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Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing’s flagship property developer CK Asset Holdings has sold a penthouse mansion at a luxury development in Mid-Levels in Central for HK$362 million (US$46.2 million), setting a per square foot price record for first-hand transactions this year. The 2,911 sq ft unit on the 20th floor of the second phase of 21 Borrett Road […]

Hundreds of Hong Kong basketball fans packed a Kowloon Bay cinema on Sunday to witness the New York Knicks secure their first NBA championship in 53 years, joined by seven-time ring winner Robert Horry as the franchise ended one of the longest title droughts in professional sports. Organised by the NBA, the watch party drew fans of both the New York Knicks […]

A landlord and a tenant have been arrested after a rental dispute turned violent inside a subdivided flat in Hong Kong. Police received a report at about 11 a.m. on Sunday that a man had splashed suspected corrosive liquid on another man at a flat in a building on Prince Edward Road West near Portland Street in Mong Kok. Officers wearing shields rushed to […]

In the third of a six-part Health Matters wellness series on cancer in Hong Kong, Elizabeth Cheung looks into the rise in breast cancer cases among women, the changing reproductive and lifestyle patterns behind the trend and what it means for screening and early detection. After a prolonged battle with breast cancer, actress and former Miss Hong Kong […]

(260614) -- SYDNEY, June 14, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Jia Yifan (R)/Zhang Shuxian compete during the women's doubles final match between Jia Yifan/Zhang Shuxian of China and Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma/Meilysa Trias Puspitasari of Indonesia at the Australian Badminton Open 2026 in Sydney, Australia, June 14, 2026. (Xinhua/Gong Bing)

(260614) -- SYDNEY, June 14, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Alwi Farhan of Indonesia competes during the men's singles final between Dong Tianyao of China and Alwi Farhan of Indonesia at the Australian Badminton Open 2026 in Sydney, Australia, June 14, 2026. (Xinhua/Gong Bing)

(260614) -- LHASA, June 14, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A worker checks the rails at the site of a rail replacement project on the Golmud-Lhasa section of the Qinghai-Xizang Railway at Amdo South Station in Amdo County of Nagqu, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 12, 2026. Braving an altitude of over 4,000 meters, workers from the railway maintenance […]

Seoul [South Korea], June 14 (ANI): North Korea on Sunday declared that denuclearisation is an 'irreversibly finalised' matter, criticising the recent South Korea-US and US-Japan discussions that reaffirmed the goal of eliminating Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program, as reported by the Yonhap News Agency. An unnamed spokesperson for North Korea's foreign […]

Securing health insurance for her autistic son in Hong Kong proved distressing for homemaker Sarah*. The 50-year-old said she approached several insurance companies over about three months, but none could assure her that her son, now 18, would be eligible for cover because of his condition. Sarah added that the uncertainty and frustration made her hesitant […]

(260614) -- AUCKLAND, June 14, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 13, 2026 shows a scene at the promotion event in Auckland, New Zealand. Multiple opportunities for China-New Zealand economic and trade cooperation were being promoted in New Zealand's largest city, Auckland, on Saturday evening, drawing business representatives and community leaders […]

(260614) -- ULAN BATOR, June 14, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, and Mongolian Foreign Minister Batmunkh Battsetseg (not in the picture) jointly meet the press in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, June 13, 2026. (Xinhua/Bolortsetseg)

Two big issues are bubbling up over Hong Kong’s army of foreign domestic helpers. The whole community will have to sit down and decide how to address them. The first is the availability of places for helpers to congregate safely and freely on their days off without putting too much stress on public facilities, other residents and tourists. The second is […]

Filipino domestic workers in Hong Kong have launched a month-long fundraising campaign to support families affected by a recent 7.8 magnitude earthquake in the southern Philippines, with organisers saying food, drinking water and medicine are urgently needed. Representatives from the Abra Tingguian Ilocano Society were collecting donations at various […]

Hong Kong’s older office assets and their struggling landlords could face more challenges as the wider adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) by firms in the city leads companies to relocate to newer buildings that better support their requirements, according to real estate consultancy Knight Frank. AI is poised to usher in more changes in Hong Kong’s […]

The State Department says operators use visa fraud to secure US citizenship for foreign-born childrenThe US State Department has announced a global crackdown on what it describes as illegal "birth tourism" schemes.The effort involves revoking hundreds of visas and dismantling networks in Africa and Europe that allegedly helped foreign nationals travel to […]

(260614) -- KUALA LUMPUR, June 14, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 3, 2026 shows the cross-sea section of the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) in Johor, Malaysia. TO GO WITH "Feature: Malaysian and Chinese youths build bridges across borders" (Xinhua/Cheng Yiheng)

(260614) -- MINSK, June 14, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People watch a lion and dragon dance during the Tea for Harmony 2026, a Chinese tea culture event, in Minsk, Belarus, June 13, 2026. TO GO WITH "Chinese tea culture event held in Minsk" (Photo by Henadz Zhinkov/Xinhua)

BEIJING, June 14 (Xinhua) -- Over the years, Chinese President Xi Jinping has consistently advocated cultural diversity and mutual learning among civilizations. In his eyes, cultural heritage can play a unique role.During U.S. President Donald Trump's first China visit in 2017, Xi invited him to visit the Forbidden City, another historic site along the […]

(260614) -- ULAN BATOR, June 14, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, holds talks with Mongolian Foreign Minister Batmunkh Battsetseg in Ulan Bator, the capital of Mongolia, on June 13, 2026. (Xinhua/Bolortsetseg)

BEIJING, June 14 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping's commitment to cultural heritage preservation dates back decades.In the early 1980s, while working in Zhengding County in north China's Hebei Province, Xi showed deep interest in the county's rich historical legacy, spending considerable time visiting ancient temples, city walls and stone tablets […]

BEIJING, June 14 (Xinhua) -- During U.S. President Donald Trump's China trip last month, Chinese President Xi Jinping invited him to visit the Temple of Heaven, and shared with him how this ancient architecture embodies the Chinese understanding of the universe and approach to life.The more than 600-year-old architectural complex is one of many cultural […]

New Delhi [India], June 14 (ANI): Electronics could evolve from a rapidly growing export sector into the cornerstone of India's next manufacturing and export-led growth cycle, Yes Securities said, with Monte Carlo simulations showing a 55.2% probability of generating a high FTA Opportunity Score. The brokerage sees Engineering & Machinery and […]

Hong Kong’s first astronaut is expected to chat with residents from the lofty heights of the Tiangong space station in the next two months, the city’s technology minister has said. Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry Sun Dong also said on Sunday that Hong Kong could formulate a new strategy to better align with the country’s aerospace […]

Hong Kong’s first five-year plan will map out ways to tackle the city’s shortcomings, improve residents’ lives and create better jobs, including through leveraging AI, the finance chief has said ahead of a public consultation on the blueprint. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said on Sunday that a key task for the plan would be upgrading and […]

Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu has said Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis will adopt a multi-focused strategy to drive advances in technology, industry and education, while helping the city overcome its bottleneck in talent attraction. Lee also said that the megaproject would need early success stories to attract mainland Chinese and international […]

A four-month-old baby has died after being discovered unconscious at a home in Hong Kong, prompting police to open an investigation. The force said on Sunday that it received a report from the boy’s father at 7.15am, who said the baby was found unconscious in bed at their flat in Tin Shui Wai’s Tin Chung Court. The baby was rushed to Tin Shui Wai […]

The Russian edition of the first volume of "China's Governance Under Xi Jinping's Leadership" was recently launched in St. Petersburg, Russia.BEIJING, June 14 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping's governance philosophy provides useful references for other countries to pursue modernization, foreign experts have said.The Russian edition of the first […]

Hong Kong authorities have hit out at The Washington Post for making “groundless allegations” about amendments to the city’s home-grown national security law in an opinion piece, while stressing that foreign businesses have no cause for concern. The government issued a statement late on Saturday night in response to the American newspaper’s […]

Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu has pledged to push for “further reforms” despite geopolitical risks in the final year of his current term, citing how he had steered Hong Kong through a sustained period of economic growth since taking over in 2022. Noting how the economy had rebounded strongly, the city leader also said that Hong Kong’s first […]

(260614) -- WINDHOEK, June 14, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Guan Hao, leader of the 17th Chinese medical team in Namibia, gives a health check to a child at the SOS Children's Villages in Windhoek, Namibia, June 13, 2026. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese Dragon Boat Festival brings cultural exchange, care to vulnerable Namibian children" (Xinhua/Lin Jing)

The recent enactment of a subsidiary legislation in Hong Kong regarding the appropriate procedure to be followed in cases of non-national security offences involving national security considerations not surprisingly spurred some to revisit the chief executive’s power, granted under the national security law in 2020, to issue a certificate as to whether an […]

Hong Kong is determined to expand into new markets while consolidating ties with traditional partners and “will not give up any markets” despite geopolitical pressures, the city leader has said. In an interview with the South China Morning Post reviewing his past four years in office, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said the United States remained an […]

Headlines about the Russian presidents looks and erratic behavior are a symptom of terminal RussophreniaYou can't argue with a man observing the obvious: We are living in unusually perilous times. In the Middle East, for instance, the Israeli-American infernal duo have been on a rampage of war, state terror, all-purpose devastation, and genocide that, as a […]

Taipei [Taiwan], June 13 (ANI): Taiwan's Coast Guard Administration (CGA) has strongly criticised Beijing after two Chinese vessels briefly entered restricted waters near Taiwan-controlled Itu Aba Island in the South China Sea, marking the first such incident recorded in the area, according to Taipei Times.As reported by Taipei Times, the CGA stated that […]

(260613) -- SANTIAGO, June 13, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Artists from Guizhou Provincial Song and Dance Theatre perform during a cultural exchange event in Santiago, Chile, June 12, 2026. A cultural exchange event was held in Santiago on Friday to celebrate the International Day for Dialogue among Civilizations and mark the inauguration of the China Cultural Center […]

BEIJING, June 13 (Xinhua) -- June marks harvest time in Baling Village of Gongyi, located in central China's Henan Province. Golden wheat carpets the fields, where towering stone statues stand silently and harvesters rumble back and forth.Carved during the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127), these statues line the approach to imperial mausoleums near the […]

(260613) -- CAIRO, June 13, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian Sinologist Mohsen Fergani, also a professor of Chinese language at Ain Shams University, is pictured during an interview with Xinhua in Cairo, Egypt, March 6, 2026. TO GO WITH "Interview: Egyptian Sinologist envisions deeper cultural exchange as Egypt, China mark 70 yrs of ties" (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

XIAMEN, June 13 (Xinhua) -- The main conference of the 18th Straits Forum took place on Saturday in Xiamen, east China's Fujian Province, where representatives and guests from both sides of the Taiwan Strait called for peaceful development and closer exchange while opposing separatism.An annual platform for cross-Strait exchange since 2009, the Straits […]

(260613) -- ULAN BATOR, June 13, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Mongolian President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh meets with Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese foreign minister, in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, June 13, 2026. (Xinhua/Bolortsetseg)

Seoul [South Korea], June 13 (ANI): The artificial intelligence-led semiconductor boom has yet to show a strong spillover into South Korea's broader economy, even as currency and financial stability concerns make a Bank of Korea rate hike in July increasingly likely, Nomura's senior economist said Friday.According to a report by The Korea Herald, Park […]

HAIKOU, June 13 (Xinhua) -- The first aircraft dismantling project in the Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) was launched on Friday at the Hainan FTP One-Stop Aircraft Maintenance Base. The project, undertaken by Grand China Aviation Maintenance Co., Ltd. under HNA Technic, marks the completion of Hainan's aviation maintenance value chain loop.Aircraft […]

(260613) -- LINYI, June 13, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Takahashi Ran (R) of Japan saves the ball during the men's pool 3 match between China and Japan at the 2026 Volleyball Nations League (VNL) in Linyi, east China's Shandong Province, June 13, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhu Zheng)

(260613) -- ANSHUN, June 13, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Dixi opera artists participate in an intangible cultural heritage parade in Wujiatun of Zhangzhuang Village, Anshun City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 13, 2026. To mark the Cultural and Natural Heritage Day, which falls annually on the second Saturday of June, an intangible cultural heritage parade […]

HEFEI, June 13 (Xinhua) -- As evening fell over Xiatang Township in eastern China, a local night market was bustling with activity. Restaurants and open-air food stalls were filled with diners, a majority of them from the nearby factory of China's leading new energy vehicle (NEV) giant BYD.A popular local saying captures the transformation of this small […]

(260613) -- XIAMEN, June 13, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Artists stage a Beijing Opera performance during the 18th Straits Forum in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 13, 2026. The 18th Straits Forum was held in Xiamen on Saturday. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)