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Hong Kong employers could face punitive surcharges for failing to clear outstanding contributions to their staff members’ pension accounts for extended periods, with data showing only one in six bosses settled the arrears within the prescribed two-week deadline. The Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (MPFA), which manages the city’s pension […]

Dedicated laws to streamline statutory procedures for Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis may speed up some projects by about one year, the development chief has said. Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn Hon-ho also revealed on Sunday that the government was preparing to increase the residential component of some sites to make the investment more […]

Hongkongers Oscar and Stella Chan, a couple in their late 60s, have little interest in moving into a traditional residential care home. The retired civil servants rent a flat in Ma On Shan in the New Territories and, while they acknowledge that ageing at home is not always “as straightforward as it sounds”, they believe conventional care homes can […]

Hong Kong authorities are closely monitoring the war in the Middle East sparked by the US-Israel attack on Iran and the resulting volatility in global oil prices, although the immediate impact on the city’s economy remains limited, the finance chief has said. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po also said on Sunday that, while international investor […]

A Hong Kong dancer left paralysed after being struck by a giant screen at a concert by popular boy band Mirror has for the first time shown himself moving independently in a wheelchair since the accident 3½ years ago. Mo Li Kai-yin, 31, shared an Instagram video on Saturday of him operating an electric wheelchair with the caption, “A 90 per cent […]

Four people have been injured in a multi-vehicle collision in Hong Kong’s Kowloon City after a van mounted a pavement and crashed into a wall. Police received a report at 8.34am on Sunday that a driver of a van travelling along Prince Edward Road West towards Mong Kok had lost control near the traffic lights at Earl Street, grazing a truck and a coach […]

BEIJING, March 29 (Xinhua) -- At a food bar inside the 2026 Zhongguancun Forum in Beijing, visitors are lining up not for a celebrity chef, but for a team of robot waiters.One robot threads sugar-coated haws with mechanical precision. Another brews coffee. A third collects the order. A fourth uses both hands to combine the coffee and snack into a set meal […]

Football city leagues are sweeping China, not only reflecting local pride and sparking stadium fervor, but also serving as a powerful new driver of consumption.by sportswriter He LeijingBEIJING, March 29 (Xinhua) -- Amateur football leagues are exploding in popularity across China, turning ordinary players into hometown heroes and transforming weekend […]

BOAO, China, March 29 (Xinhua) -- China's rise in artificial intelligence (AI) technology has unlocked new opportunities for other countries and facilitated cross-border progress, the chairman of a Malaysian think tank has said."The whole idea of AI advancement is for humanity to move to the next level of progress, instead of leaving others behind," said […]

Mussoorie (Uttarakhand) [India], March 29 (ANI): Amid the ongoing West Asia Crisis, the resulting disruptions have led to a shortage in the supply of commercial LPG cylinders. Due to this shortfall, hotel and restaurant owners in the hill station of Mussoorie, popularly known as the 'Queen of the Hills', have begun making alternative cooking […]

This article was first published on March 30, 2011 by Danny Mok ‘Student Prince’ dies after heart problem Former actor Alan Tang Kwong-wing, known as the “Student Prince”, has died at home. He was 62. The family said he was checked by a family doctor for a heart problem at home in Kadoorie Avenue, Kowloon Tong, yesterday (March 29, 2011) afternoon. […]

Air passengers departing from Hong Kong have said they were unaware of a new rule limiting the number of power banks they can carry to two, with few reminder signs visible at the airport on the first day of its enforcement on Sunday. The concerns were raised after the announcement by Hong Kong International Airport on Saturday night that departing […]

(Photo credit: Amber Searls-Imagn Images)Ilia Malinin has three-peated.The 21-year-old U.S. figure skater won his third straight world championship Saturday in Prague, scoring 329.40 points to win gold by a margin of 22.73 over Japan's Yuma Kagiyama. Shun Sato also secured Japan a bronze medal.Malinin becomes the first skater to win three consecutive world […]

Taipei [Taiwan], March 29 (ANI): Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense detected the presence of 19 sorties of Chinese military aircraft, nine naval vessels and two official ships operating around its territorial waters as of 6am (local time) on Sunday.Of the 19, 13 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern, central, southwestern and […]

(260329) -- TAGAYTAY CITY, March 29, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Cyclists compete in the men's elite points race at the 2026 Asian Track Championships in Tagaytay City, the Philippines, on March 28, 2026. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

(260329) -- PRAGUE, March 29, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Ilia Malinin (C) of the United States, silver medalist Kagiyama Yuma (L) of Japan and bronze medalist Sato Shun of Japan pose during the awarding ceremony for the men single skating at the ISU Figure Skating World Championships 2026 in Prague, the Czech Republic, March 28, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang […]

BEIJING, China: China is moving to strengthen support for its aging population by rolling out a nationwide long-term care insurance system to ease pressure on families and expand social welfare coverage. The plan, released by China's State Council, will provide services or financial support for basic nursing and medical care for people with disabilities who […]

BEIJING, March 29 (Xinhua) -- At an exhibition held during the ongoing 2026 Zhongguancun Forum (ZGC Forum) in Beijing, a range of brain-computer interface (BCI) products -- from specialized chips to rehabilitation systems -- drew large crowds."Brain-computer interface technology is advancing rapidly, and its applications are expanding," said Zhao Jizong, a […]

(260329) -- PARIS, March 29, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Neutral athletes Alina Rumiantseva (R) and Zakhar Trofimov compete during the mixed duet technical final at the World Aquatics Artistic Swimming World Cup 2026 - Stop 2 in Paris, France, March 28, 2026. (Xinhua/Wu Huiwo)

The official transcript of a public hearing into Hong Kong’s deadliest blaze in decades has wrongly recorded several key details, the South China Morning Post has found, prompting an academic to urge that future proceedings be live-streamed to strengthen transparency and public trust. The errors included incorrect figures for the number of residents who […]

America steps back, and the Alliance starts to wobbleOne of the more idealistic ambitions of the last Soviet leadership was the simultaneous dissolution of both Cold War blocs, NATO and the Warsaw Pact. Only half of that vision came to pass. The Warsaw Pact disappeared in the spring of 1991. NATO didn't. Instead, it endured and expanded.Over the following […]

Nearly 80 percent of surveyed Chinese firms said they planned to expand investment in the bloc over the next three years, with around 15 percent saying they would increase investment significantly, according to a report.BRUSSELS, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Chinese companies are planning to deepen their presence in the European Union (EU) market despite concerns […]

Guwahati (Assam) [India], March 29(ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Assam Pradesh, has underscored the remarkable transformation of Assam under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma while sharply criticising the Congress party for what Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan described as […]

Kochi (Kerala) [India], March 28 (ANI): Australia-born Ryan Williams is set to potentially make his debut for the India national football team on March 31 in Kochi against the Hong Kong in the AFC Asian Cup 2027 Qualifiers, according to the All India Football Federation (AIFF). The 32-year-old received FIFA clearance in last November after a long […]

(Photo credit: Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images)Formula 1 teen sensation Kimi Antonelli of Italy grabbed his second consecutive pole position when he was fastest in qualifying in advance of Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka, Japan.The 19-year-old became the youngest driver ever to earn an F1 pole position last week and went on to win the first F1 race of […]

The EPO Technology Dashboard 2025 showed that Chinese companies and researchers filed a record 22,031 patent applications with the EPO in 2025, with China becoming the office's third-largest source of patent applications for the first time.BERLIN, March 28 (Xinhua) -- China's patent footprint in Europe is expanding at an accelerating pace, extending beyond […]

All passengers departing from Hong Kong International Airport are now prohibited from carrying more than two power banks, effective immediately, the Airport Authority announced on Saturday night. Citing new rules from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the Airport Authority said the global aviation body had announced the requirements to […]

BEIJING, March 28 (Xinhua) -- "Flickering like fireflies in the dark," renowned Chinese sci-fi writer Liu Cixin wrote in the early 2000s, describing a small, largely unnoticed community of Chinese sci-fi writers and fans. "But like spring grass, we are spreading."A little over a decade later, Liu's "The Three-Body Problem" captured global acclaim with the […]

XI'AN, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Xiang Yuwang converted a late penalty as China's under-23 men's team managed a 1-1 draw against the DPR Korea at the International Youth Tournament here on Saturday.China made six changes to its starting lineup from Wednesday's 2-2 draw with Thailand.The DPR Korea threatened early when Choe Ryong-il's long-range effort was saved […]

(260328) -- BEIJING, March 28, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A seminar on introducing China's rising science fiction writers to the world is held at the bookstore Page One in downtown Beijing, capital of China, on March 26, 2026. TO GO WITH "China Focus: After 'The Three-Body Problem,' Chinese sci-fi writers expand once-niche scene, draw global attention" (Xinhua)

(260328) -- ADDIS ABABA, March 28, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Alemu Sime, Ethiopia's Minister of Transport and Logistics, speaks during the launching event of GAC JUNTU flagship showroom in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, March 27, 2026. Chinese automaker Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., Ltd (GAC Group) has introduced its four new electric vehicle (EV) models to the Ethiopian […]

A probe has been launched into a serious medical incident in which a six‑year‑old boy’s heart stopped for about 16 minutes at Hong Kong Children’s Hospital after his breathing tube came loose from the ventilator. The hospital on Saturday said it was “deeply concerned” about the case. “The hospital has taken immediate measures to strengthen the […]

LHASA, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Pudron, in her eighties, sits on a thick Tibetan sofa in her sunlit home, dressed in vibrant traditional attire, with a silver necklace gleaming around her neck.The two-story house, fitted with a television, stereo and butter churn, stands in sharp contrast to the dwelling seven decades ago, when her family of six huddled in a […]

(260328) -- MALACCA, March 28, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A visitor takes photos of exhibits at an art exhibition during the 2026 Malacca Minnan Cultural Week in Malacca, Malaysia, on March 28, 2026. The three-day event kicked off here on Saturday, aiming to promote cultural exchanges between China and Malaysia, and jointly advance the protection and inheritance of […]

(260328) -- GABORONE, March 28, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Jaden Jacob from the Motswedi Community Junior Secondary School performs Chinese Gongfu during his talent show at the final of the "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition for Botswanan secondary school students in Gaborone, Botswana, March 27, 2026. The final of the "Chinese Bridge" Chinese […]

BEIJING, March 28 (Xinhua) -- On a mild spring morning in Beijing, a group of writers gathered at the National Museum of Modern Chinese Literature. They had traveled from across the country.Some were from rural villages in the northwest and others from factory towns in the south. Some had spent years working as domestic helpers, construction workers or […]

Hong Kong railway experts have called for tougher penalties and stronger public education to prevent the misuse of emergency exits on trains following a recent incident on the MTR East Rail line that caused more than two hours of disruption during evening rush hour. The experts also cast doubt on a lawmaker’s proposal to make emergency doors less […]

Across the venue, Chinese solar modules, storage batteries and smart energy solutions featured prominently, reflecting the growing engagement of Chinese companies in Africa's fast-expanding renewable energy market.JOHANNESBURG, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Electric vehicles (EVs), rows of photovoltaic panels and clusters of visitors gathering around battery storage […]

Across the venue, Chinese solar modules, storage batteries and smart energy solutions featured prominently, reflecting the growing engagement of Chinese companies in Africa's fast-expanding renewable energy market.JOHANNESBURG, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Electric vehicles (EVs), rows of photovoltaic panels and clusters of visitors gathering around battery storage […]

A Hongkonger has been rescued from Myanmar and transferred to Thailand after being held captive and forced to do illegal work, in an ordeal he described as a “horror movie”. The Security Bureau on Saturday said its dedicated task force had earlier received a request for help from the 25-year-old man who was trapped in Myanmar. It then liaised with the […]

(260328) -- BEIJING, March 28, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Writers share their experiences during an event hosted by the China Writers Association at the National Museum of Modern Chinese Literature in Beijing, capital of China, March 25, 2026. TO GO WITH "China Focus: New literary voices emerge from everyday life in China" (Xinhua/Yu Junjie)

Hong Kong authorities seized 1,600 litres (423 gallons) of diesel from an illegal fuel station in Sai Wan on Saturday as part of a continuing crackdown on illicit fuel sales, amid rising oil prices driven by conflicts in the Middle East. Officers from the Fire Services Department and police raided the site on Fung Mat Road, recovering diesel worth HK$50,000 […]

SHANGHAI, March 28 (Xinhua) -- While Silicon Valley chases artificial general intelligence with billion-dollar training runs, a burgeoning crop of Chinese AI firms has been achieving what the entire industry is striving for: sustainable profitability in specialized markets.Thanks to China's industrial scale and market volume, these notoriously R&D-heavy […]

Taipei [Taiwan], March 28 (ANI): Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense on Saturday detected overall 15 sorties of Chinese naval aircraft as of 11:21 hours.Of the 15, 11 crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered the northern, central, southwestern and eastern part ADIZ.In a post on X, the MND said, 'Overall 15 sorties of PLA aircraft in […]

Washington DC [US], March 28 (ANI): The World Uyghur Congress has strongly criticised comments made by Canadian Liberal Member of Parliament Michael Ma, alleging that his remarks downplayed well-documented human rights violations in China, as cited in a WUC press release.The controversy arose during a meeting of Canada's House of Commons Industry Committee […]