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Fri, 29 Aug 2025 15:37:29 +0800Heat wave sends Shanghainese looking for cool respite
Thousands of people flocked to one of the world's largest indoor ski resorts in Shanghai, seeking to beat the heat as temperatures hit around 37 degrees Celsius in the mainland city.
Visitors snowboarded, skied and had snowball fights on Thursday on...
Fri, 29 Aug 2025 12:02:35 +0800China says 'peaceful future interlocked for nations'
A senior mainland official said on Friday that Beijing is committed to building peaceful ties with major countries and creating a “community with a shared future for mankind”.
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ma Zhaoxu made the remarks at a pr...
Fri, 29 Aug 2025 09:28:08 +0800Parade shows China is a world power: historian
Holding a military parade to mark the victory in the war against Japan demonstrates China's strength as a world power amid geopolitical tensions, according to a historian.
Lau Chi-pang, who's a history professor at Lingnan University and a lawmaker,...
Fri, 29 Aug 2025 08:21:47 +0800China looks to strengthen coordination with Brazil
China is willing to strengthen coordination with Brazil and work with Brics countries to resist unilateralism and bullying, Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Brazilian counterpart Mauro Vieira over a phone call on Thursday.
Wang also said China is w...
Thu, 28 Aug 2025 22:01:25 +0800War exhibition highlights roles of HK, Guangzhou
An almost year-long exhibition will open on Friday at the Museum of the War of Resistance and Coastal Defence in Shau Kei Wan, highlighting the efforts made by the people of Hong Kong and Guangzhou in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Ja...
Hong Kong Local
Fri, 29 Aug 2025 12:39:13 +0800‘Red tourism key to helping young better grasp past'
Travel industry leaders have vowed to push for “red tourism” in Hong Kong, saying such tours can help the younger generation better understand history.
On Friday, representatives of the trade organised a tour around the city, with a stop at the...
Fri, 29 Aug 2025 09:28:08 +0800Parade shows China is a world power: historian
Holding a military parade to mark the victory in the war against Japan demonstrates China's strength as a world power amid geopolitical tensions, according to a historian.
Lau Chi-pang, who's a history professor at Lingnan University and a lawmaker,...
Thu, 28 Aug 2025 22:01:25 +0800War exhibition highlights roles of HK, Guangzhou
An almost year-long exhibition will open on Friday at the Museum of the War of Resistance and Coastal Defence in Shau Kei Wan, highlighting the efforts made by the people of Hong Kong and Guangzhou in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Ja...
Thu, 28 Aug 2025 19:29:28 +0800Standby Signal No 1 in effect
The Observatory issued the Standby Signal No 1 at 7:10pm on Thursday as a tropical depression moves across the South China Sea towards Hainan.
The tropical depression, which at 7pm was about 770 kilometres south of Hong Kong, is forecast to be close...
Thu, 28 Aug 2025 17:57:23 +0800Night vision cams turn up the heat over dripping ACs
The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department said on Thursday its deployment of night vision cameras has been effective in aiding enforcement action over dripping air conditioners.
The department said it has observed a rising trend in complaints r...
South China Morning Post
Fri, 29 Aug 2025 09:00:08 +0000EU readies new economic battle plan but leaves its old guns holstered
The European Union is preparing an “economic security doctrine” that will for the first time connect its trade and economic defences – but while Brussels builds the pipes, national leaders remain reluctant to turn on the tap.
Sources say the do...
Fri, 29 Aug 2025 08:51:12 +0000Thai court ousts suspended PM Paetongtarn over leaked Cambodia call
Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Friday threw suspended prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra out of office over her handling of the country’s border row with Cambodia.
Paetongtarn, daughter of controversial billionaire ex-prime minister Thaksi...
Fri, 29 Aug 2025 08:34:35 +00004 men face trial in Malaysia over shocking child rape charges of girl under 12
Four men in Seremban, Malaysia pleaded not guilty to charges of raping a girl who was three months shy of her 12th birthday.
The accused – K Kumar, 39; M. Thineshvaran, 30; Sayrran Kumar, 21; and G. Niressh Pillai, 20 – were all charged with rape...
Fri, 29 Aug 2025 07:58:21 +0000Hong Kong could replace T1 warning with strong monsoon signal between 4pm and 7pm
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Fri, 29 Aug 2025 07:30:08 +0000In Malaysia, tech bros beta test building new nations from scratch
In a hotel-turned-campus on a reclaimed island in Malaysia, crypto and tech entrepreneurs are building software, chomping down on Australian prime rib-eye, hitting the gym – and getting schooled in a radical blueprint for creating new sovereign sta...
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.