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Uber is set to outdo itself on Hong Kong taxi drivers’ meter (of hate) – it is reportedly planning to launch its robotaxi services in Hong Kong by the end of 2026. On the tech side, this is nothing short of a miracle. The Uber robotaxi features Level 4 autonomous driving, deploying real-time AI processing of situational data fed by a comprehensive […]

I remember when I was four or five years old, my great-grandmother would get busy days ahead of Lunar New Year. She would clean the house, pickle vegetables in an enormous jar and start pre-cooking dishes for the New Year’s Eve family meal. One star of the night, called “lion’s head”, is steamed minced pork meat balls that take days to make. My […]

A 63-year-old man has died after falling from a Hong Kong high-rise while trying to rescue his pet cat. A security guard at Jubilant Garden in Kowloon City alerted police at 11.27pm on Wednesday after he found the man lying in a flower bed at Block Three. The man was transported to Kwong Wah Hospital in Yau Ma Tei, where he was later pronounced dead. The […]

Anna Lee*, a Hongkonger in her forties, first realised the profound impact of the violence she experienced as a child when she became a mother herself. As she raised her two children, now aged seven and 10, she was alarmed to find her emotional reactions mirroring the volatility of her own childhood. “I found the degree of my sudden outbursts of anger not […]

(Photo credit: REUTERS/Yara Nardi)MILAN -- Arianna Fontana became her country's most decorated Olympian when she led Italy to silver in the women's 3,000 meters short track relay at the Winter Games on Wednesday.It was the 14th Olympic medal of Fontana's career, eclipsing the record of fencer Edoardo Mangiarotti who won 13 medals between 1936 and 1960.South […]

New Delhi [India], February 19 (ANI): Congress leader Pawan Khera on Wednesday attacked the government over Galgotias University's 'robodog' controversy at the AI Impact Summit, saying the event was supposed to be a platform for innovation and exchange of ideas but 'BJP reduced it to a cheap China Bazaar'.In a post on X, Khera also slammed Union Minister […]

New Delhi [India], February 19 (ANI): Congress leader Pawan Khera on Wednesday attacked the government over Galgotias University's 'robodog' controversy at the AI Impact Summit, saying the event was supposed to be a platform for innovation and exchange of ideas but 'BJP reduced it to a cheap China Bazaar'.In a post on X, Khera also slammed Union Minister […]

BELGRADE, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- A series of events celebrating the Spring Festival took place recently in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, creating a festive atmosphere and attracting thousands of local residents and members from the Chinese community.

(260218) -- MILAN, Feb. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Liu Shaoang (L) of China competes during the short track speed skating men's 500m quarterfinal at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 18, 2026. (Xinhua/Cheng Min)

(260218) -- CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Feb. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Martin Jurik and Marek Cernovsky of the Czech Republic compete during the curling men's round robin session 11 match between the Czech Republic and China at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in Cortina, Italy, Feb. 18, 2026. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)

New Delhi [India], February 19 (ANI): Press Information Bureau, the central government's nodal agency to disseminate information on government policies and programmes, on Wednesday said the claim by a Chinese media outlet 'China Pulse' alleging that Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw stated that the Chinese robot presented at Galgotia University is an Indian […]

New Delhi [India], February 19 (ANI): Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) Secretary S Krishnan has said that they want genuine and actual work to be reflected in the way that people exhibit in expos such as AI Summit 2026 and a code should be followed.Talking to the media here, he said misinformation cannot be encouraged.Answering a […]

New Delhi [India], February 18 (ANI): French President Emmanuel Macron sparked buzz on social media today with a creative post featuring an AI-generated image alongside Prime Minister Narendra Modi, signalling excitement for the ongoing AI Impact Summit 2026.The summit, which builds on previous international efforts, including the 2025 AI Action Summit in […]

New Delhi [India], February 18 (ANI): Representative of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Centre in India, Mumin Chen, on Wednesday highlighted the expanding opportunities for AI collaboration between Taiwan and India, citing robust Taiwanese investments in the semiconductor sector in the country as a key driver for future technological partnerships.Speaking […]

(Photo credit: Reuters//Marko Djurica)LIVIGNO, Italy -- China's Su Yiming celebrated his 22nd birthday by winning the men's snowboard slopestyle final with an unbeatable first run that handed his country its first gold medal of the Milan Cortina Olympics on Wednesday.Taiga Hasegawa of Japan took silver, while Jake Canter of Colorado claimed bronze for the […]

Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India] February 18 (ANI): A Tibetan monk from Kirti Monastery continues to face intrusive state monitoring even after being released early from prison, highlighting what rights groups describe as China's sustained repression of religious freedom in Tibet, as reported by Phayul.According to Phayul, Trinley Gyatso, a monk from […]

(260218) -- HONG KONG, Feb. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A firework show celebrating the Chinese New Year is staged over Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong, south China, Feb. 18, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)

New Delhi [India], February 18 (ANI): CPI(M) Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas has highlighted that the mass migration from Kerala should be understood within the context of global labour patterns rather than as a specific failure of governance in Kerala. Responding to the humorous saying 'Even on the moon you'll find a Malayali tea shop,' which encapsulates how […]

A Hongkonger has been beaten on the head with a beer bottle while visiting Sapporo, prompting the Chinese consulate in the Japanese city to again warn against travel to the country amid frayed bilateral ties. The consulate said the attack occurred at a restaurant in the early hours of Wednesday and that Japanese police had arrested a suspect at the scene. […]

TIANJIN, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- In early spring, winter still lingers in the mountains of northern Tianjin. Wind moves steadily along the ridgelines of the city's Jizhou District, where the Great Wall runs in a long, weathered line across the peaks.Near noon, Lu Xueyan begins his climb.The 60-year-old sets out from Qian'ganjian Village, his home village, […]

BEIJING, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- As China celebrates the 2026 Spring Festival, the crew of the Shenzhou-21 mission aboard the Tiangong space station has received a remarkable gift, a thriving harvest of tomatoes grown in orbit.The "space vegetable garden" has once again demonstrated the potential for sustained plant life beyond Earth's atmosphere.In a video […]

LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- China's defending Olympic champion Xu Mengtao capped her fifth Winter Games with gold on Wednesday, winning the women's freeski aerials final at the Milan-Cortina Olympics.Xu, 35, was third to jump in the super final, and scored 112.90 points to secure the title. Australia's Danielle Scott took silver with 102.17, while […]

(260218) -- TESERO, Feb. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Jonna Sundling of Sweden competes during the cross-country skiing women's team sprint free final at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Tesero, Italy, Feb. 18, 2026. (Xinhua/He Canling)

(260218) -- MELBOURNE, Feb. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken in 2018 shows the Millennium Dragon on parade in Chinatown during the Spring Festival celebrations in Melbourne, Australia. TO GO WITH "Feature: In Melbourne's Chinatown, a museum connects history and the present" (Photo by Gui Qing/Xinhua)

(260218) -- ANKARA, Feb. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Giray Fidan, head of the Department of Chinese Language and Literature at Haci Bayram Veli University, receives an interview with Xinhua in Ankara, Trkiye, Feb. 16, 2026. Interest in Chinese language and literature has been growing among the Turkish public, mirroring China's economic and technological […]

(Photo credit: Reuters/Lisi Niesner)CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy -- Mikaela Shiffrin won the women's slalom at the Milano Cortina Games on Wednesday, claiming her first Olympic medal since 2018.Shiffrin was more than one second faster than every competitor except Germany's Lena Duerr (47.95) in the last Alpine skiing event of the Milano Cortina Olympics. After […]

(Photo credit: Reuters/Lisi Niesner)CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy -- U.S. Alpine ski great Mikaela Shiffrin held her nerve and won the women's slalom at the Milan Cortina Games on Wednesday for her first Olympic medal since 2018.Switzerland's Camille Rast took silver and Sweden's Anna Swenn Larsson the bronze.Shiffrin, 30, entered six events in Beijing in 2022 […]

SHANGHAI, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Via the sediment of a single ancient vase, a 150-year-old Chinese ship has again found its voice.It looks like nothing more than a jar of mud. But thanks to these sediments retrieved from a blue-and-white porcelain vase aboard the No. 2 ancient shipwreck in the Yangtze River estuary, scientists have unlocked something […]

(260218) -- LIVIGNO, Feb. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Xu Mengtao of China reacts during the freestyle skiing women's aerials final 1 at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 18, 2026. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

(260218) -- BEIJING, Feb. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chefs prepare meals for customers at a restaurant in Binhai New Area of north China's Tianjin, Feb. 18, 2026. During this Spring Festival holiday, traditional Chinese New Year food and trendy cuisines have altogether become highlights for peoples' holiday consumption. (Photo by Du Penghui/Xinhua)

LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Su Yiming captured gold in the men's snowboard slopestyle final at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Wednesday, delivering the first gold medal for China at the Games.

New Delhi [India], February 18 (ANI): French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday said that India and France share the 'same objective' on artificial intelligence (AI) innovation and do not want to be 'totally dependent' on US and Chinese models, emphasising the need for a balanced and sovereign approach to emerging technologies.Speaking at an event at […]

(260218) -- BELGRADE, Feb. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People line up to taste Chinese food during an event celebrating the Spring Festival in Belgrade, Serbia, Feb. 16, 2026. A series of events celebrating the Spring Festival were held here on Monday and Tuesday, creating a festive atmosphere and attracting thousands of local residents and members from the […]

(260218) -- LOS ANGELES, Feb. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A moviegoer walks past a poster of "Blades of the Guardians," a film directed by legendary action choreographer Yuen Woo-ping, at a cinema in Monterey Park, Los Angeles County, California, the United States, Feb. 17, 2026. Multiple Chinese films are set for release in North America during the period of […]

(260218) -- BEIJING, Feb. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A girl tastes cotton candy at a park in Tengzhou, east China's Shandong Province, Feb. 17, 2026. During this Spring Festival holiday, traditional Chinese New Year food and trendy cuisines have altogether become highlights for peoples' holiday consumption. (Photo by Li Zhijun/Xinhua)

(260218) -- LALITPUR, Feb. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Nepali kids pose for a photo at a lantern festival marking the Chinese New Year in Lalitpur, Nepal, Feb. 17, 2026. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)

(260218) -- BEIJING, Feb. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People visit a Spring Festival fair at Longfusi in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 18, 2026. People visit cultural scenic areas in Beijing to feel the festive atmosphere of the Spring Festival. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

(260218) -- CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Feb. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Yuying of China reacts after the alpine skiing women's slalom run 1 at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Cortina, Italy, Feb. 18, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)

(260218) -- CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Feb. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Han Yu, Jiang Jiayi and Dong Ziqi (L-R) of China compete during the curling women's round robin session 10 match between China and Denmark at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in Cortina, Italy, Feb. 18, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Gang)

The pedestrian footbridge linking Hong Kong’s Central Pier with the International Financial Centre (IFC) will be demolished and replaced by a temporary one, with Wednesday marking its last day open to the public. A new temporary passageway, located near the current footbridge, will be open for use on Thursday, according to Henderson Land Development. On […]

Hong Kong’s visitor numbers on the first two days of Lunar New Year are at least 8 per cent higher than in 2025, with Wednesday’s fireworks display boosting momentum further as tens of thousands of spectators lined both sides of Victoria Harbour for the show. The huge crowd gasped in awe as the 23-minute spectacle to celebrate the Year of the Horse lit […]

Hong Kong’s sports minister has expressed regret over her social media post about the former coach of the men’s football team made after their stinging loss to Singapore in an Asian Cup qualifying match last year, vowing to be “more careful” with her comments. Speaking on a radio show on Tuesday evening, Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism […]

(260218) -- LIVIGNO, Feb. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Su Yiming of China reacts during the snowboard men's snowboard slopestyle final at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 18, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)

A Hong Kong court has granted bail to a driver suspected to have deliberately crashed his coach on the Shenzhen Bay Bridge, injuring 17 passengers, with the magistrate urging the man’s family to “pay extra attention” to his condition. Lee Kai-po, 63, appeared before West Kowloon Court on a charge of dangerous driving causing grievous bodily harm on […]

A court has granted bail to an unemployed British national who was seen wrecking self-check-in kiosks at Hong Kong International Airport in a viral video this week. Youcef Bennoui, 35, was charged with criminal damage and possession of a Part 1 poison on Wednesday, after the video on social media showed him pushing over several self-check-in kiosks in the […]