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1. UK doctor who led gender healthcare review says children ‘weaponised’ by social media

   The expert who led the review into children’s gender healthcare says young people have been “weaponised” and misled about the realities of transitioning by social media. Hilary Cass, a doctor, whose review of National Health Service (NHS) gender care for under-18s led to sweeping changes including a ban on puberty blockers, welcomed the draft published by Britain’s Department for Education...

2. Hong Kong cyclist dies after crashing into kerb on notorious Bride’s Pool Road

   A cyclist has died after crashing into a kerb on Bride’s Pool Road, a notorious accident black spot, in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district on Sunday morning. Police said the 49-year-old rider sustained a head injury and lost consciousness after hitting the kerb on the road, near Wang Chung Stream, around 10.30am. He was rushed to Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital but was declared dead at 11.36am. A...

3. China allows visa-free entry to British, Canadian nationals

   China has announced visa-free entry for Canadian and British nationals, marking the United States as the only Five Eyes nation not granted this privilege. The new policy takes effect on Tuesday and will remain in place until the end of the year, according to the Chinese foreign ministry. Announcing the move on Sunday, the ministry said passport holders from Canada and Britain may stay in China...

4. Could the US unlock China’s rare earths grip with AI and quantum computing?

   The route to challenging China’s supremacy in rare earth minerals lies in using artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum computing to create synthetic substitutes or alloys, according to a prominent American expert in AI. Jack Hidary, CEO of SandboxAQ, an AI and quantum technology Alphabet spin-off, said these technologies could cut the time required to secure critical materials to just a few...

5. Russia seized 12 eastern Ukraine villages so far in February, army chief tells troops

   Russia’s army chief Valery Gerasimov visited Moscow’s troops in Ukraine and said the Kremlin’s forces seized a dozen eastern villages in February, the defence ministry said on Sunday. Gerasimov’s visit comes days before US-mediated talks with Kyiv in Geneva on ending almost four years of war and ahead of the fourth anniversary of Moscow’s full-scale offensive against Ukraine. “In two weeks of...

6. Hong Kong visitor arrivals off to strong start in 2026, up 9.6% to 7.23 million

   Hong Kong has begun 2026 with a surge in inbound tourism, welcoming 7.23 million visitors to date, marking a 9.6 per cent increase compared with the previous year. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po also said that 1.43 million mainland Chinese visitors were expected during the Lunar New Year holiday, up by 6 per cent from last year. He attributed the expected boost to the mega-events scheduled...

7. ByteDance ‘strengthening safeguards’ after Seedance AI video controversy

   ByteDance is working to strengthen safeguards in its Seedance 2.0 video-generation tool after it received global blowback for alleged intellectual property (IP) violations, the Chinese short-video giant said on Sunday. The controversy focuses on the TikTok owner’s alleged use of copyrighted content to train its artificial intelligence model, as videos of Hollywood celebrities, Disney characters...

8. China expands oversight of major banks amid property sector risks

   China has expanded its list of domestic systemically important banks (D-SIBs) – institutions subject to tighter regulatory standards – as authorities step up macroprudential oversight to safeguard financial stability amid high exposure to property sector debt. China Zheshang Bank, a joint-stock lender in east China’s Zhejiang province with total assets of 3.35 trillion yuan (US$485 billion), was...

9. From fireworks to racing, how Hong Kong is celebrating the Year of the Horse

   Hong Kong will usher in the Year of the Horse with a string of events starting on February 17 and welcome an estimated 1.43 million mainland Chinese for the festivities. The mainland’s holiday runs from February 15 to 23, while the local one extends from February 17 to 19. From the roar of fireworks over Victoria Harbour to the thunder of hooves at Sha Tin Racecourse, the South China Morning...

10. Hong Kong police arrest man after HK$25,000 in cash stolen during flight

    Hong Kong police have arrested a passenger for allegedly stealing HK$25,000 (US$3,200) in foreign currency from carry-on luggage on an inbound flight from Kuala Lumpur. Airport police said on Sunday that a male passenger had reported the previous day that his money had been stolen from his luggage stored in an overhead compartment. Authorities said a 35-year-old mainland Chinese man was arrested...