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Hong Kong’s anti-graft watchdog has arrested 22 people on suspicion of corruption linked to seven building renovation projects worth more than HK$200 million (US$25.6 million). The suspects – 17 men and five women, aged 36 to 78 – included directors and employees of four project consultancy firms and three contractors, as well as several chairmen of […]

By Ajit DubeyNew Delhi [India], February 13 (ANI): Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh on Friday said he was not aware of any proposal to introduce new guidelines for retired Army officials for writing books, amid the controversy surrounding the unpublished memoirs of former Army chief MM Naravane.Speaking to ANI, Singh said existing rules and laws already […]

by Xinhua writer Yuan QuanBEIJING, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- As the Year of the Horse approaches, festive greetings across China are filled with idioms referring to this auspicious zodiac animal, in conveying good wishes.Such cultural aspirations have also galloped into the realm of China's latest technological advancements, where the spirit of the horse inspires […]

A Hong Kong district councillor who illegally parked his car and blocked access to a fire exit lane has been “sternly reminded” to watch his conduct, a minister has said, following a similar offence by a colleague within a week. Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs Alice Mak Mei-kuen revealed on Friday that the Kwai Tsing district officer had already […]

A director of Hong Kong-based Prince Jewellery and Watch has sold a flat in Kowloon and upgraded to a two-storey unit in the same neighbourhood, with an analyst saying that wealthy homeowners are taking advantage of improving sentiment to swap their dwellings. Tang Yick-ki, a director at Prince Jewellery and Sky Regal Properties, completed both deals in […]

Martin Lee Ka-shing, chairman of Hong Kong’s Henderson Land Development, has taken an actress to court over allegedly defamatory remarks that suggested they had an illicit relationship, while also seeking damages from US tech giant Google and five YouTube channels for failing to remove “false” content. The 54-year-old business mogul on Friday sued […]

(260213) -- HANOI, Feb. 13, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 6, 2026 shows a stubby Chinese cartoon horse named Ma Xiao Ye at a store in Hanoi, Vietnam. TO GO WITH "Feature: Beyond toys, Chinese IP characters capture hearts in Vietnam" (Xinhua/Liu Ying)

Dozens of diners flocked to an 80-year-old cha chaan teng in Hong Kong’s Wan Chai to get a last taste of its famous egg tarts and milk tea before the restaurant shuts its doors next month. Honolulu Coffee Shop was packed during lunch hour on Friday, with long, snaking queues of patrons waiting outside along Hennessy Road. The Hong Kong-style restaurant […]

(260213) -- TONGREN, Feb. 13, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Farmers carrying goods for sale board the train No. 7272 at Jinhe Railway Station in central China's Hunan Province, Feb. 12, 2026. The train No. 7272/7271 has run across the mountainous areas in Hunan, Guizhou and Chongqing for almost 20 years. With an average speed of just 40 kilometers per hour, the train […]

BEIJING, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- China's Sun Long rebounded from earlier disappointment to claim silver in the men's 1,000 meters short track speed skating on Thursday, earning the country's first medal of the discipline at Milan-Cortina 2026.The two-time Olympian finished in one minute, 24.565 seconds, just 0.028 behind gold medalist Jens van 'T Wout of the […]

As visitors moved between lantern-lit installations and discussions on conservation, the glasshouse on a winter evening became a shared space where nature, culture and science converged.LONDON, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, has opened its 30th annual Orchid Festival, themed around China for the first time. Lantern-style lighting and […]

BEIJING, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- China's housing market showed signs of improvement in January as home price declines in 70 large and medium-sized cities generally narrowed from the previous month, official data showed on Friday.In the four first-tier cities -- Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen -- prices of newly built homes edged down 0.3 percent month […]

by Xinhua writer Yu XiaohuaBEIJING, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- In a few days, the Spring Festival will bathe cities and villages in the warm glow of red lanterns. Across China, hundreds of millions will gather at home to mark the traditional new year with rituals that stretch back centuries.Across airports and border points, the sound of rolling suitcases has […]

A Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) student who was arrested on suspicion of sedition after launching a petition calling for an independent committee to investigate the Tai Po fire has said he has been expelled from the institution. “I was just expelled by CUHK,” Miles Kwan Ching-fung wrote on social media at midnight on Thursday, ending his post […]

"The new Chinese initiative is of strategic importance not only for the organization's member countries, but also for the overall construction of a new world order," said Igor Shestakov, director of the Oy Ordo Centre for Expert Initiatives.BISHKEK, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- As a responsible major country, China has contributed to global peace and development in […]

BEIJING, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- President Xi Jinping and other Chinese leaders have visited or entrusted others to visit retired senior officials to extend greetings ahead of the Spring Festival, which falls on Feb. 17 this year.Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, and […]

Washington DC [US], February 13 (ANI): US Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia, Paul Kapur, has called India an important ally in America's moves against China and underlined that a strong India not only keeps China out of the Indo-Pacific region but also prevents it or any single hegemon from taking over or imposing coercive leverage on the […]

Hong Kong authorities will announce long-term rehousing plans “shortly” 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 after visiting some of the […]

Hong Kong police have arrested two people on suspicion of stealing a passenger’s watch worth HK$300,000 (US$38,380) 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 a 40-year-old local […]

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 […]