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A technical fault in the interconnection between Hong Kong’s two power providers caused a brief voltage dip on Thursday, resulting in around 90 reports of people trapped in lifts within a 30-minute window. The Fire Services Department said it received about 90 reports of lift entrapments on Hong Kong Island between 9.23am and 9.53am, across various […]

Hong Kong is expected to introduce short-term relief measures for the transport sector that has been heavily affected by oil price fluctuations under a task force set to be established to monitor and respond to the Middle East conflict and the global energy crisis, the South China Morning Post has learned. The news followed a meeting among senior officials […]

I’ve yet to meet a parent who wished their child had more screen time. Though just how far the problem can go was laid bare in the recent case of KGM against Meta and Google in a US court. The 20-year-old plaintiff, KGM, sued the owners of Instagram and YouTube, claiming that her extensive use of those platforms was driven by a deliberate use of addictive […]

Hong Kong’s identity as a world-leading international hub has never been static. It has been built over time through openness, adaptability and, crucially, diversity. Recent discussions about the city’s talent strategy, including concerns that the overwhelming majority of applicants under key admission schemes come from mainland China, raise a deeper […]

Hong Kong food safety authorities have ordered an immediate halt to the sale of oysters from a French brand after the product was possibly linked to suspected gastroenteritis cases in the Netherlands. The Centre for Food Safety on Wednesday ordered the trade to suspend imports of raw oysters from the French brand Josephine that were produced and packed […]

A two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran is unlikely to significantly ease fuel prices in the near term without a complete end to the conflict, Hong Kong economists have warned, citing uncertainties in the volatile situation. Economist Simon Lee Siu-po of the Chinese University of Hong Kong’s Shenzhen Finance Institute said that […]

(Photo credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images)Valentin Vacherot became the first competitor from Monaco to reach the third round of the Monte-Carlo Masters since 2006 with a stunning 7-6 (6), 7-5 upset of fourth-seeded Italian Lorenzo Musetti on Wednesday.Vacherot is the first Monegasque player to do so since his coach and half-brother, Benjamin Balleret. […]

The war between the US and Iran marks the end of an anomalous eraRegardless of how the conflict between the United States and Iran formally concludes, its symbolism is already unmistakable. An ancient civilization, one of the oldest continuous states in human history, has emerged as the final obstacle to the project of American global dominance. That alone […]

Beijing [China], April 8 (ANI): The Chinese government has reaffirmed its commitment to regional stability following acknowledgements of its role in facilitating diplomatic breakthroughs in the Middle East, as reported by China Daily. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning stated that Beijing remains dedicated to fostering a peaceful resolution to […]

(Photo credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images)The scheduled opening event of the Diamond League season in Doha, Qatar has been postponed until at least June due to the ongoing war in the Middle East, the track and field league announced Wednesday.The meet was scheduled to open the 2026 season on May 8 but is now scheduled to be contested on June 19 'should […]

Five lessons from a war Tehran didnt loseUS President Donald Trump has, in the end, found a way out of the situation he created by embarking on a reckless war against Iran. The threat of destroying an entire civilization provided him with the pretext to step back.Indirect negotiations between Tehran and Washington, conducted through intermediaries, […]

by Xinhua writers Zhang Yunlong, Xun Wei, and Zhao JiantongBEIJING, April 8 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese motorcycle startup's shock double victory at the Superbike World Championship has triggered an unlikely cultural moment: widespread calls for its founder's improbable rise to drive the next installment of one of China's highest-grossing racing film […]

SHANGHAI, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) celebrated its 130th anniversary with a ceremony held at its Minhang campus on Wednesday.

(260408) -- JIAXING, April 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Citizens rest at a bakery garden in Yuxin Town, Nanhu District of Jiaxing City, east China's Zhejiang Province, April 8, 2026. The site attracts many visitors with its innovative integration of coffee and rural landscape, offering a unique leisure experience. In recent years, Nanhu District of Jiaxing City has […]

(260408) -- OUDOMXAY, April 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 29, 2025 shows a 1,000-MW photovoltaic project developed by China General Nuclear Power Group (CGNPC) in Oudomxay province, Laos. TO GO WITH "China-developed 1,000-MW solar project enters operation in Laos" (CGNPC/Handout via Xinhua)

SHANGHAI, April 8 (Xinhua) -- China unveiled a new large model for carbon emission accounting on Wednesday, marking a major technological breakthrough in the global field of carbon accounting.Carbon emission accounting is a crucial basis for international climate compliance, a cornerstone of global carbon pricing, and an essential prerequisite for meeting […]

(260408) -- BEIJING, April 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice President Han Zheng meets with Jose Pedro Aguiar-Branco, speaker of the Portuguese parliament, in Beijing, capital of China, April 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei)

NANJING, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Cheng Li-wun, chairwoman of the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) party, led a KMT delegation on Wednesday morning to pay homage to the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum in Nanjing, capital city of east China's Jiangsu Province.Sun was a founding figure of the KMT. Paying homage to his mausoleum has long been an important part of KMT chairpersons' […]

(260408) -- SHANGHAI, April 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A delivery drone of Meituan, an on-demand delivery platform, prepares to land in Shanghai, east China, April 8, 2026. Cheng led a KMT delegation to visit the Meituan headquarters in Shanghai on Wednesday and experienced the drone delivery service. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)

* The backdrop to Washington's fury is a near-unanimous refusal by European NATO members to be drawn into a war they had no role in starting.* Analysts said the standoff illustrated a wider gap in political and strategic thinking across the Atlantic.* The latest dispute has also revived debate in Europe over whether the alliance can endure only if its […]

Nanjing [China], April 8 (ANI): Taiwan's opposition leader and Kuomintang (KMT) Chairperson Cheng Li-wun on Wednesday called for reconciliation and regional stability during a rare visit to China, as she paid tribute to Dr Sun Yat-sen at his mausoleum in Nanjing, China, Focus Taiwan reported.According to Focus Taiwan, during her visit, Cheng highlighted the […]

Expectations that New Delhi will stand with Washington to offset Beijing are not realistic, Hamid Ansari told RT IndiacIndia will not be an ally of the United States against China, former Vice President Hamid Ansari has told RT India.In the latest episode of In Conversation with Salman Khurshid, Ansari said he did not think it was "realistic" for India to […]

Expectations that New Delhi will stand with Washington to offset Beijing are "not realistic," Hamid Ansari told RT India c India will not be an ally of the United States against China, former Vice President Hamid Ansari has told RT India. In the latest episode of In Conversation with Salman Khurshid, Ansari […]

(260408) -- SHANGHAI, April 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Alumni of Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) pose for photos at SJTU's Minhang campus in Shanghai, east China, April 8, 2026. The SJTU celebrated its 130th anniversary with a ceremony held at its Minhang campus on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)

(260408) -- ANJI, April 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A worker picks tea leaves at a tea garden in Anji County, east China's Zhejiang Province, April 8, 2026. The white tea in Anji County has currently entered its harvest season. In 2025, the output of white tea in Anji reached 2,630 tonnes, with an annual output value of the tea industrial chain exceeding 7 billion […]

A fire services company did not conduct any on-site inspections and merely acted as a “rubber stamp” in submitting 85 notices to shut down the hose reel system of a housing estate hit by Hong Kong’s deadliest blaze in decades, an inquiry has heard. Separate testimony from a Fire Services Department official also noted that another contractor failed to […]

(260408) -- BEIJING, April 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang, both members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, attend a national conference on the service sector in Beijing, capital of China. An instruction of Chinese President Xi Jinping, also […]

(260408) -- MAPUTO, April 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Doctors from the 25th Chinese medical team in Mozambique provide free clinic at the Confucius Institute of Eduardo Mondlane University in Maputo, Mozambique, April 6, 2026. TO GO WITH "Chinese medical team offers free clinic, promotes health awareness in Mozambique" (Photo by Mendes Mondlane/Xinhua)

Hong Kong, April 8 (ANI): Beijing, along with the rest of the world, is presumably watching with dropped jaws as America's political leadership behaves like a bull in a china shop. Washington DC's foreign policy is unpredictable in nature, as President Donald Trump continues to prosecute his war against Iran.It was ironic that Trump even called on China, […]

Taipei [Taiwan], April 8 (ANI): China's efforts to penetrate Taiwan's defences are becoming more structured, deliberate, and sharply focused, with a notable shift towards recruiting lower-ranking military personnel, according to Tsai Ming-yen, Director-General of Taiwan's National Security Bureau.Speaking at a legislative session, Tsai highlighted the […]

Hong Kong, April 8 (ANI): Beijing, along with the rest of the world, is presumably watching with dropped jaws as America's political leadership behaves like a bull in a china shop. Washington DC's foreign policy is unpredictable in nature, as President Donald Trump continues to prosecute his war against Iran.It was ironic that Trump even called on China, […]

NANNING, April 8 (Xinhua) -- On a spring weekend, Zhong Zimeng decided on pink before heading out to play a color-hunting game called ColorWalk, scanning for everything pink as she wandered.After an hour of walking at a riverside park in Nanning, the capital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in south China, pink blossoms, pink benches and a visitor's pink […]

BEIJING, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday urged efforts to deepen political rectification in the military to maintain the purity and glory of the people's armed forces.Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks when he addressed a […]

(260408) -- BEIJING, April 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, addresses a training session for high-ranking military officials in Beijing, capital of China, April 8, 2026. The training session opened at the National […]

Bilateral trade between the two Asian nations hit $137 billion in 2025-26, ahead of $127.8 billion with AmericaChina became India's largest trading partner in the 2025-26 financial year, overtaking the US, Beijing's embassy in New Delhi has said.Bilateral trade between India and China reached $137 billion in the period between April 2025 and February 2026, […]

Bilateral trade between the two Asian nations hit $137 billion in 2025-26, ahead of $127.8 billion with America China became India's largest trading partner in the 2025-26 financial year, overtaking the US, Beijing's embassy in New Delhi has said. Bilateral trade

Cinema box office takings in Hong Kong over the first four days of the Easter break more than doubled year on year, reaching HK$25.93 million (US$3.31 million) compared with HK$12.75 million over the same period in 2025, despite a holiday exodus. According to the Immigration Department, residents made around 2.13 million outbound and 1.81 million inbound […]

BEIJING, April 8 (Xinhua) -- China welcomes the announcement by relevant parties of reaching a ceasefire arrangement on the Iran conflict, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Wednesday, expressing support for the mediation efforts made by countries such as Pakistan.Iran and the United States have agreed to a two-week ceasefire less than […]

A Hong Kong car owner has lost HK$500,000 (US$63,800) to scammers posing as petrol company staff who exploited surging fuel prices by offering bogus top-up deals for membership cards, police have said. The victim received unsolicited WhatsApp messages from fraudsters claiming to represent a fuel company, according to a post on the force’s CyberDefender […]

BEIJING, April 8 (Xinhua) -- At the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and minister of foreign affairs, will visit the DPRK from April 9 to 10, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson announced on […]

BEIJING, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Representatives from China, Afghanistan and Pakistan held an informal meeting from April 1 to 7 in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Wednesday.Mao told a regular press briefing that members of the three delegations were from their countries' […]

BEIJING, April 8 (Xinhua) -- AI-driven technologies are invigorating China's smart breeding sector, propelling the digital and intelligent transformation of the seed industry.During the ongoing spring farming season, a surge of AI-driven innovative applications has emerged. The Nanfan smart breeding platform, which focuses on breeding data processing, […]

This article was first published on April 8, 1986. Billion dollar brilliance by Staff Reporters The new $5.2 billion headquarters of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corpn was formally opened last night (April 7, 1986) when the Governor, Sir Edward Youde, snipped a simple ribbon. The building, every light ablaze, was a symbol of the bank’s faith in the […]

HOHHOT, April 8 (Xinhua) -- In the farriery workshop at the Vocational and Technical College of Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, the crisp clang of a hammer striking a horseshoe fills the air.Zhao Xu, 33, crouched steadily beside a sport horse, holding up its hind hoof while carefully filing the hoof wall with a rasp. Sparks flew, and the smell of […]

New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Manoj Kumar Jha on Wednesday welcomed the two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran, stating that it sends a strong message to the American establishment that the rhetoric of 'regime change' or 'ending a civilisation' does not work in the modern world.Speaking to ANI, Jha expressed […]