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Thu, 04 Sep 2025 12:53:44 +0800Stargazers to be over the moon in Sunday's eclipse
Stargazers will have a chance to see a "Blood Moon" on Sunday during a total lunar eclipse visible across Asia and swathes of Europe and Africa.
When the sun, Earth and moon line up, the shadow cast by the planet on its satellite makes it appear an ...
Thu, 04 Sep 2025 11:26:31 +0800'V-Day parade tells the world China can defend itself'
Hong Kong's former delegate to the country's top legislature said Wednesday's military parade in Beijing sends a message to the world that China has the ability to defend and protect itself.
Tam Yiu-chung was among 360 people from the SAR attending ...
Thu, 04 Sep 2025 07:39:41 +0800Iconic Venice sculpture has Chinese roots: researchers
A winged lion sculpture that symbolises the Italian city of Venice was made in China and went on a remarkable journey that possibly involved explorer Marco Polo's father and the court of Mongol emperor Kublai Khan, researchers suggested on Thursday.
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Wed, 03 Sep 2025 21:48:55 +0800China holds gala to commemorate V-Day
China staged a gala on Wednesday evening at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capping a day-long series of commemorative events for the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and t...
Wed, 03 Sep 2025 17:59:59 +0800China's military a 'deterrent', says commentator
A leading commentator on Chinese affairs said on Wednesday that China’s strong military serves as a powerful deterrent to any country seeking to challenge it.
China unveiled for the first time its triad of nuclear missiles that can be launched fro...
Hong Kong Local
Thu, 04 Sep 2025 16:10:11 +080026-year-old worker dies in Kwu Tung plunge
Police said a 26-year-old construction worker died on Thursday after falling from scaffolding on the seventh floor of a Kwu Tung worksite.
Officers received a report at around 10.30am that the man had been screwing things into place on a scaffold on...
Thu, 04 Sep 2025 15:39:34 +0800Annual allowance call in push for higher birth rate
Hong Kong needs to give families an annual childcare allowance instead of a one-off to encourage them to have more children, according to the Federation of Trade Unions (FTU).
A survey conducted by the FTU of 447 people from June to August found tha...
Thu, 04 Sep 2025 12:59:18 +080010 arrested for illegal photography, makeup services
The Immigration Department said on Thursday that 10 people, including eight illegal workers, have been arrested in a targeted operation against unlicensed photography and makeup services in Hong Kong.
The investigation began after officers, during r...
Thu, 04 Sep 2025 12:53:44 +0800Stargazers to be over the moon in Sunday's eclipse
Stargazers will have a chance to see a "Blood Moon" on Sunday during a total lunar eclipse visible across Asia and swathes of Europe and Africa.
When the sun, Earth and moon line up, the shadow cast by the planet on its satellite makes it appear an ...
Thu, 04 Sep 2025 11:26:31 +0800'V-Day parade tells the world China can defend itself'
Hong Kong's former delegate to the country's top legislature said Wednesday's military parade in Beijing sends a message to the world that China has the ability to defend and protect itself.
Tam Yiu-chung was among 360 people from the SAR attending ...
South China Morning Post
Thu, 04 Sep 2025 09:00:09 +0000China’s power bank scandal leads to supplier’s lawsuit against Romoss
The ramifications of China’s power bank scandal, which prompted an emergency ban of substandard models on domestic flights, have extended to a mainland court, where troubled manufacturer Romoss Technology was slapped with a lawsuit for unpaid funds...
Thu, 04 Sep 2025 08:30:09 +0000China is standing up to Trump – unlike US courts, Wall Street or business
Where are the guardrails and checks on US President Donald Trump’s radical agenda? This is a question that was asked frequently in the first three months of his second term as America’s financial and business community came to terms with his fier...
Thu, 04 Sep 2025 08:26:12 +0000Viral video of skateboarders on Hong Kong highway sparks debate over road safety
A video of two young people skateboarding on a highway in Shek Tong Tsui has gone viral online, raising safety concerns and prompting an expert to warn that they may have violated Hong Kong laws.
On the popular social media platform Threads, a video ...
Thu, 04 Sep 2025 08:25:12 +0000Worker, 26, dies after falling 7 floors at Hong Kong housing construction site
A 26-year-old man has died in a fatal industrial incident in Hong Kong after falling seven storeys at a public housing construction site in the north of the city.
Police said on Thursday that they received a report at around 10.30am about an industri...
Thu, 04 Sep 2025 08:17:33 +0000Doubts persist over China’s new child subsidy
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.