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Hong Kong’s annual Cheung Chau Bun Festival drew more than 10,000 visitors by noon on Sunday, including tourists who had travelled specially to witness the signature parade featuring “floating” children dressed as Middle Eastern oil moguls and judges. Visitors to the outlying island on Sunday splurged on frozen pineapples, watermelon juice and frozen […]

BEIJING, May 24 (Xinhua) -- China's word-of-mouth hit "Dear You" crossed the 1 billion yuan (about 146 million U.S. dollars) mark at the box office as of Sunday morning, according to ticketing platform Maoyan, reaching a major milestone for the low-budget, Chaoshan-dialect film featuring a largely unknown cast.

Artists perform during a concert celebrating the 70th anniversary of friendship between China and Serbia at Kolarac Concert Hall in Belgrade, Serbia, Oct. 21, 2025. (Photo by Wang Wei/Xinhua)People visit an exhibition themed "A Shared Aspiration Beyond Mountains and Seas" in Belgrade, Serbia, Oct. 17, 2025. (Photo by Wang Wei/Xinhua)Serbian audience pose […]

Wuhan [China], May 24 (ANI): Indian urologist Dr Syed Mohammed Ghouse successfully conducted a robot-assisted bladder reconnection surgery on a patient in Hyderbad while operating remotely from Wuhan, showcasing a major advancement in cross-border telemedicine and robotic healthcare cooperation between India and China, according to a news report by China […]

The leader of Hong Kong offered his praise and blessings to the first local astronaut, Lai Ka-ying, in a video call ahead of the launch of the Shenzhou-23 mission on Sunday, calling her participation a reflection of the country’s support for the city. In response, payload specialist Lai recalled her rigorous and demanding training in Beijing, which she […]

Ken Mak’s greatest wish before leaving his village in Hong Kong this month is to save the fruit trees planted by his grandfather before the bulldozers arrive. To give the trees in Yick Yuen Tsuen in Tuen Mun a second chance, he hit on an idea: tree adoption. Within a week, Mak had recorded the species, height and girth of 53 fruit trees at his family-run […]

Hong Kong is likely to attract more mainland Chinese retail brands, but unlike the previous wave, non food and beverage (F&B) retailers are the ones ramping up their presence, according to analysts. The change in profile of mainland brands coming to Hong Kong is helping the city’s landlords fill vacant spaces amid an uneven recovery in the retail […]

(260524) -- TASHKENT, May 24, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A child learns traditional Chinese paper-cutting during a cultural traditions and national dishes festival in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, May 23, 2026. The event kicked off at Tashkent Central Park on Saturday, featuring traditional foods, handicrafts, and cultural performances by foreign embassies, international […]

Hong Kong’s technology infrastructure is undergoing a major transformation as local government and businesses replace Western products with domestic alternatives, driven by closer integration with mainland China and rising geopolitical risks, according to tech experts. US tech giants like Microsoft have long “served as the bedrock of Hong Kong’s […]

TAIYUAN, May 24 (Xinhua) -- All-out rescues are still underway to reach the two people who remained unaccounted for following a deadly coal mine accident in north China's Shanxi Province.A gas explosion hit the Liushenyu coal mine in Qinyuan County of Changzhi City at 7:29 p.m. on Friday. A total of 82 people were confirmed dead and two remained missing, […]

HEFEI, May 24 (Xinhua) -- A group of international journalists have just visited east China's Anhui Province, where they got a close-up look at the booming production lines of local new energy vehicles (NEVs), next-generation display technology and low-altitude industries, and witnessed firsthand the province's vibrant innovation vitality.The three-day […]

Taipei [Taiwan], May 24 (ANI): Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence detected the presence of four sorties of Chinese military aircraft and six naval vessels operating around its territorial waters as of 6am (local time) on Sunday.Of the four, three sorties crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered Taiwan's southwestern and southeastern part […]

For the first time in a decade, a Hong Kong government task force did not conduct any publicity campaign covering gender identity and sexual orientation in the latest financial year, triggering concerns that authorities are taking a lukewarm attitude towards the local LGBTQ community. Figures from the Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Unit (GISOU), […]

New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): Chinese Ambassador to India, Xu Feihong, lauded the Chinese speeches and cultural performances at the 2026 'Chinese Bridge' Competition - India Regional Finals.Xu on Friday noted the passion Indian students have for Chinese language and culture.In a post on X, he said, 'Fluent Chinese speeches, vibrant cultural performances, […]

More than a decade ago, I argued that Hung Shui Kiu should be conceived as the “northwest stronghold” of Hong Kong, a geographic centre of the New Territories and a hinge point between Hong Kong and Shenzhen. Today, that vision is beginning to materialise. Hung Shui Kiu is no longer just a dot on the planning map; it is emerging as a core node of the […]

New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday expressed deep grief over the loss of lives caused by a deadly coal mine explosion in China's Shanxi Province. In a post on X, the Prime Minister extended his condolences to President Xi Jinping and prayed for the recovery of missing people. https://x.com/narendram

Taipei [Taiwan] May 23 (ANI): Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Minister Chiu Chui-cheng has accused China of attempting to erase the Republic of China and forcibly annex Taiwan, stressing that Beijing, not Taipei, is responsible for destabilising the Taiwan Strait and altering the regional 'status quo', as reported by The Taipei Times.According to […]

Washington, DC [US] May 23 (ANI): Two senior Republican lawmakers in the United States have introduced new legislation aimed at blocking American investment in companies tied to Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials and entities accused of supporting Beijing's military ambitions, as reported by The Epoch Times.According to The Epoch Times, the proposed […]

LHASA, May 23 (Xinhua) -- The pairing-up educational aid program enables schools from Xizang and Beijing to share advanced educational resources. Access to courses concerning ethnic unity, traditional culture, and ecological popularization has also been realized through the program.

(260523) -- BAZHONG, May 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Roman Erlinekov of AIN (Individual Neutral Athlete) competes during the C1 men seniors 3.4km final at the 2026 Canoe Marathon World Cup in Bazhong, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 23, 2026. (Photo by Zhou Min/Xinhua)

(260523) -- HONG KONG, May 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Nicholas Muk Ka-chun, a history teacher at Pui Kiu Middle School, receives an interview in Hong Kong, south China, May 21, 2026. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Hong Kong, Macao SARs cheer historic Shenzhou-23 crew milestone" (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)

Lai Ka-ying suffers from motion sickness, cannot stand hot weather, was not a top student and did not speak Mandarin – all of which made the 43-year-old mother of three an unlikely pick as Hong Kong’s first astronaut. But the Hong Kong-born payload specialist on China’s Shenzhou-23 mission, which is expected to blast off on Sunday night and head to […]

(260523) -- NANJING, May 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, holds talks with Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Suphajee Suthumpun during the APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, on May […]

(260523) -- NANJING, May 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, holds talks with World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala during the APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, on May […]

(260523) -- TAIYUAN, May 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, leads a team to the site of a coal mine gas explosion to oversee emergency response efforts, in Qinyuan County, north China's Shanxi Province, May 23, 2026. (Xinhua/Liu Bin)

(260523) -- TAIYUAN, May 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Attendees mourn for the victims of a coal mine gas explosion during a press conference in north China's Shanxi Province, May 23, 2026. A total of 82 people have been confirmed dead while two others remained missing after a coal mine gas explosion in north China's Shanxi Province on Friday, according to a press […]

(260523) -- XIAMEN, May 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Yan Ziyi of China competes during the women's javelin throw final at the 2026 Diamond League Xiamen Meeting in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, May 23, 2026. (Xinhua/Jia Yuchen)

(260523) -- NANJING, May 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, addresses the APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, May 23, 2026. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)

(Photo credit: Nick Oza/The Republic via Imagn Content Services, LLC)Legacy and Team Falcons advanced to the grand final of the CS Asia Championships in Shanghai on Saturday.The best-of-five grand final will serve as a rematch of the Group A upper-bracket final, which Team Falcons won 2-0 on Thursday.Legacy recorded a 2-0 victory over MIBR in the semifinals […]

The fate of the conflict, part 2: Trump, China, and the end of the united Western front against Russia2025 can be seen as the year in which the united anti-Russian coalition fell apart. In essence, there are now three distinct players acting against Russia (Ukraine, Europe, the US), and each has its own interests. Analyst Sergey Poletaev has prepared a […]

(260523) -- COTONOU, May 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Students from the Confucius Institute of the University of Abomey-Calavi perform during the Beninese final of the 25th Chinese Bridge Chinese Proficiency Competition in Cotonou, Benin, on May 22, 2026. Appoline Akoutan, a third-year undergraduate student at the Confucius Institute of the University of […]

(260523) -- SHENZHEN, May 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Visitors select creative cultural products at the 22nd China (Shenzhen) International Cultural Industries Fair in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, May 22, 2026. The 22nd China (Shenzhen) International Cultural Industries Fair kicked off here on Thursday, showcasing over 120,000 cultural products. The […]

* Chinese astronauts Zhu Yangzhu, Zhang Zhiyuan and Li Jiaying, or Lai Ka-ying in Cantonese, will carry out the Shenzhou-23 crewed spaceflight mission, with Zhu serving as the commander.* An astronaut from the Shenzhou-23 crew is set to carry out a one-year-long in-orbit stay experiment, and the astronaut selected for the year-long stay will be determined […]

(260523) -- LHASA, May 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Liu Yue (R), a teacher dispatched from Beijing, and her colleague discuss teaching methods with teachers from Beijing Ritan High School via video link at Lhasa-Beijing Experimental Middle School in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, May 22, 2026. The pairing-up educational aid program enables […]

(260523) -- LHASA, May 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A herder grazes cattle on the pasture in Lhari County of Nagqu, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, April 9, 2025. Xizang marks the 75th anniversary of its peaceful liberation on Saturday. (Photo by Dawa Tsering/Xinhua)

SARAJEVO, May 23 (Xinhua) -- After a four-hour drive south from Sarajevo along winding mountain roads, the landscape opens out into the sun-drenched highlands of Bileca, a region known for its rich solar resources in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH).By the sapphire waters of Bileca Lake, rows of photovoltaic panels stretch across the rugged karst terrain. […]

JIUQUAN, May 23 (Xinhua) -- The Shenzhou-23 crewed spaceship, set for launch on Sunday, has been adaptively improved with enhanced porthole protection against space debris, boosting its resilience to such threats, the China Manned Space Agency announced at a press conference on Saturday.The improvement was made after the Shenzhou-20 spaceship's return […]

(260523) -- AUCKLAND, May 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A contestant shows her paper cutting work during the "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition in Auckland, New Zealand, May 23, 2026. The "Chinese Bridge" Chinese proficiency competitions held for the Auckland region on Saturday drew a record number of students to compete with each other in the largest […]

TAIYUAN, May 23 (Xinhua) -- All-out rescues are still underway to reach the nine people who remained unaccounted for following a coal mine accident in north China's Shanxi Province, which has killed 82 people.The gas explosion hit the Liushenyu coal mine in Qinyuan County at 7:29 p.m. on Friday, when more than 200 people were down the shaft, according to […]

New Delhi, [India] May 23 (ANI): While several countries across the world witnessed sharp increases in petrol and diesel prices following the West Asia crisis and disruption around the Strait of Hormuz, India recorded one of the smallest increases in retail fuel prices, with cumulative hikes of around 5 per cent despite rising global crude oil prices.The […]

Hong Kong’s first astronaut will operate a locally developed observatory that monitors key sources of greenhouse gas emissions on Earth during her time aboard the Tiangong space station, the research team behind the project has said. The imaging equipment could pinpoint the location and intensity of emissions, providing data that could be used to reduce […]

NANCHANG, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Amid the summer heat, machinery hums steadily at Yudu Industrial Park in Ganzhou City, east China's Jiangxi Province.At Jiangxi Ziyiku Clothing Co., Ltd., workers are busy producing thick denim garments, which will soon be loaded onto China-Europe freight trains and transported thousands of miles to reach consumers in […]

JIUQUAN, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Li Jiaying, or Lai Ka-ying in Cantonese, is about to make history as the first astronaut from China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) to travel to space, having been selected on Saturday as a payload specialist for the upcoming Shenzhou-23 spaceflight mission.Li, who holds a PhD in computer forensics and […]

Hong Kong’s justice department has rejected online accusations about the newly promoted public prosecutions director and a colleague, labelling the allegations “despicable behaviour” and an attempt to “defame public officers”. In a statement on Saturday, the department said it had referred the case to law enforcement agencies for further […]

Nearly 10,000 Hongkongers have been granted permanent residence in the UK under a bespoke British immigration pathway launched in January 2021, making them eligible to apply for citizenship next year. This year marks the fifth anniversary of the British National (Overseas) visa pathway, which allows successful applicants and their dependants to live, work […]