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A 14-year-old boy has been rescued after heavy smoke filled a public housing block in Hong Kong’s Kwai Chung, prompting the evacuation of more than 50 residents. Police said they had received multiple reports since 7.41am on Thursday of a suspected fire at Block 8 of the Kwai Shing West Estate. Firefighters rescued the boy from a flat. He was believed to […]

More than a third of Hong Kong employers plan to hire more staff in 2026, according to a survey by a leading recruitment consultancy firm, which attributes the “cautious optimism” to the city’s improving macroeconomic environment. The latest edition of Robert Walters Global Salary Survey, unveiled on Thursday, also found that 58 per cent of the […]

HANGZHOU, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The deepening of cultural exchange and collaboration among Maritime Silk Road cities is underway, according to the ongoing 2025 Maritime Silk Road Urban Cooperation Development Conference and the International Travel Agents Conference in Wenzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province.With the theme "Integration and Innovation for […]

"A close read of enrollment figures from last year and this fall shows that the pipeline of global talent in the United States is in a precarious position," said Fanta Aw, CEO of NAFSA: Association of International Educators, in a statement.By Li XiruiNEW YORK, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- For international students and foreign workers, the current U.S. […]

In Hong Kong and elsewhere, digital currencies, cryptocurrencies (including stablecoins) and virtual assets are gaining in popularity and are rapidly becoming a mainstream asset class, with retail investors increasingly buying into them. Here in the city, new and groundbreaking legislation has been introduced to implement a regulatory framework which […]

Taipei [Taiwan], November 20 (ANI): Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence said on Thursday (local time) that it had detected 16 Chinese military aircraft and six naval vessels operating around Taiwan, and that it has monitored the situation and responded.According to an update posted on X, 13 of the aircraft crossed the median line and entered the island's […]

China welcomes Netherlands' suspension of administrative order regarding NexperiaChina's commerce ministry said Wednesday that the country welcomes the Dutch government's move to suspend its administrative order regarding semiconductor manufacturer Nexperia, an overseas subsidiary of Chinese company Wingtech.It is "a first step in the right direction toward […]

An elite Hong Kong government school has warned that some books donated by alumni may contain material potentially breaching national security legislation, pledging to adopt a new policy rejecting publications with political propaganda or illegal content. King’s College, in Mid-Levels, revealed the decision in its latest annual report on safeguarding […]

(251119) -- BISHKEK, Nov. 19, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, holds the first China-Kyrgyzstan foreign ministers' strategic dialogue with Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Jeenbek Kulubaev in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Nov. 19, 2025. (Photo by Roman/Xinhua)

(251119) -- BISHKEK, Nov. 19, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov (R) meets with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Nov. 19, 2025. (Photo by Roman/Xinhua)

TOKYO/BEIJING: Japan moved on November 17 to ease rising tensions with China over Taiwan, after Beijing urged its citizens to avoid traveling to Japan. The dispute began when Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told lawmakers earlier this month that a Chinese attack on Taiwan that threatened Japan's survival could lead to a Japanese military response. Her […]

Tokyo [Japan], November 19 (ANI): Indian shooters continued their fine run at the 25th Summer Deaflympics in Tokyo, as Abhinav Deshwal and Pranjali Prashant Dhumal clinched the gold medal in the 10m Air Pistol event with a dominating 16-6 win over Ya-Ju Kao and Ming-Jui Hsu of Chinese Taipei on Wednesday. In the second event of the day, Kushagra Singh […]

ABU DHABI, 19th November, 2025 (WAM) -- His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the Presidential Court, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE), has welcomed Pan Gongsheng, Governor of the People's Bank of China, at Qasr Al Watan in Abu Dhabi, in the presence […]

GUANGZHOU, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- China's National Games awarded 29 gold medals Wednesday. 16-year-old Chen Yujie added a 200m title to her Monday's women's 100m victory, while local favorite Liu Jingyang claimed the women's 100m hurdles crown.Athletics remained the day's most prolific competition, producing nine gold medals, including the highly anticipated […]

(251119) -- HONG KONG, Nov. 19, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Choi Chun Yin (L) of Hong Kong competes against Chen Haiwei of Fujian during the men's team foil final of fencing at China's 15th National Games in Hong Kong, south China, Nov. 19, 2025. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

(251119) -- DONGGUAN, Nov. 19, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Liu Huanhua of Tianjin looks on in snatch during the weightlifting men's 102kg final at China's 15th National Games in Dongguan, south China's Guangdong Province, Nov. 19, 2025. (Xinhua/Yang Chenguang)

(251119) -- HONG KONG, Nov. 19, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Fu Ying of Jiangsu celebrates after winning the women's sabre team final of fencing at China's 15th National Games in Hong Kong, south China, Nov. 19, 2025. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

(251119) -- HENGQIN, Nov. 19, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Wang Xinyu/Yuan Yue (R) react during the tennis women's doubles final between Wang Xinyu/Yuan Yue of Guangdong and Wang Yafan/Jiang Xinyu of Sichuan at China's 15th National Games in Hengqin, south China's Guangdong Province, Nov. 19, 2025. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)

(251119) -- GUANGZHOU, Nov. 19, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Jiang Zhichao of Shandong competes during the women's discus throw final of athletics at China's 15th National Games in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Nov. 19, 2025. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

(251119) -- TOKYO, Nov. 19, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Wang Cong/Tian Jiping (front) compete during the men's doubles final of table tennis between Wang Cong/Tian Jiping of China and Lin Quan/Niu Zeming of China at the 25th Summer Deaflympics Tokyo 2025 in Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 19, 2025. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)

(251119) -- GUANGZHOU, Nov. 19, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Chen Liwen of Shanghai competes during the women's long jump final of athletics at China's 15th National Games in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Nov. 19, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

(251119) -- GUANGZHOU, Nov. 19, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Lu Jiawen of Shanghai competes during the women's high jump final of athletics at China's 15th National Games in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Nov. 19, 2025. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)

(251119) -- GUANGZHOU, Nov. 19, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Wu Yixiang of Shanghai competes during the men's pole vault final of athletics at China's 15th National Games in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Nov. 19, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

(251119) -- GUANGZHOU, Nov. 19, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Liu Jingyang of Guangdong celebrates after winning the women's 100m hurdles final of athletics at China's 15th National Games in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Nov. 19, 2025. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

(251119) -- GUANGZHOU, Nov. 19, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Xu Zhuoyi (C) of Shanghai crosses the finish line during the men's 110m hurdles final of athletics at China's 15th National Games in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Nov. 19, 2025. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

(251119) -- GUANGZHOU, Nov. 19, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Shi Junhao (L) of Guangdong competes during the men's 200m final of athletics at China's 15th National Games in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Nov. 19, 2025. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)

(251119) -- GUANGZHOU, Nov. 19, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Wang Ruimiao of Hubei performs the breaking B-Boys final battle at China's 15th National Games in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Nov. 19, 2025. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

(251119) -- GUANGZHOU, Nov. 19, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Liu Yinglan (C) of Sichuan falls down during the women's 200m final of athletics at China's 15th National Games in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Nov. 19, 2025. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

(251119) -- HENGQIN, Nov. 19, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Tang Sheng/Sun Qian (R) react during the tennis men's doubles final between Tang Sheng/Sun Qian of Jiangsu and Bu Yunchaokete/Zheng Zhan of Zhejiang at China's 15th National Games in Hengqin, south China's Guangdong Province, Nov. 19, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)

(251119) -- TOKYO, Nov. 19, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Shi Ce (2nd L)/Sun Boyao (1st L) and Wang Zhe (1st R)/Wang Yutong of China react after the women's doubles final of table tennis between Shi Ce/Sun Boyao of China and Wang Zhe/Wang Yutong of China at the 25th Summer Deaflympics Tokyo 2025 in Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 19, 2025. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)

(251119) -- BEIJING, Nov. 19, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Li Hongzhong, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and vice chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, meets with Arab representatives attending the 11th China-Arab States Civilizations Dialogue in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 19, 2025. […]

(251119) -- ATHENS, Nov. 19, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Ambassador to Greece Fang Qiu speaks at a launch ceremony for the Greek edition of "Xi Jinping: The Governance of China" in Athens, Greece, Nov. 18, 2025. TO GO WITH "Greek edition of 'Xi Jinping: The Governance of China' launched in Athens" (Photo by Lefteris Partsalis/Xinhua)

"Cultural exchanges help bridge the distance between people's hearts, and cultural cooperation serves as the foundation for mutual understanding," said 90-year-old Galina Kulikova, first deputy chairperson of the Russia-China Friendship Association.by Xinhua writers Zhang Chaoqun, He Yiran, Zhao YilinMOSCOW, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Amid the melodious tunes […]

by Xinhua writers Xia Xiao, Wu BaoshuDUBAI, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- China's C919 has drawn steady crowds at the ongoing 19th edition of Dubai Airshow, where industry professionals and trade visitors are lining up for a closer look at the country's first homegrown large passenger aircraft.A C919 brought by its manufacturer, the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of […]

Panaji (Goa) [India], November 19 (ANI): India's challenge in the FIDE World Cup 2025 came to an end on Wednesday after grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi went down against China's GM Wei Yi in the quarterfinal tiebreak here.Arjun was the only Indian left in the fray at the quarterfinal stage, and after drawing both the classical games, the tiebreak was always […]

Tokyo [Japan], November 19 (ANI): Japan has urged its citizens living in or visiting China to exercise heightened caution as political friction intensifies over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's recent comments on Taiwan. The Japanese government advised avoiding crowds, watching surroundings closely, and refraining from travelling alone, reflecting rising […]

Sydney [Australia], November 19 (ANI): Indian shuttlers had a good outing in the opening round at the Australian Open 2025 badminton tournament in Sydney, with Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy and Kidambi Srikanth advancing to the men's singles second round of the BWF Super 500 event on Wednesday.Paris Olympics 2024 semi-finalist Lakshya defeated Chinese Taipei's Su […]

A replica of the skeleton of “Hong Kong’s Whale” that famously wandered into Victoria Harbour 70 years ago has been installed in Shek O, where the original bones once stood before they were destroyed by Super Typhoon Mangkhut in 2018. Researchers from the University of Hong Kong’s (HKU) Swire Institute of Marine Science (Swims) erected the replica […]

Hong Kong’s fourth locally acquired chikungunya fever case resulted from a new source of infection unrelated to previous ones, health authorities have confirmed, urging those living in the same area as the patient to seek medical advice if they show symptoms. The Centre for Health Protection said on Wednesday that the source of the fourth case’s […]

(251119) -- MACAO, Nov. 19, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Sun Yingsha of Hebei hits a return in the match against Fan Siqi of Shandong during the second match of women's team final of table tennis between Hebei and Shandong at China's 15th National Games in Macao, south China, Nov. 19, 2025. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

Three men allegedly linked to a fatal attack on a suspected triad member in Sha Tin have been arrested over murder and related charges after being transferred back to Hong Kong from mainland China. The trio – including a suspected knifeman and the driver of a getaway vehicle – were detained by mainland police earlier this year. A force spokesman said on […]

Greater Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 19 (ANI): World Champion Jaismine Lamboria (57kg) delivered a commanding performance to storm into the final of the World Boxing Cup Finals 2025, outclassing Kazakhstan's Ulzhan Sarsenbek, the former Asian Youth Championships gold medalist, with a flawless 5:0 win at the Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports […]

(251119) -- SHENZHEN, Nov. 19, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Muladeli of Guangxi competes during the jumping individual final of equestrian at China's 15th National Games in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Nov. 19, 2025. (Xinhua/Feng Kaihua)

(251119) -- DONGGUAN, Nov. 19, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Qian Feixiang of Jiangsu reacts in clean and jerk during the weightlifting men's 96kg final at China's 15th National Games in Dongguan, south China's Guangdong Province, Nov. 19, 2025. (Xinhua/Yang Chenguang)

Hong Kong budget airline HK Express has hired 11 initial graduates from a self-funded cadet pilot programme, including a former driving instructor and a previous employee of the Fire Services Department. Jeanette Mao, CEO of the airline, linked the hiring of 11 out of 15 graduates from the Hong Kong International Aviation Academy to its rapid expansion […]