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Hong Kong police have arrested 17 people and seized HK$3.67 million in a crackdown on a fraud syndicate that recruited foreign “runners” from Malaysia to collect crime proceeds from victims. The force’s Kowloon West crime squad said on Sunday that the arrests were made in connection with “guess who I am” phone scams that duped 22 victims out of […]

Hong Kong will fly the national and regional flags at half-staff at various government sites on Tuesday to mourn the late former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji. The government said on Sunday it would lower the flags at government headquarters in Admiralty, Government House, all control points and checkpoints at border crossings and Hong Kong International […]

Hong Kong’s examination authority has defended an invigilator who refused to let a candidate with anxiety use a school lift after he started feeling unwell before his second assessment, arguing the man had not requested the facility in advance. Speaking to the South China Morning Post, private candidate Ray Lau* alleged that the incident occurred on April […]

Indoor heat levels in Hong Kong’s subdivided flats and rooftop huts felt like a blistering 52.21 degrees Celsius (126 Fahrenheit) this summer, with 80 per cent of homemakers living in those homes reporting dizziness and headaches, according to a survey released on Sunday. The study, conducted by CarbonCare InnoLab and the Concerning Subdivided Units […]

I’m a little perplexed and bemused by the brouhaha surrounding Hong Kong’s decision to draft its first five-year plan, as if the sky is falling in around the city’s famed laissez-faire economy. Predictably, Yale University’s Stephen Roach (he of “Hong Kong is over” fame) warned in a commentary last month that “Chinese-style central planning” […]

(260816) -- WENCHANG, Aug. 16, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A Long March-12 carrier rocket carrying the 24th group of the low-orbit internet satellites blasts off from a commercial spacecraft launch site in south China's Hainan Province, Aug. 16, 2026. China sent a new batch of internet satellites into orbit Sunday from a commercial spacecraft launch site in the […]

(260816) -- PHNOM PENH, Aug. 16, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People look at sewing machines during an international industrial expo in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Aug. 15, 2026. A wide variety of advanced Chinese tech and manufacturing firms showcased cutting-edge machinery, automation, and innovative production solutions at a major international industrial exhibition here […]

(260816) -- SANTIAGO, Aug. 16, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Nejla Guzonjic (top L) and Ecrin Selis Turkyasar (top R) of Trkiye block the ball during the semifinal match between Chinese Taipei and Trkiye at the FIVB Volleyball Girls' U17 World Championship in Santiago, Chile, Aug. 15, 2026. (Photo by Jorge Villegas/Xinhua)

The month-long China swing has given Chinese fans more opportunities to watch the world's best players and created new links between professional sport, local culture and tourism, while also offering overseas players more opportunities to explore China away from the competition venues.TAIYUAN, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- The roar of the crowd echoed through the […]

BEIJING, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- The first print edition of Chinese-led international academic journal Vita has been released, with the goal of building it into a premier publication in China's life sciences sector.Jointly established by member universities and institutions of the Alliance of Open Life Science, the Vita series is running with a "main journal […]

New Delhi, [India] August 16 (ANI): Global investment in artificial intelligence is projected to reach around $1 trillion in 2026, with AI-related capital expenditure expected to remain robust in the near term, according to a research report by Goldman Sachs.The investment is forecast to rise from 0.9 per cent of global GDP in 2026 to 1.3 per cent in 2027 […]

Hong Kong’s immigration chief has rejected claims that world‑class snooker players are using a local talent scheme primarily to cut their tax bills, saying zero‑tax Middle Eastern destinations would be more logical if avoidance were the only goal. Director of Immigration Benson Kwok Joon‑fung stressed on Sunday that the city’s public safety, […]

Changes in US trade policy and interest rate trends will significantly affect Hong Kong’s economy but the impact will be “primarily psychological”, the finance chief has said, while expressing optimism for growth momentum to continue into the second half of the year. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po also revealed that Hong Kong welcomed 31 million […]

JOHANNESBURG, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- Growing agricultural cooperation with China is opening up new opportunities for South Africa's farming sector, giving fresh impetus to production and rural economic development, an industry representative has said.In an interview with Xinhua, Andre van der Vyver, executive director of the South African Cereals and Oilseeds […]

Scorching weather will persist across Hong Kong on Sunday and Monday, with maximum temperatures climbing to 35 degrees Celsius (95 Fahrenheit) before a low-pressure system brings squally thunderstorms and unsettled weather by midweek. The very hot weather warning has been in force since 6.45am on Sunday, with temperatures across the city ranging from 28 to […]

In a cramped handicraft shop in Hong Kong’s Sham Shui Po neighbourhood, 70-year-old Jen Kwong was sifting through reels of embroidered and sequinned ribbons while other shoppers around her were hunched over containers of tiny beads and trinkets. Kwong, who had worked for four decades during the golden age of Hong Kong’s textile manufacturing industry, […]

YINCHUAN, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- Along the banks of the Yellow River in Zhongwei, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, an earthen-colored ceramics studio blends into the surrounding landscape.Around a row of pottery wheels, visitors work their fingers into coarse clay, shaping vessels that will eventually become Xixia porcelain, a craft with […]

(260816) -- BUDAPEST, Aug. 16, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Members of Team China perform during the Team Acrobatic Final of the World Aquatics Junior Artistic Swimming Championships in Budapest, Hungary, on Aug. 15, 2026. (Photo by David Balogh/Xinhua)

(260816) -- BEIJING, Aug. 16, 2026 (Xinhua) -- President of the Republic of Ecuador Daniel Roy-Gilchrist Noboa Azin arrives in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 16, 2026. At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Noboa arrived in Beijing on Sunday for a state visit to China from Aug. 16 to 23. (Xinhua/Cai Yang)

(260815) -- SANTIAGO, Aug. 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chen Qien (L) of China saves the ball during the semifinal match between China and the United States at the FIVB Volleyball Girls' U17 World Championship in Santiago, Chile, Aug. 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhou Jiayi)

BEIJING, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has always been deeply concerned about the remote mountainous and forested regions, as well as the people who live there.He called for adherence to the path of green development that puts ecology first and efforts to build a beautiful China with green mountains, lucid waters and fresh air.Thanks to […]

(260816) -- MALMO, Aug. 16, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Harimoto Miwa competes during the women's singles quarterfinal match between China's Chen Yi and Harimoto Miwa of Japan at the WTT Europe Smash Sweden 2026 in Malmo, Sweden, Aug. 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

Taipei [Taiwan], August 16 (ANI): Taiwan detected 11 sorties of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft, eight vessels belonging to the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), and two Chinese official ships operating around the island up to 6 am (local time) on Sunday.In a post on X, Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence said that seven of the 11 PLA […]

An ageing society and a widening income gap threaten Hong Kong’s social fabric. In the last of a five-part series on the city’s five-year plan, we look at what can be done to address these key issues. Read part one here, part two here, part three here and part four here. At 71, Man Chi-ying is the sole carer for her husband, Fung Yu-hoi, a Parkinson’s […]

Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis University Town is no longer just a planning concept. After site visits by a university town task force, the government has reportedly absorbed lessons from overseas models, expanded the university town area to more than 1,000 hectares, received 19 proposals from local institutions and moved towards phased site tendering […]

The tech billionaire is reportedly planning to make a generous contribution to help Republicans in the November midterm electionsUS-based tech billionaire Elon Musk and President Donald Trump have rekindled their friendship after falling out last year, with Musk preparing a major donation to Republicans for the midterm elections, The Wall Street Journal […]

BEIJING, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- China has received new pieces of evidence on the war crimes committed by invading Japanese troops during World War II (WWII), including letters written during the 1937 Nanjing Massacre and an oral testimony about the notorious biological warfare division Unit 731.The Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese […]

(260815) -- BEIJING, Aug. 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This undated photo shows copies of a think tank report on China's Ecological and Environmental Code. A national high-level think tank affiliated with Xinhua News Agency released a report on China's Ecological and Environmental Code on Saturday, as the landmark legislation took effect the same day. Running to […]

(260815) -- CHONGQING, Aug. 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A molten iron firework performance is staged during a tourism and culture festival themed on floating lanterns for the Qixi Festival, also known as Chinese Valentine's Day, in Rongchang District of southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Aug. 15, 2026. The tourism and culture festival kicked off here on […]

(260815) -- BELGRADE, Aug. 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic (1st R), accompanied by Chinese Ambassador to Serbia Li Ming (2nd R), inspects the construction site of the Serbia Exhibition Center in Belgrade, Serbia, Aug. 14, 2026. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on Friday inspected the construction site of the Serbia Exhibition […]

by Li Ang, Xu Shu'ao and Zhang YibinKABUL, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- White Taliban flags emblazoned with black script lined major streets across Kabul on Saturday as the Taliban celebrates the fifth anniversary of its return to power with a large-scale ceremony here.Five years on, the war-torn country has largely moved from war to reconstruction. Overall security […]

Washington DC [US], August 15 (ANI): The US House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the House Education and Workforce Committee have released a new investigation aimed at examining Harvard University's ties with entities linked to the Chinese Communist Party, China's military and alleged human rights abuses.According to the […]

Washington DC [US], August 15 (ANI): The US House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the House Education and Workforce Committee have released a new investigation aimed at examining Harvard University's ties with entities linked to the Chinese Communist Party, China's military and alleged human rights abuses.According to the […]

New York [US], August 15 (ANI): Tiger Global Management, a major US investment firm, reduced its holdings in several large technology companies, including Alphabet, Broadcom, Microsoft and Nvidia, during the second quarter of 2026, while reporting new positions in Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and SpaceX, according to its filings with the US Securities and […]

Moscow [Russia], August 15 (ANI): President Vladimir Putin on Saturday extended greetings to President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of India's 80th Independence Day, hailing the country's 'remarkable progress' and its authority in the international arena.According to a post on the official Telegram channel of the Russian […]

(260815) -- MALMO, Aug. 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Doo Hoi Kem/Ng Wing Lam (L) of China's Hong Kong compete against Harimoto Miwa/Hayata Hina of Japan during the women's doubles final match at the WTT Europe Smash Sweden 2026 in Malmo, Sweden, Aug. 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

(260815) -- EDINBURGH, Aug. 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Fan Shaolun performs during the Chinese-language solo play "The Red Lantern" at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Edinburgh, Britain, Aug. 8, 2026. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese theater artists bring WWII Chongqing story to Edinburgh stage" (Xinhua)

Hong Kong police have launched an internal investigation into a female officer who posted a video of herself dancing in uniform on mainland Chinese social media, and ordered her to remove it. The video, which has gone viral in recent days, shows a short-haired female constable making hand gestures and moving to upbeat music. Her face is partly obscured by a […]

(260815) -- HARARE, Aug. 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A presenter speaks at the Harare Forum for Africa in Harare, Zimbabwe, on Aug. 14, 2026. Cooperation with China will help African countries accelerate technological transformation and build local capacity for modern technologies, Zimbabwean experts said on Friday.TO GO WITH "China-Africa partnership key to tech […]

(260815) -- ABUJA, Aug. 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on July 24, 2026 shows a view of the Lekki Deep Sea Port in Lagos, Nigeria. TO GO WITH "China zero-tariff measures create new opportunities for Nigeria's industrialization" (Lekki Port LFTZ Enterprise Limited/Handout via Xinhua)

BEIJING, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- An article by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on enhancing disaster prevention, mitigation and relief capabilities will be published on Sunday.The article by Xi, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, will be published in this year's 16th […]

TOKYO, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- As Japan marks the 81st anniversary of its surrender in World War II, thousands of old military medical records preserved in Japan are offering rare documentary evidence of atrocities committed by Japanese soldiers during the war of aggression against China -- records that the Japanese military once ordered destroyed.Hidden for […]

New Delhi [India], August 15 (ANI): SA20 League Commissioner Graeme Smith extended his warm wishes to the people of India on the occasion of the country's 80th Independence Day, highlighting the strong bond between India and South Africa through cricket.Smith, who has fond memories of his playing days in India, spoke about the warmth of the people, the […]

Hong Kong authorities have conducted a counterterrorism drill at the revamped Huanggang border crossing and used a new “crowd flow” test to simulate an unexpected surge in passenger numbers, with about 5,000 civil servants taking part. The counterterrorism exercise on Saturday was the first such drill to be held at the redeveloped checkpoint building. A […]

BEIJING, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, will attend and address a grand meeting commemorating the centenary of the birth of late Chinese leader Jiang Zemin on Aug. 17.The event, scheduled to start at 10 a.m. at the […]