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Mon, 13 Oct 2025 12:46:03 +0800Xi urges support for women, pledges US$10m UN donation
President Xi Jinping on Monday called for more concrete efforts to support women during a global summit in Beijing, where he announced China's pledge to donate millions of US dollars to a United Nations agency that protects women's rights.
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Mon, 13 Oct 2025 11:47:48 +0800Export growth picks up pace as China looks beyond US
China's export growth picked up pace in September, buoyed by manufacturers finding buyers in markets beyond the United States as a tariff deal with US President Donald Trump remained elusive while investors grappled with the latest salvoes in their t...
Sun, 12 Oct 2025 13:14:34 +0800China defends rare earth export controls
China called US President Donald Trump's latest tariffs on Chinese goods hypocritical on Sunday and defended its curbs on exports of rare earth elements and equipment, but stopped short of imposing new levies on US products.
Trump on Friday responde...
Sat, 11 Oct 2025 08:08:44 +0800Trump announces 100pc additional tariff on China
US President Donald Trump announced an additional 100 percent tariff on China on Friday, reigniting his trade war with Beijing in a row over export curbs on rare earth minerals.
Trump said the extra levies, plus US export controls on "any and all cr...
Sat, 11 Oct 2025 05:26:44 +0800North Korea stages military parade
North Korea on Friday staged a military parade in its capital Pyongyang to mark the 80th anniversary of the creation of its ruling Workers' Party, Xinhua news agency reported.
Premier Li Qiang attended the celebration ceremony and watched "grand mas...
Hong Kong Local
Mon, 13 Oct 2025 15:25:23 +0800HKU makes no bones about new material's potential
A research team from the University of Hong Kong has unveiled a new elastic material, "nano bone cement", that closely mimics the look and mechanical strength of human bone.
According to the department of orthopaedics and traumatology at the faculty...
Mon, 13 Oct 2025 15:02:30 +0800Paul Chan looks for Saudi Arabian leap in visit
Financial Secretary Paul Chan said on Monday he would lead a delegation to Saudi Arabia this month as part of the efforts to further strengthen bilateral investment and trade with the Middle East while seizing opportunities offered by the growing Isl...
Mon, 13 Oct 2025 12:13:22 +0800Shippers remain calm over Trump's latest tariff threat
The head of a local trading group said on Monday he doesn't think a planned 100 percent tariff hike by the United States on Chinese imports would have too big of an impact.
Hong Kong Shippers' Council chairman Willy Lin made the comment on an RTHK ...
Mon, 13 Oct 2025 11:07:23 +0800Diabetic mothers more likely to have obese kids: study
Children born to mothers with high blood sugar levels during pregnancy are 50 percent more likely to become overweight or obese during early adulthood, according to a comprehensive study that spanned two decades.
The findings were made by the Chines...
Mon, 13 Oct 2025 07:38:44 +0800Govt introduces new licensing scheme for clinics
A new regulatory regime targeting clinics run by corporations, with the goal of ensuring that someone is clearly responsible for managing operations and maintaining proper oversight, took effect on Monday.
The Department of Health is now accepting l...
South China Morning Post
Mon, 13 Oct 2025 09:01:04 +0000China must overcome tech ‘choke points’, People’s Daily warns, amid US tensions
The mouthpiece of China’s ruling Communist Party has urged the nation to break through technological “choke points” and avoid becoming “subordinate to other nations” in a series spotlighting the country’s achievements in hi-tech industrie...
Mon, 13 Oct 2025 08:50:30 +0000Australia rushes minerals plan ahead of Trump meet to counter China’s curbs
Australia is formulating a plan for its critical minerals reserve that will focus on sales of future production, limiting the need for a physical stockpile, industry sources said, as Australian and US leaders prepare to meet next week.
Australia’s ...
Mon, 13 Oct 2025 08:43:42 +0000Man arrested in Hong Kong airport in HK$1.7 million drug bust
Hong Kong customs officers have arrested a man at the airport on suspicion of carrying about HK$1.7 million (US$218,410) worth of cannabis buds in his luggage.
The Customs and Excise Department said on Monday that the 30-year-old had arrived at the c...
Mon, 13 Oct 2025 08:40:47 +0000Hong Kong police seek public’s help to find 2 missing Filipino domestic helpers
Hong Kong police have appealed to the public for help in locating two Filipino domestic helpers who went missing while hiking near Tsuen Wan nine days ago.
Police on Monday said the women – Pabuaya Imee-mahilum, 24, and Tibay Aleli-perez, 33 – we...
Mon, 13 Oct 2025 08:30:32 +0000Malaysia seeks Brazil, India chip deals, warns US market may be lost
Malaysia is seeking chip deals with Brazil and India, the government has said, issuing a stark warning that the US market may be lost to the country’s exporters.
As tariff-pummelled Southeast Asian nations scour for new, friendlier markets, the Bri...
Xinhua China News
2017-05-07China Focus: Beijing firms bring tech to Belt and Road countries
"Borrow a boat to sail in the sea -- we will find more ways to use the opportunities brought by the Belt and Road Initiative," he said.
2017-04-24Xi, Trump discuss ties, Korean Peninsula situation over phone
Chinese President Xi Jinping and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump on Monday discussed bilateral ties and the situation on the Korean Peninsula on phone, pledging close contact by various means to promptly exchange views on major issues of common con...
2017-04-21Feature: A Thai student dreams of selling rice to China
Agricultural products have been exempted duty by the FTA , but most Thai rice sold in China ' s supermarkets is imported through regular channels , without taking advantage of the FTA , she said .
2017-04-20Hebei promises dedication in building Xiongan New Area
Public services including employment , education , healthcare and social security will be improved in the area , he said .
2017-04-08Xi, Trump pledge to expand mutually beneficial cooperation, manage differences
Chinese President Xi Jinping and his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump, pledged on Friday to expand mutually beneficial cooperation and to manage their differences based on mutual respect.
Xinhua World News
2018-01-24Palestinians clash with Israeli soldiers after protest against Pence visit
Palestinian protesters hurl stones at Israeli soldiers during clashes after a protest against the visit of U.S. Vice President Mike Pence in Jerusalem, in the West Bank city of Hebron, on Jan. 23, 2018.
2018-01-03U.S. failure to appoint Australian ambassador "diplomatic insult": former deputy PM
Former Australian Deputy Prime Minister Tim Fischer has accused the U.S. of hitting Australia with a "diplomatic insult."
2017-10-28Speaker of Hungarian Parliament addresses in Budapest
Laszlo Kover (1st L), Speaker of the Hungarian Parliament, speaks at a conference of the parliament speakers of the Western Balkans in Budapest, Hungary on Oct. 27, 2017.
2017-10-23Typhoon Lan lashes central Japan, killing 2 and disrupting transport systems
Two people were killed and transportation systems and businesses severely disrupted as Typhoon Lan lashed central Japan's Pacific coast after making landfall early Monday.
2017-10-13Spotlight: U.S. decision to withdraw from UNESCO triggers calls for multilateralism
The U.S. decision to withdraw from UNESCO, the UN cultural agency, has triggered worldwide calls for supporting multilateralism amid world challenges.