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The Hong Kong Investment Corporation (HKIC) is eyeing investments in fintech, aerospace and artificial intelligence, tapping the city’s strengths and a wave of incoming talent and enterprises as geopolitical shifts create new opportunities, according to its CEO. The city’s wholly owned investment vehicle, which manages HK$62 billion (US$8 billion) in […]

Hong Kong authorities have said they may take legal action against a major bakery chain after a government laboratory confirmed that a foreign object found in its toast was a tooth. The case surfaced in December when a customer reported finding what appeared to be a decayed tooth inside a “Rich Milk Toast” bought from a Maxim’s Cakes branch in Sai Wan […]

Hong Kong’s lived-in home prices ended a three-year downturn with a 3.25 per cent increase in 2025, as the property market gallops into the new year buoyed by expectations of more transactions and further price gains, according to analysts. Rents climbed to a record high in December, boosting annual gains to 4.26 per cent in 2025 and marking a third […]

A group of construction workers have staged a demonstration at an upscale residential estate undergoing renovation in Hong Kong to demand that the contractor involved in the deadly Tai Po fire settle their unpaid wages, with two climbing up the erected scaffolding as part of the protest. About 15 workers on Wednesday held banners and chanted slogans outside […]

Hong Kong health authorities have warned parents not to “blindly follow” overseas changes to childhood immunisation schedules, including the flu and hepatitis B birth dose, after the US scaled back its routine vaccine recommendations for infants. The Health Department’s Centre for Health Protection issued the warning on Wednesday in response to a […]

BEIJING, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- The Communist Party of China (CPC) and the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) party will jointly hold a thinktank forum in Beijing on Feb. 3, a spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council announced on Wednesday.The forum will be co-hosted by research institutes affiliated with the two parties, spokesperson Zhang Han […]

BEIJING, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- China's state-owned enterprises (SOEs) directly administered by the central government invested 1.1 trillion yuan (about 157.69 billion U.S. dollars) in research and development (R) in 2025, official data showed on Wednesday.The R spending has remained above 1 trillion yuan for four consecutive years, said Pang Xiaogang, deputy […]

On a sunny Saturday, 25 employees from the Hong Kong law firm Deacons spent the morning working side by side with 18 elderly volunteers, weeding, tilling the soil, and transplanting seedlings, while sharing laughter and lessons on organic farming and healthy eating. The event on January 24 took place on the rooftop of Metroplaza in Kwai Fong, at an urban […]

China stands ready to take this visit as an opportunity to enhance political mutual trust with Britain, deepen practical cooperation, open a new chapter of sound and steady development of China-Britain relationship and together make due efforts and contributions to world peace, security and stability.LONDON, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Cooperation between China and […]

The US president said he wanted the currency to just seek its own levelThe US dollar suffered its worst single-day decline in nearly a year on Tuesday, plunging to a four-year low after President Donald Trump publicly welcomed the American currency's weakness.The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index, a key gauge of the greenback's strength against other major […]

U.S. consumer confidence collapses to lowest level since 2014U.S. consumer confidence plunged in January to its lowest level in more than a decade, as U.S. people grew increasingly pessimistic about geopolitical tensions, high prices and the economic impact of trade policies, The Conference Board reported Tuesday.According to preliminary results of a […]

Hongkongers should avoid travelling to West Bengal, which is battling an outbreak of the deadly Nipah virus, an infectious diseases expert has said, with an Indian community leader in the city predicting a short-term impact on family and business trips. The community leader also sought to reassure the public, dismissing fears that India’s outbreak would […]

Ottawa [Canada], January 28 (ANI): Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney rejected claims that he had walked back his remarks on global power dynamics following a recent conversation with US President Donald Trump, pushing back against comments made by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.Speaking to reporters in Ottawa on Tuesday, Carney responded to Bessent's […]

(260127) -- ATBARA, Jan. 27, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A sewing machine manufacturer introduces products to a visitor at the exhibition in Atbara, River Nile State, Sudan, Jan. 27, 2026. Atbara, a relatively stable city in northern Sudan's River Nile State, is hosting the "Made in River Nile" exhibition, which highlights Sudanese industry's resolve to aid economic […]

London [UK], January 27 (ANI): British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has begun a high-stakes diplomatic visit to China in a bid to reset strained relations with the world's second-largest economy while managing unease at home and tension with the United States, reported CNN.Starmer's trip, running from January 28 to 31, comes amid shifting global dynamics and […]

The company's shares, which have been near their lowest levels in a decade, have surged 9% after reports of the deal Anta Sports Products, the biggest sportswear retailer in China, will acquire a 29% stake in the German Puma brand, which would make it the company's biggest shareholder. The iconic company was […]

Hong Kong police and insurers have warned motorists to be alert to road scammers seeking unusually high and belated compensation claims stemming from minor or non‑existent traffic accidents, with officers reviewing 30 such cases. Superintendent Charles Fung Pui‑kei of the commercial crime bureau warned on Tuesday that the police force had recently […]

BEIJING, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday that the Japanese side is in no position to interfere in the affairs of China's Taiwan region, either from the perspective of history or law.Spokesperson Guo Jiakun made the comments as Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reportedly said on Monday that any crisis in […]

(260127) -- BEIJING, Jan. 27, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A worker is seen at a factory at the Haigang economic zone in Tangshan, north China's Hebei Province, Jan. 27, 2026. Profits of China's major industrial firms returned to growth in 2025, snapping a three-year streak of declines, with emerging sectors such as equipment manufacturing and high-tech manufacturing […]

BEIJING, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- China plans to sign trade and investment cooperation agreements with Britain during Prime Minister Keir Starmer's upcoming visit to the country, the Ministry of Commerce said Tuesday.These outcome documents will help create new growth drivers for bilateral economic and trade cooperation, the ministry noted in a statement."China […]

(260127) -- GUANGZHOU, Jan. 27, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 27, 2026 shows a display area for water lilies at the Yunxi Botanical Garden in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province. Located in the west of the Baiyun Mountain scenic area, the Yunxi Botanical Garden has opened up a display area for water lilies of over 20,000 square meters, […]

BEIJING, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- China stands ready to strengthen the alignment of development strategies with Finland, and deepen cooperation in sectors including telecommunications, clean technology, special vessel building, new-type urban development, and life and health to achieve higher-level mutual benefits, Chinese Premier Li Qiang said when holding […]

Hong Kong’s Lunar New Year parade next month is expected to attract 100,000 people, with global toy sensation Labubu and the city’s storied wishing tree being featured on floats in the procession. The Hong Kong Tourism Board, which organises the event, said that eight “distinctive” floats would be displayed at Kai Tak Sports Park one day after the […]

Hong Kong authorities have signalled openness to expanding the city’s annual marathon, suggesting future routes could bring runners closer to the public, allowing residents to cheer them on with “egg waffles and milk tea” along the way. Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Rosanna Law Shuk-pui told lawmakers that the government maintained a […]

(260127) -- SHANGHAI, Jan. 27, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People visit the Shanghai Science & Technology Museum in Shanghai, east China, Jan. 27, 2026. The museum launched its operational stress test on Tuesday after more than two years of systematic upgrading, with some visitors and the media being invited to visit. It will commence its trial opening to the […]

(260127) -- BEIJING, Jan. 27, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice President Han Zheng meets with Malick Ndiaye, the president of the Senegalese National Assembly, in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 27, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Ling)

(260127) -- SINGAPORE, Jan. 27, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Aircrafts of the Bayi Aerobatic Team of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force are pictured in Singapore, Jan. 27, 2026. Seven J-10 fighter jets from the Bayi Aerobatic Team of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force arrived at Singapore's Changi Airport on Tuesday ahead of the 10th […]

An alleged traffic offence involving a Hong Kong lawmaker has sparked a fiery exchange between a veteran of the city’s biggest party and political heavyweight Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee, who defended her protege and was accused of double standards. New People’s Party chairwoman Ip, convenor of the government’s key decision-making body Executive Council, […]

The proposed legislation would also prohibit smartphones in high schoolsFrance's lower house of parliament has approved a bill banning social media use for children under 15, a measure backed by President Emmanuel Macron to curb excessive screen time.The National Assembly passed the legislation 130 to 21 in an overnight session from Monday to Tuesday. The […]

(260127) -- BEIJING, Jan. 27, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang holds talks with Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo, who is on an official visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 27, 2026. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)

Several Asian nations have introduced airport screenings for the virus that has infected a handful of people in West BengalAn outbreak of Nipah virus at a private hospital in India's West Bengal state has triggered a wave of media panic and precautionary screenings at several Asian airports. That is despite local health authorities stating the situation is […]

Hong Kong police have arrested 71 people for operating stooge accounts used by scammers, with the largest case involving a senior director at a multinational company who was defrauded of HK$134 million after transferring the funds to criminals impersonating his chief executive. Inspector Tsang Kin-wa of the Hong Kong Island regional technology and financial […]

TAIYUAN, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- When Wang Yiran directed the beam of her flashlight onto the mural in front of her, the deities depicted on the wall seemed to come to life. They sat with solemn dignity or appeared to whisper among themselves, presenting her with a grand ceremonial procession of nearly 300 Taoist deities paying homage to the supreme […]

(260127) -- TOKYO, Jan. 27, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Staff members load the logistics crate carrying giant panda Lei Lei onto a truck at the Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 27, 2026. The last remaining two giant pandas in Japan on Tuesday left Tokyo's Ueno zoo for their return to China, marking the first time that there will be no pandas in Japan in […]

BEIJING, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Profits of China's major industrial firms returned to growth in 2025, snapping a three-year streak of declines, with emerging sectors such as equipment manufacturing and high-tech manufacturing serving as major growth drivers.Data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed on Tuesday that profits for these firms […]

BEIJING, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- China has achieved a 35.6 tesla all-superconducting magnet in an experiment facility, setting a new record, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) said on Tuesday. The all-superconducting magnet, with a central magnetic field of 35.6 tesla and a usable aperture of 35 millimeters was conducted with the Synergetic Extreme Condition […]

Irish cultural icon Riverdance brings its 30th "New Generation" show to Xiamen, marking its China debut with a new cast.Performers aim to boost Ireland-China cultural exchanges, cherish the chance to return, and hope the dance keeps connecting global audiences for decades.

On a bright day in mid-December 2025, members of the 35th Chinese medical team in Zanzibar worked in seamless coordination, as they carried out a complex surgery on a 16-year-old teenager who had lived for years with his jaws locked shut.ZANZIBAR, Tanzania, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- On a bright day in mid-December 2025, 16-year-old Seif Amour Rajab entered the […]

Hong Kong’s exports in 2025 rose by 15.4 per cent year on year to a “historical high”, with authorities expecting sustained global economic growth, improved ties with new markets and strong demand for artificial intelligence-enabled products to continue supporting the city’s trade. According to the Census and Statistics Department, the total value […]

BEIJING, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- At the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Qiang, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will pay an official visit to China from Jan. 28 to 31, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced Tuesday.Spokesperson Guo Jiakun said at a regular news briefing that in August 2024, Chinese President Xi Jinping had a phone call with […]

(260127) -- DHAKA, Jan. 27, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Bangladeshi government officials attend the opening ceremony of a Chinese language training program in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Jan. 26, 2026. A 15-week inaugural Chinese language training program for Bangladeshi government officials started here on Monday. The program, a joint effort by the Bangladesh Investment […]

(260127) -- SHIJIAZHUANG, Jan. 27, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 14, 2026 shows plush toys designed by Guo Qiannan, a freelance designer, in Chongli District, Zhangjiakou City, north China's Hebei Province. TO GO WITH "Across China: Capturing winter memories in north China Olympic ski town" (Guo Qiannan/Handout via Xinhua)

BEIJING, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday that Japan has no right whatsoever to comment on China's Taiwan, from either a historical or a legal perspective, and urged Japan to cease causing trouble on the Taiwan question.Spokesperson Guo Jiakun made the comments at a regular press conference in response to recent […]

A former property agent has admitted planting urine-spiked soft drinks among other goods in supermarkets repeatedly for more than a year, telling a Hong Kong court he had developed depression since his divorce and retirement. Kowloon City Court heard that Franklin Lo Kim-ngai, 63, marked his discontent with supermarket staff by doctoring Coca-Cola Plus and […]

Hong Kong’s property market on Monday logged HK$740 million (US$94.9 million) worth of luxury home deals, one of the city’s largest single-day hauls, as the residential segment shakes off a multi-year slump. Records from the Land Registry showed that five upscale homes – from areas such as Mid-Levels, Wan Chai and Sai Kung – changed hands in deals […]