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The highest-paid independent non-executive director (INED) of a Hong Kong-listed company in 2024 made US$1.67 million, nearly 2,000 times what the lowest-paid INED received, drawing attention to a potential disconnect between pay and the responsibilities of the role. The lowest-paid INED received 6,000 yuan (US$867.94) in 2024, according to a survey by the […]

Hong Kong police have arrested a 79-year-old cabby on suspicion of knocking down an elderly woman with his vehicle in North Point in the early hours of Sunday. The force said the taxi driver was driving along Java Road when he allegedly struck the 74-year-old woman as she was crossing the street shortly before 3am. The victim, who was found in a […]

Taipei [Taiwan], February 15 (ANI): Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence detected the presence of eleven Chinese military aircraft and eight naval vessels around its territory as of 6 am (local time) on Sunday.Nine of eleven sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern and southwestern Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ).In a post on X, […]

Artificial intelligence (AI) is eroding the very capabilities young professionals need to remain valuable in a machine-automated era. That is the real challenge facing graduates entering the workforce. It is not simply a case of AI destroying jobs – though it is – but that it is undermining our cognitive and interpersonal skills. The numbers are […]

(260215) -- CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Feb. 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Dan of China is seen during the skeleton women's heat at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Cortina, Italy, Feb. 14, 2026. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)

(260215) -- MILAN, Feb. 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Lin Xiaojun (C) of China falls on ice during the short track speed skating men's 1500m quarterfinal 4 at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 14, 2026. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)

(260214) -- MUNICH, Feb. 14, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with Czech Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Petr Macinka at the latter's request on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Feb. 14, […]

(Photo credit: James Lang-Imagn Images)MILAN, Italy -- Dutchman Jens van 't Wout struck gold in the men's 1500 meters short track on Saturday, his second individual title, as the Netherlands continued their strong showing at the Milan Cortina Games.South Korean reigning champion Hwang Dae-heon came second, while Latvia's Roberts Kruzbergs won the […]

A Hong Kong court has granted a local married couple a parental order for two boys born following a verbal surrogacy agreement in mainland China, ruling that the applicants were merely ignorant that the arrangement was illegal. But a lawyer said the ruling was unlikely to set a precedent as the circumstances of surrogacy cases varied. Commercial surrogacy […]

(260214) -- MUNICH, Feb. 14, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Munich, Germany, Feb. 14, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

China, Europe are partners, not systemic rivals: Chinese FMChinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Saturday at the Munich Security Conference that China and Europe are partners, not opponents, and certainly not "systemic rivals."Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks in response to […]

Mette Frederiksen has warned that US threats to take over the Arctic island are far from over, calling the pressure unacceptableDanish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has warned that US President Donald Trump remains "very serious" about annexing Greenland, despite recently toning down his rhetoric about using military force to take over the resource-rich […]

(260214) -- ANTERSELVA, Feb. 14, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Maren Kirkeeide of Norway poses for photos during the awarding ceremony of the biathlon women's 7.5km sprint event at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Anterselva, Italy, Feb. 14, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)

(260214) -- MILAN, Feb. 14, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Liu Shaoang of China arrives for the short track speed skating men's 1500m final A at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 14, 2026. (Xinhua/Chen Yichen)

(260214) -- MILAN, Feb. 14, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Gong Li of China competes during the short track speed skating women's 1000m heat 3 at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 14, 2026. (Xinhua/Chen Yichen)

(260214) -- MILAN, Feb. 14, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Wang Xinran (2nd R) and Yang Jingru (1st R) of China compete during the short track speed skating women's 3000m relay semifinal at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 14, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Ming)

(260214) -- MILAN, Feb. 14, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Liu Shaoang (2nd L) of China competes during the short track speed skating men's 1500m semifinal at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 14, 2026. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)

(260214) -- CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Feb. 14, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Xu Jingtao (L) and Li Zhichao of China compete during the curling men round robin session 5 match between China and Sweden at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in Cortina, Italy, Feb. 14, 2026. (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

(Photo credit: John David Mercer-Imagn Images)CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy -- Austria's Janine Flock finally erased her Pyeongchang pain on Saturday when, at the age of 36, she won the Olympic women's skeleton singles with a performance of masterful consistency and iron nerve.Flock, who led going into the final run eight years ago but slipped to fourth to miss […]

(260214) -- PREDAZZO, Feb. 14, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Song Qiwu of China competes during the 1st round of ski jumping men's large hill individual event at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Predazzo, Italy, Feb. 14, 2026. (Xinhua/Meng Yongmin)

(260214) -- LIVIGNO, Feb. 14, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Gu Ailing of China waits for the score during the free skiing women's freeski big air qualification at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 14, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)

(260214) -- MILAN, Feb. 14, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Lin Xiaojun (C) of China falls during the short track speed skating men's 1500m quarterfinal at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 14, 2026. (Xinhua/Chen Yichen)

KINSHASA, Congo: Ever since Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi offered the country's rare minerals to the United States at a U.S. minerals summit last week, he has been facing growing opposition at home. Tshisekedi was praised by President Donald Trump and other American lawmakers after he offered U.S. companies access to eastern Congo's rich minerals, most […]

Munich [Germany], February 14 (ANI): German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has indicated a recalibration in Europe's approach towards emerging powers, such as BRICS nations, saying that Germany now recognises shared interests and values with countries such as India and Brazil, even as differences persist with Russia and China.Speaking at the Munich […]

Munich [Germany], February 14 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said that the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) Leaders' Summit was 'not cancelled' because it had never been formally scheduled. While acknowledging that a leaders' meeting did not take place, he cautioned against overinterpreting that development.He was responding […]

(Photo credit: Reuters/Yves Herman)MILAN -- American speed skating phenomenon Jordan Stolz once again stole the spotlight on Saturday, rocketing to the men's 500 meters title at the Winter Olympics and securing his second gold medal of the Milan Cortina Games.Stolz already had met the towering expectations by winning the men's 1,000m on Wednesday, the […]

(Photo credit: Reuters/Gonzalo Fuentes)LIVIGNO, Italy -- Australia's Jakara Anthony won the gold medal in the women's freestyle skiing dual moguls at the Winter Olympics on Saturday, redeeming herself after a disappointing loss three days earlier in the single-format moguls.Anthony, 27, became the first Australian to earn two Winter Olympics gold medals […]

(260214) -- MILAN, Feb. 14, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Athletes of team China compete during the speed skating women's team pursuit quarterfinals at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 14, 2026. (Xinhua/Du Xiaoyi)

(Photo credit: Reuters/Angelika Warmuth)BORMIO, Italy -- Brazil's Lucas Pinheiro Braathen made South American sporting history with a stunning Olympic giant slalom gold medal in a driving blizzard on Saturday.No athlete from the continent had ever won a medal of any color at the Winter Games, but the 25-year-old put that right with two incredible runs down […]

(260214) -- HEFEI, Feb. 14, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 13, 2026 shows character-inlaid candies in Qimen County of Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province. As the Spring Festival approaches, inheritors of the making crafts of character-inlaid candy, an intangible cultural heritage in Qimen County, are getting busy as this specialty sweet […]

(260214) -- ISLAMABAD, Feb. 14, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari speaks during an interview with Chinese media in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan on Feb. 8, 2026. Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has extended Spring Festival greetings and best wishes to the Chinese people on behalf of the Pakistani people before the upcoming Chinese […]

(260214) -- VLADIVOSTOK, Feb. 14, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Children try traditional Chinese painting under guidance of teachers from the Confucius Institute of Far Eastern Federal University in Vladivostok, Russia, Feb. 13, 2026. (Photo by Andrey Matveenko/Xinhua)

A Hong Kong dancer paralysed in an accident 3½ years ago during a concert by popular boy band Mirror has had a breakthrough in his rehabilitation, regaining some mobility in his right arm and sensation when answering the call of nature, with the help of technology and his religious beliefs, his father has said. The update on Mo Li Ka-yin’s condition on […]

SOUTH CHINA SEA, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Right ahead of the Chinese New Year, a traditional occasion for family reunion in China, a group of young law enforcers remain loyally stationed and highly alert around the clock, hundreds of miles away from their loved ones.

BEIJING, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- With the Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, just days away, almost every corner of China is adorned with the lucky colors of red and gold. Yet, inside an intensive care unit (ICU) in a hospital in the Chinese capital, hurried footsteps still break the silence, and the air carries a sense of urgency beneath its […]

(260214) -- MILAN, Feb. 14, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Gao Tingyu (back) of China warms up before the speed skating men's 500m at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 14, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Jing)

(260214) -- TESERO, Feb. 14, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Norway's Heidi Weng crosses the finish line during the cross-country skiing women's 4x7.5km relay match at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Tesero, Italy, Feb. 14, 2026. (Xinhua/He Canling)

(260214) -- BEIJING, Feb. 14, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, inspects the Ministry of Emergency Management on Feb. 14, 2026. Li on Saturday emphasized efforts to ensure transportation services during the Spring Festival travel rush, […]

(260214) -- NANNING, Feb. 14, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Huang Junjie, conductor of the China-Vietnam international passenger train, patrols after passengers get off the train at Nanning Station in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Feb. 11, 2026. Since its resumption on May 25, 2025, the China-Vietnam international passenger train has operated […]

SHARJAH, 14th February, 2026 (WAM) -- H.H. Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah and Chairman of the Sharjah Media Council, visited on Saturday morning the Shanghai Film Studios and Park, which spans an area of 800,000 square metres, located in Chedun Town in Shanghai, People's Republic of China.H.H. Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed […]

(260214) -- BEIJING, Feb. 14, 2026 (Xinhua) -- At 5:11 p.m. on Feb. 5, 2026: senior doctor Qi Wensheng explains and teaches classical prescriptions of Traditional Chinese Medicine in the Emergency Department of Guang'anmen Hospital in Beijing, capital of China. With the Spring Festival just around the corner, the staff members at the Emergency Department of […]

BEIJING, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday extended Spring Festival greetings at a reception in Beijing to usher in the Chinese New Year -- the Year of the Horse.At the Great Hall of the People, Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, […]

Transport authorities have warned of heavier traffic on the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge from Sunday because of the combined effect of a key link’s suspension in Zhuhai and increased travel over Lunar New Year. A temporary link between the mega bridge’s Zhuhai Port and Qinglu South Road will be closed for repairs from Sunday until further notice, with […]

HOHHOT, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- This winter in the Phoenix Mountain scenic area of Yakeshi City in Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the roar of car engines shattered the snowy stillness as test vehicles from global automakers sped, turned and braked across the frozen lake in a high-stakes display of extreme-cold testing.Yakeshi […]

The Chinese foreign ministry’s arm in Hong Kong has lodged “solemn representations” with local envoys for Britain, the US, Australia and the EU over remarks made by their officials and politicians about the sentencing of former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying. The Commissioner’s Office of China’s Foreign Ministry in Hong Kong issued a statement on […]