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(Photo credit: Eric Bolte)Poland's Hubert Hurkacz hammered 19 aces in a 6-3, 7-6 (4) first-round win against Australia's James Duckworth on Thursday at the Rolex Shanghai Masters.His reward is a second-round showdown with a fellow former champion of the ATP 1000 tournament, No. 10 seed Novak Djokovic. Hurkacz is 0-8 in his career against the Serbian legend, […]

(261008) -- BEIJING, Oct. 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Harvesters harvest sorghum at a farmland demonstration area in Xiping County of Zhumadian City, central China's Henan Province, Oct. 8, 2026. Autumn crops, the mainstay of China's annual grain production, are now being harvested. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China is on track for a […]

(Photo credit: Robert McGraw)FlyQuest and JD Gaming claimed the final two spots in the Knockout Stage in Thursday's action at the Demacia Cup Global Invitational in China.Wrapping up the Swiss Stage, FlyQuest swept RED Canids and JD Gaming rallied for a 2-1 triumph against Natus Vincere in Round 4.The League of Legends event runs through Oct. 17 and began […]

(Photo credit: Geoff Burke)No. 4 seed Mirra Andreeva of Russia held off 19th-seeded compatriot C 7-6 (4), 7-6 (3) on Thursday to reach the China Open semifinals in Beijing.In another quarterfinal clash of countrywomen, No. 26 seed Nikola Bartunkova of the Czech Republic advanced to her first WTA 1000 semifinal with a swift 6-3, 6-0 victory over No. 7 […]

BEIJING, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Crime drama "Traces of Justice" topped China's National Day holiday box office, in a market that fell from a year earlier, with some analysts citing the absence of a blockbuster-scale title.The seven-day holiday frame ending on Wednesday generated 1.165 billion yuan (about 173 million U.S. dollars) from nearly 32 million […]

Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], October 8 (ANI): Chinese authorities have intensified restrictions on the public use of the Tibetan language after removing a Tibetan-language signboard in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, as reported by Tibet Times.According to Tibet Times, the authorities are reportedly ordering the company to replace it with signage […]

Taipei [Taiwan], October 8 (ANI): Beijing is expanding its pressure campaign against Taiwanese entertainers and media figures, using political warnings and access to the Chinese market as leverage, according to Taiwan national security officials, as reported by The Taipei Times.The latest incident involved television host Kevin Tsai, who attended the […]

BEIJING, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- As China celebrated its National Day holiday, cinemas across the country saw audiences flock to the big screen, while a new mix of cross-sector activities turned movie theaters into spaces for sports, culture and tourism.The trend reflects a broader shift in China's film industry, as cinemas look beyond ticket sales and films […]

Three of the six residential buildings at CK Asset’s “starter homes” project in Hong Kong will be demolished and rebuilt in what the developer called the most “time-saving” solution, two years after a scandal over substandard steel reinforcement work halted construction. The Buildings Department said on Thursday that it had approved demolition […]

Countries on the continent could save up to $74.5 billion if sovereign ratings were based on less subjective assessmentsOn October 7, the African Union officiallylaunchedthe Africa Credit Rating Agency (AfCRA) in Mauritius, giving the continent its own institution for assessing African sovereigns, companies, and financial institutions. AfCRA is not intended […]

BEIJING, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- China's highway new energy vehicle (NEV) charging volume rose sharply during the recent week-long National Day holiday, data from the National Energy Administration showed on Thursday.From Oct. 1 to Oct. 7, the country's highway NEV charging volume reached 163 million kilowatt-hours, averaging 23.26 million kilowatt-hours daily, […]

(261008) -- SANYA(HAINAN), Oct. 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Customers select goods at a duty-free shop in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, Oct. 2, 2026. According to Haikou customs, the customs authority supervised offshore duty-free purchases worth 855 million yuan (about 126.8 U.S. dollars) during the seven-day National Day holiday from Oct. 1 to 7, […]

(261008) -- HAIKOU, Oct. 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A customer selects goods at a duty-free shop in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Oct. 7, 2026. According to Haikou customs, the customs authority supervised offshore duty-free purchases worth 855 million yuan (about 126.8 U.S. dollars) during the seven-day National Day holiday from Oct. 1 to 7, involving […]

(261008) -- KOTA KINABALU, Oct. 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- The 48th escort task group of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy arrives in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia on Aug. 8, 2026, for a five-day goodwill visit. TO GO WITH "Chinese naval escort task group arrives in Malaysia for goodwill visit" (Photo by Du Jiangfan/Xinhua)

Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 8 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President Nitin Nabin on Thursday addressed the Yuva Samvad programme held in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, and said that today's generation is the agent of change and that it is important to listen to its voice.  According to a press release from the BJP, Nitin Nabin […]

Hong Kong police have arrested two tertiary students suspected of being key members of a fraud and money-laundering syndicate behind fake job advertisements, dating scams and bogus concert ticket sales. The force said on Thursday that officers had arrested 10 people in an earlier operation targeting the syndicate, which allegedly swindled victims – mainly […]

VMPLHyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 8: analytica Lab India 2026 concluded at the HITEX Exhibition Centre after its largest edition to date, occupying the full venue and bringing the laboratory and analytical community together across three days of technology evaluation, scientific exchange and commercial engagement.The 2026 standalone edition held […]

VMPLBengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 8: From identifying new component suppliers to evaluating production equipment and addressing gaps in domestic manufacturing, electronica India and productronica India 2026 concluded in Bengaluru after three days of focused commercial and technical engagement across the electronics value chain.Organised by Messe […]

Hong Kong’s development chief has dismissed concerns that commercial floor space in the Northern Metropolis megaproject will further depress the city’s struggling office market, stressing that incoming supply is primarily for the innovation and technology (I&T) sector. Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn Hon-ho told the Legislative Council on […]

PRNewswireHong Kong, October 8: OSL Group (HKEX:863) ('OSL'), a global stablecoin payment and trading infrastructure company, today announced that it has been engaged to power the on-chain tokenization of PrimePlus SPC - USDGO Plus SP ('USDGO Plus SP' or the 'Fund'), a digital asset fund launched by 2WA, a digital asset technology development company. USDGO […]

Hong Kong national security police have arrested two people, including an insurance broker, on suspicion of publishing seditious posts on social media. A police spokesman said on Thursday that officers from the National Security Department had arrested a man and a woman, both 38, on Tuesday on suspicion of doing an act with a seditious intention under the […]

Psychological abuse can be hard to detect, Hong Kong welfare experts have warned, urging social workers and teachers to look for subtle changes in children’s behaviour amid outrage over a viral video showing a girl carrying heavy bags of beer as her stepfather called her “useless”. Welfare groups said on Thursday that emotional and verbal abuse were […]

Taipei [Taiwan], October 8 (ANI): Contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) reported a 54.6 per cent year-on-year surge in its consolidated revenue for September 2026 to NT$511.86 billion (approximately USD 16.07 billion), despite a marginal 0.6 per cent decline from the previous month.TSMC's consolidated revenue for September […]

Exuberance among cornerstone investors in Hong Kong’s booming initial public offering (IPO) market seems to be fading, forcing some issuers that had hoped to list this month to postpone their offerings. With more than 60 per cent of new listings in the third quarter now trading below their issue prices, cornerstone investors – who typically receive […]

Hong Kong police have recovered about HK$30 million (US$3.8 million) worth of stolen gold and arrested two men in connection with an elaborate hotel-room swap in which 30kg of gold granules were replaced with eight bottles of fabric softener. The force said it received a report early on Wednesday from a mainland Chinese man who said about 30kg of gold […]

San Francisco [US], October 8 (ANI): Former Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Wednesday (local time) that deeper international cooperation with Taiwan would strengthen not only Taiwan's security but also stability in the Indo-Pacific and the resilience of democracies, Focus Taiwan reported.Speaking at Stanford DEFCON 2026, an annual conference at […]

New Delhi [India], October 8 (ANI): Global crop prices rose sharply during the September quarter, with wheat prices increasing 30 per cent year-on-year, but agrochemical demand remained weak amid subdued monsoon conditions in India and heat waves in overseas markets, according to a report by Jefferies.The divergence suggests that higher crop prices have yet […]

(261008) -- YICHUN, Oct. 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 6, 2026 shows a bullet train of Harbin-Yichun high-speed railway running through forests in autumn scenery in Yichun, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. The Harbin-Yichun high-speed railway, China's northernmost high-speed railway which officially entered service on Sept. […]

The mother of slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung has described her daughter’s former father-in-law as a “cunning old fox” who clung to her family’s fortune, dismissing his lawyer’s claim that he paid HK$30 million towards an upscale flat at the centre of a bitter dispute between the two families. Cheung Yin-fa told the High Court on […]

SHANGHAI, China, 8th October, 2026 (WAM) -- The fifth leg of the third edition of the Emirates Arabian Horse Global Cup concluded on Wednesday at the Shanghai Juss International Equestrian Centre in China, featuring 81 horses owned by around 35 owners."AJ SABRAN", owned by Dai Tongtong, won gold in the Senior Stallions Championship, followed by "SINMAR AL […]

New posts08:16US Congress Reports 81 US Aircraft Lost Or Damaged In Iran WarAn updated report by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service (CRS) says 81 US fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft, including drones, have been lost or damaged during US military operations against Iran since February 28.These included 45 MQ-9 Reaper drones, followed by 12 […]

New postsFeatured entry08:16US Reports 81 US Aircraft Lost Or Damaged In Iran WarAn updated report by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service (CRS) says 81 US fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft, including drones, have been lost or damaged during US military operations against Iran since February 28.These included 45 MQ-9 Reaper drones, followed by […]

China's "24 Solar Terms," inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list, have been passed down through generations and continue to guide agricultural practices and daily routines in tune with the rhythms of nature.Cold Dew (Hanlu), the 17th solar term on the Chinese lunar calendar, falls on Oct. 8 this year.As autumn deepens, temperatures drop, […]

On a Thursday lunchtime in early March, Milad Pourtalebian came home to find his apartment had been broken into and trashed. He then noticed a chilling detail suggesting that this was not a burglary: His "Make Iran Great Again" baseball cap had been skewered to the wall with a large kitchen knife.Pourtalebian is an Iranian citizen who, since arriving in […]

Hong Kong police have arrested a man for allegedly splashing red paint at the joint office of two lawmakers whom he accused of being unhelpful. A source said on Thursday that police had arrested the 66-year-old man over the incident at the office shared by Kowloon East lawmaker Bill Tang Ka-piu and insurance sector legislator Chan Pui-leung. The force said […]

LANZHOU, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Under visual observation, virtually no writing is visible on a piece of Jiandu, bamboo or wooden slips that ancient Chinese people wrote on before the invention of paper, but in near-infrared images, the outlines of the ink marks faintly emerge.When switched to the ultraviolet band, subtle cracks and salt efflorescence on the […]

Hong Kong police have arrested a foreign domestic helper for allegedly slapping a five-year-old boy who refused to eat his meal at a Kowloon City flat. Police received a report at about 11.57pm on Wednesday from the boy’s mother, who said her son had been ill-treated by her 37-year-old helper at their home on 97 Hau Wong Road. Police said the woman […]

Retail businesses in Shenzhen are gearing up for the imminent opening of the revamped Huanggang Port at the border Hong Kong shares with mainland China, but some fear the area still lacks commercial appeal to make travellers stay. After six years of redevelopment, the expanded checkpoint is due to open on October 12, according to a source. It will adopt the […]

BISHKEK, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Initially a fan of Chinese TV series, 19-year-old Zuura Zakirova is now a student of the Chinese language.Recently, the third-year Confucius Institute student at Kyrgyzstan's Osh State University performed a modern Chinese song and played the guzheng, a traditional Chinese zither, winning thunderous applause at an institute event […]

by Wang Lu, Ma RuxuanGENEVA, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- The Global Development Initiative (GDI) has played a key role over the past five years in revitalizing the global development agenda and promoting South-South cooperation, a Pakistani envoy has said.The initiative was proposed at an important time, bringing development back to the mainstream global agenda, […]

Hong Kong firefighters have rescued a 13-year-old boy who climbed out of a window onto an air-conditioning unit to escape a fire that broke out in his flat, while his mother has been arrested on suspicion of child neglect. Police received reports at 7.54pm on Wednesday that a fire had broken out in a flat at Tsui To House, one of the blocks of Tsui Ping […]

(261008) -- CAIRO, Oct. 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Yin Yiqing (top) of China compete in the women's singles match against Matsumoto Saki of Japan during the quarterfinal match between China and Japan at the BWF World Junior Team Championships 2026 in Cairo, Egypt, Oct. 7, 2026. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

Washington [US], October 8 (ANI): US President Donald Trump will present the nation's highest honours for scientific and technological achievement to Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and other leading American innovators on Thursday (local time), marking the first time he will present the awards during either of his administrations, Fox News reported.Trump […]

Hong Kong recorded more mainland Chinese visitor arrivals during the National Day “golden week” holiday than predicted, surpassing last year’s total despite the break being one day shorter as malls and hotel operators reported brisk business. The city welcomed more than 1.41 million mainland arrivals during the seven-day holiday, exceeding the […]

By Jagdish YadavNew Delhi [India], October 8 (ANI): For Indian sailor Prince Kurisinkal Noble, the Asian Games silver medal he won alongside cousin and longtime sailing partner Manu Francis carries a deeply personal meaning as he dedicated the achievement to his father, who lost his life in the devastating Kerala floods in 2018.Prince and Manu, both serving […]