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(Photo credit: Kelley L Cox)Top Esports became the fifth team to qualify for the League of Legends World Championship knockout stage, overtaking Bilibili Gaming for a 2-1 win in a fourth-round Swiss stage match on Thursday in Allen, Texas.Top Esports prevailed in a showdown of teams with 2-1 records.The day's only other action was a Round 4 matchup of teams […]

Munich [Germany], October 30 (ANI): The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has raised alarm over the imminent deportation of two Uyghur men from Thailand to China after they were granted royal pardons and transferred from regular detention to an immigration detention facility on October 21, warning that their return could expose them to torture and enforced […]

CHANGSHA, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- A water-skimming stunt challenge has turned a rural Chinese county into an unlikely destination for tourists and motorcycle fans, drawing nearly as many visitors during the event as its entire population.Mayang, a county with 274,000 permanent residents in central China's Hunan Province, received 250,000 tourist arrivals when […]

(261030) -- FUYUAN, Oct. 30, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A drone photo shows the passenger inspection building of the Heixiazi Island Road Port in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Oct. 30, 2026. A completion ceremony for the construction of the Heixiazi Island Road Passenger Port was held in Fuyuan City on Friday. The Heixiazi Island Road Port will provide […]

From AI-powered Rubik's Cubes to rideable go-karts made of toy bricks, innovation is on display at the 25th China Shantou (Chenghai) International Toys and Gifts Fair in south China's Guangdong Province. #China #Toy

Eight companies have applied for licences to provide ride-hailing services in Hong Kong under the new regulatory regime ahead of Friday’s deadline, the Transport Department has confirmed. US-based Uber, Singapore-based Tada, Amap and Didi Chuxing, all of which currently serve the market, confirmed to the South China Morning Post that they had submitted […]

by Sizo NkalaTrade has long been an important pillar of Africa-China cooperation. As China continues to open its vast domestic market, African countries and businesses are gaining more opportunities to bring their products to Chinese consumers.A series of measures is helping turn these opportunities into greater market access, including the zero-tariff […]

Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways has revealed that personal data and flight details of 53,000 bookings were compromised after hackers breached its technology service provider’s system. The carrier is among hundreds of airlines worldwide that use technology solutions provided by Amadeus IT Group. Cathay said on Friday that the unauthorised […]

New Delhi [India], October 30 (ANI): India is among the world's leading markets for AI-powered shopping, with 76 per cent of consumers using artificial intelligence tools to search for products, compare choices or make purchase decisions, according to a report by McKinsey, which highlighted the growing shift towards AI-led commerce.The survey, covering […]

New Delhi [India], October 30 (ANI): VEL Sports Management, an initiative built on the vision of Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra, has signed Indian high jumper Pooja, who has already made her mark with an Asian Games bronze and a National Record. The association will see VEL support her sporting development, career management and commercial opportunities as […]

New Delhi [India], October 30 (ANI): National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Director General Piyush Anand on Friday said there was no cause for concern so far over the reported Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) in Bhutan, while adding that NDRF teams had been placed on alert and the force was coordinating with relevant agencies.Speaking to reporters in […]

HARBIN, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- For the past two months, 53-year-old Hou Fengjun has made regular trips to a construction site in downtown Harbin, watching the run-down 1930s residential building she once shared with 14 other households be reborn from its ruins.The new four-story building, up and ready for move-in in just two months, marks the first […]

(261030) -- FRUTIGEN, Oct. 30, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A staff member works at a Puralpina workshop in Frutigen, Switzerland, Oct. 14, 2026. The ninth China International Import Expo (CIIE) is scheduled to take place in Shanghai from Nov. 5 to 10, 2026. Puralpina, a Swiss family business based in Frutigen in the Bernese Oberland, will exhibit at the expo for the […]

ADDIS ABABA, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- As the 9th China International Import Expo (CIIE) approaches, executives of Ethiopian coffee company AWO Coffee are making final preparations for the event, seeking to tap the potential of China's fast-growing coffee market.Building on its successful debut at last year's expo, AWO Coffee is looking to further expand its […]

BEIJING, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Laiyuan, a longtime resident in a run-down neighborhood in east China, recalled the days of family reunion dinners in the past: "The living room was so small that half of us had to sit on the bed to eat."In Shiliu New Village, Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu Province, windows once directly faced those of neighboring homes, […]

BEIJING, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- The Communist Party of China (CPC) has stressed the need to promote Party building in emerging sectors in a resolution adopted at a plenary session of the CPC Central Committee, an official said Friday.The CPC will step up efforts to expand and deepen the coverage of Party organizations and Party work in new types of economic […]

BEIJING, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- The Communist Party of China (CPC) has outlined four areas of focus for steadfastly following a distinctive Chinese path to combating corruption in a resolution adopted at a plenary session of the CPC Central Committee, a senior anti-graft official said Friday.The four areas include maintaining a tough stance against corruption, […]

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi drew criticism for mispronouncing former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's name while speaking to reporters about his passing.A predecessor's name deserves respect. His warnings deserve more than ceremonial condolences. In June 2018, Fukuda paid a visit to the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by […]

ZURICH, Switzerland: Syngenta's advisers are targeting a valuation of at least US$66 billion for the Swiss-Chinese agrochemicals group's planned Hong Kong listing, which could raise as much as $10 billion and rank among the world's largest IPOs expected next year. Two people familiar with the matter said UBS and China International Capital Corp are […]

The former father-in-law of slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung has made a U-turn midway through his and his sons’ murder trial, pleading guilty to the illegal disposal of her body. As the High Court trial entered its fifth week before a nine-member jury, Kwong Kau made a stunning reversal on Friday and admitted to the charge he had initially […]

PRNewswireTaipei [Taiwan], October 30: CM is excited to announce that ICM Asia is working with Concord Capital Management to introduce its U.S. Sunbelt industrial real estate opportunities in Taiwan.Through its U.S. affiliate, ICM Realty Group, LLC, ICM has established a track record of industrial investment and development across the United States. The […]

Atlanta [US], October 30 (ANI): Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has arrived in Atlanta to attend the G20 Foreign Ministers' meeting scheduled for October 30-31, Russian news agency Sputnik reported on Friday.According to Sputnik, Lavrov will join top diplomats, including US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, European Union foreign policy chief Kaja […]

BEIJING, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, has played a decisive role in drafting the Party leadership's Resolution of the Central Committee of the CPC on Certain Major Issues concerning Persevering with Full and Rigorous Party Self-Governance, a senior official said Friday.Hailing the […]

PRNewswireSingapore, October 30: DayOne Data Centers ('DayOne'), a Singapore-headquartered global digital infrastructure platform, and Blue Whale Energy, a Singapore-based company specializing in battery energy storage systems ('BESS') and Virtual Power Plant ('VPP') aggregation services, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding ('MOU') to study the […]

Hong Kong officials’ apology over the deadly Tai Po blaze nearly a year ago came too late, residents of the fire-ravaged estate have said, as they urged authorities to learn from the disaster and pursue long-term reforms. Several Wang Fuk Court residents also said on Thursday the resignation of housing minister Winnie Ho Wing-yin could not answer for […]

We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Win for Lula boosts China’s foothold and gives Brazil rare earths leverage Brazilian […]

CHENGDU, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- A new study has reconstructed the evolutionary history of terrestrial animals on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, offering a clearer picture of how the unique fauna of Earth's "Third Pole" took shape over millions of years.The research, led by a team from the Chengdu Institute of Biology (CIB) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, […]

Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], October 30 (ANI): With Diwali approaching, artisan families in Jaipur's Jaysinghpura village are busy preparing traditional earthen lamps (diyas) and other clay-based decorative items, as demand for the traditional festive products picks up across markets.Located in the Dhabas area of Jaipur, Jaysinghpura is known for its […]

ABIDJAN, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Cote d'Ivoire hopes to use its first official collective participation in the upcoming China International Import Expo (CIIE) to promote its products, expand access to the Chinese market and attract investment in local processing, the head of the country's export promotion agency has said.In a recent interview with Xinhua, […]

Hong Kong’s M+ museum, New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and the Centre Pompidou in Paris signed an agreement on October 30 to establish a three-way cultural alliance, aiming to redefine how visual culture is collected, exhibited and shared globally. The framework agreement, signed at M+ in the West Kowloon Cultural District, departs from […]

A matter of identity By Christopher Wood This article was first published on October 31, 1981 The passage of the British Nationality Bill through Parliament has proved an emotional issue for Hongkong, sparking off fears that the Colony is sliding into political limbo. As Hongkong-born British subjects lost their right of residence in the United Kingdom back […]

Washington, DC [US], October 30 (ANI): A top executive at a Singapore-based data centre firm named Megaspeed faced intense scrutiny over potential involvement in diverting advanced Nvidia AI chips towards China, as outlined in a report by The New York Times. US authorities reportedly determined that she operated as a Chinese intelligence asset, transmitting […]

(261030) -- BEIJING, Oct. 30, 2026 (Xinhua) -- The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) holds a press conference on the guiding principles from the fifth plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Committee on Oct. 30, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

Washington DC [US], October 30 (ANI): The United States and Japan have reportedly reached an agreement to establish a facility in Japan for the final assembly and check-out of advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles (AMRAAMs), as the two allies move to strengthen defence industrial cooperation amid growing regional security concerns.The agreement is part […]

This live article is freely available to our registered users. Please log in or create an account. Hong Kong authorities provided more details about reforms to tackle bid-rigging and enhance oversight of building maintenance projects, in response to the city’s deadliest fire in decades. The government held two press conferences on Friday to provide […]

by Cesar Marino GarciaBOGOTA, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Chinese companies specializing in developing soil, fertilizing crops, transporting freight and providing hi-tech solutions are "key allies" in the development of Colombia's agricultural sector, said Maria Alejandra Madrid, general manager of Agrilink, a strategic partner in organizing the country's Expo […]

BEIJING, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with Icelandic Foreign Minister Thorgerdur Katrin Gunnarsdottir in Beijing on Thursday.Noting that this year marks the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Iceland, Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China […]

No protester sets out expecting a friend to be arrested, injured or caught in a confrontation with the police. Yet when that happens, the reasons for returning to the streets can change. People may return not only because of the cause that first brought them out, but because they believe a friend has been treated unjustly. That is how anger becomes […]

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(261030) -- ASTANA, Oct. 30, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Li Zelu (L) of China and Wiktoria Choluj of Poland wrestle during the women's wrestling 72kg final at the 2026 Senior World Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan, Oct. 29, 2026. (Photo by Kalizhan Ospanov/Xinhua)

(261030) -- ASTANA, Oct. 30, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Long Jia (R) of China and Meerim Zhumanazarova of Kyrgyzstan compete during the women's wrestling 68kg final against Meerim Zhumanazarova of Kyrgyzstan at the 2026 Senior World Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan, Oct. 29, 2026. (Photo by Kalizhan Ospanov/Xinhua)

(261030) -- RABAT, Oct. 30, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Players of China line up before the round of 16 match between China and France at the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, in Rabat, Morocco, on Oct. 29, 2026. (Photo by Aissa/Xinhua)

A raft of reforms to overhaul Hong Kong’s building maintenance sector has been hailed as a bold first step in tackling bid-rigging and other deep-rooted problems, but observers said its success would depend on the determination and persistence to implement them to restore public trust. They said the reforms signalled a departure from the government’s […]

A Hong Kong judge who has overseen high-profile national security trials, including the collusion case of former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, has been promoted to the Court of Appeal. A Judiciary statement on Thursday said the chief executive had accepted the recommendation of the Judicial Officers Recommendation Commission to appoint Court of First […]

In September, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu unveiled the city’s first five-year plan along with his policy address, highlighting Hong Kong’s strategic role in promoting the greater use of the yuan outside mainland China as a key priority. In the last of a four-part series on the internationalisation of the yuan, Lam Ka-sing examines Hong Kong’s […]