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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 12 (ANI): Bengaluru will welcome six of Asia's leading women's basketball clubs as the city hosts the FIBA Women's Basketball League Asia 2026 from October 20 to 25, bringing elite international club competition to Indian fans.Organised by the Karnataka State Basketball Association (KSBA) under the aegis of the […]

(261012) -- DONGNING, Oct. 12, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A woman visits the Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park Dongning Science Popularization and Education Center in Dongning, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Oct. 12, 2026. Located in Dongning City, Heilongjiang Province, the Dongning Science Popularization and Education Center of the Northeast […]

Washington [US] October 12 (ANI): The US Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have seized seven internet domains allegedly used by Chinese state-linked hackers to target critical infrastructure and computer networks in the United States and overseas, according to a report by The Epoch Times (TET).The seizures, announced on […]

More than 120 robots, including humanoid machines designed for factory work and elderly care, will be showcased at two major Hong Kong electronics fairs, as mainland Chinese manufacturers seek to expand the commercial applications of AI and tap overseas markets. The Hong Kong Electronics Fair (Autumn Edition) and electronicAsia will open on Tuesday at the […]

Taipei [Taiwan], October 12 (ANI): Taiwan has urged China to stop its hostile rhetoric toward Taipei and abandon the use of force or coercion to change the status quo across the Taiwan Strait, after President William Lai reaffirmed Taiwan's commitment to peace and freedom in his Double Ten National Day address, according to a report by Taipei Times.Lai […]

NANNING, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- On free mornings, Ai Chenggang gets on his bicycle and rides along the Lingqu Canal, checking for rubbish tangled on the banks and watching out for children playing too close to the water.Ai, in his 70s, has spent his life in Xing'an County in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, where the canal has flowed past homes […]

Hong Kong will step up health surveillance measures for arrivals after a laboratory worker at an anti-plague research institute in Russia died from pneumonia, but authorities have stressed the risk to residents remains low. According to World Health Organization (WHO) information provided by Russian authorities, there was no evidence of ongoing […]

About 9 per cent of stroke and heart failure cases may be prevented in Hong Kong over the next decade through a government co-care scheme, according to a university projection. Launched in 2023, the Chronic Disease Co-care Scheme has enrolled more than 200,000 residents as of January. Originally a pilot scheme, it was regularised in March, with about 40 per […]

(261012) -- YINCHUAN, Oct. 12, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 12, 2026 shows the opening ceremony of the 47th World Congress of Vine and Wine held in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. The 47th World Congress of Vine and Wine opened on Monday in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China's […]

New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): India recorded a relatively modest 5 per cent year-on-year decline in job postings during the second quarter, demonstrating greater resilience than several major economies amid an overarching global hiring slowdown, according to a report by Bain & Company.The latest report titled 'Global Job Market Trends' showcased […]

By Vivek Prabhakar SinghNew Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): Indian men's hockey team goalkeeper Suraj Karkera said that while the public will miss the flavour and intensity of a match against arch-rivals Pakistan during the upcoming Asian Champions Trophy (ACT) Punjab 2026, the Indian team will look to perform to the best of their ability.Notably, […]

BEIJING, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- China is turning a national policy initiative for school spring and autumn breaks into local arrangements, as cities across the country announce autumn holidays for students.The breaks are designed to enrich students' social experiences and promote their all-round development. They also give families more time for leisure and […]

A Beijing-educated former official at the US federal drug regulator has been appointed to lead Hong Kong’s new medical products approval body, tasked with accelerating the clinical use of medicines and medical devices as part of a regulatory overhaul. Dr Li Zili, who previously worked at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), would take up the post of […]

(261012) -- HARARE, Oct. 12, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People view a vehicle on display at the China-Zimbabwe Commodity Expo and Job Fair in Harare, Zimbabwe, on Oct. 9, 2026. Chinese heavy-duty truck brands attracted strong interest from visitors at the three-day China-Zimbabwe Commodity Expo and Job Fair, which concluded Sunday in the Zimbabwean capital of Harare, […]

Hong Kong police have arrested a domestic helper on suspicion of murdering a 93-year-old widowed cancer survivor she was caring for, with an investigation suggesting the elderly woman was assaulted repeatedly in the hours before her death. The woman, surnamed Kwan, was found unresponsive in her flat in Long Yiu House at Tak Long Estate in Kai Tak on Sunday […]

WUHAN, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- In the summer of 2003, Zhu Xiaobo, an agricultural technician from central China's Wuhan city, landed in Pakistan with two suitcases of hybrid rice seeds and an electronic dictionary that cannot produce sound.She spoke little English, nor the regional language, Urdu, and of the 38 seed companies she had emailed before her […]

VMPLBengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 12: KEDGE Business School, the French Grande Ecole whose MBA for working professionals ranks 24th in the world in the Financial Times eMBA Ranking, has announced the launch of the KEDGE MBA in India, in association with JAGSoM, supported by KLI. The 18-month programme gives experienced professionals an MBA awarded […]

(261012) -- WUHAN, Oct. 12, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Xiaobo (1st R), an agricultural technician from central China's Wuhan city, poses for a group photo at a hybrid rice experimental field of Wuhan Qingfa Hesheng Agricultural Development Co., Ltd. in Sindh province, Pakistan. TO GO WITH "Across China: One seed, a shared harvest: China-Pakistan agricultural […]

TASHKENT/BISHKEK, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Archaeological finds are being sorted and examined at a laboratory in Bukhara Region, Uzbekistan, and Wang Shujing is working there for the joint study of an ancient burial site along the Silk Road.The slope of the burial passage, the arrangement of human remains -- thanks to 3D modelling technology -- the original […]

The mother of slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung has denied in court that she was repeatedly in debt because of gambling, calling her former son-in-law’s claim that he had financially supported her “a pack of lies”. Cheung Yin-fa accused Alex Kwong Kong-chi on Monday of acting unscrupulously by demanding the return of HK$150,000 in shopping […]

BEIJING, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Mingde Strategic Dialogue 2026, which concluded in Beijing on Sunday, brought together scholars and strategic thinkers from around the globe to explore the new opportunities China's development offers the world.Over the six-day event, themed "Resilience and Vitality: New Opportunities China's Development Brings to the […]

SHENZHEN, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- The redeveloped Huanggang Port opened at 6:30 a.m. local time on Monday, streamlining cross-border passenger travel between China's Shenzhen and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

US authorities could deport Hong Kong residents granted extended stay under the Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) programme and have not ruled out the option of doing so after a dozen were reportedly detained at local airports. “The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is not precluded from placing aliens with such temporary administrative designation […]

PRNewswireJakarta [Indonesia], October 12: Yude Solar Technologies ('Yude Solar'), a subsidiary of GoodWe Group, and PT Selaras Daya Utama ('SEDAYUSolar'), an established Indonesian solar engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company, announced on October 6 a strategic joint venture to develop, invest in, build and operate commercial and […]

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 12 (ANI): Indian equity benchmarks opened higher on Monday, with the Sensex rising 329.31 points, or 0.45 per cent, to 72,801.64 and the Nifty 50 gaining 113.30 points, or 0.50 per cent, to 22,633.75.The Sensex opened at 72,771.32, up 298.99 points from Friday's close of 72,472.33, while the Nifty 50 opened at […]

A minibus driver has been hospitalised after her vehicle collided with a medium goods truck in Hong Kong, causing injuries to 18 others. Police said the accident occurred at around 9.22am on Monday, when a green minibus and a medium goods truck collided on San Tin Highway on the Yuen Long-bound side of the road near Fairview Park. According to police, nine […]

BEIJING, 12th October, 2026 (WAM) -- Chinese scientists have developed a nuclear clock and achieved stable operation, shifting ultra-precise time measurement from electron transitions inside atoms to transitions within atomic nuclei.Solid-state nuclear clocks have potential advantages in miniaturisation and engineering, and are expected to meet the […]

(261012) -- SHENZHEN, Oct. 12, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Passengers leave for Hong Kong via the Huanggang Port in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Oct. 12, 2026. The redeveloped Huanggang Port opened at 6:30 a.m. (local time) on Monday, streamlining cross-border passenger travel between China's Shenzhen and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. […]

We have put together stories from our coverage last weekend to help you stay informed about news across Asia and beyond. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Trump’s new spokeswoman is a ‘devoted fan’ who lived in Beijing and speaks Chinese 2. Hong Kong hiker dies, Singaporean teen discharged after 2 trail […]

Greater awareness of disability in Hong Kong has not necessarily made it easier for people with disabilities to find work, according to advocate Faride Shroff, who says tighter corporate budgets and a difficult job market have made the next stage of inclusion more challenging. Shroff, founder of SENsational Foundation, said employers that recruited people […]

(261012) -- BEIJING, Oct. 12, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 11, 2026 shows a scene of the Mingde Strategic Dialogue 2026 in Beijing, capital of China. The Mingde Strategic Dialogue 2026, which concluded in Beijing on Oct. 11, brought together scholars and strategic thinkers from around the globe to explore the new opportunities China's […]

HAIRATAN, Afghanistan, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Hairatan-Mazar-i-Sharif Railway, locally known as the "Hairatan railway," has emerged as an important trade center connecting landlocked Afghanistan with Central Asian countries and other overseas markets.The 75-km single-track freight railway connects Afghanistan with Uzbekistan, facilitating the movement of […]

Hong Kong’s artificial intelligence management system could take shape and be tested as early as the typhoon season next year, the government’s No 2 official has said, adding that the project will give authorities a “full picture” of the city once it is in full swing. In an exclusive interview with the South China Morning Post, Chief Secretary Eric […]

(261012) -- BAKU, Oct. 12, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Six athletes of the Chinese judo team react before the mixed team event at the 2026 World Senior Judo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, Oct. 11, 2026. (Xinhua/Chen Junfeng)

Joseph Lau Yui-yip has taken students to cemeteries, funeral parlours and heritage exhibitions because he believes some parts of Hong Kong culture are best understood outside the classroom. Lau heads the student affairs department of Polytechnic University’s college of professional and continuing education and has spent years researching subjects ranging […]

(261012) -- NANCHANG, Oct. 12, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Yi Kemei, a descendant of a Red Army soldier, also a member of the Long March Origin choir, shows a letter her granduncle Yi Guanmei wrote to her family in wartime, at her home in Yudu County, east China's Jiangxi Province, Sept. 4, 2026. This year marks the 90th anniversary of the victory of the Long March. […]

Taipei [Taiwan], October 12 (ANI): Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) said on Monday (local time) that four sorties of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft, six People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessels and three official ships were detected operating around its territory.According to an official daily update issued by the ministry, […]

Beijing is building a gold-backed monetary architecture to accelerate yuan internationalisation. In this three-part series, Part 1 traces China’s path as a gold superpower, while Part 2 explores the crucial role of Hong Kong’s offshore vaulting infrastructure. Hong Kong’s ambition to become an international gold trading centre rests not only on […]

The revamped Huanggang Port has officially opened after six years of redevelopment, becoming the first border checkpoint between Hong Kong and mainland China to use a “joint clearance” system for immigration. The facility, which the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office says is the largest single-building land port in the world, opened at 6.30am on […]

BEIJING, China: China and the European Union have reached an agreement that could cut Chinese exports of hybrid and plug-in hybrid cars to the bloc by more than half, marking a significant step in efforts to address the EU's widening trade deficit with Beijing. The "shared understanding" would "moderate" China's exports of hybrids and plug-in hybrids to the […]

Moussa Ibrahim has told RT the court immediately dismissed a powerful case he helped build against the US-led military bloc in 2013The International Criminal Court (ICC) has ignored allegations of "very well-documented" NATO war crimes brought before it, former Libyan Information Minister Moussa Ibrahim has told RT.In an interview on Saturday, he argued […]

Munich [Germany], October 11 ( ANI):  Dolkun Isa, president of the Uyghur Centre for Democracy, has questioned the decision to award the Nobel Peace Prize to Navi Pillay, citing alleged failures to protect Uyghur human rights defenders during her tenure as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.In a statement posted on social media platform X, […]

The special performance marked exactly four decades since the musical opened at the same venue on Oct. 9, 1986, when it was known as Her Majesty's Theatre. The gala brought together performers from different generations of the musical's history, including former cast members from productions around the world.by Xinhua writer Zhao JiasongLONDON, Oct. 11 […]

Discussions revealed contrasting approaches to the region's future, with Washington emphasizing military capabilities and resource development while its allies placed greater weight on sovereignty, local interests and environmental protection.By Xinhua writers Zhu Haochen, Zhang Yuliang and Zhang ZhaojiREYKJAVIK, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- The United States and […]

(Photo credit: Robert Deutsch)Qinwen Zheng delighted a boisterous crowd of 15,000 as she became the first Chinese woman to win the China Open WTA 1000 on Sunday in Beijing.Zheng earned her first 1000-level title with a 7-5, 6-4 win over fourth-seeded Mirra Andreeva of Russia. It was her first tournament win since her victory in Tokyo in late 2024 and her […]