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Hong Kong’s 15 private sports clubs must either pay one-third of their land premium, ranging from tens to hundreds of millions of dollars, or open their doors to the public when their leases expire at the end of the year, authorities have confirmed. The Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau said on Tuesday that it has begun notifying the clubs and outlining […]

(260630) -- BEIJING, June 30, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice President Han Zheng meets with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud in Beijing, capital of China, on June 30, 2026. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu)

Asean countries are looking to deepen supply chain integration with the Greater Bay Area to tap expertise in the region’s advanced technologies and manufacturing, with Hong Kong also poised to benefit, industry leaders and officials have said. Panellists at the South China Morning Post’s GBA-Asean Summit 2026 highlighted artificial intelligence (AI) and […]

PRNewswireNew Delhi [India], June 30: Kikkoman India hosted its 4th Culinary Experts Meetup (CEM) on 27 February 2026, at the Institute of Hotel Management (IHM) Pusa, New Delhi. The event attracted over 110 culinary professionals in person, including government officials, celebrated chefs, restaurateurs, and the next generation of culinary students. For […]

Washington, DC [US], June 30 (ANI): Democrat Congressman Ro Khanna on Monday (local time) accused the US President Donald Trump of allegedly abandoning America's 'moral vision', threatening global stability, and implementing immigration policies that severely undermine the nation's leadership in technology and Artificial Intelligence. Speaking during the […]

Setting up a new regional chamber of commerce will “fulfil a long-felt need” to bridge the gap between the Greater Bay Area and Asean, with Hong Kong acting as a “natural connector”, the business group’s inaugural chairman has said. But given existing agreements and bilateral relations between the city and individual member states of the […]

BEIJING, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Tuesday chaired a meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee to study and arrange work related to flood control and drought relief.China is expected to see more extreme weather and climate events than usual in its main […]

SHENYANG, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Arc welding robots move their multi-joint mechanical arms with steady precision, as welding torches glide back and forth amid showers of bright sparks. In moments, a vehicle body takes shape.At the welding workshop of Geely's new energy vehicle (NEV) manufacturing plant in Yiwu, east China's Zhejiang Province, nearly 100 […]

XI'AN, June 30 (Xinhua) -- The Xi'an-Shiyan high-speed railway was officially put into operation on Tuesday. The railway has a designed speed of up to 350 km per hour and a total length of 257 km. It connects Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, with Shiyan in neighboring Hubei Province in the country's central region.The line connects to […]

NANJING, June 30 (Xinhua) -- While many people in their 80s are content to enjoy retirement, Zhao Yafu, an 85-year-old agricultural expert in Zhenjiang, east China's Jiangsu Province, still spends much of his time working in the fields.After graduating from college in 1961, Zhao started a lifelong career in agriculture. Over the years, he worked extensively […]

HT SyndicationNew Delhi [India], June 30: Celebrating its landmark 8th season, the R|Elan Circular Design Challenge (CDC) returns with its most globally connected edition yet, bringing together a dynamic community of designers, innovators, entrepreneurs and industry leaders from across the world. As the flagship partnership under the India-France Year of […]

(260630) -- BEIJING, June 30, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Passengers are seen on the G9 bullet train departing from Beijing to east China's Shanghai, at Beijing South Railway Station in Beijing, capital of China, June 30, 2026. The Beijing-Shanghai High-speed Railway marked the 15th anniversary of its operation on Tuesday. Over the past 15 years, more than 2.22 […]

(260630) -- XI'AN, June 30, 2026 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 30, 2026 shows a bullet train passing a grand bridge along the Xi'an-Shiyan high-speed railway in northwest China's Shaanxi Province. The Xi'an-Shiyan high-speed railway was officially put into operation on Tuesday. The railway has a designed speed of up to 350 km per hour and […]

Viewers, tired of years of lies, turned to the Russian broadcaster, Margarita Simonyan has saidYears of "lies" by Western broadcasters such as CNN and the BBC drove audiences to RT in search of an alternative source of information, Editor-in-Chief Margarita Simonyan has said.Speaking in an interview with the Chinese online news and analysis portal Guancha […]

(260630) -- SYDNEY, June 30, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Shuxia Chen speaks during an interview with Xinhua at the Museum of Chinese in Australia, in Sydney, Australia, June 25, 2026. TO GO WITH "Reading 'qiaopi': Mail memories of early Chinese Australians" (Xinhua/Gong Bing)

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Hong Kong’s weather forecaster has warned of record high temperatures this year and next, with a developing El Nino potentially becoming the strongest on record. The Observatory said on Monday that sea surface […]

(260630) -- NANJING, June 30, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken in 1991 shows Zhao Yafu (R) guiding a farmer in strawberry cultivation in Baitu Town, Jurong City, east China's Jiangsu Province. While many people in their 80s are content to enjoy retirement, Zhao Yafu, an 85-year-old agricultural expert in Zhenjiang, east China's Jiangsu Province, still […]

Hong Kong authorities have put forward a sweeping overhaul of the city’s sexual offences laws, such as broadening the definition of rape, introducing new offences covering non-consensual acts involving children and persons with mental impairment, setting a uniform age of consent at 16, and removing gender-specific provisions. The proposals, which follow […]

XI'AN, June 30 (Xinhua) -- A Fuxing bullet train pulled out of the newly opened Xi'an East Railway Station as another train departed from Shiyan East Railway Station in the opposite direction on Tuesday morning. This marked the launch of the Xi'an-Shiyan high-speed railway, a major new transport corridor connecting central and western China.The railway has […]

[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] Kellett, the British International School in Hong Kong, turns 50 this year and they have much to celebrate. Half a century from their humble beginnings as two primary classes in Wan Chai, they are now a through school across three campuses, with over 1600 students and a global […]

The China-aided rehabilitation, expansion, and modernization project of Melchior Ndadaye International Airport in Bujumbura, the economic capital of Burundi, has become a flagship example of practical cooperation between the two countries.BUJUMBURA, June 30 (Xinhua) -- As darkness settles over the shores of Lake Tanganyika, the runway at Melchior Ndadaye […]

Mainland Chinese immigration authorities are standardising their assessment regime for approving residents to settle in Hong Kong and Macau by replacing the previous points-based system with unified criteria, offering applicants more certainty. The National Immigration Administration announced the new criteria on Tuesday and said it would take effect the […]

by Xinhua writer Jiang TingtingGUIYANG, June 30 (Xinhua) -- On a sunny June morning, 59-year-old farmer Wang Luzhang sat beneath a makeshift canopy in the courtyard of the Qianjin Village committee office in Wuchuan County, Guizhou Province, southwest China. In front of him were 25 kilograms of home-milled rice and a basket of eggs.Not far away, dozens of […]

BEIJING, June 30 (Xinhua) -- China's purchasing managers' indexes (PMIs) improved in June as the economy continued to gain traction, official data showed Tuesday.The PMI for the manufacturing sector rose from 50 in the previous month to 50.3 in June, returning to expansion territory and marking its second-highest reading this year, according to the National […]

LONDON, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Defending men's champion Jannik Sinner and seven-time winner Novak Djokovic survived first-round tests at the 2026 Wimbledon Championships, while China's Wang Xinyu and Zhang Shuai advanced in the women's singles draw.World No. 1 Sinner battled back from a set down to defeat Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic 4-6, 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-2, 6-3 […]

A former senior Hong Kong prosecutor has lost a judicial challenge against his dismissal over remarks made in two emails questioning the integrity of police and inviting colleagues to attend a June 4 Tiananmen Square vigil. In a judgment delivered on Tuesday, the High Court ruled that the civil service had sufficient basis to sack William Wong Wa-fun and […]

(260630) -- BEIJING, June 30, 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, delivers a speech at a consultative meeting on research findings presented by the […]

WhatsApp, one of Hong Kong’s most popular messaging apps, will soon no longer require users to share their phone numbers before they start texting. Starting this week, users can reserve a unique username, which allows them to text without swapping numbers, for use later this year when the Meta-owned service launches the feature. Users will need to know a […]

PRNewswireSingapore, June 30: DayOne Data Centers Limited ('DayOne'), a Singapore-headquartered global digital infrastructure platform, today announced the appointment of Chengkang ('CK') Yan as Chief Financial Officer.Mr. Yan joins DayOne from Hillhouse, where he was a Managing Director focused on investments in the digital infrastructure sector. Prior to […]

The three pillars of US soft power are crumblingIn May 2025, Joseph Nye, the American political scientist and Harvard professor who coined the term 'soft power', died. For more than three decades, his concept shaped how governments, journalists, scholars, and diplomats thought about influence. Nye insisted that countries could get what they wanted not only […]

A former Hong Kong lawmaker who previously headed the city’s largest, now-defunct opposition party has been released from prison after completing his sentence in a landmark subversion case. Wu Chi-wai, former chairman of the Democratic Party, which dissolved last year, was released from Stanley Prison on Tuesday morning. He boarded a seven-seater car that […]

Hong Kong is rolling out a series of discounts, shopping perks, giveaways and countless deals to celebrate the 29th anniversary of the city’s return to Chinese sovereignty on July 1. To get you in the public holiday spirit, the South China Morning Post unpacks what is on offer, from deals on food and drinks to retail goods and public transport. 1. Someone […]

Hongkongers have snapped up the first batches of free tickets to visit two PLA naval ships within minutes of their release for a weekend port call in the city. A South China Morning Post reporter observed that the initial batch was gone within four minutes after being released at 10am on Tuesday. The second round of tickets, released at 3pm, and the third […]

Like other advanced cities, Hong Kong faces a range of clearly defined challenges that must be directly addressed in the next few years. Two that stand out are the effects of climate change and the consequences of an ageing population, which, one way or another, will impact every section of society. This means concerted action and practical solutions are […]

Washington, DC [US], June 30 (ANI): In a sharp critique of Washington's foreign policy, Democrat Congressman Ro Khanna on Monday (local time) claimed that under current President Trump US-India relationship had deteriorated to its lowest point in three decades.Addressing the IX USISPF Leadership Summit 2026 in Washington, DC, Khanna refused to 'mince words' […]

Washington, DC [US], June 30 (ANI): India, in partnership with the United States, stands as the unique nation equipped to rival the dimension and proportions of China's innovation network, US Senator Steve Daines has underlined, framing the bilateral equation as vital not just for the two democracies but for the global community.The Republican Senator from […]

The world’s largest buyer of biopharmaceutical royalties has set up its first Asia-Pacific base in Hong Kong, joining a string of multinational corporations in the pharmaceutical sector establishing offices in the city as out-licensing deals by mainland Chinese biotechnology firms hit record highs. Royalty financing gives drug developers an alternative […]

Washington, DC [US], June 30 (ANI): The strategic partnership between India and the United States is witnessing a substantial surge in confidence, with senior officials highlighting that a long-anticipated bilateral trade pact is approaching the finishing line alongside intensifying collaboration in artificial intelligence, semiconductors, defence […]

LANZHOU, June 30 (Xinhua) -- After graduating from Yale University, 24-year-old American Edward Kuperman made a choice few of his peers would have expected.Rather than staying in the United States or heading to one of China's bustling metropolises, he settled in Dunhuang, a small oasis city in northwest China's Gansu Province that has long served as one of […]

Hong Kong is uniquely positioned to connect Asean with the Greater Bay Area and build a “powerful and complementary partnership” amid a shifting geopolitical landscape, the city’s leader has said. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu spoke on Tuesday at the South China Morning Post’s GBA-Asean Summit 2026, where a new chamber of commerce for the […]

Hong Kong has surrendered its IPO fundraising crown to Nasdaq following SpaceX’s blockbuster listing earlier this month, but it did so while seeing its IPO proceeds register a year-on-year rise of about 84 per cent in the first half of 2026 – consolidating the region’s position as a primary offshore financial hub for Chinese issuers. A total of 83 […]

BEIJING, June 30 (Xinhua) -- In Shanghai's West Bund, one of China's fastest-growing artificial intelligence (AI) hubs, young engineers gather after work for yoga classes, unwind with the resident cats in a lounge area, or square off against an AI robot in a game of Chinese chess.While the atmosphere feels like a bustling startup community hub, this unique […]

Nearly a year has passed since Hong Kong launched the first phase of its carer support data platform last July, linking the Social Welfare Department, Hospital Authority and the Housing Authority into a single alert system for “high-risk carers”. These include those receiving a living allowance as low-income carers of the elderly, carers of the disabled […]

(260629) -- BEIJING, June 29, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with Macky Sall, a former president of Senegal and a candidate for the next United Nations (UN) secretary-general, in Beijing, capital of China, June 29, 2026. (Xinhua/Pang Xinglei)

(260629) -- VICTORIA, June 29, 2026 (Xinhua) -- President of Seychelles Patrick Herminie (R) meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping's Special Envoy and Minister of Transport Liu Wei in Victoria, Seychelles, June 29, 2026. At the invitation of Herminie, Liu attended on Sunday the National Day celebrations commemorating the 50th anniversary of Seychelles' […]