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More than 700,000 people have been evacuated and over 1,800 flights grounded after Hongxia battered southern China with destructive winds and torrential rainTyphoon Hongxia, internationally known as Noul, made landfall in southern China's Guangdong Province early Sunday, triggering mass evacuations, widespread transportation disruptions, and torrential rain […]

(260726) -- HAIKOU, July 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on July 23, 2026 shows diplomatic envoys attending a banquet in Maona Village of Shuiman Township, Wuzhishan City, south China's Hainan Province. At the invitation of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, more than 30 ambassadors and senior diplomats visited Sanya, Wuzhishan, […]

New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hailed Anahat Singh's historic World Squash Junior Championships triumph, saying her landmark achievement will popularise squash among the youth.Anahat scripted history by becoming the first Indian to win the World Squash Junior Championships title, defeating Egypt's Ruqayya Salem 3-0 […]

Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 26 (ANI): Chinese authorities have resumed demolitions at Larung Gar Buddhist Institute, the world's largest Tibetan Buddhist institute, targeting around 1,060 monastic quarters belonging to Tibetan Buddhist monks and nuns, according to a report by the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD).As […]

Munich [Germany] July 26 (ANI): The World Uyghur Congress (WUC), in its latest weekly brief, highlighted a series of developments concerning the rights of Uyghurs, including a submission to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC), opposition to China's newly enforced Ethnic Unity Law, the deportation of a Uyghur asylum seeker from […]

Munich [Germany], July 26 (ANI): The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) and the Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) have strongly condemned the deportation of a 21-year-old Uyghur man, Arafat Adil, from Germany to China, describing the move as a violation of international human rights obligations and warning that it exposed him to the risk of arbitrary detention, […]

SHENZHEN, July 26 (Xinhua) -- The first council meeting and inauguration ceremony of the International Mangrove Center was held in Shenzhen of south China's Guangdong Province on Sunday. Representatives from member states, signatory countries and observer institutions of the center attended the meeting, during which a series of institutional documents […]

BEIJING, July 26 (Xinhua) -- China's office of the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters and the Ministry of Emergency Management (MEM) have dispatched a work team to northwest China's Gansu Province on Sunday to guide local relief efforts after a flash flood caused casualties.The headquarters has activated a Level-IV flood prevention […]

(260726) -- CHANGZHOU, July 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Kim Won Ho (L)/Seo Seung Jae communicate during the men's doubles final match between Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Shohibul Fikri of Indonesia and Kim Won Ho/Seo Seung Jae of South Korea at the China Open 2026 badminton tournament in Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, July 26, 2026. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

The Dutch maker of Friso, a popular powdered infant formula brand, has stressed that tests show its product is safe, despite a recall of a product batch in Hong Kong and Macau after excessive levels of lead were found in samples. In a statement on Sunday, Royal FrieslandCampina said: “We have conducted additional third-party quality testing on the […]

(260726) -- CHANGZHOU, July 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Chou Tien Chen (R) and silver medalist Toma Junior Popov pose on the podium during the awarding ceremony after the men's singles final match between Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei and Toma Junior Popov of France at the China Open 2026 badminton tournament in Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu […]

(260726) -- SHENYANG, July 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A visitor view exhibits at the exhibition "Smiles: Imprints of the Chinese Spirit in Cultural Relics" at the Liaoning Provincial Museum in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, July 26, 2026. The exhibition opened here on Sunday, showcasing more than 300 artifacts from 38 museums and cultural […]

(260726) -- SHENZHEN, July 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Representatives talk at the venue of the first council meeting of the International Mangrove Center in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, July 26, 2026. The first council meeting and inauguration ceremony of the International Mangrove Center was held here on Sunday. Representatives from member states, […]

TOKYO, July 26 (Xinhua) -- A clip of a past debate featuring current Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who was then a lawmaker, surfaced on social media in Japan recently and has drawn heavy domestic criticism for her revisionist views of the country's conduct in World War II.Takaichi, during the live political talk and news debate show aired in 2002 […]

(260726) -- MACAO, July 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Dong Yuhan (R) of China spikes the ball during the 3rd Place match between China and Italy at the Women's Volleyball Nations League (VNL) 2026 Finals in Macao, south China, July 26, 2026. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)

In the third of a five-part Health Matters wellness series on ageing in Hong Kong, Victor Ting looks at how advances in early screening and new drug therapies are offering fresh hope for Alzheimer’s patients, as experts say the city must expand support efforts to meet rising demand. For years, Hong Kong retiree Mary Chan* lived with a quiet fear that […]

The countrys industrial sector is losing around 15,000 jobs every month, according to manufacturing association BDIGermany is rapidly losing industrial jobs and competitiveness, Federation of German Industries (BDI) chief Tanja Goenner has warned, describing the situation as "critical."The BDI, Germany's main industry association, represents around 39 […]

NEW YORK, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Densely drumbeat-paced movements of lion dancers and hip-hop rhythms converged at a Chinese Arts Week at New York's Lincoln Center, showcasing the cultural vitality and diversity of contemporary China.The street dance show stood out in the festival celebration Thursday evening with its kung fu elements. It followed a lion dance […]

Hong Kong restaurant operators have hit out at a scheme requiring them to have permits to run dog-friendly venues, saying they had already been allowing pets in their outdoor seating areas but were now barred from doing so without the new licence. Businesses said they had been forced to turn away dog owners who were previously welcomed, even as the […]

When Hongkonger Tara Fung brought her eight-month-old Munchkin cat, Yuen Yuen, to a clinic to get spayed in March 2025, she was told two hours later that her pet had died from an allergic reaction to a sedative. “Who would have thought she would go in and never come out … I never got to see her again,” she told the South China Morning Post. Fung […]

(260726) -- CHANGZHOU, July 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Yamaguchi Akane reacts during the women's singles final match between Chen Yufei of China and Yamaguchi Akane of Japan at the 2026 China Open badminton tournament in Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, July 26, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

(260726) -- NEW YORK, July 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Artists perform a contemporary dance at a Chinese Arts Week at Lincoln Center in New York, the United States, on July 23, 2026. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese Arts Week brings tradition, vitality to New York" (Xinhua/Zhang Fengguo)

Residents of the Northern Metropolis, Hong Kong’s future mega township near the border with Shenzhen, can expect bigger living spaces and improved access to recreational areas, according to the city’s finance chief. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po also said the government would make the border town a place “suitable for living, working, studying […]

(260726) -- HUIZHOU, July 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Workers clear up a road in Pinghai Town of Huidong County, Huizhou, south China's Guangdong Province, July 26, 2026. China's National Meteorological Center issued an orange typhoon alert on Sunday morning after Typhoon Noul made landfall in south China's Guangdong Province, with maximum winds of Force 14 near […]

(260726) -- CHANGZHOU, July 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Liu Shengshu (R)/Tan Ning celebrate scoring during the women's doubles final match between Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning of China and Fukushima Yuki/Matsumoto Mayu of Japan at the 2026 China Open badminton tournament in Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, July 26, 2026. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

The country is accelerating its drone industry, learning from the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the US-Israeli war against IranIndian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh stressed the urgent need earlier this year to build a drone production ecosystem to ensure strategic autonomy, enhance defense preparedness, and make the country self-reliant. In view of the […]

An international journal has said it is looking into concerns raised over a map featured in a paper by an Education University of Hong Kong (EdU) researcher, in which Victoria Harbour was omitted and Kowloon Peninsula was merged with Hong Kong Island. A spokesman for the Humanities and Social Sciences Communications journal said on Wednesday that its […]

BEIJING, July 26 (Xinhua) -- A beloved Chinese legend is captivating a new generation of moviegoers. Animated feature "All Wishes Come True!" has become one of this summer's biggest hits, reimagining the ancient Taoist myth of the Eight Immortals through an original coming-of-age adventure.Rooted in the classic Taoist tale of the Eight Immortals crossing […]

URUMQI, July 26 (Xinhua) -- The Turpan Basin in northwest China has long been known as a "hotspot" for its scorching heat.In the classic novel "Journey to the West," the Monkey King borrowed a magic fan to cool the Flaming Mountains there. This summer, Turpan's temperatures have topped 50 degrees Celsius, earning it the nickname "Land of Fire."However, this […]

(260726) -- HONG KONG, July 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A car drives past a broken branch on a road in Hong Kong, south China, July 26, 2026. The Hong Kong Observatory downgraded the typhoon signal to the Strong Wind Signal No. 3 at 12:40 p.m. local time on Sunday as Typhoon Noul moves away. With Noul moving into inland Guangdong and weakening, local winds are […]

JINGDEZHEN, July 26 (Xinhua) -- The Jingdezhen Handicraft Porcelain Industry Sites were inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List on Saturday, filling a long-standing gap in the list for porcelain heritage.Located in east China's Jiangxi Province, the sites consist of five component areas that together trace the evolution of Jingdezhen's handcrafted […]

(260726) -- CHANGZHOU, July 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Feng Yanzhe/Huang Dongping (R) compete during the mixed doubles final match between Feng Yanzhe/Huang Dongping and Guo Xinwa/Chen Fanghui of China at the 2026 China Open badminton tournament in Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, July 26, 2026. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

Typhoon Noul, which triggered a No 9 signal on Sunday, made the third-closest approach to Hong Kong by a major storm this century, but it caused relatively minor damage in the city despite violent winds rattling buildings throughout the night. It was the first No 9 signal issued since Super Typhoon Ragasa last September, which came within 100km (62 miles) […]

New posts14:45Iran Says It Has Halted Attacks On Washington's Allies, As US Pauses Bombardment By RFE/RL A man walks past a mural depicting late Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran on July 24.Tehran said it had halted retaliatory attacks against US allies in the Middle East as Washington refrained from attacking Iran for the second night

NANCHANG, July 26 (Xinhua) -- The Jingdezhen Handicraft Porcelain Industry Sites were inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List on Saturday during the 48th session of the World Heritage Committee in Busan, the Republic of Korea.It is the first time that China has nominated an industrial heritage site for World Heritage status, and it is also the first World […]

(260726) -- HONG KONG, July 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 26, 2026 shows a view of the Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong, south China. The Hong Kong Observatory issued the No. 8 Northwest Gale or Storm Signal on Saturday night under the effect of super typhoon Noul. The No. 8 signal is the third-highest warning under Hong Kong's weather system, […]

BEIJING, 26th July, 2026 (WAM) -- China's National Meteorological Centre issued an orange typhoon alert on Sunday morning after Typhoon Noul made landfall in south China's Guangdong Province, with maximum winds of Force 14 near its centre, Xinhua News Agency reported.Later Sunday morning, Typhoon Noul weakened from a severe typhoon to a typhoon, according […]

About 2,000 passengers were stranded overnight at Hong Kong International Airport as Typhoon Noul battered the city, with some dismayed by their disrupted journeys while others complained about hotel room rates that had risen to HK$2,000 (US$255) to HK$3,000 per night. In the airport’s departure hall, nearly all the chairs were occupied on Sunday morning, […]

New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): Rising affordability concerns, growing interest in electric vehicles and advanced technologies, and changing mobility preferences are reshaping the global automotive and transportation landscape, according to a recent report by McKinsey.The report was based on a survey of more than 20,000 mobility users across China, […]

Hong Kong’s after-school care scheme has expanded rapidly since the government removed its quota cap this academic year, with some operators saying they have sufficient capacity to meet demand, while others are already recruiting more staff to keep pace. While some mothers said the programme had freed them up to return to work after years of full-time […]

Muscat [Oman], July 26 (ANI): The Indian Women's Hockey Team finished as runners-up at the FIH Youth Hockey5s Asian Championship in Muscat, Oman, after going down 2-4 to China in the Final on Saturday. India booked their place in the summit clash with a commanding 8-1 victory over Kazakhstan in the Semi-Final, according to a press release. China made a […]

Taipei [Taiwan], July 26 (ANI): Taiwan on Sunday recorded 4 sorties by PLA aircraft, 7 PLAN vessels and 3 official ships around its territory, the Ministry of National Defence said.As per the Ministry of National Defence (MND), these were detected up until 6 AM (UTC +8).It said on X, '4 sorties of PLA aircraft, 7 PLAN vessels and 3 official ships operating […]

More Americans see China, not the U.S., as leading AI development, a new Pew Research Center survey shows.Some 36% say China is more advanced in AI development, compared with just 12% who put the U.S. ahead. Another 18% say the two are roughly equal.Produced by Xinhua Global Service

HANGZHOU, July 26 (Xinhua) -- When viewers ask which product best suits their needs, Ge Xinrui must translate technical specifications into language they can understand and use.Her work does not end when the camera is switched off. The 27-year-old internet marketer studies traffic data, analyzes consumer profiles and reviews which parts of a livestream […]

(260726) -- HARARE, July 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A member of the 23rd Chinese medical team to Zimbabwe checks a guest's blood glucose level during a free healthcare service on the sidelines of a reception celebrating the 99th founding anniversary of the Chinese People's Liberation Army in Harare, Zimbabwe, on July 24, 2026. TO GO WITH "Reception held in […]