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Copenhagen [Denmark], October 9 (ANI): Tibetan representative Tsering Yangkey has urged Danish lawmakers to address the threat posed by China's so-called Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress to Tibet's language, religion and cultural identity during a two-day visit to Denmark on October 7 and 8, as reported by the Central Tibetan Administration […]

Washington DC [US], October 9 (ANI): US lawmakers are urging Congress to pass bipartisan legislation to counter foreign governments' alleged attempts to intimidate and surveil individuals on American soil, following the Federal Bureau of Investigation's arrest of a woman accused of acting as an unregistered Chinese agent, The Epoch Times reported.According […]

New Delhi [India], October 9 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with the representatives of Team India at the WorldSkills Competition, Shanghai 2026, at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg, on Friday.During the interaction, the participants shared their experiences during the competition. They expressed pride in representing their country at the world stage. […]

SHARJAH, 9th October, 2026 (WAM) -- Sheikh Fahim Al Qasimi, Chairman of the Department of Government Relations and the Higher Committee for Economic Integration in the Emirate of Sharjah, discussed opportunities to expand cooperation between Sharjah and China in technology, industry and healthcare with Ou Boqian, Consul General of the People's Republic of […]

(Photo credit: Aaron Doster)Hubert Hurkacz knocked out Novak Djokovic, No. 1 seed Alexander Zverev survived a stumble and Ben Shelton won on his 24th birthday during an eventful Friday at the Rolex Shanghai Masters.Poland's Hurkacz, who won the ATP 1000 tournament in 2023, dropped the 10th-seeded Djokovic 6-4, 6-3 for his first win in nine career attempts […]

(261009) -- BEIJING, Oct. 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maros Sefcovic in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 9, 2026. (Xinhua/Tian Yu)

Hong Kong’s legislature has passed motions supporting the city’s first five-year plan and thanking Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu for his latest policy address, while Beijing’s top representative in the city urged mainland Chinese enterprises to align themselves with the government’s blueprint. At the close of a three-day Legislative Council […]

New Delhi [India], October 9 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday interacted with representatives of Team India who participated in the WorldSkills Competition in Shanghai 2026, at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg in the national capital.During the interaction, the participants shared their experiences during the competition. They expressed pride in representing […]

(Photo credit: Robert Deutsch)Home favorite Qinwen Zheng and Belgium's Elise Mertens will meet in the China Open semifinals following their upset wins on Friday in Beijing.The unseeded Zheng ousted No. 6 Elina Svitolina of Ukraine 6-3, 7-6 (6) in 1 hour and 47 minutes, and the 13th-seeded Mertens knocked out No. 8 Iga Swiatek of Poland 7-6 (0), 6-3 in 1 […]

New Delhi [India], October 9 (ANI): Bangladesh have replaced Pakistan in the men's Asian Champions Trophy Punjab 2026 after the latter withdrew from the six-team continental tournament, scheduled to be held from October 27 to November 5.Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) president Mohyuddin Ahmed Wani had last month said that the team's visit to India for the […]

BEIJING, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- China saw 826 million domestic tourist trips during the recent seven-day National Day holiday, with tourism spending totaling 738.38 billion yuan (about 109.67 billion U.S. dollars), the Ministry of Culture and Tourism said on Friday.On a daily average basis, the number of domestic trips rose 6.3 percent from the eight-day […]

The developer of One Stanley has offered flat owners a six-year structural warranty and free independent property inspections amid an investigation into suspected steel reinforcement deficiencies at the seaside luxury residential development in southern Hong Kong. K Wise, a subsidiary of One Stanley developer K&K Property, addressed the brewing scandal […]

CHONGQING, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- The AUDI Innovation & Technology Center (AITC), jointly established by Audi and Chinese automaker SAIC Motor, opened in Shanghai in early September -- a shift reflecting how multinationals are deepening their R&D roots in China.With the AITC focusing on intelligent electrification and full vehicle development, the […]

Hong Kong travel agencies are offering tours featuring “five-minute clearance” at the revamped Huanggang Port when it opens on Monday, but the security chief has urged those who do not need to use the crossing immediately to delay their visits. Three days before the port’s official opening, the South China Morning Post on Friday found a number of tour […]

(261009) -- BEIJING, Oct. 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Li Shulei, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, attends and addresses a symposium held to study the first and second volumes of selected works on culture by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the […]

(261009) -- BEIJING, Oct. 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor Shen Yiqin meets with the Chinese delegation to the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 9, 2026. (Xinhua/Gao Jie)

Two US lawmakers are pushing for a bill that would allow Hongkongers in the country to apply for permanent residency, but authorities and observers have dismissed it as a political move unlikely to succeed. Senator Jeff Merkley, an Oregon Democrat, and Representative James McGovern, a Massachusetts Democrat, announced the Hong Konger Promise of Refuge Act, […]

(261009) -- BEIJING, Oct. 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Tourists in traditional costumes take selfies at the Hetou Old Street scenic area in Fengnan District of Tangshan City, north China's Hebei Province, Oct. 1, 2026. China recorded 826 million domestic tourist trips during the seven-day National Day holiday, with tourism spending totaling 738.38 billion yuan […]

Taipei [Taiwan], October 9 (ANI): The European Parliament has adopted a recommendation rejecting China's efforts to restrict Taiwan's participation in international organisations and exchanges, while calling for stronger economic, technological and security cooperation between the European Union and Taiwan, Taipei Times reported.According to Taipei Times, […]

A 10-year-old Hong Kong girl filmed carrying heavy bags of beer will be placed in temporary care with her two siblings after welfare assessments found it would “not be suitable” for them to return home following the arrest of their parents on suspicion of ill-treating a child. Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-han said on Friday that the […]

(261009) -- BEIJING, Oct. 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee, meets with a delegation of political leaders from Pacific Island countries led by Tongan Deputy Prime Minister Viliami […]

A Hong Kong news commentator accused of violating the national security law has denied exposing police intelligence operations, telling a court that details of his meeting with officers were already public knowledge before he posted them online. Wong Kwok-ngon, 72, who ran a YouTube commentary channel under the pen name Wong On-yin, stood trial at the […]

GUIYANG, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- At first glance, dozens of curving terraces carved into a hillside in southwest China looked like farmland, but no crops were expected to grow there.As night fell, more than 10,000 people filled the tiers, singing in the rain as music and bands of light swept across the hillside.Held on Oct. 1, the first day of China's week-long […]

GUIYANG, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- As firelight flickers across the walls and gunfire breaks the darkness, figures emerge from the smoke and move through the audience. These holographic images inside a theater recreate a battlefield from 90 years ago.The spectators do not simply watch. They walk with the performers, finding themselves surrounded by scenes of […]

Turkmenbashi [Turkmenistan], October 9 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said that Moscow was ready to do everything in its power to help Iran resolve the ongoing regional conflict with the US-Israel, as he met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Turkmenistan and discussed bilateral ties and regional developments."Of course, the most […]

(261009) -- XI'AN, Oct. 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- President of the Council of Ministers of Togo Faure Essozimna Gnassingbe arrives in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Oct. 9, 2026. At the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Qiang, Faure arrived in Xi'an on Friday for an official visit to China from Oct. 9 to 16. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

Hong Kong-headquartered DFI Retail Group, which owns and operates the city’s largest supermarket network, says it will continue to invest in new stores even though consumers remain cautious. Darren Chan, the group’s managing director for food in Hong Kong and Macau, said DFI – whose supermarket chains include Wellcome and Market Place in Hong Kong – […]

(261009) -- NEW YORK, Oct. 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Members of Young People's Chorus of New York City and Guangdong Experimental High School Choir perform during a joint concert themed "Youth Dialogue for the Future" in New York, the United States, Oct. 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Fengguo)

TURIN, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) --The flame for the Changchun 2027 Winter Universiade was lit Thursday in Turin, Italy, where the first World University Games were held in 1959, beginning its journey to China ahead of the January event.

With the busy National Day travel rush past, now could be a good time to explore China at a more relaxed pace.Crowds thin, summer heat fades, and soft light and crisp air settle in. Welcome to discover a different side of China in autumn.Produced by Xinhua Global Service

(261009) -- HAIKOU, Oct. 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone on Oct. 1, 2026 shows tourists at a local tea house in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province. Hainan saw 4.754 million tourist trips during the National Day holiday, marking a year-on-year increase of 13.1 percent. Total tourist spending rose 14.7 percent year on year to 6.875 […]

ALMATY, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- "Dong -- dong as in dongfang, the East."In autumn-hued Almaty, the sound of students reciting Chinese drifts from a teaching building at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University.Inside a classroom of Northwestern Polytechnical University's Kazakhstan branch campus, Chinese teacher Li Xiangning is teaching first-year students. Paper […]

A Hong Kong court has sentenced a former university student to seven years in prison for raping and sexually targeting five women, with some of the crimes taking place at orientation camps. The 31-year-old defendant was sentenced on Friday at the High Court after a jury found him guilty of one count of rape, another of voyeurism and three counts of indecent […]

The murder trial of Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung has been delayed again while the court addresses legal issues raised by lawyers in the high-profile case. Deputy High Court Judge Brian Keith told the nine-member jury on Friday that the hearing would resume on Monday after the legal arguments concluded. Choi’s mother, Cheung Yin-fa, had been […]

Hong Kong’s competition watchdog has raided 11 offices and homes over alleged bid-rigging for contracts to supply virtual reality (VR) systems to schools and non-profit organisations, with the deals valued at HK$10 million (US$1.3 million). The Competition Commission revealed on Friday that it had secured warrants and searched the 11 premises, including […]

When Professor Lam Hon-ming returned to Hong Kong after completing postdoctoral work in the United States in 1997, he was fixated on one question: how can science help feed the country and the world? He found that soybeans offered part of the answer. In addition to its nutritional value, the crop can fix nitrogen levels in the soil, reducing reliance on […]

Lawmakers and engineering sector leaders have called for a review of Hong Kong’s building inspection mechanism and a blacklist to bar errant contractors from government tenders, after a developer said half of the city’s first privately built “starter homes” project will be demolished due to shoddy steel work. The government should review the […]

by Nadeem JavaidOver more than a decade of travelling across China, I have watched a transformation that is difficult to capture in economic statistics alone.Since 2013, each visit has revealed not simply a richer or more modern China, but a country steadily changing the way it produces, innovates, consumes and, increasingly, how it is perceived by the […]

Timothy Chan Chi-fung was 19 when a testicular tumour sent him into a Hong Kong hospital system largely designed for children or much older adults. Neither door quite fitted. His experience eventually led him to found Youth Cancer Hong Kong, a contribution that has earned him a place as a finalist in the community category of this year’s Spirit of Hong […]

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 9 (ANI): Indian stock markets opened higher on Friday, with IT stocks witnessing strong buying despite the US government's decision to suspend some of the world's largest IT outsourcing firms from the Permanent Labor Certification Program.The Nifty 50 opened at 22,303.35, gaining 70.55 points or 0.32 per cent, while the […]

New postsFeatured entry20:098.10.2026Trump Says US Won't Attack Iran Before Midterm ElectionsUS President Donald Trump said Washington is having "productive" discussions with Iran and won't attack it before the midterm congressional elections in the United States in November.Trump also claimed that Iran was "in very bad condition," saying it was struggling […]

New postsFeatured entry14:18US Sanctions 17 Vessels Linked To Iran's Shadow FleetThe US Treasury Department announced new sanctions on October 8 targeting 17 vessels and companies accused of helping Iran transport crude oil, petroleum products, and petrochemicals in violation of US sanctions.The action is part of Operation Economic Outcast, a campaign […]

In 2014, a University of Hong Kong research team watched two years of reef restoration work collapse in Sai Kung. The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department had asked the researchers to speed up coral recovery. Cement structures were placed on the seabed and coral began to grow. But as the colonies became larger, they became unstable. “They […]

Hong Kong national security police have charged a man with publishing seditious material on social media, but only informed the press after the defendant appeared in court and declined to provide details of the alleged crime. The force’s National Security Department said on Friday it had charged a 52-year-old man for posting seditious material with the […]

Hong Kong’s corruption watchdog has charged the former head of a listed company for allegedly accepting HK$20 million (US$2.5 million) in bribes from a mainland Chinese property developer in exchange for acquiring a stake in the developer’s real estate project. Zhang Yadong, 58, who was chairman of Greentown China Holdings from 2019 to 2025, faced a […]