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Hong Kong’s rail operator has been urged to investigate whether human error was behind the recent 1½-hour partial shutdown of the Island line and to strengthen staff training to prevent similar incidents in the future. Former lawmaker Gary Zhang Xinyu, also ex-MTR Corporation engineer, said on Thursday that the previous day’s disruption was very likely […]

Hong Kong’s “Queen of Votes” Christine Fong Kwok-shan ran one of the most cost-effective campaigns in the Legislative Council election, spending an average of just HK$20 per vote, the South China Morning Post has found. An SCMP review of the election spending declarations by 32 candidates who contested directly elected seats also found that some […]

This article was first published on February 13, 2006. By Andy Cheng and Alvin Sallay Pollution takes its toll on marathon Twenty-two people were sent to hospital yesterday, two remaining in critical condition last night (February 12, 2006), after taking part in Hong Kong’s biggest marathon amid the worst air pollution since September. Many of the record […]

New Delhi [India], February 12 (ANI): Former senior Indian diplomat Vidya Bhushan Soni said that the meeting between Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and Executive Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of China Ma Zhaoxu yesterday was an important one, as the country prepares to chair the upcoming session.Soni, in a conversation with ANI, said that the meeting was […]

One of the rewarding aspects about practice at the Hong Kong Bar is that one gets to learn many new things. Conducting litigation well involves delving deep into the relevant facts. We therefore get to learn about different industries and different trust or corporate structures all the time. By the same token, doing divorce cases often requires us to study […]

Hong Kong’s pressing demographic challenges demand tailored, well-considered civil service policies. However, the proposal put forward in recent Legislative Council debates on population policy to raise the retirement age for all civil servants to 65 offers no viable solution to these issues. This one-size-fits-all approach overlooks the civil service’s […]

(Photo credit: REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha)MILAN/CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy -- The International Olympic Committee pleaded on Wednesday with skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych to compete without his banned helmet depicting Ukrainian athletes killed since Russia's invasion and avoid potential disqualification.The athlete, however, remained defiant after a […]

(260212) -- CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Feb. 12, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Bobby Lammie (L) of Britain, Hammy McMillan of Britain (C) and Grant Hardie of Britain compete during the curling men round robin session 1 match between China and Britain at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in Cortina D'Ampezzo, Italy, Feb. 11, 2026. (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

(Photo credit: Marko Djurica/Reuters via Imagn Images)BORMIO, Italy -- Switzerland's Franjo von Allmen joined a very exclusive club of Alpine skiers as he powered to his third gold medal of the Milan Cortina Olympics with a super-G masterclass down the Stelvio on Wednesday.The 24-year-old followed his gold in the downhill and team combined with another […]

(Photo credit: REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli)MILAN, Italy -- American ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates said they believed they had delivered an Olympic gold-medal performance on Wednesday despite having to settle for silver behind France's Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron.Chock and Bates entered the decisive free dance in a virtual tie for […]

Government social workers supporting survivors of Hong Kong’s deadly Tai Po fire are struggling to manage their “indefinite” duties, with poor communication about new initiatives compounding the stress of their already heavy caseloads. Several social workers, including a union leader, told the South China Morning Post that they needed clarity from […]

(260211) -- CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Feb. 11, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Xu Jingtao (R) of China competes during the curling men round robin session 1 match between China and Britain at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Cortina, Italy, Feb. 11, 2026. (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

(260211) -- CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Feb. 11, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalists Emanuel Rieder/Simon Kainzwaldner (C) of Italy, silver medalists Thomas Steu/Wolfgang Kindl (L) of Austria, and bronze medalists Tobias Wendl/Tobias Arlt of Germany celebrate after of the luge men's doubles at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Cortina, Italy, Feb. 11, 2026. […]

(Photo credit: REUTERS/Yara Nardi)MILAN, Italy -- France's Laurence? Fournier? Beaudry and Guillaume? Cizeron captured ice dance gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Wednesday, edging Americans Madison Chock and Evan Bates in a remarkable story of reinvention less than a year after they teamed up.Fournier Beaudry and Cizeron -- who became the first ice […]

(260211) -- CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Feb. 11, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Andrea Voetter/Marion Oberhofer of Italy celebrate after the luge women's doubles match at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Cortina, Italy, Feb. 11, 2026. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)

(260211) -- CAIRO, Feb. 11, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian Students perform during a Chinese New Year celebration at Ain Shams University in Cairo, Egypt, on Feb. 10, 2026. A Chinese New Year celebration for the Year of the Horse was held Tuesday at Ain Shams University in Cairo, bringing together Chinese teachers and Egyptian students for a festive showcase of […]

(Photo credit: Katie Stratman-Imagn Images)MILAN -- Jordan Stolz lived up to expectations as he charged to the men's 1,000 meters gold on Wednesday, delivering the United States' first speed skating title of the Milan Cortina Games after a brief delay caused by a re-skate in an earlier pair.Dutchman Jenning de Boo and China's Ning Zhongyan took silver and […]

(260211) -- LIVIGNO, Feb. 11, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Ren Chongshuo of China has a training before the men's snowboard halfpipe qualification at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 11, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Hongxiang)

The bloc has been grappling with surging costs since moving from cheap Russian gas to growing reliance on American LNGThe EU has entered "emergency mode" over soaring energy costs after cutting back on Russian pipeline gas supplies and becoming increasingly dependent on the US, French President Emmanuel Macron has warned.The bloc has seen a surge in energy […]

(260211) -- ANTERSELVA, Feb. 11, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Lou Jeanmonnot of France competes during the biathlon women's 15km individual match at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Anterselva, Italy, Feb. 11, 2026. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)

by Xinhua writer Shao HaijunThe 2025 CWTS Leiden Ranking Traditional Edition shows that eight Chinese universities now appear in the global top ten by the number of publications in international scientific journals for the period 2020 to 2023.THE HAGUE, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Chinese universities have shown remarkable growth in global research output in recent […]

(260211) -- MILAN, Feb. 11, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Ning Zhongyan (R) of China celebrates after the speed skating men's 1000m competition at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 11, 2026. (Xinhua/Wu Wei)

Taipei [Taiwan], February 11 (ANI): Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) has rejected Beijing's renewed call for 'reunification,' describing it as a reiteration of China's long-standing position aimed ultimately at Taiwan's 'annihilation,' Taipei Times reported.The remarks came after Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Chairman Wang […]

New Delhi [India], February 11 (ANI): In a significant push to strengthen India's combat sports pipeline, the Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) has given a go-ahead to customised international exposure and coaching support for athletes in taekwondo and karate, ahead of the Asian Games 2026, according to a release.In taekwondo, Rodali Barua has been backed for […]

Beijing [China], February 11 (ANI): China on Wednesday strongly rejected allegations by the United States that it conducted nuclear explosive tests, calling the claims 'completely groundless' and describing Washington as the 'biggest source of disruption to the international nuclear order.'The remarks came after US Under Secretary for Arms Control and […]

(Photo credit: Jack Gruber, Jack Gruber / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)LIVIGNO, Italy -- American freestyle skier Elizabeth Lemley won a surprise gold medal in moguls with two neat and quick runs at the Winter Games on Wednesday.Her victory put an end to 2022 champion Jakara Anthony's bid to become the first Australian to successfully defend a title […]

The Asian neighbors are also looking at updating their air services agreement amid warming ties China "respects and understands" India's aspiration for permanent membership in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), a top Indian official has said.  Beijing's position was

The Asian neighbors are also looking at updating their air services agreement amid warming tiesChina "respects and understands" India's aspiration for permanent membership in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), a top Indian official has said.Beijing's position wasexpressedby Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu, according to an official statement by the […]

BEIJING, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- China's foreign ministry on Wednesday said that the U.S. accusation of Chinese nuclear explosive tests is completely groundless, and that China opposes the United States' fabrication of pretexts for its own resumption of nuclear tests.Responding to a relevant query at the ministry's press briefing, spokesperson Lin Jian said […]

(260211) -- SUVA, Feb. 11, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A woman shows an official first day cover with the newly-issued Year of the Horse stamps in Suva, Fiji, Feb. 10, 2026. Post Fiji and the China Cultural Center in Fiji jointly issued a set of commemorative stamps marking the upcoming Chinese New Year of the Horse in the capital city of Suva on Tuesday evening. […]

SHANGHAI, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- As the Spring Festival approaches, the Shanghai port has witnessed a surge in inbound arrivals.

New Delhi [India], February 11 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned whether Ladakh-based climate activist Sonam Wangchuk's speeches and social media posts could really be treated as provocative material that led to the violence in Leh on September 24, 2025.While hearing submissions by the Central government and the Leh administration defending […]

BEIJING, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- As the Chinese New Year draws near, a senior care center in downtown Beijing glows with festive decorations while residents carefully inscribe auspicious characters on red paper, a cherished tradition during this time of celebration.Located in the city's Xicheng District, the facility accommodates 119 seniors, averaging 87.5 […]

(260211) -- NANNING, Feb. 11, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Huang Qingming gives a Chinese character "Fu" (meaning good fortune) to foreign passengers on the train No. T8701 in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Feb. 10, 2026. The China-Vietnam international passenger rail service, which resumed operations on May 25, 2025, is now facing its first Spring […]

(260211) -- TESERO, Feb. 11, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Jiawen of China competes during the Cross-Country competition of Nordic Combined Individual Gundersen Normal Hill/10km at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Tesero, Italy, Feb. 11, 2026. (Xinhua/He Canling)

(260211) -- YANGON, Feb. 11, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 11, 2026 shows Chinese New Year decorations at a shop in Chinatown of Yangon, Myanmar. (Xinhua/Myo Kyaw Soe)

(260211) -- TIANJIN, Feb. 11, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Suleimanov Umar (front) films a video at a festive fair in Chuanfangyu Town of Jizhou District, north China's Tianjin, Feb. 10, 2026. On the occasion of traditional Chinese Xiaonian Festival in northern China, which fell on Tuesday this year, Suleimanov Umar, a 26-year-old Tajikistan student in Nankai […]

(260211) -- SHANGHAI, Feb. 11, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Tourists wait for customs clearance at Shanghai Pudong International Airport in Shanghai, east China, on Feb. 11, 2026. As the Spring Festival approaches, the Shanghai port has witnessed a surge in inbound arrivals. (Xinhua/Chen Haoming)

(260211) -- BEIJING, Feb. 11, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, attends an annual gathering with non-CPC personages ahead of the Spring Festival, or the Chinese New Year, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, […]

NATO officially launched its Arctic Sentry mission on February 11 in a bid to improve the military posture of the alliance in the Arctic region.The move follows recent tensions between NATO allies Denmark and the United States over the political future of Greenland. When it was first mooted last month, severaldiplomats told RFE/RLthat a potential Arctic […]

BEIJING, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- China on Wednesday released consumer price index (CPI) data compiled using 2025 as the base year, with the National Bureau of Statistics rolling out the latest base-year update to better reflect changes in consumption.The update is a routine practice and a common approach for price index compilation internationally. Under […]

CHENGDU, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Thirty giant panda cubs were gathered at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda and the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding recently to send Spring Festival greetings in southwest China's Sichuan Province. A total of 45 cubs were born in the two breeding bases in 2025.

HAIKOU, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- The first batch of daily consumer goods duty-free shops for island residents in south China's Hainan Province opened on Wednesday.The layout for the first five daily consumer goods duty-free shops is three in Haikou, one in Sanya, and one in Danzhou.Each eligible resident is granted an annual duty-free shopping quota of 10,000 […]

BEIJING, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- The evidence of forced conscription of "comfort women" by Japan's militarists is ironclad that brooks no denial, and China is seriously concerned with Japan's erroneous attitude and dishonest practices regarding its history of aggression, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday.A working group on discrimination against […]

(260211) -- HANGZHOU, Feb. 11, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This undated photo shows a still of the historical epic TV series "Swords into Plowshares". TO GO WITH "China Focus: Hit epic drama sparks interest in lesser-studied chapter of ancient Chinese history" (Huace Group/Handout via Xinhua)