Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Philippine Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo here on Friday, warning the Philippine side over the U.S. intermediate missile system deployment.

The Paris 2024 Olympic Games officially opened today (July 27)! The opening ceremony of the Olympic Games took place outdoors on the River Seine, with more than 10,000 athletes from 206 countries and regions taking to the river on 85 barges and boats.

In addition to the Doraemon themed trains on the Light Rail, East Rail Line, and the Airport Express, the MTR Corporation Limited (MTR) joins hands with AllRightsReserved, the organizer of the 100% DORAEMON & FRIENDS Tour (Hong Kong), to launch a new campaign to bring Doraemon to the high-speed railway and the Hong Kong West Kowloon Station.

Over the next five years, central state-owned enterprises (SOEs) are expected to allocate a total investment of more than RMB 3 trillion for large-scale equipment upgrades and renovations, said Liu Shaowei, Director of the Financial Supervision and Operation Evaluation Bureau of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (SASAC).

The Paris Olympics opened today (July 26). During the recent Olympic torch relay, the giant panda "Yuanzi" and her twin daughters, "Huan Lili" and "Yuan Dudu," participated in this particular moment alongside the torchbearers. Meanwhile, thousands of miles away in Chengdu, China, "Yuanzi's" son, the first panda to return home, "Yuanmeng," has fully adapted to life in his hometown, becoming a pleasant and friendly panda.

Typhoon Gaemi, the third typhoon of the year, had affected roughly 628,600 people in the Fujian Province in east China as of 6 a.m. on Friday (July 26). Approximately 290,000 residents had already been relocated, according to local authorities.

According to the data released by the mainland earlier, the GDP in the first half of the year grew by 5% year-on-year, which is in line with the overall forecast. However, from the breakdown of the data, the economic growth in the first half of the year is mainly due to the export of more than expected performance, while the domestic demand has not seen a significant recovery, and even slowed down in some areas.

Gaemi, which has weakened into a severe tropical storm, landed off the coast of Putian, Fujian at nearly 8 pm yesterday (July 25). The Transport Department (TD) said it received notification from the Mainland railroad authorities that due to the expected adverse weather conditions, some of the high-speed rail train trips between Hong Kong's West Kowloon Station and the Mainland from July 26 to 27, 2024 would be canceled.

Temporary traffic control will be implemented on some bridge roads from Hong Kong to Zhuhai and Macao from July 28 to 29, according to the official WeChat account of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge.

A Tanzanian-flagged cargo ship has sunk near Kaohsiung Port in Taiwan due to the impact of Typhoon Gaemi, with nine Myanmar crew members reported missing.

Statistics from Gongbei Customs reveal that from January to June 2024, the total import and export value via the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge reached RMB 104.41 billion, a year-on-year increase of 16.4%.

The Chiyu Tan Kah Kee Education Foundation will host a five-day event from Aug. 16 to 20, 2024, to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and the 150th birthday of renowned patriotic overseas Chinese leader Mr. Tan Kah Kee.

It was the first time the flag bearers were chosen outside of traditional favorite sports such as basketball, volleyball, fencing, and taekwondo at the past Olympics.

Typhoon Gaemi has resulted in two deaths and 201 injuries, according to Taiwan's Disaster Response Center.

With the peak of mainland Chinese university students arriving in Hong Kong in July, rents in several private housing estates have hit new highs.