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Hong Kong taxi trade leaders and Uber have both expressed concerns over a looming quota for ride-hailing vehicles, despite transport authorities vowing to consult stakeholders before setting the final figure. They were responding to the Transport and Logistics Bureau’s submission to lawmakers of regulatory details for the industry on Monday. It pledged to […]

Washington DC [US], May 12 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Monday (local time) discarded Iran's peace proposal plan, and said that the ceasefire stands on 'life support'. He made the remarks from the Oval Office while interacting with the media during a maternal healthcare event. Trump said that Iran is the weakest it has been and called Tehran's […]

(Photo credit: Katie Goodale-Imagn Images)Jake Knapp will miss the PGA Championship due to an ongoing injury concern.Knapp withdrew Monday from the second major of the season with a left thumb sprain. Tom Hoge was first on the alternate list and will take Knapp's place in the 156-man field this week at Aronimink Golf Club.Knapp, 31, hasn't played on tour […]

WASHINGTON-- The latest exchange between Washington and Tehran over a proposed path toward de-escalation has raised new questions about what comes next in the growing crisis around the Strait of Hormuz.President Donald Trump described Irans latest response to a US-backed proposal as totally unacceptable, even as both sides continue to signal interest in […]

CK Hutchison Holdings’ shares climbed to their highest level since 2020 after the conglomerate announced plans to exit the UK mobile market, signalling that investors believe the Li family may once again have timed an industry peak before the broader market. Shares rose about 12 per cent to HK$73.30 on Monday from the May 5 close, after the company said […]

Washington DC [US], May 12 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Monday (local time) expressed optimism ahead of his visit to China and said that he looked forward to meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping. Ahead of the much-anticipated meeting between the two leaders, Trump said that 'great things' would happen for Beijing and Washington. He wrote on Truth […]

New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): Iran defended its decision to close the Strait of Hormuz while expressing regret over the impact on India, with Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei saying that Tehran was 'forced' to act after attacks by the United States and Israel using bases in the Persian Gulf region. Baghaei, in an interview with India […]

By By Reena BhardwajWashington DC [US], May 12 (ANI): Ahead of the much-anticipated visit of US President Donald Trump to China later this week, a White House official said that over a dozen business and tech leaders will travel with him.The list of leaders set to travel with President Trump includes representation from major companies across technology, […]

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The White House has invited Elon Musk and Tim Cook to join President Donald Trump on his trip to China this week, Bloomberg News reported on May 11, citing a White House official. The visit is expected to include a delegation of more than a dozen senior U.S. business executives as Trump seeks to secure new commercial agreements and […]

Tashkent [Uzbekistan], May 11 (ANI): India's U-17 girls continued their strong run at the Asian Boxing U17 Championships 2026, with eight boxers advancing to the finals and four boxers finishing with bronze medals after the semifinals in Tashkent.Rakhi (46kg) led the charge with a commanding RSC win in the third round against Yating Zhang of China (CHN). In […]

Suzhou [China], May 11 (ANI): India's run in the AFC U17 Women's Asian Cup China 2026 came to an end after a 0-3 defeat against hosts China PR in the quarter-finals at the Suzhou Sports Centre Stadium on Monday.The result dashed the Young Tigresses' hopes of securing a historic qualification for the FIFA U17 Women's World Cup Morocco 2026, though the […]

Tajikistan and China are committed to further deepening cooperation in all fields, consolidating good-neighborly and friendly relations, and promoting common development and prosperity, said Tajik President Emomali Rahmon.DUSHANBE, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Tajikistan and China have steadily expanded cooperation across various fields in recent years, with […]

NANCHANG, May 11 (Xinhua) -- For more than nine decades, Zhong Xindi knew her father mostly in absence.He had left home when she was three, joined the Red Army, and later died during the Long March, the historic military maneuver in modern Chinese history. There was no photograph to remember him by, no familiar face for the family to hold onto, only a name, […]

(260511) -- ADELAIDE, May 11, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Nick Henderson, regional general manager of Greater China at Tourism Australia, attends the 46th edition of the Australian Tourism Exchange (ATE) in Adelaide, Australia, May 11, 2026. The 46th edition of the ATE, the Australian tourism industry's largest annual business-to-business (B2B) event, kicked off on […]

(260511) -- HANGZHOU, May 11, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice President Han Zheng attends the opening ceremony of the 2026 World Digital Education Conference in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, May 11, 2026. (Xinhua/Gao Jie)

(260511) -- HANGZHOU, May 11, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People attend the opening ceremony of the 2026 World Digital Education Conference in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, May 11, 2026. The 2026 World Digital Education Conference kicked off here on Monday. Themed on "AI+Education: Transformation Development Governance," this year's conference seeks to […]

(260511) -- XI'AN, May 11, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Xue (R), founder of Chinese motorcycle manufacturer ZXMOTO, watches his son Zhang Qingtian's race during a motocross league event held in the Xixian New Area of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, May 4, 2026. TO GO WITH "China Focus: Chinese youngsters race into motocross boom" (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

(260511) -- BEIJING, May 11, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Customers buy vegetables at a supermarket in Shijiazhuang City, north China's Hebei Province, on May 11, 2026. China's consumer inflation extended its moderate recovery in April, supported by robust spring travel demand and rising energy prices, in a sign that domestic demand continues to improve and the broader […]

(260511) -- BEIJING, May 11, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A firefighter uses a ladder truck to rescue a "trapped" student during an emergency evacuation drill at a primary school in Huzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, May 11, 2026. A variety of activities were held across the country marking the upcoming National Disaster Prevention and Reduction Day. (Photo […]

Hong Kong authorities have prepared 50,000 sandbags and several sets of water-filled flood barriers to brace for the coming typhoon season, while enhancement works at the high-risk Tseung Kwan O promenade are set to be completed by the end of this year. The Civil Engineering and Development Department on Monday also introduced new guidelines on shoreline […]

NANCHANG, May 11 (Xinhua) -- With a 3D printer nozzle rotating as it smoothly extrudes clay, a delicate ceramic work is gradually taking shape -- a scene that would once have been unimaginable to earlier generations of artisans in Jingdezhen.It is happening in a studio in the ancient Chinese porcelain capital, a city in east China's Jiangxi Province with a […]

YONGZHOU, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Nestled amid the mountains of Jianghua Yao Autonomous County in Yongzhou, Baojing Village was built by the ancestors of the He family in 1650, and is therefore called the "Courtyard of Family He." There are 180 existing ancient residences, 7 gate towers and 36 alleys.Baojing Village was included in the fourth batch of […]

YONGZHOU, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Nestled amid the mountains of Jianghua Yao Autonomous County in Yongzhou, Baojing Village was built by the ancestors of the He family in 1650, and is therefore called the "Courtyard of Family He." There are 180 existing ancient residences, 7 gate towers and 36 alleys.Baojing Village was included in the fourth batch of […]

The two nations leaders are slated to discuss the Iran war, AI rivalry, Taiwan, and trade frictionsDonald Trump is set to touch down in Beijing, China, on Wednesday for a two-day state visit - the first by a US president in eight years - as relations between the world's two largest economies teeter at a crossroads defined by the Iran war, trade friction, […]

The two nations' leaders are slated to discuss the Iran war, AI rivalry, Taiwan, and trade frictions Donald Trump is set to touch down in Beijing, China, on Wednesday for a two-day state visit - the first by a US president in eight years - as relations between the world's two largest economies teeter at a […]

Hong Kong restaurants applying for a licence that allows dogs will have to remove any hotpot from their menus and change their layout to comply with new regulations aimed at ensuring food and pet safety. The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) also said on Monday that officers would patrol the premises every day in the first month to inspect […]

(260511) -- BEIJING, May 11, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Wang Huning, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, meets with Chang Jung-kung, vice chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang party, and Taiwan and […]

New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): India's jewellery industry has called on the government to introduce a comprehensive gold monetisation scheme to channel idle household gold into the economy, instead of discouraging citizens from buying the precious metal.The demand comes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed to citizens to avoid purchasing gold for […]

BEIJING, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Using lunar samples collected by the Chang'e-6 mission, Chinese scientists have discovered a significant shift in the types of asteroids bombarding the Earth-moon system between 4.3 billion and 2.8 billion years ago, transitioning from the dominance of non-carbonaceous ones to the arrival of carbonaceous ones.The results of the […]

BEIJING, May 11 (Xinhua) -- China's Taiwan region, unless given approval by the central government, has no basis, reason, or right to participate in the 79th World Health Assembly (WHA), which will open on May 18, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Monday.Guo made the remarks at a regular news briefing when asked to comment on media […]

BEIJING, May 11 (Xinhua) -- The development of China-Russia relations embraces new historical opportunities, and China stands ready to work with Russia to continuously strengthen cooperation in various fields and promote the building of a more just and reasonable global governance system, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Monday.Guo […]

(260511) -- CHONGQING, May 11, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Workers of the Chongqing Branch of China Construction Third Engineering Bureau Group Co., Ltd. experience immersive virtual reality simulations of hazardous construction scenarios at the Liangping UAV industrial park in Chongqing, southwest China, April 30, 2026. TO GO WITH "Across China: Smart-tech adding […]

A Hong Kong electric commercial vehicle solutions company has teamed up with a mainland Chinese manufacturer to launch an electric minibus tailored for the city’s roads, with the government set to stop registering new fossil-fuel commercial vehicles in 2035. Home-grown Wai Lik New Energy unveiled five new electric models on Monday, with founder Ng Chi-wai […]

An outlying island ferry struck a barrier at a typhoon shelter in Hong Kong shortly after midnight on Monday, with passengers recalling being jolted and struggling to retrieve life jackets as they were stranded on the vessel for more than an hour. The small crowd was returning home on Mother’s Day on Sunday and caught the last ferry to Mui Wo at 12.30am […]

(260511) -- BEIJING, May 11, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon arrives in Beijing, capital of China, May 11, 2026. At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon arrived in Beijing on Monday for a state visit to China from May 11 to 14. (Xinhua/Dai Tianfang)

The high-level talks will focus on rebalancing the relationship between Washington and Beijing, the White House has saidThe Chinese Foreign Ministry has confirmed that US President Donald Trump will pay a state visit to Beijing from May 13 to 15, the first such trip in nearly nine years.The summit had initially been planned for late March but was postponed […]

Washington [US], May 11 (ANI): Global music superstar The Weeknd (Abel Tesfaye) has officially announced the final leg of his record-breaking 'After Hours Til Dawn Tour', confirming a new set of stadium shows across Asia in 2026.The artist shared the announcement on Instagram on May 11, 2026, unveiling what he described as the concluding chapter of a […]

New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): ADNOC Drilling posted a USD 347 million net profit for the first quarter of 2026, driven largely by the expansion of its offshore operations and integrated oilfield services. According to a report by Gulf News, the Abu Dhabi-listed company saw its revenue rise 5 per cent year-on-year to reach USD 1.23 billion during the […]

Washington DC [US] May 11 (ANI): Rep. John Moolenaar, chairman of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, and Rep. Debbie Dingell, chair of the House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee, announced that they plan to introduce bipartisan legislation aimed at preventing Chinese-linked vehicles from operating on American roads, […]

Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], May 11 (ANI): Hundreds of Buddhist monks, nuns and devotees from across India, Nepal, Bhutan and other Himalayan regions gathered at Dorje Drak Monastery on Monday as His Eminence 7th Namkhai Nyingpo Rinpoche (Jigdrel Pema Shedrup Tenpai Gyaltsen) commenced a five-day series of special Buddhist teachings, empowerments and […]

DUBAI, 11th May, 2026 (WAM) -- Dubai Chambers on Monday held a meeting with the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade Zhejiang Provincial Committee (CCPIT Zhejiang) to discuss opportunities to develop economic cooperation and strengthen trade and investment relations between Dubai and China.The meeting was attended by Mohammad Ali Rashed […]

BEIJING, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump will have an in-depth exchange of views on major issues concerning China-U.S. relations and world peace and development, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Monday.Guo made the remarks at a regular news briefing when asked about Trump's upcoming […]

Hong Kong is expected to play a greater role in major national clinical research projects and scientific breakthroughs, a mainland Chinese health official has said, pledging stronger support for local researchers at an annual medical conference. The remarks were made by a National Health Commission official at the Hospital Authority Convention on Monday, […]

Decades of sanctions and a punitive war have driven Tehran to pursue nuclear weapons and weaponise Hormuz, while Washingtons diplomacy stallsAfter crying wolf over Iran's non-existent nuclear weapons program for decades, Washington has finally pushed the Islamic Republic over the brink, with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khameneiproclaiming last monththat Tehran […]

BEIJING, May 11 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese capital will soon become the setting for one of the most closely watched, high-stakes diplomatic encounters of the year, as the leaders of the world's two largest economies prepare to meet face-to-face.This will be U.S. President Donald Trump's first state visit to China since his re-election, and the second time […]