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Hong Kong authorities will “shortly” announce long-term rehousing plans for residents displaced by the deadly Tai Po fire, after settling differences in individual preferences and resolving uncertainties over insurance and legal issues, the city’s leader has said. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu made the pledge on Friday while visiting fire victims […]

Hong Kong Police have arrested two people on suspicion of stealing a passenger’s backpack containing a watch worth HK$300,000 (US$38,379) on an inbound flight from Abu Dhabi on Thursday. The force said on Friday that a male passenger discovered a watch missing from his backpack in the overhead compartment and suspected it had been stolen. Police arrested […]

New Delhi [India], February 13 (ANI): Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Friday called for an end to excessive secrecy in government rules, saying national security must be protected, but using regulations to silence voices and withhold uncomfortable truths from the public is 'unjustifiable.'Tagore shared a news article which stated that the Centre is working […]

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], February 13 (ANI): Fayik Abdi, Saudi Arabia's pioneering alpine ski racer and Brand Ambassador of Sahm Capital, has officially qualified to represent the Kingdom at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games, marking his second consecutive appearance on the Olympic stage following his historic participation at the Beijing 2022 Winter […]

HEFEI, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- Nestled at the foothills of the majestic Huangshan Mountain in east China's Anhui Province, the ancient villages of Yixian County appear as if they have stepped straight out of a classic Chinese landscape painting.Yixian is home to two villages listed as world cultural heritage sites -- Xidi and Hongcun -- famous for their […]

(260213) -- MILAN, Feb. 13, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Chutong of China leaves the ice during the short track speed skating women's 500m quarterfinal at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 12, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Ming)

SYDNEY, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- The world-renowned Sydney Opera House in Australia is lit in red to celebrate the upcoming Chinese New Year.

Taipei [Taiwan], February 13 (ANI): Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence detected 42 sorties of Chinese military aircraft and 11 naval vessels operating around itself as of 6 am (local time) on Friday.Of the 42, 32 crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern, central, southwestern and eastern ADIZ. In a post on X, the MND said, '42 sorties of PLA […]

New Delhi [India], February 13 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Thursday passed an interim order directing the trial court not to call the prosecution witnesses linked with Congress MP Karti Chidambaram for examination. Karti has challenged the framing of charges against him in the CBI case arising from the Chinese Visa scam. The trial court is recording […]

(260213) -- MILAN, Feb. 13, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Liu Shaoang of China reacts before the short track speed skating men's 1000m semifinal at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 12, 2026. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)

(260213) -- RICHMOND, Feb. 13, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A vendor prepares plants at a Chinese New Year flower and gift fair at Aberdeen Center in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, on Feb. 12, 2026. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

(260213) -- CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Feb. 13, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Jiang Jiayi of China communicates with her teammate during the curling women round robin session 2 match between China and Britain at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in Cortina D'Ampezzo, Italy, Feb. 12, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Gang)

South Korea, Japan, Vietnam and mainland China are emerging as popular Lunar New Year destinations for Hongkongers this year, as residents take advantage of a calendar arrangement allowing them to enjoy nine consecutive days off by taking just two days of leave. Travel industry representatives said the long break had “significantly stimulated” demand, […]

Hong Kong could see another cinema shut down in a prime retail district after the management of IFC Mall began informally sounding out potential tenants for the roughly 20,000 sq ft (1,858 square metres) occupied by Palace IFC, whose lease expires at the end of the year, according to people familiar with the matter. Sun Hung Kai Properties (SHKP), which […]

Washington DC [US], February 13 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced that he will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in April, with Xi expected to visit the United States later this year.While addressing reporters, Trump said, ' I'll be visiting President Xi Jinping in April. He's coming here later in the year, and I look forward to it. Our […]

(260212) -- MILAN, Feb. 12, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Silver medalist Sun Long of China attends the awarding ceremony of the short track speed skating men's 1000m at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 12, 2026. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)

(260212) -- MILAN, Feb. 12, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Fan Kexin of China reacts before the short track speed skating women's 500m final B at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 12, 2026. (Xinhua/Cheng Min)

(260212) -- WINDHOEK, Feb. 12, 2026 (Xinhua) -- China-aided Satellite Ground Data Receiving Station is pictured at the Telecom Earth Station outside Windhoek, capital of Namibia, July 23, 2025. TO GO WITH "Namibia receives China-aided satellite ground station to boost space capabilities" (Photo provided by the project team/Handout via Xinhua)

(Photo credit: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters via Imagn Images)TESERO, Italy -- Sweden dominated the women's 10km cross-country freestyle ski race on Thursday, with Frida Karlsson and Ebba Andersson taking their second gold-silver finish of the Milan Cortina Olympics.U.S. skier Jessie Diggins won the bronze, her first medal of these Games and fourth career Olympic […]

(260212) -- MILAN, Feb. 12, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Sun Long of China arrives for the short track speed skating men's 1000m final A at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 12, 2026. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)

Hong Kong stands at a definitive demographic crossroads. With one-third of our population projected to be over 65 by the 2040s, the city can either treat ageing as a fiscal burden or it can transform longevity into a sustainable growth engine. Drawing inspiration from Andrew Scott and Lynda Gratton’s work on the 100-Year Life project, Hong Kong should […]

(260212) -- CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Feb. 12, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Jubayi Saikeyi/Hou Shuo of China compete during the luge team relay match at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Cortina, Italy, Feb. 12, 2026. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)

(260212) -- MILAN, Feb. 12, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Chutong of China reacts during the short track speed skating women's 500m quarterfinals at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 12, 2026. (Xinhua/Cheng Min)

(260212) -- LIVIGNO, Feb. 12, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Cai Xuetong of China reacts during the women's snowboard halfpipe final at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 12, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Hongxiang)

(Photo credit: REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes)LIVIGNO, Italy -- Choi Ga-on of South Korea won the gold medal in the women's snowboard halfpipe after recovering from a frightening crash in her first run at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics on Thursday.Double defending champion Chloe Kim of the United States took silver and the bronze went to Mitsuki Ono of Japan in […]

(Photo credit: Amber Searls-Imagn Images)NBCUniversal has seen an average of 26.5 million viewers during the first five nights of the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics, the most to this point since the 2014 Sochi Games, it announced Tuesday.That translates into a 93% increase from the same period at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing and includes viewers tuning […]

(260212) -- MILAN, Feb. 12, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Francesca Lollobrigida of Italy celebrates after during the speed skating women's 5000m final at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 12, 2026. (Xinhua/Wu Wei)

Ottawa [Canada], February 12 (ANI): A sweeping investigation has raised fresh alarm over the global footprint of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), detailing how hundreds of organisations in Canada alone are allegedly intertwined with China's United Front system, as reported by The Epoch Times.According to The Epoch Times, drawing on research from the […]

Hong Kong health authorities have urged diners to ensure they thoroughly cook and properly reheat their food during the Lunar New Year holidays to avoid food poisoning, after two new infection clusters emerged involving seven people who ate raw oysters at a Tsim Sha Tsui restaurant. The latest clusters involved one man and six women who fell ill after […]

(260212) -- BEIJING, Feb. 12, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Wang Huning, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, meets with leaders of national religious groups ahead of the Chinese New Year, on […]

BEIJING, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Japan's Yasukuni Shrine has long been a political flashpoint across Asia. For countries like China and South Korea, its very existence is an unhealed historical trauma.Any visit or even ritual offerings by Japanese officials is seen as a provocation, drawing immediate, fierce condemnation. When Shinzo Abe, then prime minister, […]

(Photo credit: Athit Perawongmetha-Reuters via Imagn Images)CORTINA D'AMPEZZO/MILAN, Italy -- Ukraine's Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified from the Olympic skeleton competition on Thursday over his 'helmet of remembrance'depicting athletes killed since Russia's invasion despite a last-minute appeal from a tearful IOC president.The 27-year-old, who had […]

The loss-making authority that manages Hong Kong’s West Kowloon arts hub will sell bonds for the first time, aimed at raising up to US$1 billion to fund its operations. According to documents submitted to Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing on Thursday, the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority appointed the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation and […]

(260212) -- TESERO, Feb. 12, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Frida Karlsson of Sweden reacts after the Cross-Country Skiing Women's 10km Interval Start Free at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Tesero, Italy, Feb. 12, 2026. (Xinhua/Peng Ziyang)

(260212) -- COTONOU, Feb. 12, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A performer stages a Chinese martial arts performance during a Spring Festival gala at the Chinese Cultural Center in Cotonou, Benin, Feb. 11, 2026. (Photo by Seraphin Zounyekpe/Xinhua)

(260212) -- CAPE TOWN, Feb. 12, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People visit Chinese companies' booths at the mining exhibition of the Investing in African Mining Indaba 2026 in Cape Town, South Africa, Feb. 9, 2026. China-Africa cooperation can accelerate the technological transformation of Africa's mining sector, representatives of Chinese and international firms at the […]

by Xinhua writer Liu BoweiBEIJING, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- A narrative increasingly heard in the United States and Europe attributes China's rise as the global leader in new energy vehicles (NEVs) to government subsidies.However, if this were the case, then by the end of 2022, when China's subsidies for NEV purchases have phased out, the industry should have […]

Hong Kong is considering letting more junior secondary school pupils use English as their medium of instruction (MOI), with the education minister pointing to an improved learning environment, better qualified teachers and other developments in the sector. Secretary for Education Christine Choi Yuk-lin also said on Thursday that publicly funded primary and […]

by Xinhua writer Cheng ZhuoBEIJING, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- For most Chinese people, especially children, the Spring Festival, China's most important holiday, is a season steeped in tradition, when families reunite at home and mark the Chinese New Year by observing customs passed down through generations. It has always been one of the most eagerly anticipated […]

(260212) -- BEIJING, Feb. 12, 2026 (Xinhua) -- President of Xinhua News Agency Fu Hua meets with ambassador of the Republic of Korea (ROK) to China Ro Jae Hun in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 12, 2026. (Xinhua/Shen Hong)

Hong Kong’s leader John Lee Ka-chiu has pledged to establish a “systematic policy framework” to align development goals with mainland China’s 15th five-year plan, aiming to formulate the city’s own blueprint by the end of the year. The chief executive made the remarks during a steering group meeting on Thursday convened to discuss Hong Kong’s […]

(260212) -- CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Feb. 12, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Matt Weston of Britain competes during the skeleton men heat at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in Cortina D'Ampezzo, Italy, Feb. 12, 2026. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)

Washington has accused Beijing of carrying out a clandestine experiment in 2020 China has rejected US allegations that it conducted a secret nuclear test, suggesting that the "baseless" claim was aimed at providing cover for Washington to resume its own testing program. The dispute erupted last week, w

New Delhi [India], February 12 (ANI): India were drawn with Uzbekistan, Australia and DPR Korea in Group D of the AFC U17 Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2026 in the Final Draw held at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Thursday, according to the All India Football Federation (AIFF). The tournament will take place from May 5 to 22. India qualified for the […]

BEIJING, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Chinese AI companies are racing to launch new models over the Lunar New Year holiday, angling for the next game-changing DeepSeek moment.Days ago, a mysterious test version dubbed Pony Alpha became a hot topic in the AI community for its exceptional coding performance, sparking widespread speculation about its developer. On […]