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Buenos Aires [Argentina], August 26 (ANI): A delegation of prominent Uyghur representatives visiting Argentina has raised concerns over human rights violations in China's Xinjiang region during meetings with US representatives and members of Argentina's Muslim community in Buenos Aires.The delegation included Dr Rishat Abbas, President of the Uyghur […]

Beijing [China], August 26 (ANI): China has sentenced artist Gao Zhen to three years in prison for allegedly 'slandering China's heroes and martyrs', prompting Amnesty International to accuse Chinese authorities of using broad and politically motivated laws to suppress independent artistic expression.According to an article published by Amnesty […]

Kathmandu [Nepal], August 26 (ANI): The US Embassy in Nepal has expressed profound sorrow over the tragic loss of life and widespread devastation caused by the Bhote Koshi flash flood that struck the Rasuwa district on Wednesday. Extending heartfelt sympathies to those impacted, the embassy stated, 'We are deeply saddened by the tragic loss of life and […]

New Delhi [India], August 26 (ANI): The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has approved a 15-member Indian esports contingent for the 20th Asian Games, scheduled to be held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, from September 19 to October 4.The esports competitions will be held from September 23 to October 2 and will feature 13 video game titles across different […]

India PR DistributionHong Kong / Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], August 26: String Metaverse Limited (BSE: 534535) today announced that its wholly owned Hong Kong subsidiary, String Fintech HK Limited, has received a Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) Rating of 3AA1, with a 'Strong (Minimal Risk)' assessment, according to a D&B Latest report.The assessment […]

NewsVoirMumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 26: India's Professional Audiovisual (Pro AV) and Integrated Experience Technology tradeshow - InfoComm India - returns to the Jio World Convention Centre (JWCC) from September 16 to 18, 2026 in Mumbai. On track to be its largest edition to date, InfoComm India 2026 will bring together 300+ global brands, 14,000+ […]

Seoul [South Korea], August 26 (ANI): China's largest memory maker ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) joins SK hynix in race to supply LPDDR6 to Xiaomi, emerging as a prospective vendor for the Chinese smartphone maker's newly unveiled Xring O3 processor, according to a news report by Korea Herald.The development follows weeks after South Korea's SK hynix […]

New Delhi [India], August 26 (ANI): India U20 men's team head coach Mahesh Gawali has named a 23-player squad for the AFC U20 Asian Cup China 2027 Qualifiers, which will be played in Uzbekistan's capital, Tashkent, from August 31 to September 6.From the previously announced 30-player squad ahead of the Singapore friendlies, eight players were released for […]

Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], August 26 (ANI): The Revenue, Horticulture and Tribal Development Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Jagat Singh Negi on Wednesday launched a strong attack on the BJP over the ongoing controversy surrounding the Assembly video footage, the National Anthem-Vande Mataram row and Opposition Leader Jai Ram Thakur's allegations, […]

Kathmandu [Nepal], August 26 (ANI): At least seven people have been confirmed dead following a massive flash flood that swept through the Bhotekoshi River in central Nepal's Rasuwa district early Wednesday, leaving widespread devastation in its wake. According to The Kathmandu Post, rescue efforts are actively underway, with at least 25 people rescued as of […]

PRNewswireTaipei [Taiwan], August 26: RHINOSHIELD, the global leader in protective tech accessories, proudly announced that its AirX Ultra-Cushioned Phone Case successfully completed an extreme near-space drop test at Esrange Space Center in Sweden on June 24. During the test, a phone protected by an AirX case was released from the stratosphere at an […]

CAIRO/WASHINGTON, D.C.: Iran has said it will resist new U.S. sanctions aimed at putting more pressure on its economy, and expects major trading partners to continue doing business with it despite the latest U.S. measures. Iran also said Washington appeared interested in restarting negotiations, almost six months into a conflict that the United States has […]

(260826) -- HEFEI, Aug. 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, learns about the application of artificial intelligence in scientific research at the University of Science and Technology of China in Hefei, east China's Anhui […]

LHASA, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- Rescue teams are racing to a mudslide-stricken border port in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region after the disaster caused significant casualties across the China-Nepal border on Wednesday.The mudslide occurred on Wednesday morning in Nepal, resulting in three people dead and 265 missing at Gyirong Port in Gyirong County […]

(260826) -- MACAO, Aug. 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Staff members transfer cargo at the Macao International Airport (MIA) in Macao, south China, Aug. 26, 2026. MIA on Wednesday launched pilot cargo palletization on neighboring Hengqin island in Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong Province, as part of its upstream cargo terminal project currently under construction. TO […]

(260826) -- CHANGCHUN, Aug. 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, inspects the growth of rice at a farm in Jiamusi, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Aug. 25, 2026. Li made an investigation and research tour to northeast China's […]

HOHHOT, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- Ronald Sakolsky, accompanied by Yin Yuzhen, a national model worker, visited Hohhot in Inner Mongolia on Wednesday.Yin has spent four decades planting trees across northern China's Maowusu Sandy Land, the country's fourth-largest sandy area. Her life-changing cross-border friendship dates back to 1999. That year, Sakolsky watched […]

(260826) -- ROME, Aug. 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- The Wuxi Symphony Orchestra of China performs during the Tuscania Summer Festival 2026 in Tuscania, Italy, on Aug. 25, 2026. TO GO WITH "Feature: Wuxi Symphony Orchestra shares Chinese cultural charm with Italian audiences through music" (Xinhua/Diao Ze)

(260826) -- BEIJING, Aug. 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with the Head of the Uzbek Presidential Administration Saida Mirziyoyeva in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 26, 2026. (Xinhua/Yue Yuewei)

(260826) -- ZHUHAI, Aug. 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A truck carrying the first shipment of palletized cargo departs from the Hengqin Port in Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong Province, Aug. 26, 2026. Macao International Airport (MIA) on Wednesday launched pilot cargo palletization on neighboring Hengqin island in Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong Province, as part of […]

(Photo credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images)Former champion Stan Wawrinka will compete in the 2026 U.S. Open after all.One day after issuing an emotional farewell to New York, Wawrinka accepted a wild card into the main draw at Flushing Meadows after Patrick Kypson withdrew due to injury.'I'm incredibly excited to accept the wild card for the 2026 U.S. Open and […]

Hong Kong police have arrested two women on suspicion of assault at a shopping centre in Kwun Tong, with a viral clip showing a fight breaking out after a five-year-old girl was shoved and then knocked to the ground. The fight took place at the atrium of the APM shopping centre at around 4.45pm on Wednesday as a crowd of parents and young children gathered […]

(260826) -- HOHHOT, Aug. 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Ronald Sakolsky (back) embraces Yin Yuzhen during a China-U.S. teacher education exchange symposium at a high school in Hohhot, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Aug. 26, 2026. Ronald Sakolsky, accompanied by Yin Yuzhen, a national model worker, visited Hohhot in Inner Mongolia on Wednesday. Yin […]

New Delhi [India], August 26 (ANI): Asia-Pacific airlines including those in India may keep airfares elevated even as jet fuel prices ease, as resilient passenger demand gives carriers room to recover higher operating costs, according to an S&P Global Ratings sector report.'Even as jet fuel prices ease, we believe airlines may not be inclined to reduce […]

Kathmandu [Nepal], August 26 (ANI): A sudden outburst in the Bhotekoshi River flowing through the Rasuwa District bordering China has caused large-scale damage.As per officials, the flood hit the main market area of the district on Wednesday at around 9 am (local time).'A sudden flood in Rasuwa has caused damage to the market area including Syaprubesi. […]

New Delhi [India], August 26 (ANI): The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has appointed Anthony Andrews as the assistant coach of the India U17 women's national team, with Joakim Alexandersson continuing as the head coach, the AIFF said in a media release on Wednesday.Andrews, who also serves as head coach of East Bengal FC, will take up the role on a […]

(260826) -- XIGAZE, Aug. 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A rescue team sets off for the stricken site after a mudslide in Nepal caused severe casualties at China's border port of Gyirong in the city of Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 26, 2026. Chinese authorities have launched full-scale rescue operations after a mudslide in Nepal caused […]

(260826) -- SHANGHAI, Aug. 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Denise Gomes (R) of Brazil attends a training session ahead of the UFC Fight Night in east China's Shanghai, Aug. 26, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Ming)

The Cold War ended without Russias military defeat. How did that unresolved outcome shape NATO expansion and todays tensions?Thirty-five years have passed since the dramatic events of August 1991 in Moscow which marked, more clearly than any later declaration or diplomatic ceremony, the end of the era we call the Cold War.The failed 'August Coup' attempt to […]

(260826) -- SEMARANG, Aug. 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese technician (1st L) instructs local workers at a construction site of Semarang-Demak toll road 1B built by China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) in the northern coast of Central Java province, Indonesia, Aug. 18, 2026. Semarang, a major port on Indonesia's Java island, traces its rich history back […]

Hong Kong companies should accelerate their expansion into the Middle East, the Asean bloc and Central Asia to reduce their exposure to geopolitical risks, a lawmaker has said, as the US moved to disrupt immigrant-visa appointments worldwide. Jonathan Lamport, the representative for the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce (HKGCC) in the Legislative […]

(260826) -- BEIJING, Aug. 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Inbound passengers queue up for entry formalities at the Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 26, 2026. The total number of entry-exit trips at Beijing ports has surpassed 15 million as of Tuesday, up 9 percent year on year and reaching the milestone 20 days earlier than in […]

(260826) -- BEIJING, Aug. 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A police officer helps tourists at the Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 26, 2026. The total number of entry-exit trips at Beijing ports has surpassed 15 million as of Tuesday, up 9 percent year on year and reaching the milestone 20 days earlier than in 2025, according to […]

(260826) -- BEIJING, Aug. 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Leji, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, speaks at a meeting with NPC deputies who are attending the ongoing session of the NPC Standing Committee, Aug. 26, […]

ULAN BATOR, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- A giant panda sculpture welcomes visitors to the "China Pavilion" at the ongoing 17th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in Ulan Bator, Mongolia's capital.Inside, photographs, videos and exhibits tell a story that stretches far beyond the pavilion -- how […]

The family of a Hong Kong man imprisoned in the Philippines for more than two decades has appealed to city authorities for help after he remained in custody despite a court in the country recently ruling he had finished serving his sentence. Tang Lung-wai was arrested in the country in July 2000 for the possession of methamphetamine, also known as Ice, and […]

BEIJING, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- China can set an example for the world in confronting demographic change, a U.S. public health scholar said, as a 25-member American delegation tours the country to learn from its healthcare reform, biotech innovation and artificial intelligence application.David Crumpacker, assistant professor at Texas A&M University and a […]

SHANGHAI, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- Amid the skyscrapers of Shanghai, residents armed with acoustic sensors are teaming up with researchers to track the city's hidden bat population.Zhou Xinran and her 8-year-old daughter are among them. Using a matchbox-sized ultrasound detector linked to Zhou's smartphone, they search for bats in their neighborhood, recording […]

(260826) -- SHANGHAI, Aug. 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This undated photo shows a girl holding a smartphone connected to a detection device while searching for bats in east China's Shanghai. TO GO WITH "Across China: Citizens help researchers map Shanghai's hidden wildlife, preserve biodiversity" (Xinhua)

Hong Kong customs officers have seized suspected men’s sexual health pills and cancer treatment drugs worth more than HK$11 million (US$1.4 million) in a Sheung Shui warehouse, arresting two people. Inspector Shirley Woo Suet‑yi of the syndicate crimes investigation bureau at the Customs and Excise Department said on Wednesday that officers had noticed […]

BEIJING, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- China has formulated nearly 200 key artificial intelligence (AI) standards, and plans to build 500 zero-carbon factories and optimize new energy vehicle (NEV) policies during the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030) to boost industrial upgrading, senior officials said Wednesday.Xin Guobin, vice minister of the Ministry of […]

(260826) -- SEOUL, Aug. 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People visit the booth of Chinese power-electronics company Infy Power during the EV Trend Korea 2026 in Seoul, South Korea, Aug. 25, 2026. The exhibition runs under the theme "New lifestyle begins with EV" from Aug. 25 to Aug. 27. (Photo by Jun Hyosang/Xinhua)

BEIJING, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered all-out efforts to search and rescue people who are missing after a mudslide in Nepal caused casualties at Gyirong border port in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region on Wednesday morning.Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman […]

New Delhi [India], August 26 (ANI): India's textile sector is entering a stronger phase as improving domestic raw-material availability and greater sourcing flexibility are expected to support industry spreads, but the sustainability of the recovery will depend on how well higher cotton costs are passed through to yarn prices, according to a report by 360 […]

Hong Kong health authorities have confirmed that no child has shown signs of poisoning after drinking a batch of infant formula found to contain excessive levels of lead. The Department of Health gave an update on Wednesday, a month after Macau authorities alerted the public that a batch of Frisolac Prestige Stage 1 infant formula, manufactured by the Dutch […]