Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index opens 0.96 pct lower
The Hang Seng Index lost 248.68 points, or 0.96 percent, to open at 25,667.14 points on Thursday.
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China allocates 330 mln yuan from central relief fund to 8 flood-hit provinces
BEIJING, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- China's Ministry of Finance and its Ministry of Emergency Management on Wednesday allocated 330 million yuan (about 48.61 million U.S. dollars) from the central natural disaster relief fund to eight provincial-level regions impacted by flooding.They are Heilongjiang, Liaoning and Jilin, all in the northeast, Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou and Yunnan in the southwest, and Shaanxi in northwest China.With China experiencing its main flood season from late July to early August, vast swathes of the country have been hit by persistent heavy rainfall, triggering floods and geological disasters that have caused casualties and left homes damaged or destroyed.The funds are designated for emergency rescue and relief operations, with a focus on search and rescue, relocation and resettlement of affected people, emergency response, hazard removal and risk reduction, inspection and rectification of secondary disaster risks, and repair of damaged homes, with all aimed at minimizing disaster losses as much as possible.
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Fashion show featuring traditional ethnic costumes held in Sichuan, SW China
Fashion show featuring traditional ethnic costumes held in Sichuan, SW China
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Foreign tourists explore tech-themed tours in Shenzhen
Foreign tourists experience Meituan's unmanned delivery service at a park in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Aug. 3, 2026.
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2026 Conference on Hongshan Culture kicks off in Chaoyang, China's Liaoning
2026 Conference on Hongshan Culture kicks off in Chaoyang, China's Liaoning
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Divine Deer Park in Gansu, NW China
This photo taken on Aug. 5, 2026 shows red deer at the Divine Deer Park in Sunan Yugur Autonomous County, northwest China's Gansu Province.
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LegCo to fully back HKSAR gov't in drafting Hong Kong's 1st five-year plan: LegCo president
The Legislative Council (LegCo) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) will fully support the government in drafting Hong Kong's first five-year plan, LegCo President Starry Lee Wai-king said in a recent interview with Xinhua.
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Embodied intelligence robots trained in real-world scenarios in Shanghai
Embodied intelligence robots trained in real-world scenarios in Shanghai
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East China's Zhejiang activates emergency response as Typhoon Dolphin approaches
Fishing boats take shelter from the upcoming typhoon at a port in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang Province, Aug. 5, 2026.
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Huxingshan Yao Township in Hunan embraces tourism boom in midsummer
Huxingshan Yao Township in Hunan embraces tourism boom in midsummer
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Tourists enjoy themselves at salt lake in Ordos, N China's Inner Mongolia
Tourists enjoy themselves at salt lake in Ordos, N China's Inner Mongolia
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Rare atomic nucleus found using China's new 'super microscope'
Chinese scientists have successfully produced and identified the rare atomic nucleus hafnium-153 using a powerful "super microscope" in southern China, marking the first physics achievement from the country's newest mega-lab.
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China's Shenzhou-21 astronauts share highlights from 210-day mission
The three Shenzhou-21 astronauts made their first public appearance on Tuesday, sharing highlights from their record-setting 210-day stay aboard China's Tiangong space station.
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China lodges serious representations with Japan over its latest defense white paper targeting China with groundless accusations
China has lodged serious representations with Japan over the Defense of Japan 2026 white paper which once again targeted China with groundless accusations, rehashing the so-called “China threat” and grossly interfering in China’s internal affairs with brazen comments on China’s Taiwan region,
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