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Washingtons de-facto envoy to the island pushed for democratic UAV production as deterrence against BeijingThe top US diplomat in Taiwan has called for turning the self-administered Chinese island into a "hornet's nest" of air, surface and subsurface drones, as Washington continues to expand military cooperation with Taipei despite repeated warnings from […]

Washington DC [US], July 3 (ANI): Defending his administration's strategic focus on emerging technologies, US President Donald Trump on Thursday (local time) asserted that the United States is outpacing China in artificial intelligence (AI) and cryptocurrency, while simultaneously dismissing conflict-of-interest concerns regarding his family's highly […]

Hong Kong authorities’ proposed overhaul of the city’s sexual offence laws has gone further than suggestions made by a law reform body, but some advocates remain concerned over a legal defence loophole. Advocacy groups have welcomed authorities’ proposals to include a list of circumstances that define situations of no consent to a sexual act, as well […]

(260702) -- COPENHAGEN, July 2, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, holds talks with Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen in Copenhagen, Denmark, on July 2, 2026. (Xinhua/Peng Ziyang)

Hong Kong is trapped in a structural economic paradox that threatens both its long-term competitiveness and social stability. Organisations are paralysed by the urgent need for artificial intelligence (AI) transformation, complaining day in and day out that they lack technological talent. An International Data Corporation (IDC) study last year revealed that […]

New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): Army Chief General Dhiraj Seth felicitated Havildar Lakshay and Havildar Ujjwal Kumar Singh of the Army Rowing Node on their achievement of winning India's first-ever Gold Medal at the World Rowing Cup in the Lightweight Men's Double Sculls (LM2x) event at Lucerne, Switzerland.The pair on June 27 won the men's lightweight […]

By Ajit DubeyNew Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): In the first Defence Acquisition Council meeting to be held with new Chief of Defence Staff, Army and Navy Chiefs in attendance, the Defence Ministry is expected to clear mega proposals including the acquisition of the HAMMER air to ground precision guided munitions for the Rafales and LCA Tejas aircraft, the […]

Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 2 (ANI): China has permanently closed the Hungkar Dorje Vocational High School, a well-known Tibetan educational institution founded by the late Buddhist leader Tulku Hungkar Dorje, in what rights advocates describe as another blow to Tibetan language and cultural education.Authorities ordered the school's […]

Taipei [Taiwan], July 2 (ANI): Taiwan has accused China of intensifying its 'grey zone' tactics by increasing maritime incursions around the main island and its outlying territories in what authorities describe as an effort to gradually normalise Beijing's presence in waters under Taiwan's jurisdiction, according to a report submitted by Taiwan's Coast […]

A cyberattack on leading Hong Kong appliance distributor Shun Hing Group has compromised the personal information of more than 1 million people, according to the city’s privacy watchdog. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data said on Thursday that it had launched an investigation into the incident after receiving a data breach report […]

CHENGDU, July 2 (Xinhua) -- On the high slopes of southwest China's Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province, tartary buckwheat has been long grown for survival, not the health-food market.In Boshwahei Village of Zhaojue County, Yi farmer Madula recalls a diet built around two dependable crops: potatoes and tartary buckwheat. The grain was […]

by Xinhua writers Tian Ying, Zhang Yunlong and Xu XiaoqingSHANGHAI, July 2 (Xinhua) -- A small light bulb glows in the hand of a teacher dressed in a traditional Chinese scholar's gown, drawing curious students closer for a better look. Behind them, a screen displays a life-size recreation of an early-20th-century room, immersing everyone in the scene.The […]

BEIJING, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun on Thursday slammed Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's so-called "free and open Indo-Pacific" vision."Ostensibly, it champions openness and freedom, but its real agenda is about division and confrontation," Guo said at a regular press briefing, adding that it runs counter to […]

HAIYANG, Shandong, July 2 (Xinhua) -- As the summer vacation season begins in China, kids across the country are badgering their parents to book trips to watch rockets blast into the sky.Once off-limits to the public, these secretive launch sites have now turned into unexpected tourist hotspots, giving regular people a front-row seat to the nation's soaring […]

Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wing-kee, who publicly recounted being abducted and detained by mainland Chinese authorities in 2015, has died at the age of 70 after a years-long battle with lung cancer, according to Taiwanese media. Local media reported that Lam, who moved to Taiwan in 2019, was admitted to Mackay Memorial Hospital in Taipei on Tuesday, but his […]

(260702) -- DONGGUAN, July 2, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Technicians work on products design at Dongguan Moldbao Smart Technology Co. in Dongguan, south China's Guangdong Province, July 2, 2026. Dongguan Moldbao Smart Technology Co. specializes in the research, development and production of precision molds for smart hardware, designer toys and other products. By […]

LANZHOU, July 2 (Xinhua) -- A new study by Chinese scientists offers valuable insights for regional desertification control and ecological restoration, filling a gap in long-term, high-temporal-resolution reconstruction of desertification using annual rings from a specific desert shrub.This study was conducted by researchers at the Northwest Institute of […]

(260702) -- BEIJING, July 2, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Liu Guozhong, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with Belarusian First Deputy Prime Minister Nikolai Snopkov in Beijing, capital of China, on July 2, 2026. (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai)

HONG KONG, July 2 (Xinhua) -- The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) celebrated the 29th anniversary of the city's return to the motherland with a significant visit on Thursday by a Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy fleet.The fleet consists of guided-missile destroyer Nanning and guided-missile frigate Hengyang, along with ship-borne […]

The Vac Smart Fulfillment Center has established cooperation with multiple China-Europe Railway Express routes, serving as a consolidation hub in Central and Eastern Europe for services such as the Qilu and Gan-Europe lines.BUDAPEST, July 2 (Xinhua) -- At a 33,000-square-meter warehouse in the Hungarian town of Vac, about 35 km north of Budapest, robots […]

Taipei [Taiwan], July 2 (ANI): Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence detected the presence of 22 sorties of Chinese military aircraft around itself on Thursday.Of the 22, 20 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern, central, and southwestern Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ).In a post on X, the MND said, 'Overall, 22 sorties of […]

BEIJING, July 2 (Xinhua) -- A think tank report released on Thursday delves into the fine qualities and key factors behind the Communist Party of China (CPC)'s remarkable feats.The report, titled "Contemporary Features and Global Significance of Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building," was jointly released by the National High-Level Think Tank of the Party […]

(260702) -- BEIJING, July 2, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo shows copies of a report titled "Contemporary Features and Global Significance of Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building." The report was jointly released on Thursday by the National High-Level Think Tank of the Party School of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee (National Academy of […]

BEIJING, July 2 (Xinhua) --How do you fit 1,000 years of history into the palm of your hand?In Jingdezhen, the grandest history is told through the smallest details. Using miniature photography as our guide, we zoom into a world where time-honored Chinese heritage finds its modern canvas.Explore how a single drop of glaze and a touch of clay tell a story […]

JIUQUAN, July 2 (Xinhua) -- China on Thursday sent a new marine satellite into orbit from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China.A Long March-4B rocket carrying the Haiyang-2E (HY-2E) satellite took off at 7:46 a.m. (Beijing Time), sending the satellite into its planned orbit.The launch was the 654th involving the Long March rocket […]

XI'AN, July 2 (Xinhua) -- The place where U.S. journalist Edgar Snow trudged his way across the rugged revolutionary heartland in northwest China nine decades ago has been transformed with high-speed trains, upgraded orchards and improved ecological and living conditions.After months of interviews in Yan'an of Shaanxi Province in the 1930s on the arid Loess […]

(260702) -- BEIJING, July 2, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A representative of a company providing services for individual entrepreneurs shares her experience during the Digital Economy Industry Expo 2026 at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, capital of China, July 2, 2026. Under the theme "Building a digital-friendly city: Inclusive Intelligence, […]

TIANJIN, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Electrodes taped to her forearm and a sensor-studded cap on her head, a stroke patient watched a screen where a virtual hand slowly closed. She fixed her gaze on the image, let her attention narrow, and held one thought: make a fist.The electrodes fired, and her fingers curled inward. She looked at her hand and smiled, then […]

Hong Kong health authorities have called on the public to stay vigilant as the city has entered the summer flu season, with Covid-19 cases also on the rise. Dr Albert Au Ka-wing, head of the communicable disease branch of the Centre for Health Protection, said on Thursday that surveillance data suggested flu cases rose significantly last week, signalling […]

(260702) -- ONTARIO, July 2, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Wang Chuqin (front)/Sun Yingsha of China compete during the mixed doubles quarterfinal match against Alexis Lebrun (France)/Odo Satsuki (Japan) at the WTT United States Smash 2026 in Ontario, California, the United States, July 1, 2026. (Photo by Qiu Chen/Xinhua)

(260702) -- ONTARIO, July 2, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Wen Ruibo (R)/Yuan Licen of China compete during the men's doubles quarterfinal match against Manav Thakkar and Manush Shah of India at the WTT United States Smash 2026 in Ontario, California, the United States, July 1, 2026. (Photo by Zeng Hui/Xinhua)

(260702) -- ONTARIO, July 2, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Wang Manyu (rear R)/Kuai Man (rear L) of China compete during the women's doubles quarterfinal match Anna Hursey (Wales)/Maria Xiao (Spain) at the WTT United States Smash 2026 in Ontario, California, the United States, July 1, 2026. (Photo by Zeng Hui/Xinhua)

by Xinhua writer Chen DongshuDHAKA, July 2 (Xinhua) -- China's institutional advantages, rooted in the centralized and unified leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC), have helped transform the country's long-term blueprints into concrete national achievements, offering a viable alternative model for Global South countries seeking accelerated […]

* Overseas political leaders, scholars and policy researchers pointed to the CPC's long-term strategic vision, people-centered governance and capacity for constant self-improvement as key drivers of China's development as the CPC marked its 105th founding anniversary on Wednesday.BEIJING, July 2 (Xinhua) -- A gathering marking the 105th founding anniversary […]

Hong Kong’s box office takings for the first half of 2026 rose by nearly a quarter year on year, with the comedy Night King emerging as the highest-grossing film over the six-month period. According to figures from Hong Kong Box Office, 142 films premiered between January 1 and June 30, of which 17 were locally made. The movies generated HK$664 million […]

NewsVoirBhiwadi (Rajasthan) [India], July 2: As India accelerates its efforts to strengthen domestic manufacturing and reduce dependence on imports, the toy industry is emerging as one of the sectors witnessing significant transformation. Companies investing in large-scale local production are increasingly contributing to the country's ambition of becoming […]

New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): Industry leaders on Thursday welcomed the Delhi Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy, 2026, saying it will accelerate electric vehicle adoption, reduce dependence on imported fossil fuels, and position the national capital as a leader in clean mobility.Speaking to ANI on the sidelines of ASSOCHAM's National Conference on 'Building […]

An independent legal group has proposed that Beijing designate Hong Kong as the country’s “space finance capital”, positioning the city as a gateway for commercial development of the sector under the national five-year plan. The Asian Academy of International Law also proposed in policy papers issued on Thursday that Hong Kong should enact a space […]

(260702) -- ALMATY, July 2, 2026 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 25, 2026 shows a staff member operating a crane to handle containers of the China-Europe freight train at the Kazakhstani land port for Xi'an in Almaty, Kazakhstan. In November 2013, the first Chang'an China-Europe freight train departed from Xi'an to Almaty in Kazakhstan, […]

by Stefan SigfriedVery few books have moved me deeply. "Xi Jinping: The Governance of China" is one of them. The rare gift this book gives you is this: it reorients you, handing us a new lens that awakens us to our capacity to create a society good for all and sharpens our sense of what humans can truly achieve.Reading The Governance of China can feel […]

From Portugal to Romania, fear, funding pressure, and rule-bending are shutting young competitors out in the name of fairnessWas I wrong? Isupportedthe suspension of Russian clubs and teams from international football and rugby competition, even though I saw the cost meted out to players, clubs, fans, and people who work tirelessly to promote both sports at […]

(260702) -- NANJING, July 2, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Ding Xueqi discusses the next development plan of the village with the village cadres in Qixiang Village of Huangqiao Township, Taixing City, east China's Jiangsu Province, June 29, 2026. In Qixiang Village, people often catch sight of an electromobile weaving its way through the fields, with a pair of crutches […]

Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways will resume Middle East passenger flights in September, six months after suspending services due to the war. The airline said on Thursday it would progressively restore passenger and cargo operations, starting with freighter flights to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from August 1. Daily passenger flights to Dubai in the […]

A Hong Kong court has granted bail to an assistant manager of the project consultant behind a HK$336 million (US$42.8 million) renovation project at the fire-ravaged Wang Fuk Court, pending a money-laundering trial. Li Min, 33, secured bail at the High Court on Thursday after spending three weeks behind bars in connection with the city’s deadliest blaze […]