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King Charles attended a poignant Advent service at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday morning in the lead-up to Christmas and was photographed looking very happy and relaxed.

The congregation included UK and international Christian leaders, members of the Anglican clergy, representatives of other faiths and charities, as well as staff from CIAC and NLCA who were honoured to attend the service.

Just like his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II, religion and faith are themes that run deeply through King Charles’s life and are central to who he is. An incredibly sentimental and thoughtful man, the King’s devotion to faith extends beyond his role as Supreme Governor of the Church of England and is evident in many of his decisions, most notably in the way he ensured that all faiths were recognised during his Coronation.

From Chinese Business Gazette: Advent Christian Witness Celebration Service for Westminster Abbey 2025 –

London: On Wednesday, December 10, 2025, at 11:15 a.m., Westminster Abbey held a grand Advent Christian witness celebration service. Leaders from the UK and international church communities came together to celebrate Advent, remember the promises of Jesus Christ, and pray for the coming of His righteous and peaceful kingdom.

本报记者伦敦讯：2025 年 12 月 10 日（星期三）上午 11 时 15 分，威斯敏斯特教堂（Westminster Abbey）隆重举行将临期（Advent）基督徒见证庆典礼拜。来自英国本地与国际教会界的多位领袖齐聚一堂，与全球基督徒共同庆祝将临期，纪念耶稣基督的应许，并为祂公义和平的国度降临献上祈祷。

The ceremony opened with solemn ceremonial music, symbolizing the purple decoration and candlelight of the Advent to create an atmosphere of anticipation and hope. Attendees included church leaders, interfaith delegates, and charities from the UK, Europe, and the Middle East, demonstrating the spirit of solidarity and cooperation across diverse faiths and social backgrounds. The British Chinese Information and Consultation Centre (CIAC) invited Chinese community leaders and volunteers to attend the celebration.

典礼在庄严的礼乐中开启，象征将临期的紫色布置与烛光营造出怀着期待与盼望的氛围。出席者包括来自英国、欧洲与中东地区的教会领袖、跨宗教代表及慈善机构人士，体现了在多元信仰与社会背景中的团结与合作精神。英国华人资料咨询中心(CIAC )邀请华人社区领袖及志愿者参加了此次庆典礼拜。

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The King has attended a Westminster Abbey service to highlight the experience of persecuted Christians around the world.

King Charles has joined a group of senior Christian clerics for an annual Advent service at Westminster Abbey.

The Monarch joined church members from the UK and the Middle East to celebrate “light, hope and, above all, the peace of this season.” The King Charles attended the service at the iconic London church, where worshippers from congregations across the country gathered to mark the approach of Christmas.

In a foreword to the official order of service, the King, who is a committed Anglican Christian and head of the Church of England, said: “It is a great joy to gather with you in the most glorious setting of Westminster Abbey as we celebrate the light, hope and, above all, the peace of this season of Advent.

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For more details, follow the link: Death toll rises to 146 in Hong Kong apartment complex fire as more bodies found in burned buildings | World News | Sky News

Shuk-yin Tsang, the head of the Hong Kong police casualty unit, said another 100 people remained unaccounted for.

The death toll from a fire that tore through a Hong Kong apartment complex has risen.

Investigators are searching for bodies in the residential towers of Wang Fuk Court, where the blaze erupted on Wednesday.

Authorities say 146 bodies have now been found, rising from a previous reported total of 128.

Police said they had completed searches through four of the affected buildings.

But a city official said they expected the search process to take three to four weeks.

Now the authorities are investigating whether fire codes were violated amid growing public anger over the blaze.

Beijing has warned it will use a national security law to crack down on any “anti-China” protests that result.

From China Minutes: Hanzi of the West, Letters of the East Exhibition Opens in London

On November 22th, 2025, a special event for the Hanzi of the West, Letters of the East was held at the Also like Gallery in London exploring the evolution of Chinese characters and their role in cultural exchange between China and the West. 

Chinese characters, known in Mandarin Chinese as Hanzi, have been an important carrier of Chinese civilization. Evolving over thousands of years, they are not only deeply rooted in the daily life of Chinese, but also constantly break boundaries through exchanging information and ideas between civilisations.

The exhibition was jointly sponsored by Tongji University and Art and Design Magazine, opening at the Also like Gallery in London from November 19th to 23rd.

More than 100 original Chinese character themed works with historical and cultural heritage and innovative design concepts were displayed in the exhibition. They included everything from book binding, special costumes, and art installations to creative cultural products.

Li Liyan, Minister Counsellor of the Chinese Embassy in the United Kingdom, speaking at the event.

At the beginning of the special event on November 22nd, Li Liyan, Minister Counselor of the Chinese Embassy in the United Kingdom, delivered a speech. He said, “Writing is the carrier of in heriting civilization, and language is abridge to enhance understanding. Chinese belongs not only to China, but also to the world, and is a public cultural product contributed by the Chinese people to all mankind. He also emphasized: “This exhibition is the result of exchanges between China and the United Kingdom…promoting the continuous deepening of mutual learning and people-to-people interaction between China and the UK with culture and creativity as a link.”

This exhibition focuses on the concept of Dialogue between Chinese Characters and Letters with four sections of “Wenyuan Yinghua“, “Opening China“, “Rhyming Chinese Characters“ and “Chinese Character Renewal“. The exhibition incorporated immersive space, creative installations and design works which reflect the cultural heritage and visual tension of Chinese characters. Among them, “Wenyuan Yinghua” presents the origin and evolution of Chinese characters, looking back at the indissoluble bond between characters and Sino-British cultural exchanges.

Meanwhile, “Open China” focuses on the graphic expression of Chinese characters in contemporary book design, showing how fonts and typography have become the cultural key to opening China. The “Rhyme Chinese Characters” section integrates Chinese character elements into the design of daily clothing, accessories and crafts, showing how the beauty of words extends to the details of life in a figurative form. Finally, the “Chinese character renewal“ is facing the future and explores the resonance trajectory of Chinese characters in the context of numbers and interaction.