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Oct 24, 2026

2 projector stands removed from controversial Peak lighting project after outcry

Parts of two installations in a controversial lighting project along a walking trail on The Peak have been removed, days after Hong Kong’s tourism authorities pledged to balance the community’s needs and said the scheme was not “set in stone”. The removals came hours after Commissioner for Tourism Ann Chan Wai-yan inspected the site on Saturday morning with a lawmaker and a district councillor, following an outcry from residents who accused the Hong Kong Tourism Board of removing trees and...

Oct 24, 2026

Baoji Marathon draws 31,000 runners, highlights ancient culture

From race shirts to finisher medals, the 2026 Baoji Marathon in northwest China's Shaanxi Province brings Baoji's history and culture onto the course.

Oct 24, 2026

China’s J-20 stealth jet designers plan to put powerful radar into aircraft wing

Fighter jets typically house their main radars behind a radome in the nose, while conventional airborne early-warning aircraft often carry large radar arrays in prominent structures above the fuselage. Although aircraft wings offer a large surface area, their relatively thin cross-sections leave limited internal space for radar equipment. Top Chinese military aircraft designers have now proposed a revolutionary method to integrate large antenna arrays into aircraft wings, using flight manoeuvres...

Oct 24, 2026

Leading Chinese economic commentator Ren Zeping’s social media account restricted

A prominent Chinese economist’s social media channel has been restricted as Beijing steps up regulatory scrutiny of financial market influencers. Chinese internet users on Saturday noticed that the WeChat account of Ren Zeping, known for his outspoken comments on investments and policies, had been stopped from gaining new followers and a member of his team said posting had been suspended. Clicking the follow button generated a message saying “this account cannot be followed due to its violation...

Oct 24, 2026

How Operation Santa Claus grew from Christmas donations to ‘engine’ of change

Over nearly four decades, Operation Santa Claus (OSC) has grown from a quirky holiday fundraiser into an “engine” for community change in Hong Kong. For some beneficiaries, the journey was a full circle. Rachel Chow Chiu-yan learned about the fundraising drive in Young Post when she was a student, later pitched for funds on behalf of a group helping teenage girls and later joined the charity. “Ten to 20 years ago, Operation Santa Claus disbursed some funding to charities that saw it as seed...

Oct 24, 2026

Knowing China Through the Classics

During its upcoming plenary session from October 26 to 29, the CPC Central Committee will review a draft decision on advancing full and rigorous Party self-governance.

Oct 24, 2026

Knowing China Through the Classics

In quoting these lines from an ancient classic at a plenary session of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, held on January 12, 2016, President Xi Jinping was encouraging officials to make full use of criticism and self-criticism as a tool for improving themselves.

Oct 24, 2026

AI recreates Long March history in anniversary TV gala

Oct 24, 2026

Clashes flare at Paris protests as more than 400,000 march across France

Protests across France were largely peaceful on Saturday, despite heightened tensions and sporadic clashes between protesters and the police, but authorities remained on high alert as night fell. The French Interior Ministry counted 410,000 people who hit the streets across the country on Saturday, down from the 550,000 who protested last weekend. The October 17 demonstrations descended into looting and the worst urban rioting France had seen in years. A total of 249 protests took place in...

Oct 24, 2026

Rescue efforts continue after M7.0 quake in China's Xizang

Rescue and relief efforts continue after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Baqen County of the city of Nagqu in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, local authorities said Saturday.