6+ hour, 24+ min ago  (346+ words) Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu on Sunday evening offered his congratulations on the successful launch of the Shenzhou XXIII manned spacecraft, and sent his best wishes to the crew members, including Lai Ka-ying, the first payload expert from…...

7+ hour, 50+ min ago  (243+ words) Three astronauts participating in the Shenzhou XXIII mission, China's 17th manned spaceflight, set out to the launch tower after a see-off ceremony on Sunday evening in front of their residential building at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China's Gobi…...

11+ hour, 31+ min ago  (265+ words) The China Manned Space Agency unveiled the three-member crew for the Shenzhou-XXIII manned space flight on May 23, including Lai Ka-ying " a payload specialist from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region who will be the city's first astronaut. I warmly congratulate…...

14+ hour, 36+ min ago  (265+ words) One dead, 17 missing amid heavy rain in China's Chongqing chinadailyasia. com Devastating rainstorms hit several parts of Southwest China's Chongqing from Saturday night to Sunday morning, resulting in three deaths and 17 missing persons in the city's Yongchuan district, as well…...

13+ hour, 21+ min ago  (139+ words) chinadailyasia. com HONG KONG " Thousands of people flocked to Cheung Chau, one of Hong Kong's most popular outlying islands, on Sunday for a taste of the festive joy of the annual Cheung Chau Da Jiu Festival. The event, also known…...

16+ hour, 12+ min ago  (156+ words) WASHINGTON " The US Secret Service fatally shot a man near the White House on Saturday after he approached a security checkpoint and opened fire on officers, according to US media. The gunshots prompted a lockdown at the White House. A…...

14+ hour, 13+ min ago  (517+ words) Hong Kong and Europe can pursue practical, mutually beneficial cooperation in areas like trade and investment, as well as innovation and technology, as Europe has strong appetite for change, seeking to build greater economic resilience through multilateral collaboration and risk…...

15+ hour, 11+ min ago  (807+ words) KINSHASA - The Ebola outbreak spreading through eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo is increasingly testing the country's fragile response capacity as the virus reaches areas controlled by the March 23 Movement, where insecurity, population displacement, limited access and political mistrust are…...

21+ hour, 27+ min ago  (457+ words) BERLIN " Bayern Munich forward Harry Kane scored "a second-half hat-trick to steer the Bundesliga champions to a 3-0 victory over holders Vf B Stuttgart "in the German Cup final on Saturday as they claimed the domestic double for the first time…...

20+ hour, 32+ min ago  (274+ words) JIUQUAN " The Shenzhou XXIII crewed spaceship, set for launch on Sunday, has been adaptively improved with enhanced porthole protection against space debris, boosting its resilience to such threats, the China Manned Space Agency announced at a press conference on Saturday....