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(Photo credit: Aaron Doster-Imagn Images)World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka defended her Brisbane International title with a straight-sets victory against Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk on Sunday in Australia.The top-seeded Belarusian defeated the No. 16 seed 6-4, 6-3 in 78 minutes to claim her 22nd career WTA Tour title, third among active players behind Venus Williams […]

GUIYANG, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- While iconic tourist destinations across China drew massive crowds during the New Year holiday, young people in Guiyang, the capital city of southwest China's Guizhou Province, opted for a unique lifestyle -- savoring specialty coffee by day and gathering over innovative local craft beer by night.This "coffee by day, beer by […]

At 2026 CES in Las Vegas, Chinese companies make a mark as primary advocates for open-source systems, which allow their underlying code and instructions to be shared and modified by anyone.by Wen TsuiLAS VEGAS, the United States, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- The just-concluded 2026 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the world's largest event of its kind, saw global […]

Ottawa [Canada], January 11 (ANI): Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney should make human rights a central element of his upcoming visit to China from January 13 to 17, 2026, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said. The visit marks the first trip by a Canadian prime minister to China in more than eight years, amid strained bilateral relations following years of […]

Hong Kong authorities plan to complete several promenade projects linking the Kowloon waterfront by the end of 2028, extending the total length of pedestrian pathways on both sides of Victoria Harbour to 34km (21 miles). The Development Bureau said on Sunday that 14km, or 70 per cent of the 21km developable waterfront on the Kowloon side, had already […]

Nearly a third of scam victims who sought counselling through a Hong Kong welfare group’s crisis hotlines last year had possible suicidal tendencies, according to a study by the organisation. The Caritas Family Crisis Support Centre said on Sunday that its hotline service handled 3,983 debt-related cases in 2025, with more than 31 per cent involving […]

Taipei [Taiwan], January 11 (ANI): Taiwan's National Security Bureau (NSB) has revealed that China is allegedly using Chinese IT and marketing companies to run large-scale disinformation campaigns aimed at influencing Taiwanese public opinion and weakening social cohesion, according to a report cited by the Central News Agency (CNA).In its analysis of the […]

(260111) -- MASERU, Jan. 11, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, holds talks with Lejone Mpotjoana, minister of foreign affairs and international relations of Lesotho, in Maseru, capital of Lesotho, Jan. 10, 2026. (Xinhua/Chen Wei)

(260111) -- MASERU, Jan. 11, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Lesotho Prime Minister Sam Matekane meets with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, in Maseru, capital of Lesotho, Jan. 10, 2026. (Xinhua/Chen Wei)

Eight people were injured when a coach filled with tourists from mainland China crashed into the back of a KMB double-decker bus in Hong Kong’s Wong Tai Sin neighbourhood. Both vehicles were travelling along Lung Cheung Road towards Kwun Tong at about 11.40am on Sunday when the KMB bus slowed down near Wong Tai Sin Square. The coach reportedly failed to […]

BEIJING, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- Global researchers recently made new progress in the systematics and evolutionary diversity of Mesozoic ginkgoalean plants, according to the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences.The research, conducted by the institute in collaboration with colleagues from Germany, France, and […]

Hong Kong’s first large-scale balloon float parade, featuring beloved icons such as SpongeBob SquarePants and the city’s baby panda cubs, attracted hundreds, including young children, to the West Kowloon Cultural District on Sunday. Families lined the paths of the West Kowloon Art Park as the parade of 16 giant helium balloons made a loop between the […]

Hong Kong police are searching for a man who snatched a Rolex watch worth HK$650,000 (US$83,370) from a luxury shop in a busy shopping district while posing as a customer. The force said on Sunday it received a report at 12.46pm from staff at Prince Jewellery & Watch on Haiphong Road in Tsim Sha Tsui, saying that a mainland Chinese suspect snatched the […]

It took Eva Chan* more than a decade to find the courage to walk into a police station and report the sexual abuse she had endured for about six years at the hands of a family member she had lived with as a teenager. Reporting the abuse when she was 16 was unimaginable. At the time, her mother had discovered what had been happening and had driven the […]

(260111) -- RIYADH, Jan. 11, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese and Saudi guests attend the opening ceremony of the Middle East's first NING SERVICE Experience Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Jan. 10, 2026. Chinese battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd (CATL) on Saturday opened the Middle East's first NING SERVICE Experience Center in Riyadh, […]

Beijing and Washington continue to exchange allegations over IP theft, tech transfer and export controls, disrupting global tradeThe idea of the US decoupling from China is flawed, the CEO of American tech giant Nvidia, Jensen Huang, has said, highlighting that the economic and technological ties binding Beijing and Washington remain far deeper than widely […]

Hong Kong health authorities have issued four fixed penalty tickets in newly designated no smoking areas, including outside hospitals, clinics and tram stops, following more than 700 inspections since the city expanded its tobacco control measures on New Year’s Day. Ten days into the enforcement of the broadened ban, tobacco control officers carried out […]

HEFEI, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- From robots deployed at airports and hotels to autonomous vehicles navigating city roads and quantum computing tackling complex industrial calculations, innovations in China are moving rapidly from laboratories into real-world applications.At Hefei Xinqiao International Airport in Hefei, the capital of east China's Anhui Province, […]

* The long-standing practice sends a consistent message: regardless of changes in the international or regional landscape, China remains Africa's most reliable friend, its most steadfast partner in pursuing development and revitalization, and the strongest supporter of Africa on the global stage.* Over the decades, China-Africa cooperation has been firmly […]

Hong Kong’s heavy investment in public works will keep its capital account at a deficit, highlighting the need for bond issuances to fund critical infrastructure and long-term development, the finance chief has said. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po also revealed on Sunday that the next annual budget would be delivered on February 25. Looking at the […]

When he sits down later this month to finalise the budget for the coming financial year, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po will have some positive news in his pocket to balance against the many calls for additional spending. As some of those new demands are likely to be expensive and compelling, he will need all the help he can get. First, the good news. […]

Hong Kong police have informed some families who lost loved ones in the deadly Tai Po fire that the full list of the 161 victims will be made public, the Post has learned, prompting displaced residents to call for clarity on long-term rehousing arrangements amid conflicting information. Their appeal followed remarks by Deputy Financial Secretary Michael […]

Travellers from Hong Kong will have direct high-speed rail access to 16 more mainland Chinese destinations, including Nanjing, Wuxi and Hefei, from January 26, the MTR Corporation has said. The city’s rail operator also said on Sunday that the sleeper train service to Shanghai’s Hongqiao station would be upgraded from four pairs a week to running daily […]

Kannur (Kerala) [India], January 11 (ANI): For the past 30 years, Hashim VP, a native of Pappinisseri, has been selling sugarcane juice in front of the Jawahar Municipal Stadium in Kannur, quietly turning his small roadside business into a gateway to the world. What began as a modest means of livelihood gradually became the source of his greatest passion - […]

WASHINGTON, D.C.: On January 7, the U.S. seized two oil tankers linked to Venezuela in the Atlantic Ocean, including one flying the Russian flag, adding another point of tension between Washington and Moscow. Coming on the heels of the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in a military raid on Caracas late last week, the U.S. escalated its […]

A 53-year-old Dutch man died on Sunday morning after collapsing on a Cathay Pacific flight from Amsterdam to Hong Kong. Police received a report at 7.22am as the aircraft was approaching Hong Kong International Airport, stating that a passenger had suddenly lost consciousness during the flight. The force said cabin crew performed emergency first aid before […]

Hong Kong authorities are investigating a fire at a high-rise flat in the northwestern New Territories that killed a 56-year-old man and critically injured his wife, with investigators not ruling out criminal involvement. The fire broke out on Sunday morning at Yoho Town, a private housing estate on Yuen Lung Street in Yuen Long, prompting the evacuation of […]

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- Giant pandas "Chen Xing" and "Xiao Yue" from China officially met the Malaysian public here on Saturday.In a ceremony marking the event at the Giant Panda Conservation Center (GPC) at Zoo Negara, the country's national zoo, the pair met eager onlookers following their quarantine and acclimatization.Prime Minister Anwar […]

With more than one in three Hongkongers estimated to be 65 or older by 2050, the city must decide whether to spend the coming years improving an overburdened healthcare system or to entirely transform the structure to address the silent epidemic of mental health crises among the elderly. Hong Kong is expected to have the world’s oldest population by 2050. […]

Taipei [Taiwan], January 11 (ANI): Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence said on Sunday that it recorded the presence of 4 PLA aircraft, 6 PLAN ships and 1 official ship around its territory on Sunday. It also mentioned that 1 out of 4 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern ADIZ.In a post on X, the MND said, '4 PLA aircraft, 6 PLAN […]

A Hong Kong-based modular construction leader is expanding into the Middle East, becoming the first such manufacturer from the city to set up a factory in Saudi Arabia, with plans to produce 30,000 prefabricated flats a year as early as 2027 to meet rising demand, the Post has learned. The expansion by AluHouse is being fuelled by large-scale transformation […]

China, Tanzania pledge to align development strategiesTanzania and China have committed to synergizing the implementation of development strategies to boost common development, according to a joint press communique released on Saturday.The communique was issued after talks between the foreign ministers of Tanzania and China in Dar es Salaam. Wang Yi, a […]

Hong Kong police have arrested a Russian woman on suspicion of damaging a private car and brandishing a knife in Tsim Sha Tsui, with an online video showing her stopping the vehicle in the middle of the road. Police said they received a report at 6.05am on Saturday that the woman had been hitting the front of a private car, causing scratches on it, before […]

Nestlé Hong Kong has recalled another batch of baby milk formula over fears of potential bacterial contamination, while the latest government tests found no toxins in the brand’s products currently on sale locally. A spokeswoman for Nestlé Hong Kong said on Saturday that the company had added a batch of formula with a best-before date of June 16, 2027, […]

HARBIN, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Cheers pierced the frigid air over the frozen Songhua River in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province on Saturday, as students from elite Chinese and British universities competed in a first-of-its-kind ice dragon boat race.The inaugural "HIT-Cambridge-Oxford Cup" Ice Dragon Boat International Friendship Race was held in the […]

Diu (Daman and Diu) [India], January 10 (ANI): Tamil Nadu's beach volleyball pairing of Bharat and Rajesh are inseparable in more ways than one. Late bloomers in the sport, the duo share a long-standing bond forged through similar life experiences before becoming an integral part of their college volleyball unit, as per a release.Bharat's father works as a […]

Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], January 10 (ANI): Ace Indian badminton player and two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu suffered a heartbreaking defeat in the women's singles semi-final match against world No. 2 Wang Zhiyi of China in the ongoing Malaysia Open 2025 event on Saturday, according to Olympics.com.Sindhu lost the match in straight sets (21-16, 21-15) […]

The fusion of domestic totalitarian control, foreign military aggression, and alignment with the European fascist powers created a short, frenzied phase of Japanese fascism. Its unchecked expansion ultimately provoked a united and fierce response from the world anti-fascist alliance, leading inexorably to its defeat.by Zhang Yuebin and Xu ShijiaIn recent […]

NANCHANG, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- In a quiet studio in Jingdezhen, a Chinese city famous for its ancient porcelain heritage, Turkish artist Dilan Atasayar guided a brush dipped in cobalt blue across the curve of a white clay body.Under her steady hand, two ancient civilizations seemed to meet, as intricate vine motifs from traditional Turkish art intertwined […]

(260110) -- HARBIN, Jan. 10, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Students from Cambridge pose for a group photo before the "HIT-Cambridge-Oxford Cup" Ice Dragon Boat International Friendship Race in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 10, 2026. The inaugural "HIT-Cambridge-Oxford Cup" Ice Dragon Boat International Friendship Race was held in the provincial […]

(260110) -- YONGTAI, Jan. 10, 2026 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 10, 2026 shows tourists enjoying plum blossoms in Yongtai County, southeast China's Fujian Province. The annual plum blossom festival kicked off here on Saturday and is expected to promote local tourism and present the natural beauty of the county through various cultural […]

Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority has said it receives about 5,000 public medical fee waiver applications a day under a recent shake-up, with an average approval rate of around 85 per cent, following complaints from patients about complicated procedures. The authority released the numbers on Saturday, which showed that the approval rate for fee reductions at […]

New Delhi [India], January 10 (ANI): Former Indian diplomat Ashok Sajjanhar has warned that NATO could 'completely disintegrate' if US President Donald Trump moves to occupy Greenland, saying such an action would undermine the alliance's core principles of sovereignty, collective security and the rules-based international order.Speaking with ANI, Sajjanhar […]

BEIJING, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Chinese researchers have developed an AI-powered virtual drug screening platform that achieves a million-fold increase in screening speeds and a significant improvement in prediction accuracy over conventional methods, according to Tsinghua University.The platform, DrugCLIP, has allowed the research team to conduct the […]

A top Hong Kong official has condemned attempts by external forces and “anti-China absconders” to “smear” the government ahead of Jimmy Lai Chee-ying’s mitigation hearing, saying the former media boss’ conviction showed that any plots to undermine national security will fail. Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Erick Tsang Kwok-wai […]