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BEIJING, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- More than 20 million exit and entry passenger trips had been recorded via Beijing exit and entry frontier inspection stations so far this year as of early Saturday morning, the highest number since 2020, according to local authorities. This figure, of which foreign passengers accounted for 30 percent, is 1.1 times the level of […]

Hong Kong’s national security police have arrested a 71-year-old man on suspicion of disclosing details of one of their probes, invoking a provision that covers prejudicing such investigations for the first time. Police said the National Security Department conducted an enforcement operation on Saturday, and the suspect was arrested. He was accused of […]

(251206) -- CHENGDU, Dec. 6, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Sun Yingsha/Wang Chuqin(L) of China compete during the mixed doubles match against Harimoto Miwa/Togami Shunsuke of Japan during the stage 2 group match between China and Japan at the ITTF Mixed Team World Cup 2025 in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Dec. 6, 2025. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

(251204) -- BEIJING, Dec. 4, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, and Brigitte Macron, wife of French President Emmanuel Macron, visit the Beijing People's Art Theatre in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 4, 2025. Brigitte is accompanying the French president on his state visit to China. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)

The new US National Security Strategy signals a massive foreign policy shift; it remains to be seen if Washington is serious about it It is one thing to produce a written national security strategy, but the real test is whether or not US President Donald Trump is serious about implementing it. The key […]

Hong Kong has recorded one additional locally acquired case of chikungunya fever involving a woman who went hiking in Tsing Yi, bringing the total number of confirmed local cases of the mosquito-borne disease this year to 10. The Centre for Health Protection said on Saturday that it had recorded a new local case as of 5pm, involving a 67-year-old woman […]

New Delhi [India], December 6 (ANI): South Asia analyst Michael Kugelman said that despite discomfort in Western capitals over Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to India, the United States is expected to continue working closely with New Delhi, underscoring the resilience of the India-US partnership even amid geopolitical strain.Responding to ANI's […]

Washington, DC [US] December 6 (ANI): The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has released its weekly brief, highlighting a series of events across Asia, Europe, and North America to expose China's ongoing atrocities against the Uyghur people and to demand stronger international accountability for the genocide unfolding in Xinjiang.On November 30, the Uyghur […]

Hong Kong authorities have made a last-ditch appeal for residents to refocus on the city’s reform and their future by voting in Sunday’s Legislative Council election, as political analysts said public sentiment after the deadly fire in Tai Po would play a decisive role in voter turnout rates. The appeal came as Beijing’s national security office in […]

BEIJING, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- China and France should seize opportunities and expand the scope of cooperation, Chinese President Xi Jinping said while holding talks with visiting French President Emmanuel Macron in Beijing on Thursday.As both visionary and responsible independent major countries, China and France serve as constructive forces in advancing […]

Guwahati (Assam) [India], December 6 (ANI): Sanskar Saraswat and Mithun Manjunath registered straight-games semifinal victories at the Guwahati Masters on Saturday to set up an all-Indian title clash, guaranteeing a gold medal for the host nation. Rising star Tanvi Sharma, meanwhile, stunned third seed Hina Akechi to advance to the women's singles final, as […]

Hong Kong police have arrested a man and a woman for alleged possession of dangerous drugs after seizing suspected etomidate and methamphetamine from them. Officers from the force’s Kowloon West region noticed a suspicious pair at about 1am on Saturday while conducting an anti-crime patrol on Un Chau Street in Cheung Sha Wan and stopped them for […]

BEIJING, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- Investment from the central government budget toward the work-for-relief programs has totaled 35.5 billion yuan (about 5 billion U.S. dollars) in 2025, with these programs expected to create more than 1.1 million jobs for the low-income population, according to the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC).The NDRC, […]

Beijing’s national security office in Hong Kong has met representatives from foreign media outlets in the city and warned them against crossing “red lines”, following reports it said smeared the government’s fire relief efforts and attacked the Legislative Council election. According to sources, foreign media outlets that were requested to attend […]

More than a week after an inferno ravaged Wang Fuk Court in Hong Kong’s Tai Po, one mother is agonisingly waiting to learn whether her daughter is among the 159 victims. The woman, surnamed Ng, said on Saturday that she feared she had lost her daughter after two bodies were found in a rented flat in the estate. DNA tests are pending. “My daughter’s […]

NANJING, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- A memorial hall in east China dedicated to the victims of the Nanjing Massacre on Friday said that it has collected 573 artifacts or sets of artifacts and historical materials this year, providing new evidence of war crimes related to the massacre that was perpetrated by invading Japanese troops during World War II. Among the new […]

Hong Kong police have arrested a 36-year-old man on suspicion of vandalising Legislative Council election campaign materials ahead of Sunday’s poll. Police said on Saturday they were alerted at 8.53am that five posters related to the election at No 30 Mei Tin Road in Tai Wai had allegedly been destroyed. After a preliminary investigation, the man was […]

New Delhi [India], December 6 (ANI): The recently concluded 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit serves as a clear reminder to Western capitals that Moscow 'cannot be isolated', said South Asia analyst Michael Kugelman, noting that New Delhi and Beijing--two of the world's most influential global players--continue to maintain close ties with Russia despite […]

CHENGDU, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- China clinched an 8-4 victory over Germany to remain top of the rankings in the round-robin second stage at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Mixed Team World Cup on Friday. In the opening mixed doubles, China's Kuai Man and Lin Shidong beat German pair Benedikt Duda and Sabine Winter 11-6, 13-11, 9-11. World No. 1 […]

Twelve people were injured after a collision involving a double-decker KMB bus, a rubbish truck and a taxi in Kwai Chung on Saturday. Police said the drivers of all three vehicles and seven bus passengers who sustained injuries were sent to hospital. Two people, a passenger and a pedestrian, refused to be sent to the hospital. According to the force, the […]

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: Malaysia will restart the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 at the end of the month, reviving efforts to locate the jet more than a decade after it vanished during a flight to Beijing, the country's transport ministry said on December 3. The new operation is scheduled to begin on December 30 and will be carried out by […]

Global experts gathered at the Baiheliang Underwater Museum in southwest China's Chongqing to experience the Chinese wisdom embodied in the submerged marvel and collaboratively address the protection, research, and sustainable utilization of hydrological heritage.Produced by Xinhua Global Service

byGeorge BanezThe five-course lunch typical of Chinese restaurant fare in Manila foreshadowed the meals I scraped by the next ten days. My sister treated me to a send-off lunch before dropping me off at the airport that day. I had to catch the only flight to Puerto Princesa, the capital city of Palawan Island where I would study forests.Served family-style […]

BRUSSELS -- French President Emmanuel Macron wrapped up a trip to China where he sought Beijings help in pressuring Russia to agree to a cease-fire with Ukraine amid a recent burst of diplomacy over a US proposal to end the war.But analysts and European officials who spoke to RFE/RL doubt that Beijing will heed to Macrons calls for Chinese leader Xi Jinping […]

Contractors were racing to tear down scaffolding nets used for renovations at estates to meet Saturday’s government deadline imposed in the wake of the deadly Tai Po fire, but companies handling work at 55 blocks admitted they would need more time. An industry representative estimated that work at all sites across the city would only be completed by early […]

BEIJING, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- China's logistics sector revealed a continued expansion in business activities in November, according to the latest data released by the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing. The index tracking the country's logistics market -- an indicator of economic vitality -- stood at 50.9 percent in November, up 0.2 percentage […]

FREETOWN, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening cooperation with Hefei, the capital of east China's Anhui Province, during a meeting on Friday. The meeting was held by Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, mayor of Freetown, and Zheng Hong, vice chairman of the Anhui Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's […]

BEIJING, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for a state visit to China through Friday.It is Macron's fourth state visit to China and a reciprocal visit to Xi's historic state visit to France last year that marked the 60th anniversary of China-France […]

New Delhi [India], December 6 (ANI): External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Saturday described India-Russia ties as one of the 'steadiest big relationships' in the world over the last 78 years, noting that Russian President Vladimir Putin's recent two-day state visit to the county 'reimagined' the partnership by building new dimensions in areas […]

Fire safety risks persist at building sites across Hong Kong following the deadly blaze in Tai Po last week, the Construction Industry Council has warned, after a scaffolding worker at a major subsidised estate was sacked for smoking. Council chairman Thomas Ho On-sing on Saturday criticised companies for failing to have “learned a lesson” from the […]

From shoes and clothing to food, daily necessities, logistics services and even university sponsorships for orphans, donors from all walks of life have come together to support survivors of the Tai Po fire, Hong Kong’s deadliest in decades. Beyond the HK$3.3 billion (US$385 million) contributed by the private sector and the government as of Saturday, many […]

Taipei [Taiwan], December 6 (ANI): Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence on Saturday recorded an increase of Chinese military activities around its territory since Friday, with 29 sorties by PLA aircraft and six PLAN vessels operating around its territory as of 6 am today.Sharing the details in a post on X, the Taiwanese MND said that 19 out of 29 sorties […]

New Delhi [India], December 6 (ANI): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has done its best to ensure monetary policy continues to support India's economic growth and it is now time for the markets to show maturity and remain non exuberant, SBI Research said in a report, as the central bank in an unprecedented move reduced repo rate when both GDP and inflation […]

by George BanezThe five-course lunch typical of Chinese restaurant fare in Manila foreshadowed the meals I scraped by the next ten days. My sister treated me to a send-off lunch before dropping me off at the airport that day. I had to catch the only flight to Puerto Princesa, the capital city of Palawan Island where I would study forests.Served […]

Jeff Rowe grinned with satisfaction when the dashboard of his John Deere combine harvester showed the yield of the first run on his family’s farm during this year’s harvest: 253 bushels per acre, equivalent to 13.8 tonnes of corn per hectare. The yield on the 100-acre Schubert parcel was the highest in many years, said Rowe, the CEO of Syngenta Group […]

As sure as night follows day, you can always count on the big Western media outlets to politicise anything bad that happens in Hong Kong or on the mainland. So with the horrific Tai Po fire, you can be sure those platforms will go to town with that approach. The real cause of the fatal fire? Well, of course, it’s all about democracy and freedom, or rather […]

Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades has been put out, but the sight of the charred remains of Wang Fuk Court’s housing blocks still conjures up painful emotions and all too vivid memories for many people in the surrounding neighbourhood. The fire started on Wednesday last week, raging for 43 hours and engulfing seven of the estate’s eight towers […]

Around the world, women’s safety and dignity are under attack—from conflict, discrimination, and economic injustice, to rising forms of violence both online and offline.Too often, sexual violence and femicide go unpunished. Reduced penalties for so-called “honour” crimes, forced marriage, corruption, gender stereotypes, and broken justice systems […]

By Reena BhardwajWashington DC [US], December 5 (ANI): The Trump Administration has positioned India as a critical partner in its newly released National Security Strategy, signalling Washington's intent to deepen cooperation with New Delhi across economic, technological and defence sectors.The strategy document, released by the White House, explicitly […]

Hong Kong authorities have hit back at US politicians’ “absurd and fact-twisting” allegations over the health of former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying and their call for his unconditional release from prison. A spokesman for the Hong Kong government described the resolution introduced in the United States House of Representatives as an attempt to […]

Hong Kong will hold elections for its Legislative Council on December 7, without a single pro-democracy candidate. The Chinese government's attempts to present the legislature, known as the LegCo, as legitimate hardly fool anyone. Many Hongkongers quietly boycotted the previous election in 2021, resulting in record-low turnout.  Five years into its […]

Candidates started campaigning again this week for Hong Kong’s coming Legislative Council election, but opted for a more subdued approach, including fewer street booths and volunteers, in the aftermath of last week’s deadly fire in Tai Po. Some Legco hopefuls also unveiled new policy platforms in the run-up to Sunday’s poll, such as calling for a […]

Abuja [Nigeria] December 5 (ANI): Africa is fast emerging as the new battleground in a sweeping wave of cybercrime, with Nigeria at its centre, exposing the growing reach of China-linked digital fraud syndicates across the continent.Large-scale raids in Lagos and Abuja between late 2024 and early 2025 uncovered extensive online scam operations run with […]

Hong Kong actress Cecilia Cheung Pak-chi has accused her former agent of exerting undue pressure on her and defrauding her out of 8 million yuan (US$1.13 million) by making false representations. Cheung, 45, took the witness box at the High Court on Friday to counter allegations that she reneged on a promise to Asia Entertainment Group (AEG) president […]

As Hong Kong marks 10 days since the deadly blaze at Tai Po’s Wang Fuk Court, we have put together 10 pictures from Post photographers showing how the fire unfolded, and how Hongkongers came together to mourn those who lost their lives and help residents who lost their homes and loved ones. Click here for more pictures documenting the Tai Po fire […]