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In the final instalment of a five-part Health Matters wellness series on ageing in Hong Kong, Emily Hung looks at how living funerals, advance directives and family mediation are helping older residents plan for death, as experts warn low death literacy can leave families facing conflict and emotional debt. When Hongkonger Regina Luk Sau-ying was 65, she […]

A hiker collapsed and died in the Tai Po countryside on Sunday afternoon as Hong Kong endured its hottest temperatures since records began 142 years ago. Police said they received a report at 2.17pm that a man in his sixties had been discovered unconscious on the Plover Cove Reservoir Country Trail. Firefighters and rescue teams assembled at the reservoir […]

About eight per cent of homeowners at the fire-ravaged Wang Fuk Court in Hong Kong have yet to accept the government’s buy-back offer, which is set to expire at the end of this month. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said on Sunday that 91.9 per cent of owners had submitted acceptance letters, while 65.7 per cent of owners had already signed sale and […]

A fire has broken out at a flat in a Hong Kong housing estate, resulting in 16 people feeling unwell from the effects of smoke and residents fleeing to the rooftop for safety. The blaze erupted at Begonia Mansion in Taikoo Shing’s Harbour View Gardens on Sunday afternoon, with smoke pouring from a flat. Police received multiple emergency calls at 2.50pm, […]

Restaurateur Ken Chu Ka-chun recorded a 20 per cent boost in business at one of his outlets at Kai Tak Sports Park over the past month, thanks to pet owners dining in under a government scheme allowing dogs into nearly 1,000 Hong Kong establishments since July 9. “We saw more dog owners coming in because people frequently walk their dogs around here,” […]

by Xinhua writers Li Kun, Song Rui and Ma BowenTIANJIN, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Heatwaves sweeping across Europe this summer have made air conditioners a hot commodity. For many European consumers, however, the challenge was not only purchasing a cooling device, but also having it delivered and installed quickly.Joybuy, the European online retail business of […]

BEIJING, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- At Mexico's ancient Maya archaeological site of Chichen Itza, the stone pyramids and temples still tell stories of a remarkable civilization that flourished centuries ago.The historic site, which dates back to the 5th century AD, witnessed a dialogue between civilizations when Chinese President Xi Jinping visited there during his […]

Taipei [Taiwan], August 9 ( ANI): A Taiwanese citizen who has lived and worked as a teacher in China for more than 10 years has reportedly been detained since May, raising concerns that the case could be connected to the person's religious beliefs, The Taipei Times reported.Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Secretary-General Luo Wen-jia disclosed the case […]

(260809) -- OTTAWA, Aug. 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese illustrator Cai Gao communicates with readers at a meet-and-greet event in Ottawa, Canada, Aug. 8, 2026. On Aug. 7, Cai received the 2026 Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration at a ceremony in Ottawa, becoming the first Chinese illustrator to win the highest international honor for creators of […]

(260809) -- SHENZHEN, Aug. 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A humanoid robot delivers food to diners at a restaurant in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Aug. 4, 2026. Humanoid robots are being deployed in a wide range of applications in Shenzhen, becoming increasing integrated into everyday work and life. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)

Visitors to major events in Hong Kong have spent HK$5.8 billion (US$739 million) during the first half of the year, averaging HK$3,314 per head, the city’s finance chief has said. In his weekly blog on Sunday, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said about 1.75 million visitors were drawn to more than 130 events between January and June, generating around […]

Washington has reportedly diverted hundreds of advanced missile systems from South Korea and elsewhere to the Middle EastAcute ammunition shortages caused by the Iran war have undermined US security guarantees to its allies in Asia, The New York Times reported on Saturday, citing senior officials.The campaign, launched with a joint US-Israeli attack on Iran […]

Hong Kong police have arrested 147 people after dismantling a triad syndicate suspected of setting up centres to coordinate bank accounts and handle HK$600 million (US$76 million) in allegedly illicit proceeds. Police said on Sunday that they had conducted a citywide operation, code-named “Rapidhorse”, over the previous two days against the syndicate […]

YINCHUAN, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- The characters flowing from Yang Yuehong's brush looked familiar -- but few visitors around him could read them.Standing behind a desk at the Xixia Imperial Tombs Museum in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, the man in his 50s dipped his brush into ink and slowly traced a series of intricate symbols onto a sheet of […]

Hong Kong families sought relief from the scorching heat on Sunday, with some cooling off at a snow park, while domestic helpers said they had little choice but to remain outdoors as the city endured its hottest temperatures in 142 years. The city recorded the highest temperature since records began in 1884 in the afternoon under the influence of Severe […]

Seoul [South Korea], August 9 (ANI): Indian shuttler Ashmita Chaliha clinched her maiden BWF World Tour title after defeating China's Han Qianxi 14-21, 21-14, 21-14 in the women's singles final of the Korea Masters on Sunday.The 26-year-old bounced back strongly after losing the opening game to seal a memorable victory and become only the fifth Indian woman […]

Hong Kong’s first five-year plan will create more quality jobs and support young people seeking to start businesses, while the Northern Metropolis megaproject will help them move up the housing ladder, the city’s leader has said. Speaking at the second town hall meeting on Sunday to gather public views on the five-year plan set to be unveiled next month […]

(260809) -- PARIS, Aug. 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Players of KSG prepare to hold the trophy after the grand final of the Honor of Kings between AG.AL of China and KSG of China at the 2026 Esports World Cup in Paris, France, Aug. 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Wu Huiwo)

Taipei [Taiwan], August 9 (ANI): Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence on Sunday said it detected 4 sorties of PLA aircraft, 6 PLAN vessels and 9 official ships operating around Taiwan up until 6 am.The ministry said 2 out of the 4 aircraft sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern and southwestern Air Defence Identification Zone […]

(260809) -- LONDON, Aug. 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese musical-theater actress Fiona Zhu rehearses for an original one-woman musical "Herstory in History" in London, Britain, Aug. 3, 2026. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese musical in Britain revisits ancient story from women's perspective" (Photo by Jade Cao/Xinhua)

Hong Kong’s first five-year plan will be judged not by how many initiatives it assembles. Instead, it will be judged by whether it explains where the city intends to be by 2030 and how it will get there. The consultation document covers the expected ground. It includes the Northern Metropolis; Hong Kong’s roles as an international financial, trade, […]

Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], August 9 (ANI/WAM): Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Foreign Trade, participated in the 2026 BRICS Trade Ministers Meeting (TMM), held at Maharani Mahal, Hotel Sawai Man Mahal, in Jaipur.Hosted by India under its BRICS Chairmanship, the meeting brought together trade ministers and senior officials from across the BRICS […]

Professor Dennis Lo Yuk-ming, vice-chancellor and president of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), is a world-renowned molecular geneticist widely regarded as the Hongkonger closest to winning a Nobel Prize, but he maintains “a calm attitude” about it. In a wide-ranging exclusive interview with the South China Morning Post, Lo appeared […]

(260808) -- JEDDAH, Aug. 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Liu Siqi (2nd L), silver medalists Wang Yuanfu (1st L), Sun Rongze (2nd R) and Zhang Yuxuan (1st R), all high school students from Beijing, China, pose for a group photo with their medals in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Aug. 8, 2026. China won one gold and three silver medals at the third International […]

Eight voyages are expected to take place by October, CEO Aleksey Likhachev has said China will launch regular container shipping to Europe via Russia's Northern Sea Route (NSR) this month, with eight voyages planned through October, Rosatom CEO Aleksey Likhachev has said. The Arctic shipping route runs […]

Washington [US], August 9 (ANI): The United States on Saturday (local time) 'rejected' China's move to establish what it called a 'national nature reserve' at Scarborough Reef, saying the measure could restrict Filipino fishermen's access to their traditional fishing grounds.In a press release, the US Department of State said, 'The United States rejects […]

Tehran [Iran], August 8 (ANI): President Masoud Pezeshkian has accused Israel and the United States of attempting to 'turn' Persian Gulf states against Tehran as the two allied nations are exploiting Iran's 'internal challenges' amid the West Asia conflict.His comments came on Friday as the military conflict involving Iran continues, with the restoration of […]

BEIJING, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Coastal areas of eastern China were bracing for strong winds and torrential rain as Typhoon Dolphin approached, prompting authorities to recall fishing boats, suspend ferry services and prepare for evacuations.China's meteorological authority on Saturday upgraded its emergency response for Dolphin to Level III and raised the […]

by Khadiga ArafaMy most recent visit to China in July was not my first visit, which dates back to 2009, followed by many subsequent visits. Yet, every time I visit China, I feel that I still need more visits and deeper engagement to gain a better understanding of the country -- not only from an academic perspective, given my specialization in Chinese […]

(260808) -- TAIZHOU, Aug. 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Residents are pictured at a temporary shelter in a middle school in Yuhuan, Taizhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Aug. 8, 2026. Coastal areas of eastern China were bracing for strong winds and torrential rain as Typhoon Dolphin approached, prompting authorities to recall fishing boats, suspend ferry […]

(260808) -- OTTAWA, Aug. 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese illustrator Cai Gao delivers a speech at a ceremony of the 2026 Hans Christian Andersen Award in Ottawa, Canada, Aug. 7, 2026. Cai received the 2026 Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration at a ceremony in Ottawa on Friday, becoming the first Chinese illustrator to win the highest international […]

(260808) -- LINZ, Aug. 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Staff members pose for a group photo with exhibit products of WFL Millturn Technologies to be shipped in Linz, Austria, Aug. 7, 2026. Exhibit products from WFL Millturn Technologies in Linz, Austria, began their journey to Shanghai on Friday, marking the shipment of the first batch of exhibits for the 9th China […]

CHANGSHA, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Cai Gao had gone to the roof to collect her laundry. Before reaching the clothesline, however, she stopped beside a lace fern, pointed out hydrangeas yet to bloom and searched a small pond until a red fish flashed beneath the pennywort.Only then did the 80-year-old Chinese picture-book artist tend to the sheets she had left in […]

(260808) -- LONGYAN, Aug. 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A tourist walks at Peitian Village in Xuanhe Town, Liancheng County, Longyan City, southeast China's Fujian Province, Aug. 5, 2026. Boasting a history of more than 800 years, Peitian Village is home to a complex of buildings from the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties, as well as over 20 key […]

Munich [Germany], August 8 (ANI): The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has released its weekly brief, highlighting global protests against Beijing's Ethnic Unity Law, welcoming expanded US sanctions on Chinese companies, and backing proposed American legislation aimed at countering transnational repression.Demonstrations were held in multiple countries to oppose […]

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 8 (ANI): As Washington tightens the screws over Russian crude imports, India's macroeconomic stability remains remarkably well-insulated, according to Anindya Banerjee, Head of Commodity and Currency Research at Kotak Securities.Weighing in on recent geopolitical friction during an exclusive interview with ANI on […]

HANGZHOU, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Clad in a red volunteer vest bearing a badge in the shape of a jade-inlaid lacquer cup, one of her favorite Liangzhu artifacts, American Emma Chen greeted visitors to the Liangzhu Museum in east China, and then shared stories of a civilization that flourished more than 5,000 years ago.For Chen, the ancient artifacts on display […]

BEIJING, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Recently, Hengli Heavy Industry signed contracts for building six very large ammonia carriers with three international shipowners, marking its new expansion in the gas carrier segment.Earlier this year, the company based in the northeast China coastal city of Dalian, delivered its first high-power LNG dual-fuel marine engine, […]

BEIJING, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- As China continues to upgrade its manufacturing base and scale up production in sectors ranging from electric vehicles to renewable energy equipment, some Western countries once again revived claims of Chinese "overcapacity" to justify new tariffs and investment restrictions.Yet the latest round of accusations goes beyond […]

Six people were injured and over 50,000 buildings in Kagoshima and Okinawa were without power as the tropical cyclone tracks toward China A powerful typhoon battered Japan's southern island of Okinawa on Saturday, knocking out power to more than 50,000 buildings and injuring six people before continuing […]

BEIJING, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Here are the latest Chinese sports headlines from the past week:1. China celebrates 18th National Fitness DayChina celebrated the 18th National Fitness Day on August 8. Established in 2009, the day has become an important platform for promoting sports and fitness nationwide.Inspired by the success of the 2008 Beijing Olympic […]

WENCHANG, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Date palms at plantations operated by the Coconut Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences (CATAS) have recently entered their fruiting stage. In Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province, eight date palm varieties that first bore fruit in 2025 have produced fruit again this year.The date palm, […]

NAIROBI, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- After graduating from Beijing Jiaotong University with a degree in communication engineering, Zhou Junbing joined the Africa Star Railway Operation Company at the age of 27, dedicating himself to the operation of Kenya's Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) and quickly becoming a key member of the team responsible for […]

(260808) -- HARARE, Aug. 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Ambassador to Zimbabwe Zhou Ding (L) shakes hands with a Zimbabwean representative at the launch ceremony of a Chinese-funded program aimed at strengthening child support and recovery from the lingering effects of the 2023/24 El Nino-induced drought in Goromonzi District, Mashonaland East province, […]

Seoul [South Korea], August 8 (ANI): India's Ashmita Chaliha entered the women's singles final of the Korea Masters 2026 after defeating compatriot Rakshitha Ramraj in an all-Indian semi-final at the Asan Yi Sun-sin Gymnasium on Saturday, according to Olympics.com.World No. 50 Chaliha defeated World No. 49 Ramraj 21-13, 16-21, 21-13 in a 48-minute contest […]