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Hong Kong’s so-called headquarters economy, in which the city serves as a regional and global base for corporate headquarters, is spurring recovery in the commercial real estate sector as analysts forecast an improved investment environment this year. The city’s battered office market showed signs of stability in 2025, with 2.1 million sq ft (195,000 […]

Hong Kong will promote the deep integration of technological and industrial innovation through opportunities brought by the nation’s blueprint to drive economic growth, the financial secretary has pledged just weeks ahead of his budget address. Paul Chan Mo-po also said on Sunday Hong Kong must make better use of its strengths as an international […]

The provisional administrator of the housing estate ravaged by Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades will attend hearings of the independent committee “as necessary” to represent the “common interests” of the owners’ corporation, the city’s home affairs chief has said amid criticisms that displaced residents lack legal representation in the […]

When Alex Barnes finally closed the two largest single-tenant office leasing deals Central has seen in more than a decade, the outcome was decisive – but the path there was anything but quick. Barnes, the co-CEO in Greater China and managing director in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau at JLL, advised quantitative trading firm Jane Street Asia on a […]

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Hongkongers can expect a warm Lunar New Year with maximum temperatures climbing to 23 degrees Celsius (73.4 Fahrenheit) when the three-day holiday begins on February 17. According to the Observatory’s nine-day […]

New Delhi [India], February 8 (ANI): The senior Indian women's national team suffered a 0-1 defeat at the hands of FK Csikszereda Miercurea Ciuc at the Fanatic Tour Serik Sport Center, in Antalya, Turkey, on Saturday. The Romanian club scored in the 12th minute, as per an AIFF release.India had earlier played five friendly games against Ukraine's FC […]

In 1994, Deepmala Kharel Dhakal’s mother competed in the first Miss Nepal beauty pageant. Thirty-two years later, the Nepali-Hongkonger is preparing to follow in her footsteps. The 23-year-old was crowned Miss Nepal Hong Kong International on Thursday. Victory at the event guarantees entrance into the national competition later this year. Born and raised […]

China has achieved a widely recognized "miracle" by combining steady economic growth with long-term social stability, said a Kyrgyz expert.BISHKEK, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- China is not only a "world factory" but also a world leader in manufacturing, logistics and communications, a Kyrgyz expert has said.Professor Almazbek Akmataliev, former rector of the Academy […]

A 33-year-old worker was rushed to hospital in the early hours of Sunday after being scalded by hot oil at a biodiesel facility in Hong Kong’s Tseung Kwan O. The man, surnamed Tsang, was performing his duties at ASB Biodiesel at 22 Chun Wang Street at Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate when the accident happened. With investment from Shanghai Partner Energy […]

(260208) -- MOSCOW, Feb. 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Gennady Zyuganov, leader of Russia's Communist Party, receives an interview with Xinhua during the Spring Festival reception for Russian friends in Moscow, Russia, on Feb. 6, 2026. During the Spring Festival reception for Russian friends held in the Chinese Embassy in Russia on Friday, Russian officials voiced […]

(260208) -- PARIS, Feb. 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Athletes compete during the Grand Slam judo tournament in Paris, France, Feb. 7, 2026. (Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua)

TAIYUAN, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Eight people had been confirmed dead as of 9:30 a.m. Sunday in Saturday's biotech factory blast in north China's Shanxi Province, local authorities confirmed.The explosion occurred at a workshop of the Jiapeng biotech company in Shanyin County, Shuozhou City.The legal representative of the company has been placed under control, […]

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- As the Chinese New Year draws near, festive decorations adorn the streets and alleyways in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with people immersed in the holiday's joyous atmosphere.Chinese New Year, also known as Spring Festival, falls on Feb. 17 this year and marks the start of the Year of the Horse.

Hong Kong wildlife protection authorities have recorded 23 cases of smuggled orchids in the first month of the year, with the number expected to rise in the coming weeks as Lunar New Year approaches. The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department also pledged to step up patrols and enforcement at borders during the holiday season, when such crimes […]

SINGAPORE, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- The spectacular display of the Bayi Aerobatic Team of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force drew crowds of visitors who paused to admire the scene and raised their cameras to capture this moment at the 10th Singapore Airshow in Singapore.The biennial Singapore Airshow is one of the world's most influential […]

(Photo credit: Katie Stratman-Imagn Images)MILAN, Italy -- Francesca Lollobrigida powered to victory in the women's 3,000 meters speed skating on Saturday, bringing Italy its first gold medal of the Milan Cortina Games and ending Dutch dominance marked by three straight Olympic titles at the distance.Norway's Ragne Wiklund and Canada's Valerie Maltais […]

At this time of year, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po’s top priority is finalising the Hong Kong government’s budget for 2026-27, balancing requests for incentives and welfare against calls for a return to fiscal prudence. For decades, budget speeches have followed a familiar structure: a review of past performance, near- and medium-term forecasts, […]

(Photo credit: Katie Stratman-Imagn Images)MILAN, Italy -- Francesca Lollobrigida powered to victory in the women's 3,000 meters speed skating on Saturday, bringing Italy its first gold medal of the Milano Cortina Games and ending Dutch dominance marked by three straight Olympic titles at the distance.Norway's Ragne Wiklund and Canada's Valerie Maltais […]

Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison could find it hard to secure compensation from Panamanian authorities over their decision to nullify its port operations, legal experts have said, noting that the arbitral tribunal it engaged lacks enforcement power and the issuance of damages may depend on the country’s own courts. The conglomerate, led by Hong Kong tycoon Li […]

(Photo credit: James Lang-Imagn Images)MILAN -- Ilia Malinin made his anticipated Olympic debut at the Milan Cortina Games on Saturday and despite being upstaged by Japan's Yuma Kagiyama, the U.S. extended their lead in the team event thanks to the ice dancing of Madison Chock and Evan Bates.Going on to the ice last in the men's short program, Malinin […]

Karimnagar (Telangana) [India], February 8 (ANI): AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has launched a sharp attack on the government over the India-US interim trade agreement, questioning its impact on Indian farmers.Speaking at a public rally in Karimnagar on Saturday, Owaisi said the government often talks about 'Self-Reliant India' and 'Make in India', and has […]

(260207) -- LIVIGNO, Feb. 7, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Ogiwara Hiroto of Japan competes during the Snowboard Men's Big Air final at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 7, 2026. (Xinhua/Wu Huiwo)

MILAN, Italy: Stellantis' decision to rein in its electric-vehicle ambitions landed with a thud on markets on February 6, as the automaker unveiled a sweeping 22.2 billion euros (US$26.5 billion) charge that sent its shares plunging to their lowest level since the group was formed in 2021. The writedowns, among the largest yet as global carmakers reassess […]

(Photo credit: James Lang-Imagn Images)MILAN, Italy -- After quitting figure skating shortly after making her Olympic debut at the 2022 Beijing Games as a 16-year-old, Alysa Liu has returned to winter sports' biggest stage with a message to deliver.'I know who I am as a person now. I have ideas and concepts that I want to share with the world,' Liu said at […]

(260207) -- MILAN, Feb. 7, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Kevin Aymoz of France competes during the short program of men single skating for figure skating team event at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 7, 2026. (Xinhua/Chen Yichen)

(Photo credit: REUTERS/Marko Djurica)LIVIGNO, Italy -- Japanese snowboarders Kira Kimura and Ryoma Kimata won the gold and silver medals in the men's Big Air snowboarding event at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Saturday, dethroning champion Su Yiming of China with their soaring jumps in the Italian Alps.Su ended the cold night in the mountain town of Livigno […]

(Photo credit: Issei Kato/Reuters via Imagn Images)CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy -- Britain's Jennifer Dodds and Bruce Mouat beat Canada before ending the United States' unbeaten run to clinch their place in the mixed doubles curling semi-finals at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Saturday.Mouat and Dodds, who were world champions in 2021 and finished in fourth […]

Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], February 8 (ANI): A recent United Nations report has warned that the Chinese government's policies in Tibet are actively undermining the foundations of Tibetan civilisation, posing a serious threat to the survival of Tibetans as a distinct people.The report highlights concerns over the system of boarding schools in […]

(260207) -- LIVIGNO, Feb. 7, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Su Yiming of China celebrates during the Men's Snowboard Big Air Final at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 7, 2026. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

(260207) -- PREDAZZO, Feb. 7, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Weng Yangning of China competes during the ski jumping women's normal hill individual at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Predazzo, Italy, Feb. 7, 2026. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

by sportswriters Liu Yang, Lu Xingji and Xiao YazhuoLIVIGNO, Italy, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- An early fall in the first run, a video call with her mother, a cup of coffee, then a comeback run to seal her place in the final. China's freestyle skiing star Gu Ailing once again showed why she remains one of the most compelling figures in winter sports.On the first […]

(260207) -- CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Feb. 7, 2026 (Xinhua) Bao Zhenyu of China competes during the luge men's singles at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Cortina, Italy, Feb. 7, 2026. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)

(260207) -- MILAN, Feb. 7, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Yang Binyu of China competes during the speed skating women's 3000m final of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 7, 2026. (Xinhua/Wu Wei)

(260207) -- TESERO, Feb. 7, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Athletes compete during the Cross-Country Skiing Women's 10km+10km Skiathlon of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Tesero, Italy, Feb. 7, 2026. (Xinhua/He Canling)

By Siddharth SharmaNew Delhi [India], February 7 (ANI): Senior Congress leader and former Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Saturday raised sharp questions over the recently announced India-United States trade agreement, saying that the government has overstated the nature of the agreement and failed to provide clarity on its implications, particularly for […]

(260207) -- PHNOM PENH, Feb. 7, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A visitor writes Chinese characters at a Chinese-Cambodian cultural exhibition in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Feb. 7, 2026. A Chinese-Cambodian cultural exhibition is being held in Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, to celebrate the upcoming Chinese New Year, or the Spring Festival. Lasting from Friday to Sunday, […]

HEFEI, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- As the Spring Festival approaches and much of the country prepares to celebrate, 36-year-old bridal store owner Li Tao has been busy completing his last orders before the holiday."Many couples plan to hold their weddings during the Spring Festival holiday. Between December and January alone, we shipped more than 2,000 wedding dress […]

BEIJING, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Here are the latest Chinese sports headlines from the past week:1. Ning, Zhang carry flag for China as Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics opens with multi-venue ceremonySpeed skater Ning Zhongyan and short track speed skater Zhang Chutong carried the flag for China as the Milan-Cortina Olympic Winter Games opened on February 6 with an […]

(260207) -- KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 7, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Teachers and students display Spring Festival couplets at a school in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Feb. 7, 2026. A series of celebrations has been held to mark the upcoming Chinese New Year, or the Spring Festival. (Photo by Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua)

Washington DC [US], February 7 (ANI): The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has raised fresh concerns over China's expanding campaign of transnational repression, surveillance practices, and ongoing human rights violations, according to a detailed press release issued by the organisation.As noted by the WUC report, on January 30, the organisation submitted an […]

(260207) -- TESERO, Feb. 7, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yundi of China competes during the Cross-Country Skiing Women's 10km+10km Skiathlon of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Tesero, Italy, Feb. 7, 2026. (Xinhua/Peng Ziyang)

(260207) -- TIANJIN, Feb. 7, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Zheng Chiyu (front R) of China sprints during the men's 400m final at the 12th Asian Indoor Athletics Championships 2026 in Tianjin, north China, Feb. 7, 2026. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

(260207) -- TIANJIN, Feb. 7, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Hukmova Jonbibi (C) of Uzbekistan, silver medalist Zarei Manoujan Zahra (L) of Iran and bronze medalist Zuo Siyu of China pose on the podium after the women's 400m final at the 12th Asian Indoor Athletics Championships 2026 in Tianjin, north China, Feb. 7, 2026. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

(260207) -- TIANJIN, Feb. 7, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Nomoto Shusei (C) of Japan competes during the men's 60m hurdles final at the 12th Asian Indoor Athletics Championships 2026 in Tianjin, north China, Feb. 7, 2026. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

(260207) -- TIANJIN, Feb. 7, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Norah Jeruto Tanui of Kazakhstan celebrates after winning the women's 3000m final at the 12th Asian Indoor Athletics Championships 2026 in Tianjin, north China, Feb. 7, 2026. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)