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A social media user has been arrested on suspicion of making a bomb hoax, which included threats of violence, in comments posted on the South China Morning Post’s Instagram account. The 20-year-old suspect, surnamed Hui, posted two comments under an SCMP Instagram post titled “Hong Kong Disneyland rolls out afternoon tickets, extra cooling to beat the […]

More than 30 restaurants have pulled out of Hong Kong’s new dog-friendly dining scheme, and officers have issued 70 warnings during inspections since its launch, the city’s environment chief has said. Secretary for Environment and Ecology Tse Chin-wan said on Saturday that some 31 eateries had withdrawn from the dog-friendly restaurant scheme since it […]

Hong Kong student Angel Lau Yin-kwan, 16, has wanted to visit China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region for some time, to learn more about the birthplace of her favourite mainland Chinese actress, Dilraba Dilmurat. Before embarking on a seven-day northern Xinjiang learning tour in early July under the Solar Project, organised by public broadcaster RTHK, […]

Bishkek [Kyrgyzstan], July 25 (ANI): Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi reaffirmed that Tehran will refuse to cave to American pressure or intimidation, asserting that the country will not submit to coercion or force. According to a report by Press TV, while speaking to journalists following a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) […]

Hong Kong’s weather forecaster has issued the No 3 typhoon signal at 1.20pm on Saturday and afternoon classes have been suspended in some schools. The Hong Kong Observatory said local winds were expected to strengthen gradually with squally showers developing later in the day, as Typhoon Noul moved steadily across the northeastern part of the South China […]

(260725) -- VIENNA, July 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese pianist Xie Jingxian, an associate professor at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, performs during a Chinese piano recital in Vienna, Austria, July 23, 2026. TO GO WITH ''Feature: Chinese piano recital in Vienna opens window onto Eastern musical aesthetics'' (Xinhua/He Canling)

Henderson Land Development co-chairman and managing director Peter Lee Ka-kit’s family office has fast-tracked its plans in Central Asia, where rich agricultural and natural resources could trigger more than US$1 billion in investments in green energy. Alan Chan Ying-lung, managing partner of family office Full Vision Capital, told the South China Morning […]

(260724) -- CHOLPON-ATA, July 24, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on the sidelines of the Meeting of the Council of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization […]

(260724) -- CHOLPON-ATA, July 24, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, attends the Meeting of the Council of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Member States in Kyrgyzstan, July 24, 2026. Foreign ministers […]

(260724) -- CHOLPON-ATA, July 24, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin on the sidelines of the Meeting of the Council of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) […]

(260724) -- CHOLPON-ATA, July 24, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar on the sidelines of the Meeting of the Council of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Shanghai […]

Hangzhou [China], July 24 (ANI): Indian shooter Sainyam clinched the silver medal in the Women's 10m Air Pistol event at the ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun in Hangzhou, China, opening India's medal tally at the tournament.Delivering a composed performance in the high-stakes final, Sainyam registered a score of 243.4 to secure the podium finish against […]

(260724) -- CHOLPON-ATA, July 24, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of the Meeting of the Council of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) […]

China has become the biggest single-country market of Airbus around the world. The country is also home to a growing number of Airbus manufacturing and support operations, including its first final assembly line outside Europe, which was inaugurated in Tianjin in September 2008.LONDON, July 24 (Xinhua) -- The expansion of China's aviation-industry […]

Beijing’s point man on Hong Kong affairs has called on lawmakers to better support the city’s leader, enhance governance, inject new momentum into local development and address residents’ needs. Xia Baolong, director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, made the call as he met 88 legislators on Friday at a seminar during their unprecedented […]

CAIRO, July 24 (Xinhua) -- China's rapid rise in science and technology is offering developing economies new opportunities to advance digital transformation, strengthen research capacity, and accelerate sustainable development, an Egyptian expert has said."China has indeed become an important pole of global innovation today. Much of today's serious […]

PNNPune (Maharashtra) [India], July 24: Creality, a global leader in 3D printing, and WOL3D, the leading Indian 3D printing company, have launched Pune's first experiential 3D printing retail store at Kopa Mall, Koregaon Park. This store allows customers to witness live 3D printing in action and experience how digital concepts are transformed into tangible […]

Munich [Germany], July 24 (ANI): The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) paid tribute to the victims of what it described as one of the deadliest crackdowns in East Turkistan since the 2009 Urumchi unrest, marking the 12th anniversary of the Yarkand massacre, according to a press release issued by the organisation.According to the WUC, on and after July 28, 2014, […]

BEIJING, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Here are the latest Chinese sports headlines from the past week:1. China sets targets for leading sports nation building by 2030China has released a plan for building a leading sports nation, setting targets to improve public fitness, expand the sports industry and strengthen elite athletic performance by 2030.The blueprint, […]

Washington, DC [US], July 24 (ANI): The East Turkistan Government in Exile (ETGE) has reiterated that East Turkistan remains a captive nation under Public Law 86-90 and renewed its appeal to the international community to acknowledge East Turkistan as an occupied country while backing efforts to restore its independence, according to an ETGE press […]

Moscow [Russia], July 24 (ANI): Young researchers, academics and policy experts from BRICS countries gathered in Russia's Khanty-Mansiysk for the International Scientific and Practical Conference 'Youth Arctic: Science for the Future', where discussions focused on sustainable Arctic tourism, environmental conservation and preserving the region's cultural […]

PRNewswireHong Kong, July 24: From ocean waves and flowing rivers to the systems used to transport and treat water, vibrations are everywhere. But can vibrations do more than just shake water? Can they split water or drive the production of useful chemicals from water?A research team led by Professor Sai Kishore Ravi from the School of Energy and […]

BEIJING, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor and Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong met with U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel in Beijing on Friday.Wang called on both sides to implement important common understandings reached by the two heads of state and have more constructive dialogue on the basis of mutual […]

BEIJING, July 24 (Xinhua) -- The news that mathematicians Wang Hong and Deng Yu have become the first Chinese nationals to win Fields Medals has sparked widespread excitement among scholars, teachers, students and science enthusiasts, with many hailing the achievement as both a milestone for Chinese mathematics and an inspiration for young people pursuing […]

(260724) -- LANZHOU, July 24, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Journalist Mauro Ramos Pintos (R front) experiences traditional Chinese folk performance with artists in Gaolan County of Lanzhou City, northwest China's Gansu Province, July 17, 2026. Journalists, online influencers and photographers from 23 countries and regions, including the United Kingdom, Canada, France […]

Hong Kong can take on a new role as a “super converter” for technical standards, legal norms and innovations exchanged between mainland China and the wider world, the city’s finance chief has said. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po stressed that Hong Kong’s reputation for quality had established the city as a “brand name” that was trusted by […]

NANJING, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Putting on safety goggles, a visitor at the exhibition hall of Suzhou Maxphotonics Technology Co., Ltd. grips a welding gun weighing just 300 grams, lighter than a bottle of water, and in under a minute, a seamless, hairline-thin weld takes shape across a metal plate.This is no sci-fi movie set, but a frequent scene at this […]

BEIJING, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Deng Yu followed the well-trodden path of a Chinese math prodigy, while Wang Hong took a decidedly different route. On Thursday, their journeys converged on mathematics' most prestigious stage when both were awarded the Fields Medal in Philadelphia, the United States.Their victories, the first time Chinese nationals have won the […]

(260724) -- BEIJING, July 24, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor and Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong meets with U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel in Beijing, capital of China, July 24, 2026. (Xinhua/Yue Yuewei)

US trading partners have rejected Washingtons rationale for new duties covering virtually all American importsWashington's decision to impose sweeping new tariffs over alleged failures to combat forced labor has triggered protests and bewilderment among some of its largest trading partners.The duties, which took effect on Friday, target goods from 60 […]

HANGZHOU, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Separating two pieces of fabric may look simple. For a humanoid robot, however, the soft, slippery material is a demanding test of dexterity: too much force can distort it, while too little leaves it beyond the robot's grip.Yet in Chinese garment factories, robots developed by Aitu, an intelligent sewing technology company […]

Salary growth for Hong Kong degree graduates slowed to a five-year low in 2025, with average annual earnings rising by just 2 per cent and sitting at HK$28,000 (US$3,570) a month as underemployment hit a record high. The University Grants Committee (UGC) released the graduate employment figures for last year on its website on Friday. According to the data, […]

NANNING, July 24 (Xinhua) -- At midnight, a seven-meter-long truck loaded with basic provisions rumbled into Sanli Township in the city of Guigang, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The streets there remained half-submerged, very muddy and strewn with debris from ruined homes.Tom Jaga, a British expat in his 50s wearing rubber boots, climbed […]

by Xinhua writer Zhang YunlongBEIJING, July 24 (Xinhua) -- At a special Beijing screening of the space drama "The Decisive Moment" ahead of its release, science fiction author Liu Cixin sat in the audience alongside a group of aerospace scientists who had consulted on the film. There were audience members in tears by the time the lights were back on.For one […]

Hong Kong’s Fire Services Department has said paramedics will operate on an “if in doubt, rescue first” principle when determining whether to resuscitate patients in need after a new law on end-of-life directives takes effect next week. Assistant Chief Ambulance Officer Gary Tong Sze-ho of the department said on Friday that rescuers must verify a […]

Hong Kong’s trade promotion body will set up a new office in Egypt within the next nine months to expand its footprint in Africa, while recalibrating resources for Nordic countries through its European bases as traditional markets face slower growth. Hong Kong Trade Development Council chairman Frederick Ma Si-hang said on Friday that the organisation had […]

BEIJING, July 24 (Xinhua) -- China reported a decline in criminal and public security cases in the first half of 2026, with criminal cases down 16.5 percent and public security violations dropping by 11.3 percent from a year earlier, the Ministry of Public Security said on Friday.Qi Yanjun, vice minister of public security, said the country's improving […]

Peter Magyar is dismantling Fideszs legal, media and financial machinery while building a new order under Western backingOn Monday, July 20, Hungary officially entered a new political reality. For the first time in 16 years, the Fidesz party lost control of the country's most important institution - its presidency. Viktor Orban's last remaining pillar of […]

BEIJING, July 24 (Xinhua) -- China's Ministry of Commerce on Friday announced a decision to add 14 European Union (EU) entities to its export control list to safeguard national security and interests and fulfill international non-proliferation obligations.Export operators are prohibited from exporting dual-use items to entities that include Lafert S.p.A., […]

(260724) -- MOSCOW, July 24, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Artists from China perform the play "Never ending" during the 9th "Inspiration" International Arts Festival at the Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy in Moscow, Russia, on July 23, 2026. The 9th "Inspiration" International Arts Festival is held here from July 23 to 26. Artists from Russia, China, […]

New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): Every BWF World Championships has its share of unforgettable upsets. While the biggest names often dominate the headlines, history has shown that young challengers can seize their moment and transform their careers in a single week. As New Delhi prepares to host the BWF World Championships from August 17-23, a new […]

BEIJING, July 24 (Xinhua) -- The China Coast Guard (CCG) on Friday took necessary measures to drive away Philippine vessels that illegally intruded into China's territorial waters of Huangyan Dao, a spokesperson said, vowing to resolutely safeguard China's territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests.In a statement, CCG spokesperson Jiang Lue […]

CHENGDU, July 24 (Xinhua) -- The animated film "All Wishes Come True" released nationwide recently has won praise for its fresh take on Chinese mythology and stunning visual effects. Following the resounding success of animation film series of "Ne Zha," it is another blockbuster developed at Tianfu Long Island Digital Cultural and Creative Park under the […]

CHENGDU, July 24 (Xinhua) -- The animated film "All Wishes Come True" released nationwide recently has won praise for its fresh take on Chinese mythology and stunning visual effects. Following the resounding success of animation film series of "Ne Zha," it is another blockbuster developed at Tianfu Long Island Digital Cultural and Creative Park under the […]

A Hong Kong taxi driver contesting an HK$8.4 million (US$1.07 million) personal injury lawsuit has denied deliberately ramming his car into a crowd during the 2019 anti-government protests, insisting he had lost control of the vehicle after being assaulted by vigilantes. Henry Cheng Kwok-chuen took to the witness box on Friday to defend himself against the […]