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1. Passenger numbers for Hong Kong’s Cathay go sky high with 27% increase

   Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways and its budget arm carried more than 36 million passengers in 2025, up 27 per cent from the previous year, on the back of growth in tourist numbers. Cathay Group said on Wednesday that the number of passengers handled by its premium carrier grew by 26.5 per cent to 28.87 million last year, while the figure for HK Express rose by 29.7 per cent to 7.91...

2. Hong Kong to build elite fencing, sports venues in Northern Metropolis

   Hong Kong has allocated land within its Northern Metropolis to build elite fencing, sports and recreation venues with observers saying the initiative must balance top-level athlete training with convenient access for residents. In a written reply to lawmaker Kenneth Fok Kai-kong on Wednesday, Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Rosanna Law Shuk-pui confirmed that the government had...

3. Chinese goods pour into Africa, widening trade gap to record US$102 billion amid US pressure

   China ramped up its exports to Africa last year, widening its trade surplus with the continent by 64.5 per cent to a record US$102 billion, according to Chinese customs figures. The jump in the trade gap – up from US$62 billion the previous year – was driven by a 25.8 per cent surge in Chinese exports to the continent to US$225 billion, far outpacing the 5.4 per cent growth in African shipments...

4. After Spain train crash, search for missing dog grips the nation: ‘he is family’

   Blanket draped over her shoulders and a bandage on her cheek, Ana Garcia issued a desperate plea: she needed help finding her dog, Boro. Hours earlier, 26-year-old Garcia and her pregnant sister had been travelling with Boro by high-speed train from Malaga, their hometown in southern Spain, to capital Madrid. The tail of their train car jumped the rails for reasons that remain unclear, then was...

5. Indonesia police arrest 9 in Medan baby trafficking case linked to social media

   Indonesian police have dismantled an alleged baby trafficking ring that used social media to sell newborns in Medan after neighbours reported suspicious activity at a rented house. Medan police chief Jean Calvijn Simanjuntak said nine people had been arrested and three others were being sought, according to a report by The Jakarta Post on Tuesday. The suspects were believed to have sold at least...

6. How Asia’s economies could benefit from Trump’s global power plays

   Asia’s economies may unintentionally benefit from the United States’ confrontational foreign policy across several continents, even as analysts warn of near-term volatile commodity prices. President Donald Trump has said the US wants to seize control of Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, amid tensions between Washington and the European Union over his intention. It comes after the US...

7. Palestinian baby dies from cold in Gaza tent as Trump talks Board of Peace at Davos

   A Palestinian baby died from hypothermia on Tuesday in the Gaza Strip, underscoring the grim humanitarian conditions in the territory as world leaders were gathering at a Swiss resort where US President Donald Trump’s Gaza ceasefire plan is high on the agenda. Shaza Abu Jarad’s family found the 3-month-old on Tuesday morning in their tent in the Daraj neighbourhood of Gaza City. “She was...

8. World in midst of biggest infrastructure buildout as AI shapes future: Jensen Huang

   The world is witnessing the biggest infrastructure buildout in history, with the foundation for an artificial intelligence system evolving quickly, according to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. “We are now a few billion dollars into it,” he said at the World Economic Forum in Davos, adding that trillions of dollars of infrastructure still had to be built. Huang said that the AI industry was a...

9. ‘No reliable evidence’ Taipan bakery chain can settle debts: Hong Kong judge

   A Hong Kong judge has said his decision to order the winding-up of bakery chain Taipan’s parent company is due to there being “no reliable evidence” that the business can settle its outstanding rent of more than HK$2 million (US$256,500). In a written judgment released on Tuesday, Deputy Judge Gary Lam Chin-ching of the High Court said Vast Luck Company Limited had twice failed to pay its debts,...

10. Hong Kong banking authority presses lenders to shape up services for senior customers

    The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) issued requirements on Wednesday for banks to improve their services for elderly customers, as the proportion of the city’s population over the age of 65 increases rapidly. Banks will be required to upgrade their apps to meet the needs of elderly customers, improve branch facilities and ensure that staff members provide appropriate advice on investments,...