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Hong Kong’s Fire Services Department has launched an internal review to improve its strategies for tackling large-scale blazes following the deadly Wang Fuk Court inferno, with officers set to examine operational effectiveness and equipment use. Director of Fire Services Andy Yeung Yan-kin said on Tuesday that his deputy for operations, Derek Armstrong […]

Hong Kong firefighters have been honoured for their heroic response to November’s deadly Tai Po fire – the city’s worst in decades – at the 13th Spirit of Hong Kong Awards, which celebrates unsung heroes who contribute to the community or inspire others through stories of resilience and perseverance. The Fire Services Department received an […]

When Wilson Chan Fung-cheung joined Hong Kong’s banking industry as a foreign-exchange trader more than four decades ago, his work involved US dollars, UK pounds, Japanese yen and various European and Asian currencies – but not Chinese yuan. “Back then, there was no yuan trading at all as, in fact, the internationalisation of the yuan only started in […]

(260224) -- JAKARTA, Feb. 24, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Winner Pan Qimiao of China poses for photos on the podium after winning the junior women's sabre final match at the Asian Cadet and Junior Fencing Championship 2026 in Jakarta, Feb. 24, 2026. (Xinhua/Veri Sanovri)

New Delhi [India], February 24 (ANI): Congress workers on Tuesday held protests in several states against the arrest of Indian Youth Congress chief Uday Bhanu Chib, who was sent into a four-day police custody in connection with the AI Impact Summit protest.National Student Union of India (NSUI), the student wing of Congress, protested in the national […]

People will soon be able to buy Ethereum-based investment tokens for concerts in March and April, laying the groundwork for the introduction of tokenised gold in Hong Kong, according to an industry leader. Esperanza Fintech Group CEO Dan Ronald Leung Wai-tsun said on Tuesday the initiative would test public appetite for tokenised assets through […]

"While global uncertainty has raged in recent years, business cooperation between both countries remained resilient," said renowned German economist Hermann Simon.BERLIN, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- China remains the best choice for German companies, as China's push for technological self-reliance, industrial upgrade and high-quality growth creates long-term […]

A senior officer with Hong Kong’s Auxiliary Medical Service has been suspended after being arrested and charged with indecent assault against a female colleague. Chief Staff Officer Alex Wong Ying‑keung was taken into custody this month, the South China Morning Post has learned. The victim was reportedly a senior female colleague. Wong has been charged […]

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], February 24 (ANI): Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, on Tuesday, trained guns at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the India-United States trade deal framework, calling him 'compromised' and alleging pressure that the former is 'under pressure'.Addressing Congress' Kisan Mahachaupal in Bhopal, Gandhi challenged […]

BEIJING, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning on Tuesday briefed the media on the arrangements for German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's visit to China, which will take place from Feb. 25 to 26.Mao noted at a regular news briefing that this visit is Merz's first trip to China since taking office. During the visit, President Xi […]

(260224) -- BEIJING, Feb. 24, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Workers work at a glass plant in Renshou County, Meishan City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Feb. 24, 2026. Factories and companies across China resumed work after the Spring Festival holiday on Tuesday. (Photo by Pan Jianyong/Xinhua)

(260224) -- BEIJING, Feb. 24, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Workers work at a plant of a dairy company in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Feb. 24, 2026. Factories and companies across China resumed work after the Spring Festival holiday on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Yang Zhisen)

Visitor numbers in Hong Kong rose about 14 per cent during the Chinese New Year holiday but more residents left the city, while local retailers reported bumper sales of gold products. Some retailers reported single purchases worth millions of Hong Kong dollars within categories such as watches and jewellery, even as the broader retail recovery remained […]

(260224) -- BEIJING, Feb. 24, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Passengers are seen on a platform at Harbin Railway Station in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 22, 2026. China's railways handled 121 million passenger trips during the just-concluded Spring Festival holiday, up 11.5 percent compared with last year's holiday period, official data showed on […]

New Delhi [India], February 24 (ANI): Hockey India on Tuesday congratulated the Indian Men's Hockey Team defender Jarmanpreet Singh for the remarkable milestone of completing 150 international caps for India. The accomplished defender achieved the feat when India faced Spain in their third match of the Hobart leg of the FIH Hockey Pro League 2025/26 in […]

URUMQI, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- On the snow-blanketed plains of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Yeersen Shenwohen was leading several teenagers as they struggled upward from the bottom of the ski slope on their narrow skis.After retiring in 2022, the former cross-country skier returned to his hometown on the alpine valley grassland of Narat […]

Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], February 24 (ANI): Following the arrest of Indian Youth Congress (IYC) President Uday Bhanu Chib in connection with the protest during the AI India Impact Summit 2026, his mother, Rajni Bala, on Tuesday said that she was proud of her son while defending the protest.Speaking to ANI, Bala said that the protest at Bharat […]

(260224) -- WUHAN, Feb. 24, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Humanoid robots play football in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 24, 2026. A variety of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft and humanoid robots made their debut at an event in Wuhan, showcasing the province's latest achievements of industries such as low-altitude economy and […]

SHANGHAI, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Sitting in a classroom at an art school in Florence, Italy, a retired teacher from Shanghai surnamed Wang began his first systematic lesson in sketching. This was a scene he had envisioned for over half a century.At the age of 28, he encountered a book of Raphael's paintings at a second-hand bookstall. From then on, the […]

(260224) -- CAIRO, Feb. 24, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese tourists visit the Pyramids of Giza during the Spring Festival holiday in Giza, Egypt, Feb. 23, 2026. As the Chinese people welcomed the Year of the Horse during this year's Spring Festival, many travelers chose to spend the holiday among the temples, pyramids and museums of Egypt, drawn by its cultural […]

Hong Kong labour authorities are investigating the cause of a fatal industrial accident involving a worker who fell to his death from the third floor of a food factory while setting up scaffolding. The force received a report on Tuesday at around 1.30pm that a 57-year-old worker had fallen from support brackets on the facade of a food factory at No 14 Dai […]

LANZHOU, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Many young Chinese took the lead in reshaping the Spring Festival -- the nation's most important holiday -- blending tradition with personal expression through creative spending.Instead of spending hours in the kitchen on the eve of the Chinese New Year, Liu Hao, a 27-year-old resident in Lanzhou, capital of northwest China's […]

New Delhi [India], February 24 (ANI): The ruling of the US Supreme Court striking down tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump under the International Emergency and Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) is likely to create winners and losers among global economies, with India, China, and Brazil emerging as beneficiaries, while the Euro-zone, UK, Japan, and […]

BEIJING, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- China saw a total of 17.796 million cross-border trips during the Spring Festival holiday period ending on Monday, official data showed.During the period, the average daily number of cross-border trips rose 10.1 percent year on year to 1.977 million, the National Immigration Administration said on Tuesday.Among them, the average […]

(260224) -- FRANKFURT, Feb. 24, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Artists from southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region perform during the second Chinese New Year Temple Fair in Frankfurt, Germany, Feb. 22, 2026. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Chinese New Year events bring festive touch of red to Frankfurt" (Xinhua/Liu Xiang)

A Hong Kong court has convicted 13 parents and a merchant who offered HK$20,000 to HK$200,000 (US$2,600 to US$25,600) to bribe a kindergarten administrator at the city’s biggest international school group in exchange for enrolments. Deputy District Judge Amy Chan Wai-mun said on Tuesday that a custodial sentence would be the only suitable punishment for […]

Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation will begin operating its long-awaited new signalling system on the Tsuen Wan line on March 15, marking a critical milestone in a major infrastructure overhaul designed to enhance the reliability of the city’s ageing rail network. The rail giant said on Tuesday that the new system had passed rigorous safety tests and received […]

Hong Kong should increase funding for university research to position itself as a global education hub, a leading academic has said, citing a growing trend of students choosing Asian destinations for tertiary studies. Professor Dennis Lo Yuk-ming, president of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), which is hosting this year’s Asia-Pacific […]

The Spring Festival embodies universal human values such as renewal and unity, endowing it with a truly global resonance that has earned it international recognition, a Russian sinologist has said.MOSCOW, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- The Spring Festival embodies universal human values such as renewal and unity, endowing it with a truly global resonance that has […]

(Photo credit: Jeff Faughender/Courier Journal via Imagn Content Services, LLC)Aurora Gaming came from behind to defeat Tundra Esports 2-1 on Monday in a matchup of previously unbeaten teams, with the winner maintaining a share of first place in Group Stage 2 of DreamLeague Season 28.The victory moved Aurora Gaming to 3-0, the same mark as Team Liquid, who […]

Taipei [Taiwan], February 24 (ANI): Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense on Tuesday said it detected the presence of five Chinese vessels operating around its territorial waters as of 6 am (local time).According to the X post, the Taiwanese MND also detected two PRC balloons during the timeframe. '5 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up […]

Hong Kong’s conservation authorities have defended their handling of heavy visitor flows to Sai Kung’s country parks over the Lunar New Year holiday, saying crowd levels at the popular spots stayed under control despite concerns about overcrowding, with 32 enforcement cases recorded during the period. But a Sai Kung district councillor also said that […]

Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison Holdings has condemned the uninvited takeover of its Panama ports by the country’s authorities, calling it unlawful and the “culmination of a campaign” against its subsidiary that operated the terminals. The conglomerate, led by Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing’s family, made the remarks on Tuesday, a day after the Panama […]

(Photo credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images)Swiss qualifier Rebeka Masarova overpowered third-seeded Xinyu Wang of China 6-3, 6-2 in the first round of the ATX Open on Monday in Austin, Texas.Masarova won 85.7% of her first-serve points (30 of 35) and saved four of the five break points she faced. She avenged a loss to Wang three weeks ago in the second round […]

Standard Chartered Bank, one of Hong Kong’s three note-issuing banks, reported a 16 per cent profit jump for 2025, as strong wealth management growth helped it weather rising bad debt from the city’s commercial real estate slump. The London-based bank, which generates much of its revenue from Asia, reported an underlying pre-tax profit of US$7.9 billion […]

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 24 (ANI): Indian stock markets opened with selling pressure on Tuesday, tracking sharp declines in US markets amid concerns over tariffs, geopolitical tensions, and AI-led disruptions affecting global technology stocks.The Nifty 50 index opened at 25,641.80, down by 71.20 points or 0.28 per cent, while the BSE Sensex […]

BEIJING, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- China's box office revenue during the nine-day Spring Festival holiday that ended Monday totaled 5.75 billion yuan (about 828.65 million U.S. dollars), with total admissions hitting 120 million, the China Film Administration said on Tuesday."Pegasus 3," the third installment in director Han Han's racing-comedy franchise starring […]

Washington DC [US], February 24 (ANI): Anthropic AI claims that it has identified 'industrial-scale distillation attacks' on its own reasoning models by DeepSeek, Moonshot AI and MiniMax.In a post on X, Anthropic shared, 'We've identified industrial-scale distillation attacks on our models by DeepSeek, Moonshot AI, and MiniMax. These labs created over […]

Hong Kong, February 24 (ANI): With US President Donald Trump continuing to upset the global apple cart and clumsily stepping on the toes of erstwhile allies, China is reaping benefits and hefting its own influence.As Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said at the World Economic Forum in Davos in January: 'It seems that every day we're reminded that we live […]

HANGZHOU, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Scanning a code, opening a hatch, and tossing in bottles, Yuan Meirong completes the recycling process in less than 10 seconds. With a ding, 0.8 yuan (11.6 U.S. cents) is credited to her account."It's so convenient," said the resident from Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, gesturing at a smart recycling bin. […]

After being sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment for national security offences on February 9, Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai Chee-ying will decide if he wishes to appeal. He may challenge his convictions and/or sentences and has about two weeks to make up his mind. Given the length of his trial (156 days), the mountain of evidence and the legal issues, it […]

Hong Kong’s finance chief will unveil new measures in his budget to strengthen the city’s growing intellectual property (IP) economy, focusing on nurturing top-tier talent and helping local tech firms evaluate their patents, the South China Morning Post has learned. The initiatives, expected to be announced on Wednesday, come as Financial Secretary Paul […]

Global investment banks are rallying behind a more bullish view of Hong Kong’s housing market, with JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs joining Morgan Stanley in forecasting double-digit price gains after a stronger-than-expected rebound. Morgan Stanley was the first major bank to forecast a 10 per cent increase in home prices in January, which was widely […]

As the world gets deeper in dramatic structural changes, the one universal tool the internet has become a new kind of trench warfareA few years after the beginning of the French Revolution, France underwent the 'thermidorian reaction'. Policies became more moderate, the bourgeoisie came back to power. But nowadays, most historians use the expression to […]

Pune (Maharashtra) [India], February 23 (ANI): Former top-50-ranked player Ilya Ivashka pulled off the upset of the day, knocking out top seed Federico Agustin Gomez in a thrilling three-set battle in the opening round of the PMRDA Powered Maha Open ATP Challenger 75 Men's Tennis Championship at the Shiv Chhatrapati Kreeda Sankul, Mhalunge Balewadi Tennis […]