15+ hour, 30+ min ago  (314+ words) HONG KONG " Running from Friday to July 1, the 2026 Sun Life Hong Kong International Dragon Boat Festival offers an immersive celebration filled with vibrant activities and cultural highlights. Marking its 50th anniversary, the highlight event " the Sun Life Hong Kong International Dragon…...

15+ hour, 41+ min ago  (542+ words) BEIRUT/JERUSALEM " At least 18 people were killed and 33 others injured in a series of Israeli airstrikes on residential areas in southern Lebanon early Friday, the Lebanese Health Ministry's Public Health Emergency Operations Center said on Friday. In a statement, the…...

15+ hour, 41+ min ago  (183+ words) SEOUL " The Republic of Korea's former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun on Friday was sentenced to three years in prison for leaking military secrets. The Seoul Central District Court handed down the prison sentence to Kim for passing a list of…...

23+ hour, 32+ min ago  (656+ words) ATLANTA - South Africa scored a penalty seven minutes from fulltime as they fought back to draw 1-1 with the Czech Republic at the World Cup "on Thursday after falling behind early in the Group A clash. The result effectively left the…...

16+ hour, 26+ min ago  (85+ words) chinadailyasia. com HONG KONG " With the help of advanced technology, people do not have to be athletic to immerse themselves in the tradition of dragon boat racing." The event is part of a 13-day government-backed summer extravaganza at the Avenue…...

18+ hour, 6+ min ago  (821+ words) Hong Kong is celebrating this year's Dragon Boat Festival " which forms a long weekend from Friday to Sunday " with breathtaking racing and tourism offerings for locals and visitors. In Aberdeen Harbour, the nearly kilometer-long promenade was already thrumming with festive…...

18+ hour, 37+ min ago  (1014+ words) A small handmade iron hoe for tending a garden, a bag of apricots and a pair of cloth shoes were among the souvenirs Peter Wilson bought during a visit to Yan'an in Northwest China's Shaanxi province on Wednesday " the sort…...

18+ hour, 26+ min ago  (348+ words) UNITED NATIONS " A Chinese envoy on Thursday called for joint international efforts to advance the political process in Libya. "Facilitating consensus among Libyan parties on electoral arrangements and the unification of state institutions remains the central task of the Security…...

18+ hour, 24+ min ago  (222+ words) HONG KONG " Dragon boat races made a comeback to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and other places across the Chinese mainland on Friday, as people celebrated the annual Duanwu Festival, also known as Dragon Boat Festival." A dragon boat…...

18+ hour, 41+ min ago  (296+ words) KAZAN " Russia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) serve as an important stabilizing force in the Asia-Pacific region amid ongoing global turbulence, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday at the Russia-ASEAN Summit held in Kazan. Putin said…...