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A 44-year-old woman in Hong Kong has been arrested on suspicion of child abuse after dashcam footage appeared to show her shoving a boy into a roadside railing. A police force spokesman said on Saturday that the woman was arrested on Friday afternoon in Western district after a widely circulated dashcam video drew the force’s attention. In the video seen […]

A government-hosted Mid-Autumn Festival light show at a nullah in Hong Kong has sparked widespread online criticism, with revellers complaining of foul smells and poor execution. Attendees posted their reviews on social media on Saturday after the opening night of the two-day “Yuen Long Flood Barrier and Nullah Improvement Scheme – Mid-Autumn Light […]

(260926) -- TOYOTA, Sept. 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Noshad Alamiyan of Iran competes during the men's singles quarterfinal match of table tennis against Harimoto Tomokazu of Japan at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Toyota of Aichi Prefecture, Japan, Sept. 26, 2026. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)

Aichi-Nagoya [Japan], September 26 (ANI): Indian kabaddi player Sonali Vishnu Shingate described her Asian Games gold as an emotional and proud moment, dedicating the medal to her family after helping the women's team successfully defend its title with a 37-34 win over Iran in the final on Saturday.For Sonali, the gold was particularly special as it […]

Aichi-Nagoya [Japan], September 26 (ANI): Veteran Indian kabaddi player Ritu Negi dedicated the women's kabaddi team's Asian Games gold medal to her countrymen, crediting their support, love and blessings after India successfully defended its title with a 37-34 victory over Iran in a thrilling final on Saturday.Negi, an Arjuna Awardee and former India […]

By Vipul KashyapAichi-Nagoya [Japan], September 26 (ANI): India's women's kabaddi player Pinki Roy reflected on her challenging journey marked by injuries and setbacks after helping the team retain the gold medal at the Asian Games 2026, saying, 'My journey has been very tough'.Speaking to ANI after India's 37-34 victory over Iran in the women's kabaddi […]

SHANGHAI, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- In the foyer of the WorldSkills Conference in Shanghai in east China, several overseas participants gathered around a robot, curious to see how it would handle an unusual request, namely marriage advice.When a male participant asked what to do if his wife talked too much, the robot suggested a "three-second rule" before […]

(260926) -- TOKONAME, Sept. 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Fu Yingying (L) of team China reacts while competing with Park Jihee of South Korea during the women's foil team semifinal match of Fencing at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, Sept. 26, 2026. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)

(260926) -- NAGOYA, Sept. 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Wang Siyu of China gestures during the women's bronze medal match between China and Chinese Taipei at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 26, 2026. (Xinhua/Tao Xiyi)

(260926) -- OSH, Sept. 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A student shows a paper-cutting work at the Confucius Institute at the Osh State University in Osh, Kyrgyzstan, Sept. 22, 2026. China-Central Asia cooperation has in recent years been deepened in people-to-people exchanges and vocational education. Confucius Institutes have become important platforms for students […]

(260926) -- TASHKENT, Sept. 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A teacher gives a class on Chinese characters writing at the Confucius Institute at the Tashkent State University of Oriental Studies in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Sept. 24, 2026. China-Central Asia cooperation has in recent years been deepened in people-to-people exchanges and vocational education. Confucius […]

(260926) -- SHANGHAI, Sept. 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A contestant participates in the fashion technology event during the 48th WorldSkills Competition in Shanghai, east China, Sept. 26, 2026. The 48th WorldSkills Competition opened in Shanghai on Tuesday evening, with 1,385 competitors from 68 countries and regions vying in 64 skill events. China has sent 71 […]

Hikers flocking to a popular geological attraction in Hong Kong’s Sai Kung over the Mid-Autumn Festival weekend have called for real-time displays showing when time slots are available under a trial registration system. The High Island Geo Trail’s Po Pin Chau section continued to draw lines of visitors on Saturday morning – the second day of an […]

BEIJING, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping returned to Beijing on Saturday afternoon after concluding his state visit to the United States.Xi's entourage, including his wife Peng Liyuan, Cai Qi, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and director of the General […]

New Delhi [India], September 26 (ANI): Gold prices could rise to USD 4,600-5,000 per ounce in the first half of 2027 as elevated US real yields and a stronger dollar ease, even as the precious metal is expected to consolidate at high levels through the remainder of 2026, ICICI Bank said in a research report.The bank expects gold to trade in the USD […]

Aichi-Nagoya [Japan], September 26 (ANI): Indian badminton star PV Sindhu advanced to the women's singles round of 16 at the Asian Games 2026 after defeating Chinese Taipei's Chiu Pin-chian in straight games on Saturday.Sindhu registered a 21-19, 21-14 victory over Chiu in the second-round clash to progress further in the competition. The Indian shuttler […]

Geneva [Switzerland], September 26 (ANI): Human rights defender from Jammu and Kashmir Javed Beigh spoke to ANI on the sidelines of the 63rd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, raising concerns over what he described as human rights violations and violence in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB)."PoGB is an unfortunate part of […]

Geneva [Switzerland], September 26 (ANI): Concerns over China's policies toward Uyghurs were raised by Dolkun Isa, President, Uyghur Center for Democracy, on the sidelines of the 63rd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva.Speaking in Geneva, Isa said China's policy toward Uyghurs had not changed, but that the government had […]

(260926) -- TOYOTA, Sept. 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Wen Ruibo (L) and Xiang Peng compete during the men's doubles quarterfinal match of table tennis between Xiang Peng/Wen Ruibo of China and Noshad Alamiyan/Nima Alamian of Iran at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Toyota of Aichi Prefecture, Japan, Sept. 26, 2026. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)

Hong Kong police are investigating a case of voyeurism after three suspected pinhole cameras were found in the changing rooms of a 24/7 Fitness branch in Sha Tin. The force said on Saturday that officers were alerted at 5.11pm on Friday to a suspected pinhole camera attached with black tape to the false ceiling of a changing room at the gym on Lek Yuen […]

(260926) -- TOYOTA, Sept. 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Yang Xi (L) of China vies with Phon-ek Maneekorn of Thailand during the quarterfinal match of Men's Football between China and Thailand at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Toyota, Japan, Sept. 26, 2026. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, visited the U.S. National Archives in Washington on Friday, accompanied by U.S. President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania Trump, before departing for Beijing after a three-day state visit.Established in 1934, the National Archives houses the Declaration of Indepen

Aichi-Nagoya [Japan], September 26 (ANI): The Indian men's cricket team arrived in Nagoya on Saturday ahead of their Asian Games 2026 quarter-final clash against Afghanistan, with the Shreyas Iyer-led side beginning its campaign as it looks to defend the gold medal won at the previous edition in Hangzhou.India will face Afghanistan in the quarter-final on […]

Aichi-Nagoya [Japan], September 26 (ANI): India clinched their third gold medal of the Asian Games 2026 after the women's kabaddi team defeated Iran 37-34 in a closely fought final on Saturday, successfully defending the title they won at the Hangzhou edition.India held their nerve in a tense closing phase, with Iran pushing hard for a comeback. With a […]

Aichi-Nagoya [Japan], September 26 (ANI): Indian shuttler Ayush Shetty advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of the men's singles event after registering a comfortable straight-game victory over Kazakhstan's Makhsut Tajibullayev at the Asian Games 2026 on Saturday.Ayush produced a dominant performance to defeat Tajibullayev 21-7, 21-7 in just 18 minutes in the […]

(260926) -- RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept. 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Singers perform during an opera concert at the Cidade das Artes in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sept. 25, 2026. An opera concert themed the 2026 China-Brazil Cultural Year was staged here on Friday, with several singers from the China National Opera House presenting opera classics and well-known Chinese […]

(260926) -- NAGOYA, Sept. 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Miyamoto Masanori of Japan reacts during the men's 70kg final of weightlifting at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 26, 2026. (Xinhua/Yu Yang)

Aichi-Nagoya [Japan], September 26 (ANI): Indian squash pair Joshna Chinappa and Velavan Senthilkumar settled for the bronze medal in the mixed doubles event at the Asian Games 2026 after a thrilling three-game defeat against Hong Kong's Lee Ka Yi and Tang Ming Hong in the semi-final on Saturday.The Indian duo went down 10-11, 11-2, 10-11 in a closely […]

Hong Kong’s development minister has promised a public account of her bureau’s oversight of the Queen Mary Hospital lift saga, while stopping short of saying whether a new accountability system for department heads would be invoked. Nearly two weeks after Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu tasked the Development Bureau with submitting a report within a […]

(260926) -- TOKYO, Sept. 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Wang Zongyuan (L)/Zheng Jiuyuan of China react before the men's synchronised 3m springboard final of diving at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 26, 2026. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

(260926) -- TOYOTA, Sept. 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Liyuan of China competes during the 50m rifle 3 positions women individual final of shooting at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Toyota of Aichi Prefecture, Japan, Sept. 26, 2026. (Xinhua/Liu Lei)

(260926) -- ICHINOMIYA, Sept. 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Shi Yuqi of China competes during the 2nd round men's singles badminton match against Dmitriy Panarin of Kazakhstan at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Ichinomiya of Aichi Prefecture, Japan, Sept. 26, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

Hong Kong’s finance chief has predicted a positive market response to the Xi-Trump summit, saying the mitigation of geopolitical uncertainties will bolster investor confidence. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po made his prediction on a radio programme on Saturday, a day after Chinese President Xi Jinping wrapped up a three-day visit to Washington to […]

(260926) -- NAGOYA, Sept. 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chen Xinghua of China competes during the men's decathlon shot put of athletics at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 26, 2026. (Xinhua/Luo Yuan)

(260926) -- NAGOYA, Sept. 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Maruyama Yuma of Japan competes during the men's decathlon long jump of athletics at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 26, 2026. (Xinhua/Luo Yuan)

(260926) -- NAGOYA, Sept. 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Tejaswin Shankar (L) of India, Chen Xinghua (C) of China and Wang Chen-yu of Chinese Taipei compete during the men's decathlon 100 metres of athletics at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 26, 2026. (Xinhua/Luo Yuan)

(260926) -- NAGOYA, Sept. 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Huang Youwen of China competes during the men's 200m heat of athletics at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 26, 2026. (Xinhua/Luo Yuan)

Aichi-Nagoya [Japan], September 26 (ANI): The Indian women's 50m rifle 3 positions team secured the silver medal at the Asian Games 2026, while shooters Tilottama Sen and Vidarsa K Vinod qualified for the 50m Rifle 3 positions women's individual final on Saturday.The Indian trio of Tilottama Sen, Vidarsa K Vinod and Ashi Chouksey finished second in the team […]

(260926) -- ICHINOMIYA, Sept. 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chen Yufei of China competes during the 2nd round women's singles badminton match against Liang Ka Wing of Hong Kong, China at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Ichinomiya of Aichi Prefecture, Japan, Sept. 26, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

(260926) -- HAMAMATSU, Sept. 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Anastasiya Bakhtyreva/Violetta Evenko of Uzbekistan perform during the duet technical routine of artistic swimming at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Hamamatsu of Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, Sept. 26, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)

(260926) -- NAGOYA, Sept. 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Li Chenhao (front L)/Zhang Luxi (front R) of China compete during the mixed kayak double 500m final of canoe sprint at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Miyoshi of Aichi Prefecture, Japan, Sept. 26, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Haobo)

(260926) -- NAGOYA, Sept. 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Wu Shengyue (L)/Ma Yanan of China compete during the mixed canoe double 500m final of canoe sprint at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Miyoshi of Aichi Prefecture, Japan, Sept. 26, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Haobo)

Hong Kong will fast-track key Northern Metropolis roads, bringing forward the San Tin highway section to 2034 and targeting 2033 for the Tsing Lung Bridge, but a transport expert and lawmaker have cautioned that the first arrivals could still end up stranded. Infrastructure projects could lag behind developments such as the Hung Shui Kiu University Town, […]

(260926) -- NAGOYA, Sept. 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Wang Nan of China celebrates as she crosses the finish line during the women's kayak single 500m final of canoe sprint at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Miyoshi of Aichi Prefecture, Japan, Sept. 26, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Haobo)

(260926) -- TOYOTA, Sept. 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Han Jiayu (R) of team China reacts during the 50m rifle 3 positions women team final of shooting at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Toyota of Aichi Prefecture, Japan, Sept. 26, 2026. (Xinhua/Liu Lei)