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Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu swore in the new Legislative Council on January 1 without issue, even though a few lawmakers had to redo their oaths. And the first order of business for them is to elect the council president in a vote expected on January 8. Whether Lee’s message to Legco members – calling on them to be “representatives of […]

BEIJING, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- China always opposes the use or threat of force, as well as any imposition of one country's will on another, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Sunday when speaking of the situation in Venezuela.Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, made the remarks when holding […]

Veteran filmmaker and television executive Eric Tsang Chi-wai has confirmed he will step down as TVB general manager, bringing an end to months of speculation about his future at Hong Kong’s leading free-to-air broadcaster. The 72-year-old made the announcement at the TVB Anniversary Awards 2025 ceremony, broadcast live from the Grand Lisboa Palace Resort […]

Hong Kong’s police chief has pledged to ramp up collaboration with Asean countries to fortify the force’s role as a “superconnector” in law enforcement, as the city gears up to host Interpol’s top annual meeting in November for the first time. Commissioner of Police Joe Chow Yat-ming, who worked at Interpol’s Lyon headquarters as a criminal […]

Hong Kong’s battered office sector showed cautious signs of life in 2025, supported by improved take-up in core districts and a slower pace of rental declines and –. while analysts said that trend was set to continue into 2026 – rents were unlikely to rise over the next six months. The coming year was expected to build on the market’s momentum, with […]

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) expects to work with other financial regulators to promote artificial intelligence adoption in various sectors over the next five years and further advance fintech development, according to the head of the city’s de facto central bank. Under the five-year plan called Fintech 2030 that starts this year, the HKMA […]

Trump says U.S. needs Greenland "for defense" following strikes on VenezuelaU.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday stressed that the United States needs Greenland "for defense," claiming that Venezuela may not be the last country subject to U.S. intervention, according to The Atlantic."We do need Greenland, absolutely," Trump said in a phone interview with […]

(Photo credit: Chris Pietsch/The Register-Guard / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)Oregon looks to sweep its first two-game Big Ten road trip this season when the Ducks face Rutgers on Monday in Piscataway, N.J.The Ducks (8-6, 1-2 Big Ten) opened their lone East Coast swing with a 64-54 win on Friday at Maryland without preseason all-Big Ten point guard […]

Washington DC [US], January 4 (ANI): US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday defended Washington's military action in Venezuela, during which it captured the country's president and deposed dictator Nicolas Maduro and his wife, saying that it was aimed at protecting US national interests in the Western Hemisphere and preventing adversaries from […]

(Photo credit: Mike Frey-Imagn Images)Felix Auger-Aliassime and 19-year-old Victoria Mboko gave Canada a 3-0 sweep of China on Sunday at the United Cup in Australia.In the opener, played in Sydney, Mboko rebounded from an opening-set loss to defeat Lin Zhu 2-6, 6-2, 6-0, and Auger-Aliassime followed by dropping Zhang Zhizhen 6-4, 6-4. It was the first […]

(260104) -- BEIJING, Jan. 4, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, holds the Seventh Round of China-Pakistan Foreign Ministers' Strategic Dialogue with Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar in Beijing, capital of China, […]

Loyal customers and bargain hunters crowded a landmark department store in Hong Kong on Sunday as it closed its doors after three decades of operations. The closure of Sincere Department Store’s Sham Shui Po branch, a neighbourhood fixture for 30 years, leaves the chain with only two remaining outlets. Founded in 1900, Sincere was the first Chinese-owned […]

Beijing has demanded that Washington release the South American country's democratically elected president The Chinese Foreign Ministry has slammed the US attack on Venezuela and capture of Nicolas Maduro, calling them "hegemonic." On Saturday, President Donald Trump announced that his administration w

New Delhi [India], January 4 (ANI): 2026 began with whispers of US hegemony in Latin America. The years of confrontation over power, oil, elections and alleged criminal activity -- tensions climaxed into US military action in Venezuela on January 3, 2026, capturing President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.The US military launched a targeted […]

The military incursion and kidnapping of Nicolas Maduro shows how normalized the outrageous has becomeAfter five months - really two-and-a-half decades - of ever-escalating preparations by increasing diplomatic, economic, and clandestine warfare, the US has finally executed a full regime-change invasion in Venezuela. The final attack, focused on kidnapping […]

HARBIN, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- The first high-speed train with the theme of the Harbin Ice-Snow World began service from Harbin West Station in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province on Sunday, heading for Wuhan City in central China's Hubei Province. Featuring unique interior and exterior decorations of the Harbin Ice-Snow World, the themed high-speed train […]

Hong Kong ranked fourth in a university study on air transit connectivity at 16 aviation hubs across the Asia-Pacific in 2023. Researchers from the National Taiwan Ocean University’s transport science department also said Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou experienced declines in connectivity following the Covid-19 pandemic. The paper, published in the Asian […]

Hong Kong police have arrested three people, including a local singer, after seizing drugs with a market value of HK$7.7 million (US$988,118) from a village house in Yuen Long on Saturday. Sources identified the singer as Kris Law Kai-chung, 35, who made his debut in 2015 and rose to fame in 2018 on ViuTV’s reality show “Good Night Show – King […]

Vadodara (Gujarat) [India], January 4 (ANI): The New Year began on a positive and healthy note, as the 55th edition of the nationwide Fit India Sundays on Cycle saw massive participation across 5000 locations in the country led by Vadodara in association with special partners 'Swachhta Senanis' and Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation, Gujarat […]

Beijing [China], January 4 (ANI): China has conducted one of its most wide-ranging military exercises around Taiwan in recent years, a show of force that analysts say reflects not only external intimidation but also growing instability within the upper echelons of the Chinese armed forces. Observers argue that China is projecting strength outward to mask […]

HARBIN, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- The first high-speed train with the theme of the Harbin Ice-Snow World began service from Harbin West Station in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province on Sunday, heading for Wuhan City in central China's Hubei Province.Featuring unique interior and exterior decorations of the Harbin Ice-Snow World, the themed high-speed train […]

(260104) -- SYDNEY, Jan. 4, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada celebrates after winning Zhang Zhizhen of China in the Group B round robin match between China and Canada at the 2026 United Cup tennis tournament in Sydney, Australia, Jan. 4, 2026. (Xinhua/Ma Ping)

Taipei [Taiwan], January 4 (ANI): Taiwan has sharply condemned China for what it described as blatant transnational repression after Chinese state-linked media and social media accounts circulated private details of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislator Puma Shen, including satellite images identifying his home and workplace in Taipei. The incident […]

by Chris SherrardChina's economic outlook is often framed abroad as a question of how much growth Beijing can stimulate -- and how quickly. Yet recent policy signals tell a different story -- one of strategic transformation, resilience and sustained fiscal progress.That was clear from the annual Central Economic Work Conference in Beijing, which laid out […]

Hong Kong police have arrested a 50-year-old man who allegedly posed as a government officer and stole HK$20,000 (US$2,570) from unsuspecting elderly residents in three separate burglaries. Police on Sunday said they had arrested the man, surnamed Chan, in Ta Kwu Ling on Saturday in connection with three burglaries that occurred in December in Cheung Sha […]

(260104) -- BEIJING, Jan. 4, 2026 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Feb. 9, 2025 shows the snow-covered Helan Mountains seen from an amusement park in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Feng Kaihua)

(260104) -- BEIJING, Jan. 4, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Mingsha Mountain and Crescent Spring Scenic Area in Dunhuang, northwest China's Gansu Province, Jan. 2, 2026. A total of 142 million domestic travel trips were made during the three-day New Year holiday period which ended on Saturday, with total tourism spending reaching nearly 84.8 billion […]

Residents left homeless by Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades have been told to vacate their emergency accommodation at youth hostels by the end of this month so the facilities can resume their normal operations. The Home and Youth Affairs Bureau on Sunday said affected residents could move to transitional housing, while property owners could use the […]

(260104) -- HAIKOU, Jan. 4, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Customers select products at a duty-free shopping mall in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Jan. 1, 2026. Duty-free shopping in south China's resort island province of Hainan got off to a strong start over the New Year holiday, with offshore duty-free sales reaching 712 million yuan (about 101.3 million U.S. […]

(260104) -- HARBIN, Jan. 4, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Passengers prepare to board the bullet train No.G1276, the first themed high-speed train of the Harbin Ice-Snow World, at Harbin West Station in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 4, 2026. The first high-speed train with the theme of the Harbin Ice-Snow World began service from Harbin West […]

New Delhi has called for dialogue to ensure peace and stability in South AmericaIndia has expressed "deep concern" over the US military attack on Venezuela and the raid that abducted President Nicolas Maduro and his wife on Saturday.In a carefully worded statement on Sunday, the Indian Foreign Ministry said it was closely monitoring the situation in the […]

New Delhi has called for dialogue to ensure peace and stability in South AmericaIndia has expressed "deep concern" over the US military attack on Venezuela and the raid that abducted President Nicolas Maduro and his wife on Saturday.In a carefully worded statement on Sunday, the Indian Foreign Ministry said it was closely monitoring the situation in the […]

Hong Kong welcomed nearly 660,000 mainland Chinese visitors over the new year countdown and the subsequent three-day holiday across the border, a 72 per cent increase from the same period a year ago. Sector representatives said the surge was a boost for the hotel sector but brought limited benefits for retailers. Data released by the Immigration Department […]

Passengers made more than 30 million trips using Hong Kong’s cross-border high-speed rail link last year, with the figure representing a 17 per cent increase from 2024 and setting a record. The MTR Corporation also revealed on Sunday that the West Kowloon rail terminus set a new single-day ridership record on December 27, when the number of passenger […]

BURBANK, California: A blockbuster sequel has given Walt Disney Animation Studios a rare win at the global box office. The studio said that Zootopia 2 has surpassed Frozen 2 to become its highest-grossing animated release of all time. The film has taken in about US$1.46 billion worldwide, making it the fifth Disney Animation title to cross the $1 billion […]

(260104) -- BEIJING, Jan. 4, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 4, 2026. (Xinhua/Liu Weibing)

When a Hong Kong resident surnamed Chow opened his front door at Shek Kip Mei Estate on Sunday, he was met by a dense wall of black soot. “[The smoke] was cutting my throat and nose, and my eyes won’t stop tearing,” said the man in his forties as he recounted the harrowing struggle with his wife and dogs, after a fire broke out a few doors away from […]

Zhongguancun in Beijing is abuzz with innovation, pulsing with the momentum of high-quality development. Accounting for less than four percent of the city's total area, the innovation hub contributes approximately one-third of Beijing's gross regional product.Cutting-edge scientific and technological achievements are emerging at an accelerated pace, and the […]

BEIJING, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- Beijing experienced just one day of heavily polluted air in 2025, a staggering reduction from 58 such days in 2013, the local environment authorities announced on Sunday, declaring a major victory in the city's battle against air pollution.This indicates that heavily polluted days -- characterized by PM2.5 readings above 150 […]

New Delhi [India], January 4 (ANI): Foreign Affairs Expert Robinder Sachdev on Sunday highlighted the reason for the capture of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, on January 3, 2025.Sachdev, in an interview with ANI, said that Flores, a member of the Venezuelan parliament, is considered a key figure in Maduro's administration and is […]

(260104) -- BEIJING, Jan. 4, 2026 (Xinhua) -- The plane carrying President of the Republic of Korea Lee Jae Myung arrives in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 4, 2026. At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, President of the Republic of Korea Lee Jae Myung arrived in Beijing on Sunday for a state visit to China from Jan. 4 to 7. (Xinhua/Dai […]

XINHUA PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2025: CHINA NEWS (Part 2)

BEIJING, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- Park Eun Jeong, a 46-year-old visitor from the Republic of Korea (ROK), wrapped up her recent trip to China by securing tax refunds for two purchases at an airport in Shanghai -- a peony-and-butterfly shawl and a hand-embroidered silk scarf -- in less than 15 minutes."The whole process was very smooth," Park said. "Quite a few […]

(260104) -- BEIJING, Jan. 4, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Yuning (C) of China vies with Jackson Irvine (L) of Australia during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifier Group C match between China and Australia in Hangzhou, China, March 25, 2025. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

XINHUA PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2025: CHINA NEWS (Part 1)