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An image of a Hong Kong construction worker smoking a cigarette while on bamboo scaffolding at a residential building has prompted outrage among internet users, who have drawn comparisons with the suspected cause of the city’s deadliest fire in decades. An image shared on a Facebook page called the Shau Kei Wan Sai Wan Ho Concern Group showed a worker […]

(260425) -- MILAN, April 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A visitor looks at a floor lamp at the booth of Chinese company X-ZOO during Milan Design Week in Milan, Italy, April 22, 2026. TO GO WITH "Feature: Blending, reinterpreting and innovating: Chinese designs in Milan" (Xinhua/Li Jing)

Including clear, comprehensive definitions of consent in Hong Kong’s reform of sexual offence laws will provide greater clarity for all parties and better protect victims, experts and a survivor have said. Barrister Stephen Keung Pit-chun said on Saturday current interpretations of consent relied on “common sense”, creating legal loopholes. […]

(260425) -- SANYA, April 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chen Yimin of China competes during the Foil Windsurfing Girls race of sailing at the 6th Asian Beach Games in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, April 25, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)

(260425) -- SANYA, April 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Naing Naing Win/Hsu Mon Aung (R) of Myanmar celebrate after the women's doubles group B match between Shi Huhong/Cui Yazhen of China and Naing Naing Win/Hsu Mon Aung of Myanmar at the 6th Asian Beach Games in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, April 25, 2026. (Xinhua/Hu Jingwen)

(260425) -- SANYA, April 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Kadeliye Halaiti of China reacts after the beach volleyball women's preliminary pool C match between Kadeliye Halaiti/Zhou Mingli of China and Shin Jieun/Kim Jeonga of South Korea at the 6th Asian Beach Games in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, April 25, 2026. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

(260425) -- SANYA, April 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Athletes compete during the Foil Windsurfing Boys race of sailing at the 6th Asian Beach Games in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, April 25, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)

(260425) -- SANYA, April 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Players compete during the beach soccer men's group A match between Palestine and China at the 6th Asian Beach Games in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, April 25, 2026. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

Hong Kong police have arrested two men in connection with a series of thefts targeting homeless people in Yau Tsim Mong district that involved about HK$142,000 (US$18,100) worth of stolen property. Inspector Frankie Chiu of the district said on Saturday that police had begun to notice a rise in such thefts from early April and had launched an […]

(260425) -- SANYA, April 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Md Mijanur Rahman (L) of Bangladesh competes during the beach kabaddi men's team group A match between Iran and Bangladesh at the 6th Asian Beach Games in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, April 25, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)

(260425) -- SANYA, April 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Yang Xinnuo of China competes during the Formula Kite Men race of sailing at the 6th Asian Beach Games in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, April 25, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)

(260425) -- SANYA, April 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Ma Zilin of China reacts after during the Formula Kite Women race of sailing at the 6th Asian Beach Games in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, April 25, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)

(260425) -- WUHAN, April 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A drone photo taken on Oct. 1, 2025 shows vehicles passing across the Second Yangtze River Bridge in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province. Currently, nearly 50 bridges have been completed or are under construction along the Yangtze River's Hubei section. Ferry services used to be the sole means of transport for […]

(260425) --NAIROBI, April 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 21, 2026 shows a view of the Hell's Gate National Park in the Great Rift Valley, Nakuru County, Kenya. TO GO WITH "Feature: Cooperation with China drives Kenya's green growth journey" (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

BEIJING, April 25 (Xinhua) -- As dusk fell over a stadium in the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu, the soaring vocals of Imagine Dragons electrified tens of thousands of fans, turning a two-hour concert into a high-energy spectacle.The American rock band staged eight shows across Shanghai, Guangzhou and Chengdu from mid- to late-March as part of its […]

(260425) -- LUSAKA, April 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Ambassador to Zambia Han Jing (L) and Zambian Finance Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane shake hands during a signing ceremony of a development cooperation agreement in Lusaka, Zambia, on April 24, 2026. China and Zambia on Friday signed an agreement under which China will provide Zambia a grant to jointly […]

As China and Laos mark the 65th anniversary of diplomatic ties, they will continue to move forward under high-level strategic guidance, deepen connectivity, expand economic and trade cooperation, and strengthen people-to-people exchanges.by Liu TingThe year 2026 marks the 65th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Laos as well as the Year of […]

Hong Kong’s new ban on possessing e-cigarettes, commonly known as vapes, and related products in public places will take effect on April 30. Residents and visitors caught violating the rule could face a fine of up to HK$50,000 (US$6,380) and a maximum of six months in jail. The South China Morning Post looks into the details of the ban, its penalties and […]

Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], April 25 (ANI): Tibetans-in-exile in Shimla on Saturday celebrated and observed the 37th birthday of the 11th Panchen Lama, Gendhun Choekyi Nyima, with prayers and offerings, expressing hope of celebrating his next birthday in his presence.The observance was jointly organised by the Jonang Monastery, Shimla chapters of the […]

Tehran [Iran], April 25 (ANI): Citizens in Iran have been subjected to a continuous internet blackout for 57 days, marking exactly eight weeks since the Iranian regime severed the country's digital access, according to the internet monitoring watchdog NetBlocks.Reporting on the situation this Saturday, the watchdog highlighted the severe impact of the […]

Thousands of people across Taiwan are celebrating the birthday of sea goddess Mazu with annual pilgrimages held in the third month of the Chinese lunar calendar, an event widely dubbed "March Madness for Mazu."Among the most famous is the Dajia Mazu Pilgrimage, in which a statue of the deity from Dajia Jenn Lann Temple in Taichung is carried in a multi-day […]

At Kenya's Great Rift Valley, Zebras, antelopes and giraffes graze freely, unfazed by the wisps of steam that periodically vent into the air. Here, heat drawn from the earth's interior is converted into electricity and fed directly into the national grid.NAIROBI, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Hell's Gate National Park, about 100 kilometers northwest of Kenya's […]

The father of Mo Li Kai-yin, the dancer paralysed by a falling giant screen during a 2022 concert by popular Hong Kong boy band Mirror, has died. The Christian Ministry Institute on Saturday announced the death of Reverend Derek Li Shing-lam, who spent years advocating for his 31-year-old son after the accident shocked the city. “Reverend Li devoted his […]

For Ian Chu, capturing one last image of the sea from his home before it was gone forever was deeply important to him as he returned on Saturday to the scene of the deadly blaze at Hong Kong’s Wang Fuk Court to collect his belongings. Chu lived in Wang Cheong House, where 81 people died – nearly half of the 168 in total. “Since the renovations I have […]

(260425) -- SANYA, April 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalists team China (C), silver medalists team China's Hong Kong (L) and bronze medalists team Japan react during the awarding ceremony for the 4x mixed relay of aquathlon event at the 6th Asian Beach Games in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, April 25, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

(260425) -- SANYA, April 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Team China's Macao competes during the semifinal of the small boat women's 200m straight race of dragon boat event at the 6th Asian Beach Games in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, April 25, 2026. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

Washington has a well-worn playbook: whenever China makes technological progress, it is promptly recast as misconduct.BEIJING, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Washington is once again casting Chinese AI firms as culprits, turning a routine engineering method into supposed evidence of intellectual property theft, a familiar tactic to justify another round of […]

Hong Kong developers released nearly 300 new flats to the market amid enthusiastic demand from potential homebuyers as the latest official data show completion of private residential units is set to decline this year and next. By 6pm, all 218 units at the One Victoria Cove Phase I in Hung Hom, jointly developed by Henderson Land Development, Hysan […]

(260425) -- SANYA, April 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Mohammadmahdi Rahimi (bottom) of Iran competes during the 3x3 basketball men's group A match between China and Iran at the 6th Asian Beach Games in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, April 25, 2026. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)

(260425) -- SANYA, April 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Team China competes during the final of small boat women's 200m straight race of dragon boat event at the 6th Asian Beach Games in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, April 25, 2026. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

(260425) -- SANYA, April 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Team China competes during the grand final of the small boat men's 200m straight race of dragon boat event at the 6th Asian Beach Games in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, April 25, 2026. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

(260425) -- SANYA, April 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Jirapat Khanonta (C) of Thailand, silver medalist Xu Jialu (L) of China and bronze medalist Jessica Rose Laurance of the Philippines pose for photos during the awarding ceremony of the women's 60m of beach athletics at the 6th Asian Beach Games in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, April 25, […]

(260425) -- SANYA, April 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Song Jiayuan (C) of China, silver medalist Zhang Linru (L) of China, bronze medalists Wu Ci-En of Chinese Taipei pose for photos during the awarding ceremony of the women's shot put of beach athletics at the 6th Asian Beach Games in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, April 25, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhu […]

(260425) -- SANYA(HAINAN), April 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Li Xinxuan of China competes during the women's 5km final of open water swimming at the 6th Asian Beach Games in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, April 25, 2026. (Xinhua/Bei He)

(260425) -- SANYA, April 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Pham van Nghia (C) of Vietnam, silver medalist Tao Yege (L) of China and bronze medalist Jayathra Sampath Miranda of Sri Lanka pose for photos during the awarding ceremony of the men's long jump of beach athletics at the 6th Asian Beach Games in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, April 25, 2026. […]

(260425) -- SANYA, April 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Pham van Nghia of Vietnam competes during the men's long jump final of beach athletics at the 6th Asian Beach Games in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, April 25, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhu Zheng)

Islamabad [Pakistan], April 25 (ANI): Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi called on Pakistan's Army Chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, as an Iranian delegation reached the Pakistani capital amidst a 'deepening diplomatic deadlock' with the United States.The high-level meeting took place as the city remains under a 'suffocating security lockdown,' with […]

Police have dismantled a motorcycle theft syndicate and arrested five people, believed to be linked to 14 cases across Hong Kong, amid a rise in such crimes in the first quarter of the year. Senior Inspector Fu Ho-shing of the Kowloon West regional crime unit said on Saturday that the group primarily targeted motorcycles parked in back alleys or secluded […]

(260425) -- SANYA, April 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Ma Diancheng (L) of China dunks during the 3x3 basketball men's group A match between China and the Philippines at the 6th Asian Beach Games in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, April 25, 2026. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)

The South China Morning Post has won 74 awards at the 47th edition of the Society for News Design’s Creative Competition, including three silver and 11 bronze medals. An infographic on Hong Kong’s fencing boom was a stand-out winner in results announced by the society on Friday, earning three silver and one bronze medal. “It’s a great honour to […]

BEIJING, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Here are the latest Chinese sports headlines from the past week:1. 6th Asian Beach Games opens in SanyaThe 6th Asian Beach Games opened on April 22 in China's tropical resort city of Sanya, with the opening ceremony held at the seaside Yasha Park.The 75-minute ceremony was structured around three themed segments, "Passion of […]

(260425) -- SANYA, April 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Huang Youchao (L) and Liu Yang of China pose after the men's 60m final of beach athletics at the 6th Asian Beach Games in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, April 25, 2026. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

(260425) -- SANYA, April 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Song Jiayuan of China competes during the women's shot put final of beach athletics at the 6th Asian Beach Games in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, April 25, 2026. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

(260425) -- SANYA, April 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Jirapat Khanonta (2nd L) of Thailand competes during the women's 60m final of beach athletics at the 6th Asian Beach Games in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, April 25, 2026. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

(260425) -- SANYA, April 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Puripol Boonson fo Thailand poses for photos during the awarding ceremony of the men's 60m of beach athletics at the 6th Asian Beach Games in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, April 25, 2026. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)