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Washington [US], December 7 (ANI): US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Saturday defended recent military strikes on boats linked to alleged drug cartels, saying President Donald Trump has the authority to take action 'as he sees fit' to safeguard the nation.Speaking at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Hegseth rejected criticism of the strikes, which […]

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Get faster notifications on the latest updates by downloading our app. Hongkongers head to polling stations to elect their new representatives in the legislature on Sunday amid a sombre atmosphere, with the city […]

A Malaysian expert has told Xinhua that Nanjing's heritage conservation efforts offer many valuable lessons for the city of Malacca. #GLOBALink

NAIROBI, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- Nearly 30 Kenyan teachers on Friday received certificates after completing a three-week training course to boost their proficiency in the Chinese language. The ceremony took place at the Confucius Institute of Kenyatta University, and brought together senior faculty members, students, and linguists. Samson Ondigi, executive dean […]

Chinese President Xi Jinping held a welcome ceremony for French President Emmanuel Macron, who is on a state visit to China, in Beijing on Thursday. #XinhuaNews

BEIJING, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- China on Friday launched its first large artificial intelligence (AI) model dedicated to monitoring and protecting arable land, and it will serve as a new digital tool for the national strategy of storing grain in the land and in technology. Released by the Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning under the […]

WANNING, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- Ren Yijia claimed her second title of the CLPG Tour season on Saturday, as the Chinese amateur pulled off a one-stroke victory at the inaugural Wanning Women's Golf Open. After having started the day three strokes behind the leaders, Ren, 16, of Dalian, closed with a two-under 70 at Oak Forest Golf Club for her third CLPG Tour […]

(251206) -- ULAN BATOR, Dec. 6, 2025 (Xinhua) -- People view an art exhibition during an open day event held at the Chinese Embassy in Mongolia, in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, Dec. 5, 2025. The Embassy of China in Mongolia on Friday hosted an open day event, which was attended by more than 200 primary and secondary school teachers, students and parents in Ulan […]

BEIJING, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- A group of Chinese ecologists has recently quantified the overall biodiversity outcomes of China's forest restoration efforts, finding that the efforts have led to the habitat expansion of 73.6 percent of bird species in the forests, the China Science Daily reported on Friday. As a global leader in forest restoration, China has […]

Western Europe is spiraling toward self-destruction, but Trumps new strategy offers a lifelineThe liberal world order is collapsing under the weight of its own arrogance, and at the very moment Europe drowns in a self-inflicted civilizational crisis, the White House has released anational security strategypowerful enough to redefine the future of the West. […]

BEIJING, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- China's innovation is open and open-source, and the country is willing to share indigenous technologies and innovation scenarios with the world, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian told a briefing here on Friday.Lin made the remarks in response to a query related to foreign media reports that China has transformed from […]

HONG KONG, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- John Lee, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), said on Saturday that new arrangements were made this year to facilitate voting for the Legislative Council (LegCo) General Election. Two polling stations have been added -- one at a checkpoint of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge and another at […]

by Xinhua writer Wu QiongBEIJING, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- China's ecological transition has gained momentum across social and economic sectors, making significant contributions to global climate action, officials said on Friday.At a press conference held by the State Council Information Office, Li Gao, vice minister of ecology and environment, noted that China […]

HANGZHOU, China: Hikvision is pushing back against Washington's latest move to deepen restrictions on Chinese telecom equipment, filing a legal challenge to a new U.S. rule that broadens the government's power to halt sales of technology it considers a security threat. The Chinese manufacturer said that its U.S. unit had petitioned for judicial review of a […]

Hong Kong’s national security police have arrested a 71-year-old man on suspicion of disclosing details of one of their probes, invoking a provision that covers prejudicing such investigations for the first time. Police said the National Security Department conducted an enforcement operation on Saturday, and the suspect was arrested. He was accused of […]

The new US National Security Strategy signals a massive foreign policy shift; it remains to be seen if Washington is serious about it It is one thing to produce a written national security strategy, but the real test is whether or not US President Donald Trump is serious about implementing it. The key […]

Hong Kong has recorded one additional locally acquired case of chikungunya fever involving a woman who went hiking in Tsing Yi, bringing the total number of confirmed local cases of the mosquito-borne disease this year to 10. The Centre for Health Protection said on Saturday that it had recorded a new local case as of 5pm, involving a 67-year-old woman […]

New Delhi [India], December 6 (ANI): South Asia analyst Michael Kugelman said that despite discomfort in Western capitals over Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to India, the United States is expected to continue working closely with New Delhi, underscoring the resilience of the India-US partnership even amid geopolitical strain.Responding to ANI's […]

Washington, DC [US] December 6 (ANI): The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has released its weekly brief, highlighting a series of events across Asia, Europe, and North America to expose China's ongoing atrocities against the Uyghur people and to demand stronger international accountability for the genocide unfolding in Xinjiang.On November 30, the Uyghur […]

Hong Kong authorities have made a last-ditch appeal for residents to refocus on the city’s reform and their future by voting in Sunday’s Legislative Council election, as political analysts said public sentiment after the deadly fire in Tai Po would play a decisive role in voter turnout rates. The appeal came as Beijing’s national security office in […]

Guwahati (Assam) [India], December 6 (ANI): Sanskar Saraswat and Mithun Manjunath registered straight-games semifinal victories at the Guwahati Masters on Saturday to set up an all-Indian title clash, guaranteeing a gold medal for the host nation. Rising star Tanvi Sharma, meanwhile, stunned third seed Hina Akechi to advance to the women's singles final, as […]

Hong Kong police have arrested a man and a woman for alleged possession of dangerous drugs after seizing suspected etomidate and methamphetamine from them. Officers from the force’s Kowloon West region noticed a suspicious pair at about 1am on Saturday while conducting an anti-crime patrol on Un Chau Street in Cheung Sha Wan and stopped them for […]

Beijing’s national security office in Hong Kong has met representatives from foreign media outlets in the city and warned them against crossing “red lines”, following reports it said smeared the government’s fire relief efforts and attacked the Legislative Council election. According to sources, foreign media outlets that were requested to attend […]

More than a week after an inferno ravaged Wang Fuk Court in Hong Kong’s Tai Po, one mother is agonisingly waiting to learn whether her daughter is among the 159 victims. The woman, surnamed Ng, said on Saturday that she feared she had lost her daughter after two bodies were found in a rented flat in the estate. DNA tests are pending. “My daughter’s […]

Hong Kong police have arrested a 36-year-old man on suspicion of vandalising Legislative Council election campaign materials ahead of Sunday’s poll. Police said on Saturday they were alerted at 8.53am that five posters related to the election at No 30 Mei Tin Road in Tai Wai had allegedly been destroyed. After a preliminary investigation, the man was […]

New Delhi [India], December 6 (ANI): The recently concluded 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit serves as a clear reminder to Western capitals that Moscow 'cannot be isolated', said South Asia analyst Michael Kugelman, noting that New Delhi and Beijing--two of the world's most influential global players--continue to maintain close ties with Russia despite […]

Twelve people were injured after a collision involving a double-decker KMB bus, a rubbish truck and a taxi in Kwai Chung on Saturday. Police said the drivers of all three vehicles and seven bus passengers who sustained injuries were sent to hospital. Two people, a passenger and a pedestrian, refused to be sent to the hospital. According to the force, the […]

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: Malaysia will restart the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 at the end of the month, reviving efforts to locate the jet more than a decade after it vanished during a flight to Beijing, the country's transport ministry said on December 3. The new operation is scheduled to begin on December 30 and will be carried out by […]

byGeorge BanezThe five-course lunch typical of Chinese restaurant fare in Manila foreshadowed the meals I scraped by the next ten days. My sister treated me to a send-off lunch before dropping me off at the airport that day. I had to catch the only flight to Puerto Princesa, the capital city of Palawan Island where I would study forests.Served family-style […]

BRUSSELS -- French President Emmanuel Macron wrapped up a trip to China where he sought Beijings help in pressuring Russia to agree to a cease-fire with Ukraine amid a recent burst of diplomacy over a US proposal to end the war.But analysts and European officials who spoke to RFE/RL doubt that Beijing will heed to Macrons calls for Chinese leader Xi Jinping […]

Contractors were racing to tear down scaffolding nets used for renovations at estates to meet Saturday’s government deadline imposed in the wake of the deadly Tai Po fire, but companies handling work at 55 blocks admitted they would need more time. An industry representative estimated that work at all sites across the city would only be completed by early […]

New Delhi [India], December 6 (ANI): External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Saturday described India-Russia ties as one of the 'steadiest big relationships' in the world over the last 78 years, noting that Russian President Vladimir Putin's recent two-day state visit to the county 'reimagined' the partnership by building new dimensions in areas […]

Fire safety risks persist at building sites across Hong Kong following the deadly blaze in Tai Po last week, the Construction Industry Council has warned, after a scaffolding worker at a major subsidised estate was sacked for smoking. Council chairman Thomas Ho On-sing on Saturday criticised companies for failing to have “learned a lesson” from the […]

From shoes and clothing to food, daily necessities, logistics services and even university sponsorships for orphans, donors from all walks of life have come together to support survivors of the Tai Po fire, Hong Kong’s deadliest in decades. Beyond the HK$3.3 billion (US$385 million) contributed by the private sector and the government as of Saturday, many […]

Taipei [Taiwan], December 6 (ANI): Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence on Saturday recorded an increase of Chinese military activities around its territory since Friday, with 29 sorties by PLA aircraft and six PLAN vessels operating around its territory as of 6 am today.Sharing the details in a post on X, the Taiwanese MND said that 19 out of 29 sorties […]

New Delhi [India], December 6 (ANI): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has done its best to ensure monetary policy continues to support India's economic growth and it is now time for the markets to show maturity and remain non exuberant, SBI Research said in a report, as the central bank in an unprecedented move reduced repo rate when both GDP and inflation […]

by George BanezThe five-course lunch typical of Chinese restaurant fare in Manila foreshadowed the meals I scraped by the next ten days. My sister treated me to a send-off lunch before dropping me off at the airport that day. I had to catch the only flight to Puerto Princesa, the capital city of Palawan Island where I would study forests.Served […]

Jeff Rowe grinned with satisfaction when the dashboard of his John Deere combine harvester showed the yield of the first run on his family’s farm during this year’s harvest: 253 bushels per acre, equivalent to 13.8 tonnes of corn per hectare. The yield on the 100-acre Schubert parcel was the highest in many years, said Rowe, the CEO of Syngenta Group […]

As sure as night follows day, you can always count on the big Western media outlets to politicise anything bad that happens in Hong Kong or on the mainland. So with the horrific Tai Po fire, you can be sure those platforms will go to town with that approach. The real cause of the fatal fire? Well, of course, it’s all about democracy and freedom, or rather […]

Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades has been put out, but the sight of the charred remains of Wang Fuk Court’s housing blocks still conjures up painful emotions and all too vivid memories for many people in the surrounding neighbourhood. The fire started on Wednesday last week, raging for 43 hours and engulfing seven of the estate’s eight towers […]

Around the world, women’s safety and dignity are under attack—from conflict, discrimination, and economic injustice, to rising forms of violence both online and offline.Too often, sexual violence and femicide go unpunished. Reduced penalties for so-called “honour” crimes, forced marriage, corruption, gender stereotypes, and broken justice systems […]

By Reena BhardwajWashington DC [US], December 5 (ANI): The Trump Administration has positioned India as a critical partner in its newly released National Security Strategy, signalling Washington's intent to deepen cooperation with New Delhi across economic, technological and defence sectors.The strategy document, released by the White House, explicitly […]

Hong Kong authorities have hit back at US politicians’ “absurd and fact-twisting” allegations over the health of former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying and their call for his unconditional release from prison. A spokesman for the Hong Kong government described the resolution introduced in the United States House of Representatives as an attempt to […]

Hong Kong will hold elections for its Legislative Council on December 7, without a single pro-democracy candidate. The Chinese government's attempts to present the legislature, known as the LegCo, as legitimate hardly fool anyone. Many Hongkongers quietly boycotted the previous election in 2021, resulting in record-low turnout.  Five years into its […]

Candidates started campaigning again this week for Hong Kong’s coming Legislative Council election, but opted for a more subdued approach, including fewer street booths and volunteers, in the aftermath of last week’s deadly fire in Tai Po. Some Legco hopefuls also unveiled new policy platforms in the run-up to Sunday’s poll, such as calling for a […]