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Foundation collects tributes to Hong Kong’s Tung Chee-hwa for online memorial
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Foundation collects tributes to Hong Kong’s Tung Chee-hwa for online memorial

China-United States Exchange Foundation has collected more than 100 reflections on Tung from political and business heavyweights The foundation, established by Tung in 2008, said the webpage, which launched on Monday, included tributes from Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus and Max Baucus, former United States ambassador to China. “This permanent tribute not only placemarks his remarkable record of public service but honours his lifelong belief that dialogue can advance global peace, progress and prosperity,” foundation president James Chau said. “Above all, this tribute is intended to inspire a new generation to advance the cause to which Mr Tung was deeply devoted,” he said. “I saw first-hand Mr Tung’s exceptional sense of duty, generosity and conviction.”

September 14, 2026
Chinese researchers chart 5-stage path toward ‘last AI built by humans’
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Chinese researchers chart 5-stage path toward ‘last AI built by humans’

Automating AI research has emerged as a battleground, though US firms have an early lead due to superior access to compute resources Researchers from China’s leading universities and tech giants are setting their sights on a crucial new front in the AI race with the US: developing systems capable of building better versions of themselves without human intervention. The study, titled “The Last AI Built by Humans: Toward Genuine Recursive Self-Improvement”, highlights a growing industry focus on automating the labour-intensive life cycle of training, evaluating, and fine-tuning AI models.

September 14, 2026
Man arrested over alleged HK$2.8 million Hong Kong school admission scam
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Man arrested over alleged HK$2.8 million Hong Kong school admission scam

Police say suspect, 51, accepted 23 payments from an education consultant in exchange for securing dozens of places at ‘Kiangsu-Chekiang College’ A man has been arrested for allegedly defrauding an education consultant out of nearly HK$3 million (US$382,500) by claiming he could secure dozens of places at a Hong Kong school, the South China Morning Post has learned. A police source said on Monday that the suspect, a 51-year-old Hongkonger who claimed to be a businessman, had signed a contract with a 45-year-old woman working as an education consultant on March 1, 2024, claiming he could provide dozens of places at a “Kiangsu-Chekiang College”. Believing the claims, the consultant transferred about HK$2.84 million in 23 instalments between April and July 2024 to the man’s mainland Chinese bank account, covering application fees for 37 students, the source added.

September 14, 2026
South Africa road accident kills at least 21 people
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South Africa road accident kills at least 21 people

The collision was one of two major crashes that killed at least 29 people across South Africa over the weekend Two minibus taxis collided head-on, and an SUV crashed into them on one of South Africa’s main highways, killing at least 21 people and leaving four others seriously injured, authorities said on Monday. The crash on Sunday night in the Western Cape Province took place between the small towns of Prince Albert and Leeu-Gamka, around 380km (235 miles) east of Cape Town, according to the Road Traffic Management Corporation, or RTMC, the national traffic agency. The collision involved two Toyota minibus taxis and a Suzuki sport utility vehicle, police spokesperson Warrant Officer Christopher Spies said. Eighteen people were declared dead at the scene. Three others were declared dead after being taken to a hospital, bringing the toll to 21, Spies said. Four other people were seriously injured, according to the Western Cape Mobility Department.

September 14, 2026
Can Trump’s White House ballroom top China’s vast Great Hall of the People?
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Can Trump’s White House ballroom top China’s vast Great Hall of the People?

President Donald Trump’s claim that the new White House ballroom will top China’s Great Hall of the People has thrust the Beijing landmark back into the spotlight just as Chinese President Xi Jinping prepares for his US visit later this month. Speaking at a Republican midterm convention in Dallas last week, Trump described the Great Hall of the People – China’s most prestigious venue for legislative and ceremonial events – as “a serious hall”. “This is a very large hall, but we’re going to top...

September 14, 2026
A trade fair, a cultural exchange that carries on
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A trade fair, a cultural exchange that carries on

By continuing to browse our site you agree to our use of cookies, revised Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. You can change your cookie settings through your browser. Trade can create space for cultural exchange. At the 2026 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) in Beijing, it took many forms: a singing and dancing performance by Moroccan students, a conversation about tea with an exhibitor from Uzbekistan, and a Zimbabwean handicraft expressing unity and continuity. CGTN's digital reporter Li Yiqing has the story.

September 14, 2026
Southeast Asia weighs energy transition amid LNG supply crunch
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Southeast Asia weighs energy transition amid LNG supply crunch

At Gastech 2026, policymakers implore pragmatism over net-zero targets and closer cooperation to ensure affordable LNG supplies On the first day of Gastech 2026, one of the world’s largest energy conferences, policymakers implored pragmatism over net-zero targets and closer cooperation to ensure affordable LNG supplies, particularly among Southeast Asian neighbours whose industrial plans remain hooked on gas generation. Singapore’s economy is virtually fully powered by natural gas, most of it imported from Malaysia and Indonesia, Southeast Asia’s largest producing nations.

September 14, 2026
China’s ‘four pioneers’ lead BRICS into its 3rd ‘golden decade’
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China’s ‘four pioneers’ lead BRICS into its 3rd ‘golden decade’

By continuing to browse our site you agree to our use of cookies, revised Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. You can change your cookie settings through your browser. Editor's note: Liu Xu is a research fellow at the National Academy of Development and Strategy at Renmin University of China. The article reflects the author's opinions and not necessarily the views of CGTN. China called for BRICS countries to be pioneers in advancing innovation-driven development, upholding peace and stability, facilitating mutual learning between civilizations, as well as reforming and improving global governance, during the18th BRICS Summit that concluded successfully in New Delhi on Sunday. Roles of "four pioneers" are not only a profound summary of the development experience of BRICS cooperation over the past 20 years, but also, grounded in the context of accelerating changes unseen in a century and the continued growth of Global South forces. They point out the way forward for the high-quality development of "greater BRICS" cooperation. A lotus-shaped logo for the 2026 BRICS Chairmanship stands outside the Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, India, September 13, 2026.

September 14, 2026
China’s J-10CE has foreign buyers, but not yet a market
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China’s J-10CE has foreign buyers, but not yet a market

Uzbekistan’s recent confirmation that China’s J-10CE fighters have entered into service in its air force ended months of speculation. It is the latest of three developments that include Pakistan’s use of J-10CEs in combat last year and Bangladesh’s draft procurement paper for the Chinese aircraft. Read separately, each looks like a win for the J-10CE. Taken together, however, they show something narrower: the Chinese aircraft is gaining export traction without yet winning a clean contest against...

September 14, 2026
Knife attack in China’s Guangzhou leaves multiple people injured
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Knife attack in China’s Guangzhou leaves multiple people injured

Police apprehend suspect who appeared to target faces as online photos show bloodied victims sitting on ground Police in Guangzhou said on Monday they had apprehended a man in the southern Chinese city’s university town district after receiving reports that he was wielding a knife and injuring pedestrians. Emergency services started receiving calls around 5.20pm local time about multiple stabbings in front of a hotpot restaurant in the Xiaoguwei Island area of Panyu district, according to an alert sent out by the district branch of the Guangzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau. The bureau said in a social media post that police promptly arrived and the injured individuals were sent to hospital, with none in life-threatening condition after treatment.

September 14, 2026
Hong Kong urged to overhaul ecotourism planning and expand bookings for hotspots
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Hong Kong urged to overhaul ecotourism planning and expand bookings for hotspots

Poll finds 71.8 per cent agree Hong Kong’s countryside resources could be developed into high-quality ecotourism products Hong Kong should overhaul its ecotourism planning and allow visitors to book ahead at more of its popular countryside attractions, a lawmaker has said, after a survey found most residents believed the city had strong potential for nature-focused experiences but lacked enough quality options. A poll of 651 residents commissioned by lawmaker Perry Yiu Pak-leung’s office and think tank New Youth Forum found 71.8 per cent agreed Hong Kong’s countryside resources could be developed into high-quality ecotourism products. But the same proportion said most visitors heading to the countryside were merely taking part in ordinary leisure activities rather than “genuine” ecotourism.

September 14, 2026
BRICS is putting capital behind climate action
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BRICS is putting capital behind climate action

By continuing to browse our site you agree to our use of cookies, revised Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. You can change your cookie settings through your browser. Editor's note: Lu Jiajun is a researcher at the Academy of Financial Research and an assistant professor at Zhejiang University International Business School. Zhu Yueteng is a researcher at the Academy of Financial Research and an assistant professor at School of Economics at Zhejiang University. The article reflects the authors' opinions and not necessarily the views of CGTN. Against the backdrop of the 2026 BRICS Summit's relatively low-key outcomes in New Delhi, one of the more consequential developments was China's call to reform the international financial architecture and give developing countries a greater voice. The most tangible expression of that reform is green finance, which was a central focus of the summit rather than a side issue. It sits at the heart of the "sustainability" pillar that India, as this year's chair, placed alongside resilience, innovation and cooperation.

September 14, 2026