for LFP-based Unified Cells. The plant's first phase is now planned at up to 30 GWh of annual capacity, 50 percent above the 20 GWh initially considered.MADRID, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- Spain builds more than 2 million vehicles a year as Europe's second-largest vehicle producer, but many decisions […]

TAITUNG, Taiwan: Taiwan has received the first two of 66 new F-16V Block 70 fighter jets ordered from the United States, strengthening its air force as it faces frequent Chinese military activity around the island. The two aircraft arrived at Chihang Air Base in Taitung on Taiwan's mountainous east coast on October 2. The delivery came after months of […]