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Beijing [China], May 2 (ANI): In a sharp escalation of trade hostilities, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) on Saturday issued a formal blocking measure prohibiting domestic entities from complying with US sanctions, Xinhua reported. The move specifically protects five major Chinese petrochemical firms recently targeted by Washington for their alleged […]

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 2 (ANI): Indian athlete Kuldeep Kumar set a new national record to win the men's pole vault event at the Indian Indoor Open Combined Events and Pole Vault 2026 held at the Kalinga Stadium, in Bhubaneswar on Saturday.The 21-year-old cleared 5.41m, surpassing the previous national record of 5.40m, according to […]

Suzhou [China], May 2 (ANI): India began their AFC U17 Women's Asian Cup 2026 campaign with a 0-2 loss against Australia in Group B at the Suzhou Taihu Football Sports Centre Pitch 8 in China on Saturday, marking their return to the competition after a 21-year gap.Pamela Conti's Young Tigresses showed resilience and attacking intent throughout the contest, […]

Guenther reaffirmed his support for open trade and closer economic engagement with China, noting that regional cooperation serves as an important complement to federal-level relations.KIEL, Germany, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Significant potential exists to deepen cooperation between the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein and east China's Zhejiang Province, […]

Shanghai [China], May 2 (ANI): India's Ambassador to China-designate, Vikram Doraiswami, was warmly received by the Consulate General, Pratik Mathur, on his arrival in China at Pudong International Airport, Shanghai.The details of his arrival were shared in a post on X. The Consulate General of India in Shanghai in a post on X said, 'A warm welcome. India's […]

Beijing [China], May 2 (ANI): China Eastern Airlines on Saturday issued an apology after one of its domestic flights experienced a mechanical malfunction following landing, resulting in partial contact with a jet bridge while taxiing toward the gate.In a statement shared on its official account on the Chinese social media platform Sina Weibo, the airline […]

BEIJING, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered an important speech at a symposium on strengthening basic research in Shanghai on Thursday.Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, stressed that greater efforts and more concrete measures should be taken to […]

Hong Kong police have arrested two people on suspicion of burglary after one of them allegedly climbed maintenance work scaffolding at a residential building and prised open window grilles at two homes before stealing HK$6,000 (US$765) in cash. The force also warned on Saturday that it was becoming a trend for burglars to enter flats at buildings undergoing […]

BEIJING, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Hairui, a mountaineering lover with extensive experience climbing snow mountains, has just tried indoor ice climbing for the first time at a gym in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, travelling from his home in the country's northeast, roughly four hours away by air."I have travelled here especially for this […]

BEIJING, May 2 (Xinhua) -- The "king of the dinosaurs" has arrived in Beijing. Notably, it didn't come alone."A Special Exhibition for the King of Dinosaurs," a blockbuster event that pairs two authentic Tyrannosaurus rex (T-rex) skeletons from Germany with an unprecedented gathering of China's own ferocious tyrannosauroids, has opened at the Natural […]

BEIJING, May 2 (Xinhua) -- China's Ministry of Commerce on Saturday issued a blocking ban prohibiting any recognition, enforcement or compliance with U.S. sanctions imposed on five Chinese companies on the grounds of their alleged involvement in Iranian petroleum transactions.The five companies are Hengli Petrochemical (Dalian) Refining Co., Ltd., Shandong […]

Policies that lean toward unilateral restriction risk eroding the very foundations that have supported decades of growth and cooperation.by Xinhua writers Zhang Zhaoqing and Ding YinghuaBRUSSELS, May 2 (Xinhua) -- With global trade under growing strain, the direction taken by major economies to address the challenges will shape whether cooperation holds or […]

(260502) -- LONDON, May 2, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Liang Jingkun of China serves in the match against Connor Green of England during the men's group match between China and England at the ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals in London, Britain, on May 2, 2026. (Photo by Stephen Chung/Xinhua)

Washington DC [US] May 2 (ANI): Uyghur advocacy groups, international institutions, and global human rights organisations have raised renewed concerns over what they describe as expanding transnational repression, legal accountability for corporate complicity, and intensifying legislative assimilation targeting Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities under […]

Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], May 2 (ANI): Indian Women Beach Kabaddi Team athletes Simran Kamboj and Nikita Chauhan received a warm welcome from the Sports Authority of India's (SAI) National Centre of Excellence (NCOE) in Dharamshala after having clinched gold medals at the 6th Asian Beach Games held in China.Simran Kamboj from Punjab and Nikita […]

Washington DC [US], May 2 (ANI): The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) has raised alarm over what it describes as severe press repression in East Turkistan, also known as the Uyghur Region, arguing that the region represents one of the most extreme examples of media suppression within China's already tightly controlled information environment, ahead of […]

Washington DC [US] May 2 (ANI): A new three-part report released by the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (SCCCP) has accused Chinese mining companies of engaging in what it described as a global pattern of corruption, environmental destruction, and human rights abuses in their pursuit of critical mineral dominance, according to the […]

LHASA, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Yongtso, a professor of the School of Information Science and Technology of Xizang University, has worked there for over two decades. Having dedicated herself to the teaching and research in artificial intelligence (AI), she initiated the earliest AI-centered courses in the university to better cultivate talents for this plateau […]

LHASA, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Yongtso, a professor of the School of Information Science and Technology of Xizang University, has worked there for over two decades. Having dedicated herself to the teaching and research in artificial intelligence (AI), she initiated the earliest AI-centered courses in the university to better cultivate talents for this plateau […]

BEIJING, May 2 (Xinhua) -- As China kicked off the five-day May Day holiday, a growing number of foreign tourists are traveling to the country not just to see the Great Wall or shop in fashionable malls, but to soak in 24-hour bathhouses, try traditional Chinese medicine treatments, and savor late-night hotpot in pajamas inside urban spas -- a sign that […]

(260502) -- HORSENS, May 2, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chen Yufei of China reacts in the singles match against Miyazaki Tomoka of Japan during the semifinal badminton match between Japan and China at the BWF Uber Cup Finals in Horsens, Denmark, May 2, 2026. (Xinhua/Wu Huiwo)

A 25-year-old Hong Kong woman was cheated out of more than HK$2.25 million (US$287,190) in one month after falling prey to a job scam, prompting calls for tighter rules requiring online employment platforms to verify employers. The victim said on Saturday at a press briefing held by the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions that she came across a posting for […]

(260502) -- BEIJING, May 2, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Jiang Linjing of China competes during the women's 10m platform final at World Aquatics Diving World Cup 2026 Super Final in Beijing, China, May 2, 2026. (Photo by Zhai Yifan/Xinhua)

(260502) -- CHENGDU, May 2, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 29, 2026 shows people participating in a co-creation activity by coloring a toy panda in Wolong Shenshuping base of China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda, southwest China's Sichuan Province. TO GO WITH "International youths praise China's green development practices" […]

(260502) -- CHOLPON-ATA, May 2, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Runners of the half marathon competition start in the International Issyk-Kul Marathon of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), titled "Run the Silk Road" in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan, May 2, 2026. (Xinhua/Jiang Youlin)

(260502) -- BEIJING, May 2, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Tourists view blooming Chinese roses at Quancheng Square in Jinan, east China's Shandong Province, on May 2, 2026. People across the country are going outdoors to enjoy the five-day May Day holiday, which began on May 1. (Xinhua/Xu Suhui)

Belek [Turkey], May 1 (ANI): Yuvraj Sandhu made an impressive start to his campaign at the Turkish Airlines Open in Antalya, delivering one of his strongest opening rounds on the DP World Tour. The debutant carded a 3-under 69, placing him comfortably inside the top 10 after the first day. Fellow Indian golfer Shubhankar Sharma also performed steadily, […]

New York [US], May 2 (ANI): Permanent Representative of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations, Fu Cong on Saturday said it was a great honour to assume the rotating Presidency of the Security Council for the month of May.Fu said that one of the issues China has been considering was the future of the UN's peacekeeping mission in southern […]

Four winning tickets took home over HK$55.7 million (US$7.1 million) each for first prize in Hong Kong’s largest Mark Six jackpot. The Hong Kong Jockey Club, the city’s sole gambling and lottery operator, also said on Saturday that 36.5 units won HK$347,110 for the second-tier prize, while 1,153.7 units each scooped the third-tier prize of HK$29,280. […]

(260502) -- XI'AN, May 2, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Medalists pose for a selfie after the awarding ceremony for the team free at the World Aquatics Artistic Swimming World Cup 2026-Stop 3 in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, May 2, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

Russia, China, America and the myth of a new grand bargainThere will be much talk this May about the so-called "strategic triangle" of Russia, China and the United States.US President Donald Trump is expected in Beijing first, followed by Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. Whenever the leaders of the three most […]

(260502) -- LHASA, May 2, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Yongtso is pictured at the School of Information Science and Technology of Xizang University in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, April 28, 2026. Yongtso, a professor of the School of Information Science and Technology of Xizang University, has worked there for over two decades. Having dedicated […]

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Hong Kong is expected to experience thunderstorms on Sunday, as a cold front sweeps across the coast of Guangdong and brings temperatures down to as low as about 21 degrees Celsius (69.8 Fahrenheit) a day later. The […]

NEW YORK CITY, New York: U.S. stocks hit new record highs this week, even as oil markets saw sharp swings driven by ongoing tensions linked to the war with Iran. The relative calm on Wall Street contrasted with volatility in oil markets. Prices surged this week on concerns that the Iran conflict could disrupt global supply, before retreating late in the […]

(260502) -- CHENGDU, May 2, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Sarah Polleros (R) of Germany competes during the semifinal match between China and Germany at the FIBA 3x3 Women's Series Chengdu Stop 2026 in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 2, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

Hong Kong authorities issued 300 verbal warnings to people visiting Sharp Island on the first day of mainland China’s Labour Day “golden week” holiday, when thousands flocked to see attractions in the city’s Unesco Global Geopark. The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department said on Saturday that the 3,000 visitors to Sharp Island a day […]

Hong Kong authorities are searching for a 28-year-old man who went hiking and lost contact with his family after a dispute with his girlfriend, with a helicopter deployed to aid in the operation. Police said on Saturday that they received a report at 11.30am from a man who said his younger brother had lost contact with his family after arguing with his […]

Amid rising volatility and growing protectionism in global trade, China's zero-tariff policy underscores its firm commitment to fostering an open world economy, advancing shared development across the Global South through practical cooperation, and injecting stability into the global trade system and economic growth.NAIROBI, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Starting […]

Hong Kong authorities expect the eastern section of the HK$7 billion (US$893 million) Fanling Bypass, which opens to traffic on Sunday, will prevent congestion ahead of residents moving into a nearby new development area later this year. At the opening ceremony on Saturday, Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn Hon-ho said the 4km (2.49 miles) dual […]

A home in the upscale Shouson Hill area in Hong Kong’s Southern district has been burgled, with luxury watches and foreign currency worth more than HK$1.1 million (US$140,400) stolen. Police are looking into whether the burglars scaled the wall of a vacant neighbouring detached house at Orchid Hill to enter 26 Shouson Hill Road in Deep Water Bay, the […]

(260502) -- XI'AN, May 2, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Isabelle Thorpe/Ranjuo Tomblin of Britain perform during the mixed duet technical final at the World Aquatics Artistic Swimming World Cup 2026-Stop 3 in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, May 2, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

Hong Kong recorded a 13 per cent year-on-year increase in mainland Chinese visitors on the first day of the “golden week” Labour Day holiday, but a lawmaker for the restaurant trade noted that tourists’ shift towards more cautious spending resulted in only “limited” gains for the businesses. Labour Day is a statutory public holiday in Hong Kong […]

(260502) -- BEIJING, May 2, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Osmar Olvera Ibarra of Mexico competes during the men's 3m springboard final at World Aquatics Diving World Cup 2026 Super Final in Beijing, China, May 2, 2026. (Photo by Zhai Yifan/Xinhua)

BEIJING, May 2 (Xinhua) -- As Chinese travelers eagerly plan for the five-day May Day holiday, less crowded niche attractions are offering visitors a more distinctive and immersive experience.At the dawn of Friday, the first day of the holiday, the serene expanse of the Hunshandake Sandland in northern China was broken by the thunderous roar of off-road […]

(260502) -- XI'AN, May 2, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Kira Cherezova/Valentina Gerasimova of Russia perform during the women's duet free final at the World Aquatics Artistic Swimming World Cup 2026-Stop 3 in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, May 2, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)