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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 18 (ANI): Knight Frank in its latest report, 'Asia Pacific Research, Office Markets - Q1 2026', noted that Bengaluru recorded the highest year-on-year (YoY) growth in prime office rents across the Asia Pacific (APAC) region recording a rise of 14 per cent in Q1 2026 over same time last year.The performance highlights […]

HAIKOU, April 18 (Xinhua) -- The sixth China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE), a key gateway into China's vast consumer market and a platform for China to offer more quality consumer products to the rest of the world, concluded in the tropical island province of Hainan Saturday.As a major event showcasing the Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) after […]

(260418) -- BEIJING, April 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Shu Qi, president of the Final Jury for Project Pitches of the 16th Beijing International Film Festival (BJIFF), speaks during the 16th BJIFF Jury Press Conference in Beijing, capital of China, April 18, 2026. (Xinhua/Xiao Xiao)

(260418) -- HAIKOU, April 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A visitor plays the drum kit at the sixth China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE) in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, April 18, 2026. The sixth China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE), a key gateway into China's vast consumer market and a platform for China to offer more quality […]

Fourteen people were injured after a minibus crashed into a heavy goods vehicle, Hong Kong police said on Saturday. The driver reported to police at about 9.30pm that the minibus had hit a heavy goods vehicle in Tsing Yi and that some passengers had been injured. The crash happened near Ching Chung House at Cheung Ching Estate. Emergency services found 14 […]

Hong Kong’s competition watchdog is closely monitoring a potential megadeal between the city’s two largest supermarket chains amid a continued decline in grocery sales since 2020. The Competition Commission told the South China Morning Post that it was aware of media reports about the potential merger. “The commission is aware of the relevant media […]

KASHGAR, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Along the southern edge of Taklimakan Desert, vibrant green barriers extend into the horizon, where fruit trees take root in and sand-fixing forests stand resilient against the desert sands, reflecting the growing ecological and economic vitality of southern Xinjiang in far western China.From medicinal plants to flourishing […]

HAIKOU, April 18 (Xinhua) -- At the Syria pavilion of the sixth China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE), Dong Jingyan, a representative of the exhibitors, held up a bar of naturally scented traditional Arab soap, and its alluring fragrance quickly drew a circling audience."This is our fifth time attending the expo," Dong said. "Our pavilion […]

(260418) -- BUDAPEST, April 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Xinkun (L) of China competes against Josef Mahringer of Austria at the FIE Westend Grand Prix in Budapest, Hungary, on April 18, 2026. (Photo by David Balogh/Xinhua)

(260418) -- GUANGZHOU, April 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A founder of a tech company illustrates a language model developed by his company in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, March 26, 2026. TO GO WITH "Economic Watch: South China's algorithm competition fuels high-quality development in AI Industry" (Xinhua/Wu Lu)

HAIKOU, April 18 (Xinhua) -- In a crowded exhibition hall at the China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE), a pair of AI-powered glasses drew a steady stream of visitors. Among them was Ye, a 41-year-old employee at a private company, who placed an order shortly after trying them on.With a simple voice command, the glasses translate spoken English […]

(260418) -- VLADIVOSTOK, April 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A contestant competes during a preliminary round of the sixth "Chinese Bridge" Chinese proficiency competition for foreign primary school students in Vladivostok, Russia, April 17, 2026. (Photo by Andrey Matveenko/Xinhua)

SHANGHAI, April 18 (Xinhua) -- The 2026 Shanghai International Flower Show opened on Saturday with events in two main venues, 10 sub-venues and multiple exhibition spots across the city.

A Hong Kong woman has lost nearly HK$4.9 million (US$625,800) in three months after being cheated by bogus “investment experts” in an online scam. The victim was lured into contacting the scammers after seeing a post on social media advertising high-return stock investments, police said. She was then instructed to download an app via an online messaging […]

Munich [Germany], April 18 (ANI): The World Uyghur Congress has condemned the detention and deportation of Uyghur activist Abdulhakim Idris from Malaysia, describing it as part of an expanding pattern of transnational repression. In a press release issued on April 16, the organiSation stated that Idris, who serves as Executive Director of the Center for […]

Dharamsala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], April 18 (ANI): The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) has spotlighted the case of Tibetan writer and political prisoner Tsultrim Gyaltsen, renewing attention on alleged human rights violations in Tibet.In a recent post on X, the CTA's Tibet Advocacy Section profiled Gyaltsen, who was arrested on October 11, 2013, by […]

Hong Kong rugby has reached a “pinnacle” as the city celebrates the 50th anniversary of its annual Sevens tournament, the man who coached the local team at the first edition of the event in 1976 has said. Peter Duncan, who stepped down as president of Hong Kong China Rugby in March after a decade in the post, described the annual three-day tournament as […]

(260418) -- GUANGZHOU, April 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A robot sells pop corns at a company in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, March 26, 2026. Guangdong Province has taken various measures in recent years to explore the development and application of embodied artificial intelligence (AI). Domestically leading industrial clusters are booming in […]

(260418) -- NEW YORK, April 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People watch a video message from former U.S. table tennis athletes during an event marking the 55th anniversary of "Ping-Pong diplomacy" in New York, the United States, on April 17, 2026. Chinese and U.S. table tennis athletes, university representatives and local enthusiasts gathered here on Friday to mark […]

(260418) -- SHENZHEN, April 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 18, 2026 shows an inauguration ceremony of the Max Planck-Chinese Academy of Sciences Center for Synthetic Biochemistry in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province. The Max Planck-Chinese Academy of Sciences Center for Synthetic Biochemistry was officially inaugurated in South […]

Hong Kong Cantopop singer Keung To has urged the public to learn from his mistakes after he was fined HK$2,200 (US$280) for careless driving, running a red light and failing to display a probationary sign on his car while driving. Keung, a member of the popular boy band Mirror, also said on Saturday that the “P” sign might have fallen off and he was not […]

BEIJING, 18th April, 2026 (WAM) -- The UAE national judo team concluded its participation in the individual Asian Championship today by adding two silver medals, bringing its total to four medals-three silver and one bronze-along with a number of qualification points for the 2028 Olympics.Eliza Litif secured silver in the under 78 kg category after losing […]

For 66-year-old Ming Lee, the only way to get back to his flat in Hong Kong’s Wang Fuk Court is by walking up 25 flights of stairs, after the deadly inferno at the housing estate last November destroyed seven of its eight buildings, including their lift systems. Undaunted by the physical toll required, the retiree will ascend Wang Yan House next week and […]

(260418) -- LUSAKA, April 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People attend an event in celebration of the United Nations (UN) Chinese Language Day held by the Confucius Institute at the University of Zambia in Lusaka, Zambia, April 17, 2026. TO GO WITH "Zambian university celebrates UN Chinese Language Day" (Photo by Martin Mbangweta/Xinhua)

(260418) -- SHANGHAI, April 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A woman carrying a dog poses for photos with a floral installation in the shape of a puppy at a flower fair in Jing'an District of Shanghai, east China, April 18, 2026. The 2026 Shanghai International Flower Show opened on Saturday with events in two main venues, 10 sub-venues and multiple exhibition spots […]

(260418) -- KASHGAR, April 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A villager plants Belamcanda chinensis, a plant used in traditional Chinese medicine, in Yutian County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 15, 2026. Along the southern edge of Taklimakan Desert, vibrant green barriers extend into the horizon, where fruit trees take root in and […]

Hong Kong’s second-biggest public housing provider will gradually expand the supply of its subsidised sale flats, aiming for them to account for 40 per cent of its home supply in future projects. Hong Kong Housing Society chairman Ling Kar-kan said on Saturday the move was to meet residents’ strong desire to own their homes. In a television interview, […]

Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apirl 18 (ANI): Defence and foreign affairs expert Sanjeev Srivastava on Saturday said that India continues to support diplomatic efforts between the United States of America and Iran, while stressing that Pakistan's role in the ongoing talks remains limited to that of a facilitator. Commenting on the statement by US […]

The Belarusian president says he has to engage in dialogue with the US even though he is not their favorite sonBelarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has told RT's Rick Sanchez that he knows the West wants him out of power, but still negotiates with the US because it's in his country's economic interests.Minsk and Washington have held several rounds of […]

by Yi Ling BEIJING, April 18 (Xinhua) -- No celebrity. No influencer. No scripted drama. The unlikely star of a recent marathon livestream was a robot on a factory assembly line -- and it kept viewers glued for eight straight hours.On Tuesday, AgiBot, a Shanghai-based embodied AI company, broadcast live from the intelligent manufacturing center of […]

Ultimately, China-EU economic relations have never been a zero-sum game. They are a partnership with deeply intertwined interests. China's new energy equipment and electromechanical products are precisely what Europe needs for its green transition and industrial upgrade. Conversely, Europe's high-end manufacturing and precision instruments serve as […]

(260418) -- XI'AN, April 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo shows the inauguration ceremony of Airbus' second Final Assembly Line (FAL) for A320 family aircraft in Tianjin, north China, Oct. 22, 2025. TO GO WITH "Economic Watch: Why multinationals still see China as a long-term industrial bet" (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

A Hong Kong charity is attempting to fast-track the supply of guide dogs for the blind by breeding a Labrador with a golden retriever for the first time, as only 10 per cent of applicants for canines were ready for immediate pairing. Jasmine Tang Yau-sheung, head of operations with Hong Kong Seeing Eye Dog Services, also told the South China Morning Post […]

BEIJING, 18th April, 2026 (WAM) -- A delegation from the General Women's Union (GWU) held a high-level strategic meeting with the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), as part of its official visit to the People's Republic of China, with active support from the UAE Embassy in Beijing.The meeting forms an integral part of the agenda of the […]

Driven by both policy support and market forces, China-Mozambique economic and trade cooperation continues to expand, helping Mozambique upgrade industrial chains and inject sustained momentum into development.MAPUTO, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Marking the 10th anniversary of their comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership in 2026, China and Mozambique are […]

(260418) -- NANNING, April 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- To Lam, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and president of Vietnam, tries a pair of AI real-time translation glasses at the China-ASEAN Countries Artificial Intelligence (AI) Application Cooperation Center in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, April 17, […]

A "significant" amount of US-made communications equipment in Iran reportedly failed during a recent US attack, showing signs of "deep-seated sabotage" embedded in the equipment.The incident could hardly be more ironic: The US -- allegedly behind the attack, both physically and virtually -- has spent years witch-hunting Chinese tech companies, citing fears […]

The US-Israeli war on Iran has unleashed sharp swings across global energy and financial markets, fuelling demand for safe-haven assets, with Hong Kong emerging as a potential beneficiary across gold, property and capital markets. In the first of a three-part series, we examine Hong Kong’s bid to position itself as Asia’s bullion hub. War in the Middle […]

Hong Kong authorities will take public opinion into account when deciding whether to trigger a new investigation mechanism to hold senior officials accountable for problems identified, the city’s civil service minister has said. Permanent secretaries of bureaus – who are not covered by the proposed “Heads of Department Accountability System” – […]

New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): Global stock markets saw oil prices drop, and stock indices soar on Saturday as investors relaxed post US-Iran ceasefire, easing immediate concerns over energy supply stability. Market data indicated a sharp correction in the commodities sector alongside a robust rally across major equity benchmarks.Brent Crude recorded a […]

Hong Kong’s investments in the Middle East will not be derailed by ongoing conflicts, the commerce minister has said, expressing confidence in the region’s economic prospects and urging businesses to take a long-term view. “The geopolitical situation has a temporary impact, but in the long term, we remain hopeful about development in the Middle […]

BEIJING, 18th April, 2026 (WAM) -- China on Friday launched a new satellite for high-precision greenhouse gas detection from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in the country's northwest.A Long March-4C rocket blasted off at 12:10 p.m. (Beijing Time), carrying the satellite into a preset orbit.This marks the 638th mission in the Long March carrier rocket […]

Some passengers have been unable to use any e-payment options in Hong Kong taxis, with drivers blaming faulty machines or battery problems, but customers view these as excuses because the “cash is king” mentality persists. Experts said many taxi drivers still held a deep-seated fear of having a traceable income record, which could lead to taxation or […]

BEIJING, 18th April, 2026 (WAM) -- Chinese scientists found that higher intake of calcium and its major food sources, such as milk and yogurt, was associated with a significantly decreased likelihood of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in a Chinese population with relatively low dietary calcium intake.A case-control study, published by the Food & […]

Washington DC [US], April 18 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Friday (local time) said that his Chinese counterpart, President Xi Jinping, is 'very happy' about the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, despite Iran stating that the maritime movement through the strategic waterway will be strictly controlled by Tehran.Trump made his remarks in a post on […]