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A UK-based platform supporting British National (Overseas) visa holders is launching a campaign to lobby against London’s proposed immigration reforms, calling them unfair and a source of “acute anxiety” for the Hong Kong community in the country. The Sutton Hongkongers group said people who had moved to Britain from the city felt that the UK […]

Tighter English requirements for migrants moving to the UK may be challenging for many Hongkongers applying for a bespoke visa pathway, with some Britons even struggling to attain the level, a veteran teacher and a support group leader for new arrivals have said. The Home Office confirmed on Friday that Hongkongers using the British National (Overseas) visa […]

(251122) -- LJUBLJANA, Nov. 22, 2025 (Xinhua) -- People visit an art exhibition featuring works by Chinese and Slovenian artists in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Nov. 21, 2025. TO GO WITH "Art exhibition showcasing Chinese, Slovenian works opens in Ljubljana" (Photo by Zeljko Stevanic/Xinhua)

JOHANNESBURG, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- During his ongoing trip to Africa, Chinese Premier Li Qiang called for deeper China-Africa cooperation to create broader room for future collaboration and advance common development, as reflected in a range of pro-development China-Africa projects.In talks with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa ahead of the 20th Group […]

Hong Kong’s embattled Medical Council has overturned its earlier decision to terminate an inquiry, delayed for 15 years, into a paediatrician accused of a blunder that left a mainland Chinese boy permanently disabled. The council decided on Saturday to revoke its previous ruling made on October 28 to permanently stay the proceedings of the disciplinary […]

Taipei [Taiwan], November 22 (ANI): Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence on Saturday (local time) detected 18 sorties of PLA aircraft, 7 PLAN vessels and one official ship operating around their territory. 12 out of 18 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern and southwestern Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ), according to the […]

(251122) -- WELLINGTON, Nov. 22, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Leji, chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, attends the opening ceremony of a memorial museum honoring Rewi Alley, a dedicated New Zealander who helped build friendly relations between China and New Zealand, in Christchurch, New Zealand, Nov. 22, 2025. Zhao paid an official […]

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has flagged off the country's first dried chili shipment to China, one year after the two countries signed a bilateral agreement allowing the agricultural product to access the Chinese market.KAMULI, Uganda, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has flagged off the country's first dried chili shipment to […]

Standing shoulder to shoulder in a gleaming laboratory in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's capital, African and Chinese health experts pored over advanced equipment as they took part in a training session on laboratory detection and genome sequencing.ADDIS ABABA, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- Standing shoulder to shoulder in a gleaming laboratory in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's […]

A Hong Kong student delegation has pulled out of a regional exchange programme in Japan next month amid an ongoing diplomatic dispute between Beijing and Tokyo. The Education Bureau confirmed on Saturday that Hong Kong would withdraw from this year’s Japan-East Asia Network of Exchange for Students and Youths Programme, citing safety concerns. “In light […]

The Botanist stands out for offering a rare cinematic vision defined by its quiet confidence and mature restraint, noting that the director shapes the film's world through emotion and imagery rather than plot, said Ahmed al-Saeed, a jury member of the NETPAC Award.CAIRO, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese film The Botanist achieved a big success at the 46th […]

Abu Dhabi [UAE], November 22 (ANI): Bollywood superstars Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan visited a museum in Abu Dhabi, grabbing attention from the fans who celebrated the moment as a real-life 'Karan-Arjun' reunion.Taking to his Instagram stories, Salman posted a video from their museum tour show. In the clip, SRK and the 'Dabangg' star are seen posing […]

(251122) -- HAIKOU, Nov. 22, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Staff members of the Grand China Aviation Maintenance Co., Ltd. under the HNA Technic perform maintenance on an aircraft at the Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) One-Stop Aircraft Maintenance Base in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, on Nov. 21, 2025. The Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) One-Stop Aircraft […]

(251122) -- RIYADH, Nov. 22, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Xintong of China poses with the trophy during the awarding ceremony after defeating Neil Robertson of Australia in Riyadh Season Snooker 167 Championship in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Nov. 22, 2025. (Xinhua/Wang Haizhou)

SYDNEY, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's erroneous remarks on China's Taiwan are very destabilizing and undermine the security of the entire region, Australian Citizens Party's National Chairman Robert Barwick has said."One of the cornerstones of regional security since World War II has been Japan's pacifist constitution, which […]

BEIJING, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- Artificial intelligence (AI) is undoubtedly one of today's global buzzwords. But in China -- the world's second-largest economy -- a key question is how its AI ambitions will unfold and reshape the country's future growth path. Clues to the answer can be found in a major national initiative known as "AI Plus."Unveiled by a […]

(251122) -- GDANSK, Nov. 22, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Chutong of China competes during the women's 500m rep.quarterfinal at the ISU Short Track World Tour #3 speed skating event in Gdansk, Poland, Nov. 21, 2025. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

(251122) -- CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Nov. 22, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Yin Zheng of China reacts after the ISBF World Cup Men's Skeleton match in Cortina D'Ampezzo, Italy, Nov. 21, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Jing)

(251122) -- CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Nov. 22, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Valentina Margaglio of Italy competes during the ISBF World Cup Women's Skeleton match in Cortina D'Ampezzo, Italy, Nov. 21, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Jing)

(251122) -- CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Nov. 22, 2025 (Xinhua) -- First-placed Tabitha Stoecker (R)/Marcus Wyatt of Britain celebrate after winning the ISBF World Cup Skeleton Mixed Team match in Cortina D'Ampezzo, Italy, Nov. 21, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Jing)

Maldivian Minister of State for Tourism and Environment Abdulla Niyaz said ongoing cooperation with China along the Maritime Silk Road is deepening ties in tourism, infrastructure, marine conservation and the blue economy, and providing a steady anchor for shared, sustainable development.HANGZHOU, China, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- Ongoing cooperation along the […]

by Xinhua writers Zhang Yunlong and Xue YuanBEIJING, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- Recently, internet users noticed a Chinese actress seemingly promoting different products simultaneously across three livestreams, each featuring her in a different outfit -- all artificial-intelligence (AI)-generated deepfakes of her likeness. The incident has made headlines in China […]

(251122) -- TOKYO, Nov. 22, 2025 (Xinhua) -- People attend a protest in front of the Japanese prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 21, 2025. Hundreds of Japanese people held a protest in front of the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on Friday, demanding that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi retract her recent erroneous remarks […]

Hong Kong’s chief executive has pledged to harness the city’s unique advantages to bring mainland China’s strengths, technology and compassion to belt and road nations while fostering people-to-people ties at the launch of the headquarters of a charity founded by former leader Leung Chun-ying. “Hong Kong has been leveraging its ‘hard power’ in […]

(251122) -- GRAZ, Nov. 22, 2025 (Xinhua) -- A singer sings a Chinese song at a celebration event marking the 15th anniversary of the Confucius Institute of the University of Graz in Graz, Austria, Nov. 21, 2025. (Xinhua/He Canling)

(251121) -- TASHKENT, Nov. 21, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, holds the Second China-Uzbekistan Foreign Ministers' Strategic Dialogue with Uzbekistan's Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Nov. 21, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Renzi)

Beijing [China], November 22 (ANI): Tension between China and Japan has sharply escalated after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi made strong remarks in parliament early this month about a possible security threat from China over Taiwan. Beijing has now taken the matter to the United Nations, accusing Japan of making 'erroneous' statements, Global […]

Sports officials have hailed Hong Kong’s success in co-hosting the National Games and said the city will explore running more athletic events with its Greater Bay Area neighbours after the region was named as a possible candidate for staging the Olympics in the future. Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Rosanna Law Shuk-pui described the concluded […]

Organisers of the Hong Kong Victoria Harbour Race are considering recruiting mainland Chinese lifeguards to increase the participant limit beyond 10,000 after more than 3,700 swimmers, including National Games medallist Siobhan Haughey, joined Saturday’s annual event. Hong Kong China Swimming Association President Ronnie Wong Man-chiu told the media after […]

New Delhi [India], November 22 (ANI): India's traditional model of strategic restraint has given way to a sharper, more assertive security doctrine shaped by recent terror crises and shifting public expectations, according to an analysis by authors John Spencer and Lauren Dagan Amoss. Their assessment argues that India has crossed a decisive threshold in […]

SANTA CLARA, California: Nvidia delivered a powerful reminder of its dominance in the AI hardware boom on November 19, reporting results and guidance far stronger than expected and offering investors a temporary reprieve from mounting fears that the artificial-intelligence frenzy has inflated a market bubble. After several quarters of decelerating growth, […]

LONDON, U.K.: A new assessment of how wealthy nations contribute to global development shows a clear retreat, with many of the world's wealthiest countries cutting aid budgets, reducing engagement through multilateral lenders, and rolling back efforts intended to support poorer nations. The findings come from the Commitment to Development Index, published […]

Acclaimed Hong Kong filmmaker Andrew Lau Wai-keung, chief director of the National Games opening ceremony in Guangzhou on November 9, has revealed the event was designed not just for mainland viewers, but as a heartfelt showcase of Chinese culture and unity for the global Chinese diaspora, many of whom were grappling with their own post-1997 stories. Lau is […]

(251122) -- HELSINKI, Nov. 22, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Minerva Fabienne Hase (top)/Nikita Volodin of Germany perform during the pairs' short program at ISU Figure Skating Grand Prix 2025 in Helsinki, Finland, Nov. 21, 2025 (Photo by Matti Matikainen/Xinhua)

(251122) -- TUNIS, Nov. 22, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Tunisian Health Minister Mustapha Ferjani addresses the first Tunis Forum on the Development of Sino-African Medicine in Tunis, Tunisia, Nov. 21, 2025. The forum opened on Friday in the Tunisian capital, bringing together officials, medical experts, and business representatives from China and across Africa. […]

(251122) -- KAMULI, Nov. 22, 2025 (Xinhua) -- A container for dried chilies is pictured at the flag-off event of Uganda's first shipment of dried chili to China, in Kamuli, Uganda, Nov. 20, 2025. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has flagged off the country's first shipment of dried chili to China, one year after the two countries signed a bilateral […]

JAKARTA, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- The fifth session of the Indonesian Rural Cadre Training Program was launched in early November this year. 26 participants visited Shandong Province, east China, to gain insights into agricultural machinery manufacturing enterprises, rural education, skills training, and local infrastructure.Launched in 2019, the program selects […]

In a spacious three-storey village house in Sai Kung on a recent sunny Saturday, Chen Wei and his family were unpacking the final boxes after their move from Shenyang, the capital of China’s northeast Liaoning province. Having come with his wife and two sons under Hong Kong’s Top Talent Pass Scheme, Chen, an e-commerce expert, represents a new force […]

BEIJING, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- Here are the latest Chinese sports headlines from the past week:1. China's first cross-boundary National Games ends with a bangThe flame of China's 15th National Games was extinguished in Shenzhen on November 21, which concluded the first cross-boundary edition of the country's premier multi-sport event, jointly staged by […]

For Henry Hung Chi-kuen, a veteran of the plumbing and drainage industry with more than 60 years of experience, toilets are not only how he earns his living but also something of an obsession. “Wherever I go [around the world], the first place I go [to] is the public toilet,” he said enthusiastically. The 78-year-old also buys toilet-themed souvenirs […]

China ready to deepen political mutual trust with S. Africa -- Premier LiChinese Premier Li Qiang said in Johannesburg on Friday that China stands ready to work with South Africa to deepen political mutual trust, and firmly support each other on issues concerning their respective core interests and major concerns.Li made the remarks when meeting with South […]

(251121) -- TASHKENT, Nov. 21, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev meets with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Nov. 21, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Renzi)

(Photo credit: Andrew West/The News-Press/USA Today Network / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)The two best players in the world were the two best players on the course at the CME Group Tour Championship on Friday.Thailand's Jeeno Thitikul fired a 9-under-par 63 to vault into a three-stroke lead at the LPGA's season finale at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, […]

(251121) -- GABORONE, Nov. 21, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Gaborone City Mayor Oarabile Motlaleng speaks at the event of Dialogue between Chinese Ambassador and Gaborone City Mayor held at the Chinese Embassy in Gaborone, Botswana, Nov. 21, 2025. Motlaleng on Friday hailed China's rapid development in the sectors of infrastructure, environmental protection, and solar […]

(251121) -- ADDIS ABABA, Nov. 21, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Kone Klima Marcel, a microbiologist at the National Institute of Public Health of Mali, speaks to Xinhua in a laboratory in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's capital, Nov. 20, 2025. TO GO WITH: "Feature: African experts gain genome sequencing skills through China-supported training" (Photo by Michael Tewelde/Xinhua)