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South Korean retail investors, known for their aggressive trading style, are ramping up exposure to Chinese artificial intelligence-related stocks, even as their home market ranks among the world’s top performers. Data from SEIBro, a portal operated by the Korea Securities Depository, showed that South Korean retail investors bought US$507 million worth […]

Los Angeles [US], February 25 (ANI): Swinging into exciting new territory, the beloved 'Spider-Man' universe is gearing up for expansion, promising fans more of those web-slinging adventures.Sony Pictures chairman and CEO Tom Rothman has confirmed the studio's plans for a 'fresh reboot' to the Spider-Man extended universe of spinoffs, as per The Hollywood […]

Poonch (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], February 25 (ANI): A joint team of White Knight Corps of the Army and the Special Operations Group (SOG) Poonch police recovered a significant terrorist cache from the Gani Forest area in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday.The arms cache included one big Improvised Explosive Device (IED) weighing 4.5 kilograms, one small IED […]

The Hong Kong government has produced a consolidated surplus earlier than expected, its first in four years, ahead of a rare transfer into coffers from the Exchange Fund and other sources. Wednesday’s budget pointed to fund transfers of HK$127.83 billion (US$16.35 billion) and an 11.1 per cent jump in government revenues contributing to another surplus […]

(Photo credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images)The United States' gold-medal victory against Canada on Sunday at the Milano Cortina Olympics averaged 26 million viewers in the U.S. on NBC and Peacock.The 2-1 overtime win gave the Americans their first gold medal in men's ice hockey since the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, N.Y.The North American audience when […]

(260225) -- BEIJING, Feb. 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz attend a symposium of the China-Germany economic advisory committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 25, 2026. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)

(260225) -- BEIJING, Feb. 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang holds talks with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who is on an official visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 25, 2026. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)

(260225) -- BEIJING, Feb. 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with the German economic delegation accompanying German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on his visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 25, 2026. […]

Geneva [Switzerland], February 25 (ANI): More than 80 protesters, including Tibetans, members of the Suisse Romande Tibet Support Group, and Chinese Christians affiliated with The House Church and The Church of Almighty God, assembled in Geneva on the opening day of the 61st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council to highlight to diplomats from […]

Washington DC [US], February 25 (ANI): Campaign for Uyghurs (CFU) has joined Chinese Human Rights Defenders and 24 other civil society organisations in urging Volker Turk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, to use his February 27 speech before the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) to outline his office's actions to examine […]

Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], February 25 (ANI): The Congress MLA and AICC national spokesperson Kuldeep Singh Rathore on Wednesday alleged that attempts were being made to suppress the voice of youth by making an issue out of the shirtless protest staged by Youth Congress workers during the AI Impact summit in Delhi, and demanded action against Delhi […]

[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] Achievements of the Hong Kong Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan In 2016, the Government launched the Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (BSAP), working in concert with all sectors of the community to protect Hong Kong's precious ecological resources and advance sustainable […]

BEIJING, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang said on Wednesday that cooperation between China and Germany is the only optimal solution to address risks, and development is the only option for both sides to ensure security.Li made the remarks when attending a symposium of the China-Germany economic advisory committee in Beijing together with […]

BEIJING, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- As this year marks the beginning of China's 15th Five-Year Plan period, China-Germany economic and trade cooperation will embrace increased opportunities over the next five years, Chinese Premier Li Qiang said on Wednesday.China is willing to work with Germany to give full play to dialogue mechanisms including government […]

* On Tuesday, a seminar on global governance and the debut of the English edition of the first volume of "China's Governance Under Xi Jinping's Leadership" were held at the Palais des Nations.* "The world wonders: What's the secret recipe for the Chinese modernization? How has President Xi Jinping steadily led a country of over 1.4 billion people toward […]

A new government committee tasked with reviewing Hong Kong’s tax policies will consider updating them to allow for levies on the virtual asset sector and selected emerging industries, while providing incentives to attract business and investment, the South China Morning Post has learned. The SCMP learned of the development on Wednesday as experts called […]

Hong Kong will establish the first national manufacturing innovation centre outside mainland China and a high-level steering committee to spearhead AI development, the finance chief has said, as the city seeks to align with the country’s 15th five-year plan. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po also unveiled a citywide artificial intelligence (AI) literacy […]

Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], February 25 (ANI): Jammu Congress members on Wednesday held a protest in Jammu over the arrest of Indian Youth Congress National President Uday Bhanu Chib following the 'shirtless' protest at AI Impact Summit in New Delhi. Holding the posters of 'PM Is Compromised', the Congress criticised Chib's arrest, accusing Bharatiya […]

New Delhi [India], February 25 (ANI): A National Export Strategy for electric vehicles is now a strategic necessity for India to scale production and improve cost curves as global EV sales are projected to triple by 2030. According to a FICCI-Yes Bank report titled 'EV Market - India's Export Competitiveness' released at the 3rd FICCI National Conference on […]

Taipei [Taiwan], February 25 (ANI): Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) on Wednesday detected overall 28 sorties of PLA aircraft in various types (including J-10, J-16, KJ-500, etc).Of the 28, 22 sorties crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered the northern, central and southwestern ADIZ.In a post on X, the MND said, 'Overall 28 […]

Hong Kong is betting big on innovation, artificial intelligence and redoubling its focus on its international financial centre role as it aligns its economic future with the country’s development goals, the financial secretary has said while unveiling a budget allocating billions of dollars to these sectors. Paul Chan Mo-po on Wednesday spotlighted the […]

SOUTH CHINA SEA, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Several Philippine ships illegally gathered and entered China's territorial waters near Huangyan Dao on Saturday. The ships were lawfully expelled by the formation of Chinese Coast Guard vessel Wanshan.

BEIJING, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping met with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Beijing on Wednesday.

HONG KONG, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong will build on the solid momentum of economic expansion to nurture sci-tech innovation as a new growth impetus, said Paul Chan, financial secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government, while delivering the 2026-27 budget on Wednesday.Hong Kong's operating account has returned to a surplus […]

(260225) -- SOUTH CHINA SEA, Feb. 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 21, 2026 shows a Philippine vessel illegally entering the territorial waters of China's Huangyan Dao in the South China Sea, with several crew members suspected of filming Chinese coast guard vessels. Several Philippine ships illegally gathered and entered China's territorial […]

(260225) -- BEIJING, Feb. 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who is on an official visit to China, at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 25, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)

Tokyo [Japan], February 25 (ANI): Japan issued a strong protest with China after Beijing added 20 Japanese defence-related entities to its export ban list for dual-use items, demanding the immediate withdrawal of the measures, a senior government official said, as reported by Kyodo News.Japan's Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Kei Sato on Tuesday described […]

Hong Kong’s government investment agency will take on a bigger role in attracting commercial property investment while advancing the establishment of an alliance focused on Chinese-developed RISC-V chips, as the financial secretary pledged additional funding to the corporation in Wednesday’s budget speech. The Hong Kong Investment Corporation (HKIC), […]

TAICANG, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Taicang, with its permanent resident population of less than one million, is a small city on the south bank of Yangtze River estuary. Known as the "hometown of German enterprises" in China, Taicang has gathered over 560 German-funded enterprises so far since the first German company Kern-Liebers settled here in 1993, with the […]

QINGDAO, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- For Li Qiaoyang, a young travel enthusiast from east China's Shandong Province, a dream vacation isn't museum hopping in Europe or a beach break in Southeast Asia. Instead, he's dreaming of the wild African savannah."I have been to Egypt and Morocco in North Africa, and I want to travel to Tanzania this year to photograph […]

Hong Kong is aiming to sharpen its competitive edge as an offshore yuan hub, an asset and wealth management base, and a digital-asset front runner under Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po’s budget released on Wednesday. Market participants largely welcomed Hong Kong’s renewed push to strengthen its position as an international financial centre, after […]

GUIYANG, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Chinese super projects served as major tourism draws during the Spring Festival holiday which ended earlier this week, showcasing the nation's engineering prowess while also boosting cultural and economic vitality.The Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge in southwest China's Guizhou Province, recognized as the world's highest bridge, […]

BEIJING, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson on Wednesday urged the United States to honor its commitment of suspending nuclear tests and stop seeking pretexts for resuming such tests.Spokesperson Mao Ning made the remarks at a daily press briefing in response to recent U.S. allegation that China has conducted nuclear explosion […]

Hong Kong’s finance chief has set aside HK$30 billion (US$3.8 billion) to kick-start the Northern Metropolis in his latest budget, aiming to accelerate the megaproject through the government’s partnership with developers and tech enterprises. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po announced on Wednesday that three companies overseeing the Hetao Hong Kong […]

(260225) -- TAICANG, Feb. 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A staff member handles the residence permit extension business for a German employee (L) at Taicang foreigners service center in Taicang, east China's Jiangsu Province, Feb. 25, 2026. Taicang, with its permanent resident population of less than one million, is a small city on the south bank of Yangtze River […]

Hong Kong’s lived-in home prices opened the year with a 0.53 per cent month-on-month gain in January, according to official data, sustaining a recovery that began in the second quarter of 2025. Rents in the city, meanwhile, continued to rise, surging by 0.3 per cent from a month earlier to set another peak, according to data released on Wednesday by the […]

Amid snow, lanterns and laughter, the pandas once again demonstrated how cultural exchange can flourish even in winter, warming hearts across the borders of China and Russia.MOSCOW, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Snowflakes drifted softly through the winter air as laughter and the rapid clicks of cameras echoed across Moscow Zoo. Holding a little boy's hand and […]

WUHAN, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- A silent aircraft with rotors tucked inside its fuselage lifted off in front of an auditorium in downtown Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, drawing cheers from astonished onlookers who pulled out their phones to capture the spectacle of a machine that looked like it belonged on a sci-fi movie set.However, this […]

Following a complex operation carried out by the 35th Chinese medical team in Zanzibar and local doctors, 31-year-old bus conductor Ali Hamad Kombo, who was forced to stop working after a road accident, is now recovering steadily, rekindling hope for his family's livelihood.DAR ES SALAAM, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Three weeks ago, 31-year-old Ali Hamad Kombo […]

Hong Kong authorities will offer sweeteners of about HK$22 billion (US$2.8 billion) to residents and businesses, up from HK$7.8 billion last year, as public coffers are set to pivot from a deficit to a surplus. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po on Wednesday announced a raft of tax concessions and allowances in his annual budget, almost three times what […]

(260225) -- HONG KONG, Feb. 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Paul Chan, financial secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government, delivers the 2026-27 budget in south China's Hong Kong, Feb. 25, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the Ukraine crisis "is a stain on our collective consciousness, and remains a threat to regional and international peace and security."BEIJING, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- As the Ukraine crisis marked its fourth anniversary on Tuesday, the conflict remains entrenched in a stalemate, with mounting human and economic costs […]

Hong Kong raised its economic growth forecast to between 2.5 per cent and 3.5 per cent this year, as Financial Secretary Paul Chan delivered a budget speech focused on diversifying growth and boosting innovation. The city also will end deficits ahead of schedule, aided by economic growth and stronger stock trading, with an expected consolidated surplus of […]

New Delhi [India], February 25 (ANI): Union Minister of Tourism and Culture, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, on Wednesday criticised the recent protest by the Indian Youth Congress at the India AI Impact Summit, stating that the incident at a prestigious national event has negatively impacted the country's global reputation.Union Minister Gajendra Singh […]

China is leading the wave in the field of sustainable development and produces leading solutions in many markets, said Peter Bakker, president and CEO of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).GENEVA, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- China is leading the wave in the field of sustainable development and produces leading solutions in many markets, […]