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(260727) -- SHANGHAI, July 27, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Ronnie O'Sullivan of England reacts during the first round match between Ronnie O'Sullivan of England and Liu Linhao of China at the World Snooker Shanghai Masters 2026 in Shanghai, east China, July 27, 2026. (Xinhua/Chen Haoming)

(260727) -- BEIJING, July 27, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People visit the Qianmen pedestrian street in Beijing, capital of China, July 27, 2026. The second anniversary of the inscription of the Beijing Central Axis on the UNESCO World Heritage List falls on July 27. Since its inscription, the 7.8-kilometer-long axis has continued to gain new vitality, attracting more […]

SHENZHEN, July 27 (Xinhua) -- Meteorologists have conducted a drone swarm observation experiment in south China's Guangdong Province during the landfall of Typhoon Noul, seeking to improve weather forecasts for typhoon conditions, according to the China Meteorological Administration (CMA).The exercise involved continuous monitoring throughout the entire […]

Hong Kong’s banking sector is still in the early stages of preparing for cybersecurity risks posed by quantum computing, the city’s de facto central bank said on Monday as it unveiled a new benchmark to track the industry’s readiness. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) launched its first Quantum Preparedness Index (QPI), which gave the sector a […]

(260727) -- BEIJING, July 27, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People visit the Palace Museum in Beijing, capital of China, July 27, 2026. Marking the second anniversary of the successful inscription of the Beijing Central Axis on the UNESCO World Heritage List, heritage sites along the central axis, such as the Palace Museum, Zhengyangmen Gate, and Altar of the God of […]

The number of wild boars in Hong Kong has declined by more than half in the four years since authorities adopted a capture-and-kill policy, with HK$105.6 million (US$13.46 million) spent over the same period. A Legislative Council study published on Monday found that the number of boars culled since 2021 rose elevenfold to 723 last year under the new […]

(260727) -- KUWAIT CITY, July 27, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 26, 2026 shows a scene at the signing ceremony in Hawalli Governorate, Kuwait. China State Construction Engineering Corporation Ltd. (CSCEC) on Sunday signed the contract for the North Kabd Wastewater Treatment Plant and Related Works Project at Bayan Palace in Kuwait's Hawalli […]

(260727) -- QIONGHAI, July 27, 2026 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on July 24, 2026 shows people having fun in Tanmen Town, Qionghai, south China's Hainan Province. Tanmen Town, home to a centuries-old fishing port, now plays the role as a major distribution center for deep-sea fishery catch in eastern Hainan Island. The town has fully tapped into […]

(260727) -- AMMAN, July 27, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A staff member takes orders at CoCo, a Chinese-brand tea and juice store, in Amman, Jordan, July 21, 2026. As the economic and trade cooperation and cultural exchanges between China and Jordan continue to deepen, a growing number of Chinese elements have found their way into the daily lives of Jordanians. […]

A Hong Kong academic has used environmental DNA technology to detect the critically endangered Chinese bahaba – commonly known as the “Tai O fish” – in local waters for the first time in more than a decade. Jack Ip Chi-ho, an assistant professor at Lingnan University’s division of science, co-led the study with Wang Junjie, a professor at South […]

New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): Indian textile and apparel exporters could lose some of their competitive edge in the US market despite India being placed in a relatively favourable tariff bracket under the new US Section 301 measures, as competing countries have secured tariff-rate quota (TRQ) exemptions, according to an Emkay Research report.The report […]

BEIJING, July 27 (Xinhua) -- Inside a former hardware factory in Beijing's Haidian District, space once occupied by metalworking machinery will soon accommodate fermenters, enzyme-reaction vessels and purification lines designed to move the production of complex glycans from laboratory development toward commercial use.The plant is being built by HealthSyn […]

NANNING, July 27 (Xinhua) -- The Pinglu Canal is expected to shorten transport time, lower logistics costs and strengthen connectivity between China's western inland regions and Southeast Asia, ASEAN diplomats said during a recent visit to south China.Diplomats from ASEAN countries visited Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region from July 22 to 23, at the […]

Hong Kong should prepare for stronger storms and a warmer, wetter winter this year as the current El Nino phenomenon is likely to intensify into a super event, a local green group and a leading meteorologist have said. Typhoons heading for Hong Kong this year were set to grow more powerful, as El Nino raised sea temperatures and provided storms with more […]

Chief Justice Andrew Cheung Kui-nung has told a Hong Kong High Court judge to retire early after reprimanding him for plagiarising submissions in a judgment, describing a series of such incidents as undermining public confidence. The city’s top judge said on Monday that Justice Wilson Chan Ka-shun’s repeated judicial plagiarism had adversely affected […]

Former Hong Kong opposition leader Wu Chi-wai has appealed against the UK government’s decision to grant him only seven days’ temporary admission, requiring him to leave the country by Wednesday, the South China Morning Post has learned. A source said on Monday that Wu had written to the British Home Office asking it to reconsider the decision and could […]

Residents and visitors in Hong Kong can enjoy discounts on dining, shopping and attractions in August by presenting tickets for five major events, including an exhibition, as authorities seek to boost the retail and catering sectors. The Hong Kong Tourism Board announced on Monday that ticket holders for the selected events in the city would be able to […]

BEIJING, July 27 (Xinhua) -- Mortise-and-tenon joinery, or sunmao in Chinese, is a concavo-convex connection method used to combine two pieces of wood, widely found in ancient Chinese buildings and furniture. In this chapter of our comics, join Haihai and Meimei as they visit the legendary Foguang Temple and Yingxian Wooden Pagoda in north China's Shanxi […]

(260727) -- BEIJING, July 27, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Slovak President Peter Pellegrini arrives in Beijing, capital of China, on July 27, 2026. Pellegrini arrived here on Monday for a three-day state visit to China at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Xinhua/Cai Yang)

Hong Kong exports rose by 53.4 per cent year on year in June, as overseas demand for the region’s electronic products supporting AI pushed monthly shipment growth to its highest level in more than 40 years. Provisional figures released by the Census and Statistics Department on Monday showed the value of exports climbed to a record HK$641.1 billion […]

New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): Global supply chains for critical minerals face acute economic security challenges as trade restrictions, price spikes, and heavy geographic concentration disrupt key markets, according to the International Energy Agency's Global Critical Minerals Outlook 2026 report.'In April 2025, the Chinese government introduced major […]

BEIJING, July 27 (Xinhua) -- Fast-growing new growth drivers, including AI-related industries, are fueling sustained growth in China's industrial profits, as the country's shift toward innovation-driven development gathers momentum.Profits at China's major industrial enterprises rose 18.7 percent year on year in the first half (H1) of the year, accelerating […]

Football has offered young people in Xinjiang a platform to be seen and prove themselves. Behind every match are stories of resilience, dreams and grassroots passion.by sportswriters Sun Zhe and Hu HuhuURUMQI, July 27 (Xinhua) -- Yumitjan Ehmet has never kicked a football, yet the sport has transformed his life. The 23-year-old, who has used a wheelchair […]

by Ebute UgbedeojoArtificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming economies, governance, healthcare, education and international relations. As AI becomes an increasingly important driver of global competitiveness and sustainable development, the conversation is no longer limited to how the technology should evolve. It is increasingly about who governs […]

Hong Kong’s Urban Renewal Authority (URA) received seven tender submissions for a major waterfront residential redevelopment project in Hung Hom, drawing bids from some of the city’s largest developers despite a subdued land market. The authority said on Monday that seven developers submitted tenders for the project before the noon deadline. A tender […]

In the first half of this year, investment in Hong Kong commercial real estate reached HK$24.1 billion (US$3.1 billion), up 56 per cent in annualised terms, according to CBRE data. The education industry was a crucial source of demand, generating HK$10 billion worth of transactions, with many of these deals involving assets for conversion into student […]

(260727) -- BEIJING, July 27, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People visit the Palace Museum in Beijing, capital of China, July 27, 2026. The Palace Museum opened to the public free of charge on Monday to mark the second anniversary of the successful inscription of the Beijing Central Axis on the UNESCO World Heritage List. (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai)

At least 10 people were injured when a minibus collided with a water tanker in Hong Kong’s Kwun Tong district on Monday. Police said on Monday that they received a report of a traffic accident at 12.21pm, near the Yue Man Square public transport terminal, involving a minibus and a truck. The force said two male and eight female passengers in the minibus […]

Hong Kong property developers are expected to report stronger first-half earnings in the coming weeks, buoyed by a rebound in home sales and improving development margins, as investors look for clues on whether the sector’s recovery is sustainable. Bank of America Global Research expected Hong Kong developers and conglomerates to post average core net […]

Air passengers continued to face disruptions on Monday as at least a dozen departures were delayed at Hong Kong airport due to Typhoon Noul, after hundreds of flights were cancelled over the weekend. The Airport Authority, which operates Hong Kong International Airport, said on Monday evening that operations had returned to normal and that it expected to […]

New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): Indian markets open in green on Monday morning, with BSE Sensex rising 549.21 points or 0.72 per cent to stand at 76,608.98 points, while the NSE Nifty 50 advanced 166.85 points or 0.70 per cent to reach 23,934.30 points.Highlighting the first quarter of FY27, Vikram Kasat, Head Advisory at PL Capital, noted, 'Over 300 […]

A 62-year-old worker has died after falling from a six-metre-high (20-foot) platform while conducting plane repairs at Hong Kong International Airport, triggering an investigation by the Labour Department. Police received a report at 8.35am on Monday that a worker had been injured at a site operated by the Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company (Haeco). […]

GRODNO, Belarus, July 27 (Xinhua) -- Interregional cooperation between Belarus and China is showing broad prospects and moving toward a phase of more tangible and practical cooperation, Yuri Karayev, chairman of the Grodno Regional Executive Committee, said in a recent interview with Xinhua.The first Belarus-China Forum of Regions took place earlier this […]

BEIJING, July 27 (Xinhua) -- China has begun deploying its first commercial constellation dedicated to space debris monitoring, a 120-satellite network that aims for round-the-clock all-orbit target detection.The first satellite of the Gande Constellation lifted off on Friday aboard a Lijian-1 commercial rocket from northwest China.The successful launch […]

Taipei [Taiwan], July 27 (ANI): Taiwan on Monday detected the presence of 7 PLAN vessels, four official ships and three sorties by PLA aircraft around its territory, as per Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND). Sharing the details in a post on X, it further noted that 1 out of 3 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's southwestern part […]

University of Hong Kong (HKU) president and vice-chancellor Xiang Zhang has announced he will step down in 2028 after completing a second five-year term, according to an email seen by the South China Morning Post. In the email, sent to the university community in the early hours of Monday, Zhang described the past eight years spent working to elevate […]

When Zhou Yuxiang, founder and CEO of Shanghai-headquartered Black Lake Technologies, wanted to sell his artificial intelligence (AI) automation solutions to millions of family-run factories across China, he came up with an unconventional strategy: hiring food delivery workers to make sales. His entire sales team, hired from various industrial cities, […]

Washington, DC [US], July 27 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Sunday (local time) dismissed growing concerns that military stockpiles are reaching dangerously low levels, directly refuting reports that interceptor shortages are constraining American military strategy in the ongoing conflict with Iran.In a statement to The Wall Street Journal, Trump […]

Washington, DC [US], July 27 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Sunday (local time) dismissed growing concerns that military stockpiles are reaching dangerously low levels, directly refuting reports that interceptor shortages are constraining American military strategy in the ongoing conflict with Iran.In a statement to The Wall Street Journal, Trump […]

Washington, DC [US], July 27 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Sunday (local time) dismissed growing concerns that military stockpiles are reaching dangerously low levels, directly refuting reports that interceptor shortages are constraining American military strategy in the ongoing conflict with Iran.In a statement to The Wall Street Journal, Trump […]

Eighty per cent of success is showing up, as they say. So, all but one of Hong Kong’s 89 legislators joining a week-long “national affairs study visit” to Beijing made a good impression. Lawmaker Stanley Ng Chau-pei called it a “groundbreaking opportunity” for legislators to study and deepen their understanding of national conditions. Showing up […]

Islamabad [Pakistan], July 27 (ANI): A severe shortage of ventilators in Islamabad's major public hospitals has created a critical bottleneck in life-saving care, leaving intensive care units perpetually full and forcing doctors to manage an unending waitlist of critically ill patients.According to DAWN, the crisis recently claimed the life of journalist […]

The Hong Kong Observatory cancelled the amber rainstorm warning on Monday morning, hours after the Education Bureau announced classes at all morning and full-day schools were suspended. The weather forecaster cancelled the signal at 9.15am after earlier downgrading the warning from red to amber at 7.47am. It urged residents to stay alert to potential river […]

Enrolment at Hong Kong’s international and private schools grew for a third consecutive year following the introduction of a government talent scheme in 2022, despite an overall decline in the city’s student population, according to official statistics. Latest Education Bureau data showed that kindergartens and local public primary schools bore the […]

Tehran accused the Ukrainian leader of seeking to drag Europe into a war with RussiaIran has claimed that Ukraine attacked one of its commercial vessels in the Caspian Sea at Israel's behest.Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky stated earlier that the vessel struck on Saturday was transporting military cargo. Iran, which has denied involvement in the fighting […]