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The parents of a Hong Kong infant are applying for a legal order to review welfare authorities’ decision to remove the child from their care, as they expressed “fear and anger” about arrangements for their son, Danny, to receive “medical intervention” against their will. Danny’s father, Tsang Wai-bong, and mother, Kwan Pui-sin, said they had […]

(260731) -- JINGDEZHEN, July 31, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian artist Viviane Diehl (C) visits China Ceramics Museum in Jingdezhen, east China's Jiangxi Province, June 28, 2026. TO GO WITH "Feature: Brazilian artist achieves dreams in China's 'porcelain capital'" (Xinhua)

Heavy thundery showers are expected in Hong Kong on Friday and will continue until Monday, according to the city’s weather forecaster, which escalated the rainstorm warning to red in the morning. The Observatory raised the amber rainstorm warning to red at 11.05am on Friday, meaning that more than 50mm (2 inches) of rain had fallen in an hour or was […]

DUSHANBE, July 31 (Xinhua) -- China has remained a key driving force behind the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), helping turn it into an important platform for peace and development, Jamshed Toshev, deputy director of Tajikistan's SCO Friendship and Cooperation Center, has said.In a recent interview with Xinhua, Toshev said China, as one of the […]

(260731) -- CHONGQING, July 31, 2026 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on July 30, 2026 shows a freight train of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor waiting for departure at Yuzui Station in Chongqing, southwest China. A total of 961 rail freight train trips were operated from Chongqing via the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor in […]

The government has started public consultation on Hong Kong’s first five-year plan. The accompanying consultation document sets out principles which will be applied and includes a section on “Integrated Development of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Green Living and Other Areas”. The city’s five-year plan will be aligned with the national 15th […]

The soon-to-open revamped Huanggang Port border crossing between Hong Kong and Shenzhen should include a public transport link to the city’s airport to leverage its proximity to a high-speed intercity rail network in mainland China, experts have said. While the government has said it will connect seven franchised bus routes and extend six minibus routes […]

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 31 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy announced that foreign study tours will be arranged for government teachers every year on the lines of IAS and IPS officers embarking on other country visits to acquire knowledge and upgrade their skills in administration. Interacting with the delegates of Finland and […]

Tehran [Iran], July 31 (ANI): Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has destroyed two drone hangars, along with a fuel storage facility designated for military aircraft and helicopters, at the US-operated Ali Al Salem airbase in Kuwait, according to a statement reported by Iranian state-owned media.Addressing the citizens of Kuwait on Friday, the […]

The Middle East crisis marks another step towards a post-Western orderThe military and political confrontation between the United States and Iran is becoming less a crisis than a permanent feature of the international landscape. A new center of chronic instability is emerging in south-western Eurasia, and it will shape political and economic developments […]

The Middle East crisis marks another step towards a post-Western orderThe military and political confrontation between the United States and Iran is becoming less a crisis than a permanent feature of the international landscape. A new center of chronic instability is emerging in south-western Eurasia, and it will shape political and economic developments […]

Washington DC [US], July 31 (ANI): US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer held high-level virtual talks with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, as Washington and Beijing stepped up preparations for the planned visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to the United States in September.According to news outlet Axios, the […]

Beijing [China], July 31 (ANI): Indian Ambassador to China Vikram Doraiswami met Yan Dong, Vice Minister and Member of the Communist Party of China Leadership Group of the Ministry of Commerce, and called for enhanced market access for Indian goods.On Thursday, according to a post on X by the Indian Embassy, 'They exchanged views on enhancing bilateral […]

NEW YORK CITY, New York: Oil prices surged about seven percent on July 29, with Brent crude climbing above US$90 a barrel, as renewed military action in the Middle East and fresh threats to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz heightened concerns over global oil supplies. Brent crude futures rose $6.16, or 7.33 percent, to $90.25 a barrel by late morning […]

New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, on Thursday felicitated India's ISSF World Cup 2026 gold medallists Esha Singh and Neeru Dhanda, following landmark achievements in their respective events. Neeru Dhanda scripted history in Lonato, Italy, by becoming the first Indian woman trap shooter to win […]

Beijing has lodged a protest after Wellingtons foreign minister told a Chinese-born MP to go back to your own countryBeijing has lodged an official protest with New Zealand's Foreign Ministry over controversial remarks made by the country's top diplomat, Winston Peters, to a Chinese-born MP during a heated parliamentary exchange.The Chinese Embassy in […]

Beijing has lodged a protest after Wellingtons top diplomat told a Chinese-born MP to go back to your own countryBeijing has lodged an official protest with New Zealand's Foreign Ministry over controversial remarks made by the country's top diplomat, Winston Peters, to a Chinese-born MP during a heated parliamentary exchange.The Chinese Embassy in […]

Seoul [South Korea], July 30 (ANI): Samsung's AI boom lifts chips, tests foundry and mobile units, according to a news report by The Korea Herald. Samsung Electronics' semiconductor business delivered its strongest-ever second-quarter performance, fueled by booming demand for artificial intelligence server memory that pushed revenue and operating profit to […]

Moscow [Russia], July 30 (ANI): Hosting the 2024 BRICS Summit in Kazan significantly enhanced Tatarstan's international profile and strengthened its appeal as an investment destination, particularly among BRICS nations, Tatarstan Head Rustam Minnikhanov has said.Speaking about the republic's growing economic engagement with BRICS countries, Minnikhanov said […]

New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): The Special Staff of Central District Police has busted a major racket involved in the illegal storage and sale of banned Chinese manjha and apprehended one accused during the operation.Acting on specific intelligence, police conducted a raid and recovered 424 packed reels (chakris) of banned Chinese manjha from the […]

Washington DC [US], July 30 (ANI): The Campaign for Uyghurs (CFU) has commemorated the twelfth anniversary of the Yarkand Massacre, remembering those killed during the July 28, 2014 crackdown in Yarkand, East Turkistan, and renewing its call for international accountability over what it describes as the continuing persecution of Uyghurs by the Chinese […]

[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] In a city that moves fast, it’s easy to miss a quiet reality: many older people are being asked to navigate a digital world that wasn’t built with them in mind. Payments, appointments, investments, even everyday conversations — they increasingly happen through screens, links […]

HEFEI, July 30 (Xinhua) -- China's online literature industry continued to grow in both scale and global influence in 2025, with the total number of online literary works exceeding 33 million and the overseas readership reaching about 250 million, according to a report released on Thursday.The figures were announced during the 2026 China Online Literature […]

GUIYANG, July 30 (Xinhua) -- A postal courier knocked on the door of Hu Haoran's home, holding a much-anticipated envelope. "Congratulations, this is your university admission letter," the courier said with a smile, handing over the package to the 18-year-old.Tearing open the seal, Hu held the admission letter from Tsinghua University, one of China's top […]

Hong Kong transport authorities have ordered the operator of a major road link feeding the airport to explain its handling of an accident that paralysed traffic during evening rush hour, leaving commuters fuming. Traffic was snarled for more than three hours after a medium goods vehicle overturned following a collision with another vehicle on the Cheung […]

* "Across Africa, Chinese digital technologies are doing more than connecting places," said an economics professor. "They are connecting people to knowledge, healthcare, markets and one another, which is a transformation that will ultimately be measured not by infrastructure alone, but by the opportunities it creates for ordinary people."by Xinhua writers […]

PNNBangalore (Karnataka) [India], July 30: StraitsMicro, a Singapore-based deep-tech semiconductor product development and solutions company, is unveiling Visora, its sovereign Camera System-on-Chip (SoC) family, at an exclusive pre-silicon demonstration. Visora serves as the core processing engine for CCTV cameras and is designed as a secure, indigenous […]

PRNewswireHong Kong, July 30: Scholars at City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) achieved outstanding results in the latest Research Grants Council's (RGC) Areas of Excellence (AoE) Scheme and Theme-based Research Scheme (TRS). A total of three flagship research projects received funding, representing a record high for the University, while the total […]

By Shailesh Yadav New Delhi [India], 30 July (ANI): India's semiconductor sector is entering a 'landmark year,' with the government formally rolling out the India Semiconductor Mission 2.0, backed by an outlay of Rs 1,27,500 crore, S Krishnan, Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), said while speaking at the CII Conference on […]

Hong Kong should integrate specialised intervention services into its youth suicide response strategy, an NGO has said, as the number of minors taking their own lives reached a 10-year high in 2025. Citing the coroners’ report, the Samaritan Befrienders Hong Kong said on Thursday that 1,019 suicides were recorded last year, equivalent to 13.57 per 100,000 […]

Parts of northern Hong Kong face the highest risk of climate-related disasters, a study by the Hong Kong Red Cross has found, with the charity urging the government to take climate resilience planning into account in developing the area. A report released by the charity on Thursday also said that more than 50 per cent of the city faced high-risk threats […]

A senior commerce official has said Washington seeks strong participation by American companies in building Ethiopias Bishoftu aviation hubThe US is pushing to secure a role for American companies in a $12.5 billion Ethiopian Airlines airport project. Washington is seeking greater commercial and infrastructure influence in Africa, where China now has a […]

NewsVoirChennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 30: Renacon, the flagship building materials brand of the Renaatus Group, Erode recently announced the launch of RENAFLEX Fibre Cement

Hong Kong’s chief executive has met the business and innovation leaders advising him on the city’s strategic direction as part of drafting the first local five-year plan, with one adviser saying he was “inspired” by the high-powered group’s discussions. Speaking after the string of lunch meetings held over the past three days, Chief Executive John […]

Hongkong Land will acquire Singapore’s Wheelock Place for about S$1.1 billion (US$900 million) through its Singapore Central Private Real Estate Fund (SCPREF), marking the fund’s first acquisition since its launch in February. The mixed-use commercial property on Orchard Road is being acquired from an entity owned by Hong Kong-listed Wharf Real Estate […]

(260730) -- KINSHASA, July 30, 2026 (Xinhua) -- President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Felix Tshisekedi inaugurates a Chinese-built water treatment plant in Kamina, capital of the southern province of Haut-Lomami of DRC, July 29, 2026. The project was financed by Sino Congolaise des Mines, a joint venture between the DRC state mining […]

SHANGHAI, July 30 (Xinhua) -- The exhibition at the Shanghai Museum, dubbed "On Top of the World Tree: Ancient Civilizations of the Americas," attracts lots of visitors during the summer holiday and will last till Nov. 14, 2027. It brings together nearly 3,000 objects from the great civilizations of the Andes, Mesoamerica, and China, offering visitors an […]

(260730) -- SHANGHAI, July 30, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Neil Robertson competes during the quarterfinal match between Zhao Xintong of China and Neil Robertson of Australia at the World Snooker Shanghai Masters 2026 in Shanghai, east China, July 30, 2026. (Xinhua/Ding Ting)

(260730) -- HONG KONG, July 30, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Song Yue (L) of China competes with Jazmin Papp of Hungary during the team women's foil round of 16 match between China and Hungary at the 2026 Fencing World Championships in Hong Kong, south China, July 30, 2026. (Xinhua/Lo Ping Fai)

(260730) -- DAR ES SALAAM, July 30, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Zhou Tao introduces the system configuration at a community network access center, which provides fiber-optic internet services to more than 18,000 households in Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya, July 10, 2026. TO GO WITH XINHUA HEADLINES ON JULY 30, 2026. (Xinhua/Lu Zexin)

More than 700 million Africans already live in urban areas, and this number is expected to reach around 1.4 billion by 2050 For much of the outside world, Africa is still imagined primarily as a rural rather than an urban continent. Its familiar visual language consists of savannahs, deserts, tropical […]

Six people have been injured in a collision between a truck and a minibus on a section of Castle Peak Road near Yuen Long in Hong Kong. Police said they were alerted at 4.27pm on Thursday to the traffic accident involving a 24-tonne truck and a green-topped minibus on the Yuen Long-bound lane of Castle Peak Road-Tam Mi. Six people suffered neck injuries, […]

BEIJING, July 30 (Xinhua) -- The United States has long presented itself as the world's leading champion of free markets. It urges others to open their economies, lower trade barriers and embrace competition. Yet when it faces competition from overseas, Washington increasingly abandons the very principles it claims to uphold.The latest example is the U.S. […]

Hong Kong’s anti-corruption watchdog has charged three former HSBC relationship managers with allegedly accepting bribes to help customers jump the queue when opening bank accounts. The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) said on Thursday that Chan Fu-kwan, 32, Mike Chan Wai-pak, 29, and Bernie Yau Kai-lung, 33, face a total of six bribery […]

A former consultant doctor at a Hong Kong public hospital has been spared jail for prescribing excessive medication to his patients and misappropriating the drugs for personal use. The District Court on Thursday sentenced Lee Chi-leung, an ear, nose and throat specialist, to 160 hours of community service and ordered him to pay HK$20,000 (US$2,550) in […]