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Sat, 12 Sep 2026 16:03:31 +0800
Xi gets red-carpet welcome on arrival for Brics summit
President Xi Jinping arrived on Saturday in New Delhi for the 18th Brics Summit as well as talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Scheduled for September 12 to 13, the annual Brics conference gathers the leaders of the 11-nation bloc of eme...

Sat, 12 Sep 2026 11:17:34 +0800
Xi headed for Brics summit in New Delhi
President Xi Jinping left Beijing on Saturday for the 18th Brics summit in New Delhi at the invitation of the prime minister of the Republic of India, Narendra Modi. Xi's entourage includes Cai Qi, a standing committee member of the Political Bureau...

Fri, 11 Sep 2026 18:25:30 +0800
Race for Xi-Modi meeting at Brics summit
Beijing and New Delhi are arranging for a bilateral meeting between President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said in Beijing on Friday, as Xi is set to travel to India to attend a Brics summit this ...

Fri, 11 Sep 2026 14:03:43 +0800
European innovators like what GBA has to offer
European entrepreneurs and innovators on a government-led tour of the Greater Bay Area wrapped up their five-day trip on Friday, calling it a fruitful journey and hinting at potential business opportunities. The 20-strong delegation included winners...

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 22:52:35 +0800
HK, Shenzhen strike agreements to deepen cooperation
The Hong Kong and Shenzhen governments on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding and several bilateral agreements covering areas such as finance, innovation and technology, and support services for enterprises going global. Chief Executive Jo...

Hong Kong Local

Sat, 12 Sep 2026 15:28:05 +0800
'HK remains calm though undercurrents remain'
Police Commissioner Joe Chow said undercurrents remain in Hong Kong, even though the city itself is calm, as he responded to the sentencing of three former leaders of the group behind the June 4th vigils. He made the comments after three former lead...

Sat, 12 Sep 2026 13:23:36 +0800
Public urged to get jabs amid 'wave' of flu cases
Director of Health Ronald Lam urged the public to get inoculated against the flu on Saturday, saying influenza infections have been exhibiting a "wave-like pattern" increase since June. Speaking on a Commercial Radio programme, he said influenza A r...

Sat, 12 Sep 2026 11:31:30 +0800
Beauty, gym contracts-tightening bill in first half
Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Algernon Yau hopes to submit proposed amendments to the Legislative Council in the first half of next year, introducing a mandatory seven-day cooling-off period and a 14-day refund period for prepaid co...

Sat, 12 Sep 2026 10:10:27 +0800
No medal pressure for SAR athletes: Law
The minister for sport Rosanna Law said she will not set a public medal target for the Hong Kong, China delegation for next week's Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, stressing that athletes already carry enough pressure. In an exclusive interview, Law tol...

Sat, 12 Sep 2026 10:03:46 +0800
'Kai Tak Sports Park targets need pragmatic revamp'
Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Rosanna Law has said the one-and-a-half year old Kai Tak Sports Park's "decades-old" performance targets need a pragmatic overhaul, even though it is a top venue in Asia. Law told RTHK in an exclusive interv...

South China Morning Post

Sat, 12 Sep 2026 08:52:20 +0000
Hong Kong’s ethnic minority groups can play key role in belt and road, summit hears
Hong Kong’s ethnic minority communities can leverage their multicultural backgrounds and language skills to play an “important role” in the city’s efforts to build ties with belt and road countries, the labour minister has said. Other speaker...

Sat, 12 Sep 2026 08:30:05 +0000
Hong Kong’s contemporary artists deserve a bigger stage in its museums
There has been much hyperventilating over two recent controversies at M+, Hong Kong’s museum of visual culture. The first was a series of mahjong social nights charging museum members and patrons up to HK$2,500 (US$319) for a package including an e...

Sat, 12 Sep 2026 08:00:06 +0000
Chinese men warned over bridal scams as marriage squeeze drives search for wives in Africa
A young Malagasy woman was stopped at Madagascar’s Ivato International Airport last month as she prepared to travel to China for a proposed marriage, according to local media reports citing police. She had reportedly been promised 10 million ariary...

Sat, 12 Sep 2026 07:55:26 +0000
No ‘red line’ for approving assemblies but security threats remain: police chief
There is no “red line” set for approving public assemblies, Hong Kong’s police chief has said, while warning that national security risks persist despite the landmark conviction and imprisonment of organisers behind the city’s annual Tiananme...

Sat, 12 Sep 2026 07:42:34 +0000
Probe launched after body of mainland Chinese woman found in sea off Lamma
Hong Kong police are investigating after the body of a 53-year-old mainland Chinese woman was found in the waters near Lamma Island on Saturday morning. Police received a report at 10.19am after a body was spotted floating in the ocean near the Lamma...

Xinhua China News

2017-05-07
China 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.

2017-04-24
Xi, 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...

2017-04-21
Feature: 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 .

2017-04-20
Hebei promises dedication in building Xiongan New Area
Public services including employment , education , healthcare and social security will be improved in the area , he said .

2017-04-08
Xi, 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

2018-01-24
Palestinians 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.

2018-01-03
U.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."

2017-10-28
Speaker 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.

2017-10-23
Typhoon 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.

2017-10-13
Spotlight: 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.

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