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Britain has warned it will not tolerate attempts by foreign states to intimidate or harass individuals on its soil, as it summoned China’s ambassador after two men linked to Hong Kong’s London trade office were convicted of spying on activists. The United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office confirmed on Saturday that Ambassador […]

Authorities will negotiate with operators of popular care homes in Guangdong province to secure more places for elderly Hongkongers to meet rising demand, the welfare minister has said, amid a ninefold surge in city residents moving into such facilities across the border in recent years. Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-han said in an […]

Amid the crackle of vinyl records and the nostalgia of Cantonese golden oldies, Holy Lee Hau-yin, a Hong Kong mother of three young children, is spinning a new narrative as a professional disc jockey and turning a page on her troubled past. After suffering an abusive marriage and the exhaustion of a decade of childcare, Lee will spend Mother’s Day on […]

(260510) -- LONDON, May 10, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Togami Shunsuke (L) of Japan competes in the singles match against Kuo Guan-Hong of Chinese Taipei during the men's teams semifinal match between Japan and Chinese Taipei at the ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals in London, Britain, on May 9, 2026. (Photo by Stephen Chung/Xinhua)

(260510) -- JEDDAH, May 10, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Wan Xiang (L) of China competes during the group match between China and Japan at the 2026 AFC U17 Asian Cup in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, May 9, 2026. (Xinhua/Luo Chen)

Hong Kong’s West Kowloon is poised to emerge as the second-most important office sub-market after Central with the completion of new buildings that will accommodate banks and insurance companies, according to industry officials. However, there was expected to be limited demand from newcomers or via corporate expansion, with leasing activity dominated by […]

NANCHANG, May 10 (Xinhua) -- In Jingdezhen, a city long known as China's "porcelain capital," one of its newest landmarks appears almost as if it has emerged directly from a kiln.It is a giant white "bowl," a smooth, eye-catching structure standing in Changnanli, a ceramic trendy-toy district in this eastern Chinese city. Jingdezhen has been producing […]

The Hong Kong Bar Association has proposed criminalising bid-rigging by introducing a “double-track” approach to the Competition Ordinance, describing it as a quick fix to increase deterrence and encourage more whistle-blowers to expose industry malpractice following the city’s deadliest fire in decades. Under the current civil regime established in […]

The final results point to a more fragmented political landscape, with voters moving away from the traditional Labour-Conservative contest and toward new parties such as Reform UK.by Xinhua writers Zhao Jiasong, Yu Aicen, Larry NeildLONDON, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Britain's latest local and regional elections have delivered a fresh blow to the ruling Labour […]

By By Ayushi AgarwalNew Delhi [India], May 10 (ANI): India is set to host the fourth edition of the India-Africa Forum Summit (IAFS-IV) from May 28 to May 31, reviving the flagship engagement platform between India and African nations after a gap of more than a decade.The fourth edition will take place at the end of this month, since the third edition of […]

Suzhou [China], May 9 (ANI): The final whistle had barely faded when Pamela Conti found herself surrounded by her players. One after another, the Young Tigresses rushed towards their head coach, hugging her, chanting around her, and even trying to lift her into the air in celebration after India scripted history by reaching the quarter-finals of the AFC U17 […]

An elderly woman tried to fight a younger one over priority seating inside an MTR train carriage in Hong Kong, with a clip capturing the dispute going viral on Saturday. In the clip posted on the social media platform Threads, the elderly woman in one of two adjacent priority seats is seen forcefully trying to remove the younger woman beside her. The older […]

(260509) -- VELIKO TURNOVO, May 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- The audience show support for their favorite contestants during a Chinese language competition in Veliko Turnovo, Bulgaria, on May 9, 2026. Bulgarian national qualification contest of the 19th "Chinese Bridge," a Chinese language proficiency competition for foreign secondary school students, was held here […]

(260509) -- ISLAMABAD, May 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan's Federal Minister for Investment Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh speaks during the finals of a Chinese song competition in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan on May 8, 2026. The Pakistan finals of the "Water Cube Cup" Chinese song competition were held here on Friday to celebrate the 75th anniversary of diplomatic […]

(260509) -- COPPERBELT PROVINCE, May 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Zambian Minister of Mines and Minerals Development Paul Kabuswe speaks at the commissioning of a mining tunnel boring machine by the Chinese company NFC Africa Mining Plc in the Kalulushi District of Copperbelt Province, Zambia, on May 8, 2026. TO GO WITH "Zambian minister hails Chinese enterprises […]

The funeral for the father of Mo Li Kai-yin, the dancer left paralysed after being struck by a falling giant screen during a concert by Hong Kong boy band Mirror, will be held early next month. The family said on Saturday that Reverend Derek Li Shing-lam’s funeral would be held at 10.30am on June 6 at St Andrew’s Church, Kowloon. The 71-year-old Li died […]

NANCHANG, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Inside a glass greenhouse nestled among the mountains of eastern China, clusters of cherry-sized tomatoes hang from sprawling vines like ornaments, with some glowing bright red while others appear green or deep purple.The plants here grow not in soil, but on elevated racks about 80 cm above the ground. Inside the greenhouse, […]

New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): China's foreign trade registered both month-on-month and year-on-year growth in April 2026, according to preliminary data released by the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC), with the country's rare earth exports valued at USD 64 million during the month.China's exports rose 12 per cent […]

BEIJING, May 9 (Xinhua) -- A team of Chinese researchers has built a computational framework to study aging at the individual level in order to predict biological age and track the different aging rates of individual organs, according to a research article published in the journal Cell on Friday.Human aging is characterized by complex structural and […]

BEIJING, May 9 (Xinhua) -- For decades, scientists have been trying to solve a mystery: Where do high-energy cosmic rays come from? These charged particles travel from outer space to Earth, but their origins remain unknown. Now, a major discovery by Chinese scientists is bringing them closer to the answer.Based on observations from China's Large High […]

BEIJING, May 9 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese defense ministry spokesperson on Saturday urged the Japanese side to demonstrate the courage to face up to history and take real actions to atone for Japan's crimes, slamming Tokyo's renewed push for constitutional revision and military expansion."The call of our times is for peace and cooperation rather than war and […]

About 100 ships registered in Hong Kong or locally managed or owned are stranded in the Strait of Hormuz along with an estimated 2,300 seafarers, an industry leader has said. Richard Hext, chairman of the Hong Kong Shipowners Association, told the South China Morning Post on Friday that it was very risky to sail vessels through the strait due to the risk of […]

ZHENGZHOU, May 9 (Xinhua) -- The China-Europe Railway Express has made 130,000 trips by Saturday, marked by the departure of a freight train from Zhengzhou, capital of central China's Henan Province, bound for Hamburg, Germany, at 10 a.m. local time.Total cargo value has exceeded 520 billion U.S. dollars, according to the China State Railway Group Co., […]

The China-Europe Railway Express has completed 130,000 trips as of Saturday, with a freight train departing central China's Zhengzhou for Hamburg in Germany marking the milestone. Total cargo value has surpassed 520 billion U.S. dollars, according to China State Railway Group Co., Ltd.The network now includes 93 scheduled routes (up to 120 km/h), connecting […]

BEIJING, May 9 (Xinhua) -- The classic tourist itinerary in China is evolving, with more foreign visitors swapping checklist travel for a mix of curiosity, commerce and exploration beyond megacities.A recent report by the Chinese lifestyle platform Rednote, also known as Xiaohongshu, showed that instead of staying in Beijing and Shanghai, visitors are […]

BEIJING, May 9 (Xinhua) -- In the thin air of China's southwest plateau, where bridges must endure extreme weather and fragile geology, engineering students are being asked: "How do you prevent concrete from cracking at ultra-high altitude?"The question, raised by an industry mentor at a university-enterprise workshop at Southwest Jiaotong University, was […]

BEIJING, May 9 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese defense ministry spokesperson on Saturday urged relevant countries to stop forming blocs and creating camp confrontation.Jiang Bin, a spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense, made the remarks at a press briefing when asked to comment on media reports that Japanese and Philippine defense officials issued a joint […]

(260509) -- LANZHOU, May 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo shows the Lanzhou Marathon Park by the Yellow River in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, May 7, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Zhimin)

Taipei [Taiwan], May 9 (ANI): Taiwan is considering deeper strategic coordination with Japan on a range of security issues linked to China's growing regional assertiveness, according to statements made by Taiwan's National Security Bureau (NSB) Director-General Tsai Ming-yen. The development follows Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's unveiling of a […]

Shanghai [China], May 9 (ANI): India's Sahil Jadhav clinched the bronze medal in the men's individual compound event at the Archery World Cup 2026 Stage 2 in Shanghai on Saturday.The 25-year-old Indian archer defeated Denmark's Martin Damsbo 147-144 in the bronze-medal playoff to claim his maiden Archery World Cup medal. Trailing 30-29 after the opening […]

Taipei [Taiwan], May 9 (ANI): Eight sorties of Chinese military aircraft, six vessels and two official ships operating around Taiwan's territorial waters were detected on Saturday, Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence said.In a post on X, the ministry said, '8 sorties of PLA aircraft, 6 PLAN vessels and 2 official ships operating around Taiwan detected up […]

Beijing [China], May 9 (ANI): China has sentenced former defence ministers, Li Shangfu and Wei Fenghe, to suspended death sentences on corruption charges, in what analysts describe as one of the harshest punishments imposed on senior military officials under President Xi Jinping's ongoing anti-graft campaign within the People's Liberation Army (PLA), as […]

HONG KONG: China's top anti-corruption body has indicted a former chairman of China Eastern Airlines Group on bribery charges, China's top prosecutor said on May 8. This is the latest in a ​string of high-profile anti-graft actions as Beijing steps up a campaign against corruption. The news came a day after China's official news agency, Xinhua, […]

(260509) -- BEIJING, May 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 9, 2026 shows a China-Europe freight train bound for Hamburg, Germany departing from Putian Railway Station in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province. The China-Europe Railway Express has made 130,000 trips by Saturday, marked by the departure of a freight train from […]

(260509) -- BEIJING, May 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Nurses watch a performance during International Nurses Day celebrations at Beijing Massage Hospital in Beijing, capital of China, May 9, 2026. Beijing Massage Hospital held a series of events on Saturday to celebrate the upcoming International Nurses Day, which falls on May 12. (Xinhua/Chen Shuo)

New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): India's underperformance against major global markets has been driven largely by the global artificial intelligence (AI) rally and not necessarily by weakness in the broader domestic economy, according to Motilal Oswal Financial Services' latest strategy report, The Eagle Eye - May 2026.According to the report, markets such […]

NANCHANG, May 9 (Xinhua) -- On the banks of the Yudu River in east China's Jiangxi Province, actors dressed as Red Army soldiers step onto a floating bridge. Villagers press straw sandals and boiled eggs into their arms. An elderly woman, played by a local resident, holds a soldier's hand, unwilling to let go.The farewell is staged now, but it is rooted in […]

BEIJING, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Here are the latest Chinese sports headlines from the past week:1. China claims historic silver at men's ice hockey World Championship Division I Group BChina beat Estonia 3-2 in a penalty shootout at the 2026 IIHF Men's World Championship Division I Group B on May 5 to win the silver medal, the country's best result since the […]

Hong Kong homebuyers snapped up new flats on offer on Saturday, fuelling optimism that the bull run in the city’s property market will continue. All 154 units at Sun Hung Kai Properties’ Lime Spark project sold out as of 4.30pm, while 147 homes, or 93 per cent of the 158 flats available at Henderson Land’s Highwood Phase 2 project, found buyers, […]

Stories filled with tragic bravery, outrage at heedless officials and horror as loved ones perished were among those shared by 24 residents of the fire-ravaged Wang Fuk Court estate, as they testified at a public hearing investigating Hong Kong’s deadliest blaze in decades. Over multiple sessions that began on March 19, some told the presiding committee […]

BEIJING, May 9 (Xinhua) -- China's foreign trade maintained solid growth as coordinated policy efforts across regions and departments boosted momentum, highlighting the resilience and vitality of imports and exports, official data showed Saturday.China's foreign trade in yuan-denominated terms grew 14.2 percent year on year to reach 4.38 trillion yuan […]

A wanted member of the overseas group “Hong Kong Parliament” has been arrested in Thailand for overstaying her visa and is reportedly set to be deported to mainland China. The organisation said on Friday that Zhang Xinyan, who took part in what it called a parliamentary election and was sworn in as a member last year, was recently arrested in Thailand […]

New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): Global investors began rotating back into gold ETFs in April as India recorded positive flows of USD 297 million, marking its 11th consecutive month of inflows, according to a report by the World Gold Council (WGC).Following notable outflows in March, global physically backed gold ETFs recorded inflows of USD 6.6 billion […]

Taipei [Taiwan], May 9 (ANI): Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) and Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corp., on Friday, announced plans to establish a joint venture in Kumamoto, Japan, to develop and produce next-generation image sensors. According to a report by Focus Taiwan, the two companies signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) […]

An exclusive Hong Kong sports club will press ahead with an imminent change of operator for its Central clubhouse despite objections by some of its members about unfair access and incompatibility of their client profiles, the South China Morning Post has learned. The controversy began about a fortnight ago after private members’ club Carlyle & Co […]