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Hong Kong’s finance chief will lead another business delegation to Saudi Arabia later this year, announcing the news as the city hosted the first overseas edition of one of the kingdom’s top technology conferences as part of efforts to boost ties with the Middle East. Speaking at the opening ceremony of LEAP East 2026 on Wednesday, Financial Secretary […]

Hong Kong fertility clinics should be required to report serious incidents within 24 hours to both the regulator for in vitro fertilisation (IVF) and health authorities, lawmakers have said, following an embryo mix-up at a centre that went undisclosed for weeks. They urged the government on Wednesday to close the regulatory gap, a day after it emerged that […]

Hong Kong stocks extended their gains on Wednesday afternoon as concerns over a wave of lock-up expiries, long seen as a major headwind for the city’s equities, showed early signs of easing, while surging rallies in tech heavyweights lifted broader market sentiment. The Hang Seng Index, which entered the noon break up 2.4 per cent, continued to climb in […]

(260708) -- BEIJING, July 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A meeting, which brings together the national science and technology award conference, the general assemblies of the members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and the 11th national congress of the China Association for Science and Technology, is held in Beijing, capital […]

HANGZHOU, China: Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek is developing its own AI chip for inference, marking a major step toward reducing its dependence on Nvidia and Huawei as it expands beyond AI model development, according to three people familiar with the matter. The chip is being designed for inference, the stage of AI computing in which […]

CHENGDU, July 8 (Xinhua) -- In early June, with thick dossiers in hand, Xu Yixin, former mayor of Jianmenguan Township, and her nominated successor, Wang Jiang, moved methodically from tree to tree along the timeworn bluestone road of Cuiyunlang, a renowned corridor of ancient cypresses in southwest China's Sichuan Province, cross-checking their records […]

(260708) -- GUIGANG, July 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A rescue vehicle drives through the water in the urban area of Guigang City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 7, 2026. China has allocated more than 36,000 additional disaster relief items to south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, the Ministry of Emergency Management said Tuesday. […]

(260708) -- GENEVA, July 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A participant records a video of a walking robot at AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva, Switzerland, July 7, 2026. The AI for Good Global Summit 2026 kicked off here on Tuesday and will last till July 10. (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

At least six universities in Hong Kong have moved into office buildings or shopping centres over the past three years as classroom space has tightened amid rising non-local enrolment, according to the latest data. Among them is the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), which spent HK$345.4 million (US$44 million) in 2025 to acquire a […]

For decades, warnings of Hong Kong’s terminal decline have arrived in periodic waves. When Stephen Roach, the former chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia, ignited a firestorm with his February 2024 assertion that “Hong Kong is over”, he pointed to a toxic cocktail of domestic and external pressures. Roach, who doubled down on his “wake-up call” a year […]

Ankara [Turkey], July 8 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) reiterated that Greenland 'should be controlled by the United States,' arguing that the Arctic island is strategically important for American security, CNN reported.Speaking during a bilateral meeting ahead of the NATO summit in Ankara, Trump acknowledged that pursuing US […]

(260707) -- DAR ES SALAAM, July 7, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Representatives from China, Tanzania, and Zambia lay flowers at the tombs of Chinese experts in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, July 7, 2026. TO GO WITH "China, Tanzania, Zambia honor Chinese martyrs on TAZARA's 50th anniversary" (Xinhua/Emmanuel Herman)

(260707) -- DAR ES SALAAM, July 7, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A quadruped robot performs during the 50th Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, July 6, 2026. TO GO WITH "Feature: China pavilion draws crowds with high-tech solutions at Tanzania's international trade fair" (Xinhua/Emmanuel Herman)

(260707) -- BEIJING, July 7, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Samuel Colin Maclean, a family member of Edgar Snow, speaks at the opening ceremony of an international symposium at Peking University (PKU) in Beijing, capital of China, July 7, 2026. Co-organized by Xinhua News Agency and PKU, the symposium is scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday at PKU. More than 160 guests […]

(260707) -- YINCHUAN, July 7, 2026 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on July 7, 2026 shows participants visiting the shooting site of a famous photo taken by Edgar Snow in Yuwang Town, Tongxin County, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Chinese and foreign participants, including family members of U.S. journalist Edgar Snow, visited […]

BEIJING, July 7 (Xinhua) -- The contemporary value of the legacy left by the American journalist Edgar Snow was highlighted in a think tank report released Tuesday, which called for more Snow-like figures to present a comprehensive, multi-dimensional, and truthful picture of the world from an objective standpoint and with cool-headed observation.Titled […]

BEIJING, July 7 (Xinhua) -- China notified relevant countries in advance of the test launch of a nuclear submarine-based strategic missile, a move that demonstrates the openness and transparency of the Chinese armed forces, a defense spokesperson said on Tuesday.Chen Xi, a spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense, made the remarks in response to a […]

(260707) -- SHENYANG, July 7, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Students observe a moment of silence during a ceremony to commemorate the 89th anniversary of the beginning of China's whole-nation resistance war against Japanese aggression at the 9.18 Historical Museum in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, July 7, 2026. China on Tuesday marked the 89th […]

Hong Kong customers seeking refunds under a proposed seven-day cooling-off period for prepaid beauty and fitness contracts will be required to pay an administrative fee to curb potential abuse of the mechanism, the government has said. Authorities last week launched a two-month public consultation on three major policy proposals aimed at strengthening […]

GUANGZHOU, July 7 (Xinhua) -- In a production hall in Huizhou, Guangdong Province, rows of television sets move along an automated assembly line. At one workstation, a robotic system precisely connects signal and interface ports on each unit, a task that once relied on manual operation.Powered by 3D vision and artificial intelligence (AI), the system has […]

(260707) -- BEIJING, July 7, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 7, 2026 shows the Museum of the War of the Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in Beijing, capital of China. China on Tuesday marked the 89th anniversary of the beginning of its whole-nation resistance war against Japanese aggression. On July 7, 1937, Japanese […]

Japan's 1947 Pacifist Constitution, anchored by its Article 9, explicitly renounces war as a sovereign right and bars the nation from possessing "war potential" such as military forces.Yet today, Japan's ruling party renewed its push to revise the Constitution, punctuated by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's declaration that "the time has come" for reform. […]

(260707) -- BEIJING, July 7, 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 Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee, presides over and addresses a meeting of the Chairperson's Council of the CPPCC […]

(260707) -- NANJING, July 7, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 7, 2026 shows a ceremony marking the 89th anniversary of the beginning of China's whole-nation resistance war against Japanese aggression at the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province. China on Tuesday marked the […]

GUIYANG, July 7 (Xinhua) -- At the invitation of the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (IDCPC), a delegation of political party and media representatives from 21 countries paid a four-day visit to Guiyang, Guizhou Province in southwest China from July 3 to 6.During the tour, the delegates visited Guiyang's […]

The launch of a marine war-risk pool by Hong Kong insurers is a prime example of how the city’s insurers can collaborate not just for the benefit of the local economy but for the entire nation, an industry veteran has said. At the South China Morning Post’s China Conference, themed “Intelligence at Scale: Hong Kong’s AI-Powered Future”, panel […]

(260707) -- BEIJING, July 7, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A ceremony marking the 89th anniversary of the beginning of China's whole-nation resistance war against Japanese aggression is held at the Museum of the War of the Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in Beijing, capital of China, July 7, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Ling)

Hong Kong’s regulator for in vitro fertilisation (IVF) has ordered a fertility clinic to partially halt operations after it mishandled embryo biopsy specimens from two patients and failed to report the incident to health authorities. The Council on Human Reproductive Technology said on Tuesday that it had suspended most operations at HEAL Fertility in […]

NANNING, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Recent extreme rainstorms triggered by Typhoon Maysak, the 10th typhoon of the year, have caused severe flooding in parts of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in the Pearl River basin.Earlier on Tuesday, Guangxi upgraded its flood alert to the highest-level red warning, which was quickly followed by another flood red […]

(260707) -- BEIJING, July 7, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Yin Li, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and secretary of the CPC Beijing Municipal Committee, presides over a ceremony marking the 89th anniversary of the beginning of China's whole-nation resistance war against Japanese aggression at the Museum of the War […]

(260707) -- MOSCOW, July 7, 2026 (Xinhua) -- TASS Director General Andrey Kondrashov (1st R) speaks during the launch ceremony for a China-Russia cross-border joint media tour to mark the 70th anniversary of cooperation between China's Xinhua News Agency and Russia's TASS news agency at the square in front of the TASS headquarters in Moscow, Russia, July 6, […]

Following a special health education session on sports injuries and healthy living, doctors from the 35th Chinese medical team in Zanzibar and local players formed mixed teams for a football match on Zanzibar's Unguja Island, breaking down barriers of language, profession, and nationality.ZANZIBAR, Tanzania, July 7 (Xinhua) -- On Sunday, as the late […]

BEIJING, July 7 (Xinhua) -- This was a livestream like no other! Instead of social media influencers, it featured HR managers from China's top tech giants like JD.com, Baidu and Alibaba stepping into the spotlight to unveil exclusive job openings, tackle burning questions about salaries and career growth, and even take viewers on virtual office tours. To […]

(260707) -- MAPUTO, July 7, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese expert from West China Hospital of Stomatology of Sichuan University checks on local children during ward rounds as part of the "Smile Journey" program in Maputo, Mozambique, July 6, 2026. An expert team from southwest China's Sichuan Province has provided free screening and reconstructive surgeries for […]

Fourteen of the 27 top scorers in this year’s International Baccalaureate (IB) programme from Hong Kong’s largest international school group plan to study medicine, with some students attributing their success to discipline, miso soup and using a Nokia phone with limited internet access. The English Schools Foundation’s top achievers shared their […]

Cults luring victims overseas for sex in a bid to “change their fate”, as well as suggestive games hosted at orientation camps in Hong Kong, could amount to sexual offences, authorities have warned, as they launched a public consultation on the city’s sexual law reforms. Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung said on Tuesday that sexual offences […]

by Xinhua writers Zheng Bofei and Wang XiaopengNANCHANG, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Deep in the lush forests of Pulong Village in Jinggangshan, east China's Jiangxi Province, Li Yunyan now manages more than 90 beehives. What was once a small-scale "sweet industry" has become a steady source of income for his mountain home.The 46-year-old Li, who has limited […]

(260707) -- ZANZIBAR, July 7, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese health expert gives a health education lecture on zoonotic diseases to students at Minazini Primary School on Pemba Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, July 6, 2026. TO GO WITH "Chinese health experts mark World Zoonoses Day with health outreach in Zanzibar" (Photo by He Zhilong/Xinhua)

(260707) -- QINZHOU, July 7, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers transfer stranded residents in Qinzhou City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 7, 2026. Recent extreme rainstorms triggered by Typhoon Maysak, the 10th typhoon of the year, have caused severe flooding in parts of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in the Pearl River basin. […]

* As a swift and effective solution, responsive Chinese appliance manufacturers are offering a helping hand to relieve Europeans from this hotter summer. * "The quality and development speed of these Chinese products are groundbreaking," Schaefer said, adding that customers continued to ask about the products and recommend them to others after purchase, […]

New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): India's auto component industry grew strongly by 12.7 per cent in FY26 with exports growing 5 per cent, however, imports grew faster than exports, widening trade deficit, as per a report by Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India.The report noted India's auto component industry grew 12.7 per cent in FY26, […]

BEIJING, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Minor Heat, or Xiaoshu, is the 11th of the 24 solar terms in the Chinese lunisolar calendar. This is a time when rain accompanies heat, and thunderstorms are frequent. It may not be a comfortable period, but it is a time when everything gets to grow and mature.As "Xiaoshu" arrives, the dog days of Sanfu, the hottest period of […]

(260707) -- ZANZIBAR, July 7, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese medical team members introduce sports injury prevention and healthy living knowledge to members of the Zanzibar Old Stars Football Club before a friendly football match in Zanzibar, Tanzania, July 5, 2026. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese doctors and Zanzibar football veterans bridge cultures on the field " […]

LANZHOU, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Chinese scientists have proposed a new framework and provided data support for accurately assessing glacier mass changes and meltwater evolution patterns in the Tianshan Mountains in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, according to the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) under the Chinese […]

Fewer than half of Americans believe the bloc would come to the defense of the US if attacked, according to an internal poll seen by the outletSupport for NATO in the US has slipped following President Donald Trump's repeated criticism of the military bloc, according to an internal survey seen by Politico.In a report released last week citing polling data, […]