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Hongkongers and world leaders should take a step back and be careful to avoid conflicts during the Year of the Horse, feng shui masters have warned, saying the zodiac sign contains excessive “fire energy” that could trigger aggressive action. Soothsayers interviewed by the South China Morning Post said the coming year, which fell under the category of […]

(260217) -- MILAN, Feb. 17, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara of Japan hugs each other in the leaders' area as they claimed the title after the free skating of Figure Skating Pair Skating at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 16, 2026. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)

Happy Chinese New Year! May the Year of the Horse bring you good fortune!Produced by Xinhua Global Service

The lively celebration comes amid growing interest in travel to China.LONDON, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- Passengers departing for China from London Heathrow Airport were immersed in a festive atmosphere on Sunday evening, as Terminal 2 was transformed into a celebration venue ahead of flights to Beijing and Shenzhen.The event was held to mark the upcoming Spring […]

(Photo credit: REUTERS/Anton Vaganov)MILAN -- Russian teenager Adeliia Petrosian heads into her Olympic debut on Tuesday as an untested but technically loaded Olympic wild card, with former skaters saying her quad jumps and triple Axel firepower could put her on the podium if she delivers.She is largely untested on the global stage due to the International […]

(260216) -- MILAN, Feb. 16, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Karina Akopova (top)/Nikita Rakhmanin of Armenia compete during the figure skating pair skating free skating match at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Chen Yichen)

(260216) -- CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Feb. 16, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Adam Ammour/Alexander Schaller of Germany compete during the bobsleigh 2-man heat 1 at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in Cortina, Italy, Feb. 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)

(260216) -- LIVIGNO, Feb. 16, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Staff members make preparation before the freestyle skiing women's freeski big air final at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 16, 2026. (Xinhua/Xia Yifang)

(260216) -- CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Feb. 16, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Amos Mosaner (R) of Italy competes during the curling men's round robin session 8 match between China and Italy at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in Cortina, Italy, Feb. 16, 2026. (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

Ganderbal (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], February 16 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Police has busted a 'transnational multi-crore online investment scam' and arrested nine accused.Based upon the complaint lodged by Firdous Ahmad Mir, a resident of Safapora Ganderbal, FIR was registered at Ganderbal Police Station to investigate the allegations of identity theft […]

(260216) -- CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Feb. 16, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Jiang Jiayi of China competes during the curling women round robin session 7 match between China and Canada at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in Cortina, Italy, Feb. 16, 2026. (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

(260216) -- BORMIO, Feb. 16, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Fabio Gstrein of Austria competes during the alpine skiing men's slalom event at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Bormio, Italy, Feb. 16, 2026. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

(Photo credit: Jeff Swinger-Imagn Images)Anthony Kim soared from 847th to 203rd in the Official World Golf Ranking released on Monday following his first tournament win since 2010.The LIV Golf Adelaide champion still has a lot of work left to do but is back in the conversation for the Masters and other majors following a 12-year absence from the sport for […]

Thousands of worshippers flocked to Hong Kong’s best-known Taoist temple on Monday for the annual ritual of the burning of the first incense sticks, marking the start of Lunar New Year with prayers for prosperity and health in the Year of the Horse. The Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin Temple threw open its doors at 9pm on Monday for the traditional Lunar New […]

(260216) -- KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 16, 2026 (Xinhua) -- The Petronas Twin Towers are illuminated in red to greet the upcoming Chinese New Year in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Feb. 16, 2026. (Xinhua/Cheng Yiheng)

Visitors have started filling campsites along the seashore in Sai Kung near Hong Kong’s famed MacLehose Trail for the Lunar New Year break, with officers patrolling to monitor and prevent littering following previous complaints. At Sai Wan Beach, a picturesque spot popular with tourists on mainland Chinese social media, around two dozen visitors were seen […]

A Hong Kong coach driver has been charged after his vehicle crashed on the Shenzhen Bay Bridge, leaving 17 passengers with minor injuries on Sunday. Hong Kong police said on Monday that the man, surnamed Lee, 63, had been charged with dangerous driving causing grievous bodily harm. Police said the bus had been travelling along the bridge towards Hong Kong […]

(260216) -- BEIJING, Feb. 16, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People enjoy the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner at a restaurant in Fanyang Town of Wuhu City, east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 16, 2026. Chinese New Year's Eve is the most significant moment of Spring Festival celebrations when families and friends sit around the table to share delicious food and personal […]

(260216) -- SHIJIAZHUANG, Feb. 16, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A nurse takes care of a newborn at the neonatology department of Baoding No. 4 Central Hospital in Baoding City, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 16, 2026. Five medical workers stay on duty here on Monday, Chinese New Year's Eve, to provide essential cares for newborns in the first days after their […]

Curry fishball plushies, novelty minibus signs and products inspired by Hong Kong iconography emerged as bestsellers at the city’s biggest Lunar New Year fair, with one vendor saying he made more than HK$100,000 (US$12,790) in daily sales. From first-time sellers to charities, vendors were busy attracting customers with their locally designed merchandise […]

Beijing [China], February 16 (ANI): A Chinese journalist known for documenting the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) gruesome human rights violations has been held in custody in the capital for more than three months, a development that rights advocates say highlights the authorities' deepening intolerance toward independent voices.Journalist Du Bin was […]

SHENZHEN, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- As the Year of the Horse approaches, a different kind of "gallop" was underway inside a sprawling workshop in Shenzhen, a major tech hub in south China's Guangdong Province. Shelves there were lined with hundreds of humming 3D printers, and technician Yang Shengwu moved among the machines, preparing them for producing yet […]

HANGZHOU/SHENZHEN, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- As China ushers in the Year of the Horse, millennia-old Spring Festival traditions are blending seamlessly with cutting-edge technology, expressing enduring wishes through both heritage and innovation.Ahead of the 2026 Chinese New Year, a waterfront tourist dock in Chun'an County, east China's Zhejiang Province, came […]

BEIJING, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- One day before Chinese New Year, 26-year-old Wang Wei carefully peeled off the red paper bearing the Chinese character "Fu" hung on his family's wall, part of an annual ritual of replacing old decorations with new ones to welcome good fortune in the new year.In its place, he mounted a string of bright red firecrackers, not made […]

(260216) -- MILAN, Feb. 16, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Xandra Velzeboer (front) of the Netherlands celebrates after the short track speed skating women's 1000m final A at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 16, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Ming)

The measure will apply to nearly all goods imported from 53 countries on the continent, President Xi Jinping has said China will eliminate import tariffs on goods from 53 African countries, President Xi Jinping has announced, in a sweeping trade move set to take effect on May 1. The Chinese leader announced […]

(260216) -- MILAN, Feb. 16, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Liu Shaoang (4th R) and Lin Xiaojun (2nd R) of China compete during the short track speed skating men's 5000m relay semifinal at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 16, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Ming)

(260216) -- MILAN, Feb. 16, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Gong Li of China reacts after the short track speed skating women's 1000m semifinal at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 16, 2026. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)

SOUTH CHINA SEA, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- Law enforcers aboard the China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel Wanshan remain on duty during this year's Spring Festival, a most cherished moment for family reunions in China.

(260216) -- MILAN, Feb. 16, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Liu Shaoang (front) of China competes during the short track speed skating men's 500m heat 4 at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 16, 2026. (Xinhua/Cheng Min)

(260216) -- ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 16, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese singer performs during a concert staged to celebrate the Chinese New Year in St. Petersburg, Russia, Feb. 15, 2026. (Photo by Irina Motina/Xinhua)

Parts of Hong Kong Island were heavily congested on Monday as the final day of the Lunar New Year flower market at Victoria Park drew shopping crowds, leaving commuters stranded and bringing public transport to a standstill for hours. At 7pm, buses and trams continued to be stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic in Causeway Bay, where the city’s largest flower […]

Perfumes from Italian fashion brand Gucci and two other luxury products have been found to contain 10 types of fragrance allergens that could worsen skin conditions for eczema patients, Hong Kong’s consumer watchdog has said. The Consumer Council said on Monday that it tested 40 perfume products, including Gucci’s “The Alchemist’s Garden Tears from […]

Hong Kong customs has arrested four people and seized HK$140 million (US$18 million) worth of slimming and cosmetic injections, along with erectile dysfunction pills, in a crackdown on smuggled illicit medicines. The suspects, aged between 26 and 61, comprise two mainland Chinese men and two local women, the Customs and Excise Department said on Monday. […]

BEIJING, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- They are 400 km above Earth and cannot go home for the Spring Festival this year, but China's taikonauts have found their own ways to make the traditional Chinese holiday warm and sweet.The Shenzhou-21 crew aboard the space station Tiangong, which means Heavenly Palace, are celebrating the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year, the […]

(260216) -- MILAN, Feb. 16, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Gong Li (1st R) and Zhang Chutong (2nd R) of China compete during the short track speed skating women's 1000m quarterfinal at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 16, 2026. (Xinhua/Cheng Min)

Following the viral popularity of "Becoming Chinese," celebrating Chinese New Year in China has become an emerging trend, with an increasing number of international tourists choosing to experience the holiday in the Asian country.This reflects not only the growing global appeal of Chinese culture but also a broader transformation in how the world perceives […]

As the global automotive industry shifts toward green energy, electric vehicles (EVs) are slowly taking off in Zimbabwe, a market long dominated by traditional internal combustion engines.HARARE, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- As the global automotive industry shifts toward green energy, electric vehicles (EVs) are slowly taking off in Zimbabwe, a market long […]

Ex-Prince Andrew faces scrutiny over alleged sharing of confidential information with Jeffrey EpsteinMembers of Britain's royal family are not above the law, the country's top prosecutor said on Sunday, as police investigate former Prince Andrew over allegations he leaked information to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.Thames Valley Police said last […]

Hong Kong-based Kerry Properties has won a tender for a residential plot in Shau Kei Wan for HK$1.38 billion (US$177 million), which drew heavy bidding interest from both mainland Chinese and local developers. Kerry beat seven other bidders for a 50-year grant for the 1,349-square-metre (14,523 sq ft) parcel in the Eastern district, the Lands Department […]

New Delhi [India], February 16 (ANI): Artificial Intelligence (AI) will not eliminate jobs but transform them, and India is poised to emerge as a major global AI force, AI4India leadership said on the inaugural day of the India AI Impact Summit.Speaking to ANI, Alok Agrawal, Co-Founder of AI4India, emphasized that technological disruption has historically […]

(260216) -- SOUTH CHINA SEA, Feb. 16, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Law enforcers prepare Spring Festival decorations aboard the China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel Wanshan in the territorial waters of China's Huangyan Dao on Feb. 11, 2026. Law enforcers aboard the China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel Wanshan remain on duty during this year's Spring Festival, a most cherished […]

(260216) -- MUSCATINE, Feb. 16, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Students of the Art Troupe of the High School affiliated to Renmin University of China perform during an event to celebrate the Chinese New Year in Muscatine, Iowa, the United States, on Feb. 14, 2026. Around 60 residents in Muscatine, a town on the Mississippi River in Iowa, gathered in the ballroom of the […]

Far from being symbolic, the policy has the potential to trigger a transformative cycle of economic development across Africa while aligning closely with China's own economic evolution.by Maya MajueranAt the 39th African Union Summit on Saturday, China announced that it will fully implement zero-tariff treatment for 53 African countries having diplomatic […]

BEIJING, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- At Tesero Cross-Country Skiing Stadium, the Norwegian quartet clocked one hour, four minutes and 24.5 seconds in the men's 4x7.5km relay, finishing 22.2 seconds ahead of France. Norway's Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo became the first athlete in Winter Olympic history to win nine gold medals.On home snow in Cortina d'Ampezzo, […]