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This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. The second of three witnesses from the Housing Bureau’s Independent Checking Unit (ICU) is set to testify on Thursday at a hearing into Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades. The government-appointed independent […]

A Hong Kong motorcyclist has been killed after reportedly losing control of his vehicle and overturning inside the Eastern Harbour Crossing, with police launching an investigation. Police said on Thursday that the accident occurred in Kwun Tong shortly after midnight, at about 12.51am, as the motorcycle was travelling through the tunnel towards Hong Kong […]

New York [US], May 7 (ANI): Iran has strongly criticised the United States-backed draft resolution at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) concerning the Strait of Hormuz, aimed at defending freedom of navigation and securing the maritime route, alleging that Washington is attempting to advance its 'political agenda' and 'legitimise unlawful […]

New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): India's refinery operations continue to remain 'robust' despite disruptions in global energy markets due to the Strait of Hormuz crisis, with the country diversifying crude purchases and increasing imports from multiple sources, Pulkit Agarwal, Head of India Content at S&P Global Energy, has said.Speaking on the sidelines […]

Beijing [China], May 7 (ANI): Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called for an 'immediate and full ceasefire' over the situation in West Asia involving Iran and the US while urging all sides to prioritise dialogue and avoid any further escalation in the region, as reported by Xinhua.The Chinese FM made the remarks during talks in Beijing with Iranian Foreign […]

Traffic accidents involving animals in Hong Kong have surged more than 11-fold over the past four years, with advocacy groups blaming a wave of pet abandonments and the blurring of urban-rural boundaries caused by large-scale development. The latest data submitted to the Legislative Council on Wednesday showed reports of animal-related traffic accidents […]

(Photo credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images)Alexandra Eala saved six of nine break points on Wednesday and rallied in the final set to register a 6-0, 3-6, 6-4 victory over Magdalena Frech of Poland to win an Internazionali BNL d'Italia first-round match on a soggy day in Rome.After rolling through the opening set, the Philippines native encountered trouble […]

New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): Acknowledging the evolving global geopolitical and economic landscape, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Vietnamese President To Lam underscored the growing strategic convergence between India and Vietnam to promote international order based on international law, grounded in peace, stability, cooperation and prosperity in the […]

New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): Secretary (East) in the Ministry of External Affairs, P Kumaran, on Wednesday said that India-Vietnam defence cooperation is guided by the Joint Vision Statement for Defence Partnership 2030.Addressing a special briefing on the State Visit of Vietnam's General Secretary and President To Lam, Kumaran said the framework covers […]

Beijing [China], May 6 (ANI): Foreign Minister of Iran Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Wednesday held talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi wherein both sides affirmed Iran's right to safeguard national sovereignty.Araghchi said Iran trusts China in playing a crucial role in promoting peace and stopping the war.In a post on X, Araghchi said, 'I held […]

New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Sambit Patra on Wednesday claimed that the 'INDI alliance will be destroyed' within a few weeks, saying that the 'blame would fall on Congress' leader Rahul Gandhi's head.Addressing the press conference, Patra alleged that Rahul Gandhi is an unfit leader and said that the Leader of Opposition […]

A rat-borne pathogen has killed three people and sparked a public health panicA hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean has caught global media attention and triggered a lot of COVID trauma. The Dutch-flagged passenger ship the MV Hondius was cleared on Wednesday to dock in the Canary Islands, after three passengers were evacuated at Cape […]

(260506) -- BANGKOK, May 6, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn delivers the opening remarks at the Asia Pacific Rail 2026 in Bangkok, Thailand, May 6, 2026. TO GO WITH "Thailand unveils logistics roadmap at Asia-Pacific rail exhibition" (Xinhua/Sun Weitong)

(260506) -- BEIJING, May 6, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, holds talks with Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman in Beijing, capital of China, May 6, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

(260506) -- ISMAILIA, May 6, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian graduates read a brochure next to the booth of Jushi Egypt at a recruitment fair for Egypt-based Chinese companies in Ismailia, Egypt, May 5, 2026. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese language opens career doors for Egyptian students as Chinese firms recruit on campus " (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

BEIJING, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Scientists have uncovered fossil tracks in north China, left at least 134 million years ago by what they believe to be one of the slowest meat-eating dinosaurs ever recorded.Made by a three-toed theropod dinosaur that moved at a pace of 0.28 meters per second (about 1 km per hour), these tracks suggest the creature either stopped […]

BEIJING, May 6 (Xinhua) -- The fact that Taiwan region's leader Lai Ching-te sneaked in and out of Eswatini shows exactly that "Taiwan independence" separatism is just shady business and unacceptable to the international community, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Wednesday, calling his act nothing but a scandalous stunt.Lin made the […]

(260506) -- ZANZIBAR, May 6, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese urologist Wang Kunpeng (1st R) works with local medical staff members during a surgical procedure at Lumumba Hospital in Zanzibar, Tanzania, Jan. 22, 2026. TO GO WITH "Feature: Life-saving operation in Zanzibar mirrors growing China-Tanzania health cooperation" (The 35th Chinese medical team to […]

(260506) -- JAKARTA, May 6, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin speaks in an interview with Xinhua in Jakarta, Indonesia, May 5, 2026. TO GO WITH "Asia-Pacific Community: Indonesian minister sees broad prospects for health cooperation with China " (Xinhua/Cen Yunpeng)

The crisis is bound to hit other industries, triggering food shortages and energy lockdowns, Kirill Dmitriev believesThe global aviation shock triggered by the US-Israeli attack on Iran and resulting fuel shortages is a harbinger of even "more severe shocks" that will rock other sectors of the global economy, Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev has warned.The […]

BEIJING, May 6 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday Japan's right-wing forces are pushing for the acceleration of remilitarization, adding Japan's neo-militarism is rising and posing a threat to regional peace and stability.Spokesperson Lin Jian made the remarks at a daily press briefing, in response to a query about reports […]

The United States and Israels bombing campaign has left much of Irans infrastructure and industries in tatters, disrupting domestic production and hiking prices for basic food items.A US sea blockade has intensified the economic pressure on Iran, hampering its trade through the Strait of Hormuz, a key maritime chokepoint that has been effectively closed […]

The United States and Israels bombing campaign has left much of Irans infrastructure and industries in tatters, disrupting domestic production and hiking prices for basic food items.A US sea blockade has intensified the economic pressure on Iran, hampering its trade through the Strait of Hormuz, a key maritime chokepoint that has been effectively closed […]

(260506) -- SHANGHAI, May 6, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Visitors view a bicycle at the 2026 China International Bicycle Fair in east China's Shanghai, May 6, 2026. The four-day 2026 China International Bicycle Fair kicked off at Shanghai New International Expo Centre on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)

(260506) -- BEIJING, May 6, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This undated file photo provided by Xing Lida, an associate professor at China University of Geosciences (Beijing), shows a set of three-toed theropod dinosaur fossil tracks discovered in Xuanhua, north China's Hebei Province. TO GO WITH "Across China: Dinosaur tracks in N China suggest one of slowest […]

(260506) -- UNITED NATIONS, May 6, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chen Jiachang (C, front), China's vice minister of science and technology, speaks during the meeting of the Group of Friends for International Cooperation on AI Capacity-Building at the UN headquarters in New York, on May 5, 2026. The meeting of the Group of Friends for International Cooperation on AI […]

The finance director of Hong Kong Chu Hai College has been arrested on suspicion of embezzling HK$770,000 (US$98,262) after the head of the institution reported the case to the police. Jane Zhang, president of the Tuen Mun‑based college, contacted police on April 29 after the Bank of China alerted her on April 17 to three unusual transactions from the […]

A young woman has been accused of helping to rob four people as a teenager by luring them to a remote area in Hong Kong where her gang was waiting to use violence and take nude photos to force them to pay. Hau Yan-ki, an unemployed 23-year-old, is on trial at the High Court on Wednesday for her role in three alleged robberies that took place in a row […]

(260506) -- LONDON, May 6, 2026 (Xinhua) -- China rallied to beat Sweden 3-0 on Wednesday and reached the women's team quarterfinals at the 2026 ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals.

Beijing [China], May 6 (ANI): The Human Rights Watch has stated in a report that the Chinese government is enforcing Chinese-medium instruction and ideological influence on kindergarten children as part of efforts to assimilate Tibetans.The 72-page report, titled Start with the Youngest Children: China Uses Preschools to 'Integrate' Tibetans, outlines that […]

Government inspectors did not foresee engineering firms colluding to deceive authorities over the use of substandard renovation materials at a Hong Kong residential estate devastated in the city’s deadliest fire in decades, a public inquiry has heard. Andy Ku Siu-ping, a senior maintenance surveyor with the Housing Bureau’s Independent Checking Unit, on […]

Hong Kong welcomed more than 1 million mainland Chinese visitors during their five-day Labour Day “golden week” holiday, a 10 per cent rise from a year ago, exceeding government expectations, but industry leaders have said their spending was inconsistent. Immigration Department data showed the city recorded 1.01 million mainland visitor arrivals between […]

Washington DC [US] May 6 (ANI): The East Turkistan Government-in-Exile and the East Turkistan National Movement have submitted a petition to the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonisation, formally requesting that East Turkistan be inscribed as a Non-Self-Governing Territory, according to a release from the ETGE.As cited in the ETGE release, this […]

The government-appointed administrator of Wang Fuk Court, the Hong Kong estate devastated by a deadly fire last November, will hold two online meetings with displaced residents this month after 240 flat owners threatened legal action in a petition. Hop On Management Company announced on Wednesday that the Zoom meetings will take place from 7pm to 9pm next […]

BEIJING, May 6 (Xinhua) -- China saw a surge in cross-border travel during the May Day holiday, with nearly 11.3 million trips recorded, as an uptick in international visitors, including those entering visa-free, added to the increase.Border crossings averaged about 2.26 million per day during the five-day holiday that began on May 1, up 3.5 percent from a […]

BEIJING, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Chinese farmers across the country are busy with field work in early summer.

New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): Indian markets closed in green as Indian benchmark indices sustained the positive momentum to end Wednesday's trading session with gains. The BSE Sensex finished the day at 77,958.52 points, marking an increase of 940.73 points or 1.22 per cent. The NSE Nifty 50 followed a similar trajectory, closing at 24,330.95 points, up […]

Taipei [Taiwan], May 6 (ANI): Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense detected the presence of seven Chinese naval vessels and an official ship operating around its territorial waters on Wednesday.The MND said they monitored the situation and responded.In a post on X, the MND said, '7 PLAN vessels and 1 official ship operating around Taiwan detected today. […]

BEIJING, May 6 (Xinhua) -- China logged around 1.52 billion inter-regional passenger trips during the just-concluded five-day May Day holiday, a 3.49 percent increase over the same period last year, the Ministry of Transport said on Wednesday.

BEIJING, May 6 (Xinhua) -- The Tianzhou-9 cargo craft, tasked with carrying supplies for China's space station, undocked from the station combination at 4:34 p.m. Wednesday (Beijing Time) and switched to independent flight, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).The cargo craft will re-enter the atmosphere in a controlled manner at an appropriate […]

(260506) -- ROME, May 6, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Daniel Altmaier serves during the men's singles first round match between Zhang Zhizhen of China and Daniel Altmaier of Germany at the ATP Italian Open in Rome, Italy, May 6, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Jing)

(260506) -- BEIJING, May 6, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Wang Huning, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, meets with Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman in Beijing, capital of China, on […]

BEIJING, May 6 (Xinhua) -- China saw a surge in cross-border travel during the May Day holiday, with nearly 11.3 million trips recorded, as an uptick in international visitors, including those entering visa-free, added to the increase.Trips by foreign nationals to and from China rose to 1.26 million during the holiday, a 12.5 percent increase from a year […]

BEIJING, May 6 (Xinhua) -- China logged around 1.52 billion inter-regional passenger trips during the just-concluded five-day May Day holiday, a 3.49 percent increase over the same period last year, the Ministry of Transport said on Wednesday.

(260506) -- WUHU, May 6, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A foreign guest interacts with a humanoid robot at the 2026 Chery International Business Summit in Wuhu, east China's Anhui Province, April 28, 2026. TO GO WITH "Across China: Foreign buyers laud China's manufacturing prowess in east China" (Xinhua)