A Chinese artificial intelligence chatbot has been hit by outages on its website, after the tool topped the charts on Apple's App Store in the United States. DeepSeek now says the issue has been resolved, but its mercurial rise to fame has caused unease in the tech industry. Jamie Clarke has the story.

Our San Francisco correspondent, Mark Niu, explained why DeepSeek has topped the charts of Apple Store downloads. He told Janice Wong earlier that the chatbot sets itself apart from other competitors in a few aspects.

Hong Kong's Exchange Fund has recorded a slight annual decline in its investment income last year, despite record-breaking gains in the first three quarters. Chloe Feng reports.

The government office responsible for providing insolvency services has issued an apology after magnetic tapes containing information of about 76,000 people went missing. But as Frank Yung reports, the Official Receiver's Office stressed chances of a data leak is "extremely low".

Immigration director Benson Kwok says he is confident that Hong Kong's border checkpoints have enough capacity to handle an influx of tourists during the Lunar New Year holiday. As Kelly Yu reports, the crossings won't operate beyond the usual hours during the period.

Officials closed the Cheung Sha Wan Lunar New Year fair for several hours yesterday after some stalls were damaged by strong winds overnight. As Damon Pang reports, one vendor believes she suffered a financial blow.

The government is to launch a strategic review of the use of Hong Kong's performance venues. As Altis Wong reports, the tourism chief stressed that quality is vital in attracting visitors.

A survey by a drug counselling centre under the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals has found that 30 percent of respondents were unaware of the harmful effects of the "space oil drug". The centre polled around 1,600 citizens aged between 15 and 56 from September to December last year. It also found that more than 70 percent of those surveyed mistakenly believed nicotine and synthetic cannabinoids were the main ingredient of the drug. The charity's senior section manager Brenda Chung told Charlie Chun that the situation is worrying.

The scandal surrounding one of Japan's biggest networks is showing no signs of slowing down. The chairman and president of Fuji TV have both resigned in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations against a celebrity TV host. The scandal has led to an exodus of advertisers from the network, as well as calls from investors for a management shake-up. It's also raised concerns about the exploitation of women in Japan's entertainment industry, as Jamie Clarke reports.

Hang Seng Bank has been fined 66.4 million dollars for regulatory failures and overcharging clients. Priscilla Ng has the details.

China's manufacturing activity shrank in January for the first time in four months. Activity in the country's non-factory sector also fell, but industrial profits went up by 11 percent last month from a year earlier. Tony Sabine reports.

President Xi Jinping says the country has made solid progress in advancing Chinese modernisation despite the complexities and challenges of the past 12 months. Natale Ching reports.

The low-altitude economy has been taking off in Southern China, with service providers enjoying robust growth. Official estimates predict the country's low-altitude market will soar to 1.5 trillion yuan this year. Hailey Yip reports.

The United States and Colombia pulled back from the brink of a trade war after the White House said the South American nation had agreed to accept US military aircraft carrying deported migrants. The development comes as a nationwide immigration crackdown continues, with nearly 1,000 people arrested on Sunday alone. RTHK’s Washington correspondent, Simon Marks, believes the pace of the enforcement operations could intensify in the coming days.

The 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by Soviet troops is being marked at the site of the former death camp. Nazi German forces murdered some 1.1 million people at the site in southern Poland, which was under German occupation during World War Two. Most of the victims were Jews killed on an industrial scale in gas chambers. Elderly survivors attended the memorial at the site in southern Poland, some wearing blue-and-white striped scarves that recall their prison uniforms - as Jamie Clarke reports.

It's the time for red packets, festive food and family reunions. The Year of the Snake is almost here and Chinese people everywhere are ready to celebrate. This year, on the mainland, there's an additional day to the Lunar New Year holiday, and the Spring Festival travel rush is billed as the largest ever. In this episode of China Perspectives, Chloe Feng takes a look at how people across China are celebrating the festivities.