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New Delhi [India], August 22 (ANI):A fresh round of US policy support aimed at containing long-term Treasury yields is likely to prevent a further sharp rise in borrowing costs, but may not be enough to drive yields materially lower, according to BofA Securities said in a research report. The brokerage warned that if policymakers fail to pull the 30-year […]

(260822) -- SHANGHAI, Aug. 22, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Members of Arsenal women's U17 celebrate after the final between Arsenal women's U17 and Shanghai women's U17 at 2026 Shanghai Future Star Cup in Shanghai, east China, Aug. 22, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang)

(260822) -- BEIJING, Aug. 22, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Vuk Borovicanin (L) of Hangzhou competes during the pool B match between Hangzhou of China and Toa Baja of Puerto Rico at FIBA 3X3 Beijing Challenger 2026 in Beijing, China, Aug. 22, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Jundong)

(260822) -- LIANYUNGANG, Aug. 22, 2026 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 19, 2026 shows a view of the Xijidang Village, Zhewang Town of Lianyungang City, east China's Jiangsu Province. Zhong Baijun, Party secretary of Xijidang Village and head of the village committee, has spent 28 years serving his hometown in Zhewang Town of Lianyungang […]

(260822) -- LIANYUNGANG, Aug. 22, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Zhong Baijun discusses development plans with representatives of neighboring villages at a circular economy industrial park in Xijidang Village, Zhewang Town of Lianyungang City, east China's Jiangsu Province, Aug. 19, 2026. Zhong Baijun, Party secretary of Xijidang Village and head of the village […]

(260822) -- GUANGZHOU, Aug. 22, 2026 (Xinhua) -- The cruise ship Da Wan Qu Yi Dun docks at the Nansha International Cruise Home Port in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Aug. 22, 2026. Named after the Greater Bay Area, known in Chinese as Da Wan Qu, the cruise ship Da Wan Qu Yi Dun departed from the Nansha International Cruise Home Port in […]

Hong Kong customs is investigating whether an 88-year-old was pressured into spending HK$100,000 (US$12,750) on beauty products at an outlet linked to a company already accused of aggressive sales tactics. In a social media post on Saturday, a woman surnamed Ng wrote that her mother was targeted during a three-hour ordeal in April at the Avinichi booth in […]

Hong Kong has conducted its first test involving Shenzhen authorities of clearance procedures and private car access at the revamped Huanggang border crossing, ahead of a massive exercise next week involving 20,000 people to fully assess the facility’s capacity. No 2 official Eric Chan Kwok-ki said Saturday’s drill went smoothly and passenger flows were […]

(260822) -- TIANJIN, Aug. 22, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Players of China sing the national anthem before the pool A match between China and Iraq at AVC Women's Volleyball Continental Championship in Tianjin, China, Aug. 22, 2026. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

Munich [Germany], August 22 (ANI): New concerns over the treatment of Uyghurs in China and the alleged transnational repression of Uyghur communities abroad have been highlighted in the latest weekly brief issued by the World Uyghur Congress (WUC).According to the WUC, the Human Rights Foundation on August 11 launched a toolkit aimed at helping vulnerable […]

Pune (Maharashtra) [India], August 22 (ANI): Following the registration of an FIR in the pellet gun injury case after an eight-hour-long sit-in protest by Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, Congress MP Pawan Khera on Saturday took a swipe at the ruling government, remarking that if an autobiography were ever written on the current regime, its title would be […]

South Korea has begun a trial voyage via the Northern Sea Route amid disruption to traditional shipping lanesSouth Korea has launched its first trial container ship voyage to Europe via the Northern Sea Route (NSR), as disruption to traditional shipping lanes drives growing interest in Russia's Arctic trade corridor.The NSR stretches roughly 5,600 km along […]

A greenhouse gas monitoring instrument developed by a university in Hong Kong is operating successfully aboard the Tiangong space station and is expected to contribute to sustainable development, the city’s technology minister has said. Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry Sun Dong also revealed more details in a blog post on Saturday about […]

(260822) -- HANGZHOU, Aug. 22, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Members of a joint China-Russia media delegation visit the Liangzhu Museum in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Aug. 21, 2026. The delegation visited Hangzhou from Aug. 20 to 22, experiencing the charm of Chinese culture. (Xinhua/Lu Jinbo)

Hong Kong, August 22 (ANI): Amnesty International has condemned the convictions of Hong Kong activists Chow Hang-tung and Lee Cheuk-yan, who were found guilty of 'inciting subversion of state power' under the city's National Security Law for their involvement in organising commemorations of the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown.According to an Amnesty International […]

Hong Kong police have arrested a 38-year-old man on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs following a three-vehicle crash that left two people injured. Police said they received a report at 1.48pm on Saturday of a traffic accident along Pok Fu Lam Road involving a large truck and two light goods vehicles. The force said the 38-year-old driver of […]

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia: Saudi Aramco has sold at least four million barrels of crude to two Chinese refiners for loading outside the Strait of Hormuz, trade sources said. The world's largest oil exporter offered Arab Medium and Arab Heavy crude cargoes on Monday for loading through ship-to-ship transfers off Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates. The carg

A Hong Kong man has been hospitalised after being trapped by fallen bamboo scaffolding at a building in Sham Shui Po, prompting authorities to launch an investigation. Emergency services were called to 105-107 Nam Cheong Street at around 3.49pm on Saturday following reports scaffolding measuring about 15 metres by 33 metres (49 feet by 108 feet) had […]

(260822) -- TOKYO, Aug. 22, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Takakage Fujita, secretary-general of the Association for Inheriting and Propagating the Murayama Statement, speaks at a press conference marking the 103rd anniversary of the massacre following the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake in Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 21, 2026. TO GO WITH "Scholars, activists urge Japan to confront […]

Ottawa [Canada], August 22 (ANI): Trade negotiations between the US and Canada collapsed late Friday night, triggering fresh tariffs. At 12:01 a.m. ET, the US imposed a 50% tariff on nearly $28 billion worth of Canadian imports.Prime Minister Mark Carney immediately pulled Canadian negotiators back to Ottawa, calling Washington's last-minute demands 'unfair […]

Hong Kong police have arrested two men suspected of using 110 SIM cards to send phishing messages from a base of operations in a hotel and conning victims out of more than HK$500,000 (US$63,766). The force said on Saturday the men, aged 31 and 44, were arrested last Thursday on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud. They were allegedly linked to recent […]

Hong Kong customs officers have seized endangered turtles and parrots alongside other animals in two separate smuggling cases, resulting in the arrest of one woman. The Customs and Excise Department said on Saturday that 17 live turtles were discovered in a package declared as containing a jacket arriving at Hong Kong International Airport from the United […]

Hong Kong authorities have yet to decide whether to restrict proxy voters at homeowners’ meetings to relatives or other flat owners of the same estate under proposed law amendments meant to combat bid-rigging, the home affairs director has said, arguing such a move could be overly strict. Director of Home Affairs Priscilla To Kit-lai said on Saturday the […]

(260822) -- JAKARTA, Aug. 22, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, chairman of Indonesia's National Economic Council, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Aug. 22, 2026. (Xinhua/Cen Yunpeng)

Hong Kong authorities have hit out at “baseless slander and smearing” by Western countries over the convictions of the now-disbanded alliance behind the annual Tiananmen Square vigil and its former leaders for inciting subversion, stressing the High Court’s “well-reasoned and sound” verdict. In a strongly worded statement on Saturday, a spokesman […]

(260822) -- JAKARTA, Aug. 22, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto meets with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, and Defense Minister Dong Jun at his official residence in Jakarta, Indonesia, Aug. 21, 2026. (Xinhua/Cen Yunpeng)

Why is the idea of a planned economy anathema to so many people despite China’s success? And why do so many retain faith in market economies given the economic chaos much of the Western world is descending into? These questions have acquired a particular piquancy as Hong Kong embraces long-term planning for the first time, attracting criticism from some […]

HORGOS, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- In recent years, Horgos in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, an important gateway to Central Asia, has harnessed the geographic, logistics and commodity advantages of the Horgos Area of China (Xinjiang) Pilot Free Trade Zone and the China-Kazakhstan Horgos International Border Cooperation Center and fostered a […]

BEIJING, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- Unitree Robotics' blockbuster IPO, the bustling World Robot Conference (WRC), and the upcoming World Humanoid Robot Games, amount to a string of high-profile events which have combined to make this week a "super week" for Chinese robotics.Underpinning these events is a clear trend: China is swiftly becoming a global epicenter of […]

HORGOS, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- In recent years, Horgos in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, an important gateway to Central Asia, has harnessed the geographic, logistics and commodity advantages of the Horgos Area of China (Xinjiang) Pilot Free Trade Zone and the China-Kazakhstan Horgos International Border Cooperation Center and fostered a […]

(260822) -- HORGOS, Aug. 22, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A live-streamer from Kazakhstan promotes clothes at Yiwu International Business Trade Mall of the China-Kazakhstan Horgos International Border Cooperation Center in Horgos, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 21, 2026. In recent years, Horgos, an important gateway to Central Asia, has […]

About 280,000 patients have secured full fee waivers since Hong Kong’s public healthcare charges were overhauled at the start of the year, a 20-fold increase from the previous figure of 14,000, the health minister has said. Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau revealed the figures on Saturday as he defended the reform, which raised user fees for non-urgent […]

New posts09:49Tehran Rejects 'Unprecedented' Sanctions Proposed By USTehran has dismissed Washington's latest plan for crushing economic sanctions that US President Donald Trump described as "unprecedented" and "economic D-day" for the regime, which is already struggling to arrest the price hike and devaluation of the currency.In apost to Xlate on August […]

The sharp clatter of spinning metal tops, cheers, sighs of frustration and shouts of “three, two, one … Go shoot!” echo across a shopping centre in Hong Kong’s New Territories on a weekday. In shops across Tuen Mun Town Plaza, children, teens and young adults hunch over small plastic battle arenas, unleashing their tops into the “Beystadiums” in […]

JAKARTA, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- The Second Ministerial Meeting of China-Indonesia Joint Foreign and Defense Ministerial Dialogue was held in Jakarta on Friday.Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Defense Minister Dong Jun co-chaired the meeting with Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono and Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin.Wang said the China-Indonesia Joint […]

YANGON, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- When "Dear You", the Chinese word-of-mouth blockbuster, reached Myanmar audiences, it generated an even greater stir. Audiences see reflections of their own lived experiences in its narrative, where the virtues of solidarity, benevolence and resilience shine through.At the film's Yangon premiere held on Thursday, the cinema drew […]

BEIJING, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- China's embodied artificial intelligence (AI) is entering a critical window for large-scale application, with products shifting from small-batch trials toward broader deployment, Xu Xiaolan, president of the Chinese Institute of Electronics, said at the 2026 World Robot Conference.The annual event in Beijing brought together […]

Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], August 22 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh Minister Jagat Singh Negi launched a sharp critique against the opposition BJP, accusing the party of introducing a bill regarding the National Song in Parliament solely to distract from pressing national issues, including border security concerns, inflation, and agrarian distress.Speaking […]

Hong Kong labour unionists have called for a requirement that employers to provide outdoor workers with heatstroke-prevention equipment during extreme temperatures. They also said on Saturday that heatstroke should be added to the list of statutory occupational diseases, making it easier for workers to claim compensation for work-related cases. The calls […]

Taipei [Taiwan], August 22 (ANI): Taiwan on Saturday detected three sorties by PLA aircraft, 8 PLAN vessels and 7 official ships operating around its territory, as per the Ministry of National Defence (MND). Sharing the details in a post on X, it further observed that all three sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern and southwestern […]

HONG KONG/SHENZHEN, China: The founder of China Evergrande Group, the world's most heavily indebted property developer, was sentenced to life in prison by a Chinese court on Thursday. The sentence came five years after the company's collapse caused major damage to China's economy and financial markets. Hui Ka Yan, once Asia's richest man, pleaded guilt

Hong Kong’s weather forecaster will assess next week whether to issue a typhoon warning as Tropical Storm Narra is expected to edge closer to the western coast of Guangdong province in mainland China. The Observatory said on Saturday morning the storm was expected to linger over the vicinity of Beibu Wan, also known as the Gulf of Tonkin, before possibly […]

BEIJING, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- Here are the latest Chinese sports headlines from the past week:1. China's Wang Manyu wins women's singles title at WTT Europe SmashChina's Wang Manyu claimed the women's singles title at the World Table Tennis Europe Smash Sweden on August 16, as China wrapped up the tournament with two titles, in women's singles and mixed […]

(260822) -- TRENTO, Aug. 22, 2026 (Xinhua) -- China's head coach Gong Luming (L) communicates with Zhang Ziyu of China during a women's basketball friendly match between Italy and China in Trento, Italy, Aug. 21, 2026. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)

(260822) -- ZANDVOORT, Aug. 22, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Mercedes' George Russell (R) of Britain receives his pole position award after the Sprint Qualifying session of the 2026 Formula One Dutch Grand Prix at the Zandvoort Circuit in Zandvoort, the Netherlands, Aug. 21, 2026. (Photo by Qian Jun/Xinhua)