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An investment account managed by Duan Yongping in the United States was previously dug up by netizens, and the institution was named "H&H".

The report submitted by H&H shows that as of the fourth quarter of 2025, it holds 14 U.S. stocks with a market value of US$17.489 billion, or approximately RMB 120.8 billion.

The latest position disclosure shows that Duan Yongping has begun to test the waters of AI-related stocks, and has entered three new emerging technology companies: CoreWeave, Credo Technology, and Tempus Ai, with positions accounting for 0.12%, 0.12%, and 0.04% respectively.

In the fourth quarter, Duan Yongping increased his holdings in Berkshire, Nvidia, Pinduoduo, Google C, and Microsoft; he reduced his holdings in Apple, Occidental Petroleum, Alibaba, Disney, and ASML.

Apple has always been Duan Yongping's top holding. As of the end of the fourth quarter, H&H, which he manages, holds Apple with a market value of US$8.797 billion, accounting for 50.3% of its holdings; Berkshire B, the second largest holding, has a market value of US$3.607 billion, accounting for 20.63% of its holdings.

As of the end of the fourth quarter of 2025, Duan Yongping managed 14 H&H holdings, including Apple, Berkshire B, Nvidia, Pinduoduo, Google C, Occidental Petroleum, Microsoft, Alibaba, TSMC, Disney, CoreWeave, Credo Technology, ASML, and Tempus Ai.

Judging from the three new companies, they are all related to AI.

CoreWeave is a company that sells “AI computing power”. While all companies are training large models and doing generative AI, CoreWeave specializes in building high-performance GPU clusters and rents computing power to AI companies and enterprise customers. It does not make models, but provides computing power to the models. The more popular AI is and the tighter its computing power, the stronger its bargaining power. But the problem is also very direct – this is an asset-heavy business with expensive equipment and a heavy reliance on upstream chips. While it expands rapidly, it also faces financial pressure.

Credo Technology is a company involved in data centers. If computing power is like an engine, then data transmission is like a highway. In an AI server, high-speed communication is required between a large number of GPUs, otherwise it will not run fast no matter how many computing power piles there are. What Credo does is high-speed interconnect chips and optical modules. It makes money not from AI itself, but from data center upgrades. It is highly bound to the iteration of AI servers. However, its core competitiveness lies in technical barriers and close ties with large customers. Once the pace of the industry slows down, performance fluctuations will also be obvious.

Tempus AI uses AI in precision medicine, especially in the field of oncology, to help doctors develop personalized treatment plans by integrating genetic and clinical data. It sounds grand, but the medical industry has a long commercialization cycle, strict regulations, and profitability is still in the verification stage. It is more like an endurance race.

From NetEase, Moutai to Apple, Duan Yongping’s investments have been evolving over the years.

In recent years, he has set his sights on the AI ​​industry and mentioned artificial intelligence many times.

Duan Yongping also mentioned in particular: "In the new year, we need to seriously learn how to use AI, and hope that one day we will understand how to 'dare to make big bets.' The more AI is used, the more interesting it becomes, and I feel that the world is changing. He also lamented that it is difficult to imagine what the world will look like in 10 years, but the changes are likely to be greater than in the past 10, 20, or even 40 years."

Duan Yongping said: "AI is really powerful. It has greatly improved efficiency. You see, it has changed a lot of things in two years. I don't know whether it is a blessing or a curse. Now you can ask AI anything, and it can help in many places. Of course, you can check more, because AI sometimes talks nonsense and it will talk nonsense."

Regarding the AI ​​bubble, he replied on social platforms: "The wheel of AI history is rolling forward and will crush all AI bubbles."

He also commented: "Nowadays, things that have anything to do with AI are skyrocketing. It is likely that 90% of these companies will be finished in the end. However, those that are not finished are likely to be the next Google, Amazon… It is an indisputable fact that AI is changing the world, right?! That's a fact!"

Duan Yongping's understanding of AI is simple and direct: "AI is actually nothing special. AI is what we originally called computer applications. AI is the product of greatly improved computing power, and quantitative changes lead to qualitative changes! I don't know what kind of changes AI will bring in the end, but there is a high probability that it will be greater than the changes brought by the Internet, and it is also likely to be greater than the changes brought by the industrial revolution. I think every rational person should not ignore AI. To take AI seriously, at least start by learning to use ingots."

Regarding AI-related companies, Duan Yongping mentioned:

1. I said before that in a few years, few people who make large models will be able to survive, but there is a high probability that Google will.

2. NVDA's supply shortage should continue for some time, and it seems that there will be no real replacement in a few years. But under the impact of all the giants, it is hard to say whether it will be broken through. Of course, the implicit substitution of TPU has already begun, but it is not a big threat. The changes that AI can bring may really be huge, and it may only have just begun.

Wang Jikun said that according to the original distribution plan, they would allocate more than 1.7 million yuan in cash rewards to 367 employees at the annual meeting. However, when distributing cash red envelopes, he felt that the red envelopes for some grassroots employees were too thin, "maybe only 1,000 yuan." , 2,000 yuan. When I think about how hard everyone has worked this year, I feel like I can't afford it." So he announced on the spot that employees whose reward amount is less than one month's salary will be given an additional month's salary. According to preliminary statistics, the additional amount is about 2 million yuan.

Wang Jikun said that Dadi Crypto Company is a start-up company that is in the initial stage of development. Last year, it paid a total of about 300,000 yuan in "holiday allowances" to employees. The value of the benefits prepared this year is more than ten times that of last year. As for the additional amount, "I hope everyone can share more of the company's development results."

It is reported that the company is called Dadi Crypto (Henan) Technology Co., Ltd. and is located in Qingfeng County, Puyang, Henan. It was established in 2018. Its brand "Savage Diary" specializes in light food products such as quick-frozen rice noodles, as well as e-commerce operations, supply chain management and cloud warehouse services. Wang Jikun told Dahe Daily's "See" reporter that the company is currently entering a stage of rapid development. Last year, it had 199 formal employees and now has 367 people, and its revenue has exceeded 500 million yuan. Wang Jikun himself has also won the titles of "Henan Province Poverty Alleviation Award Contribution Award" and "Henan Province Rural Revitalization Youth Pioneer". After this matter attracted attention, many netizens asked: "Is the company still recruiting people?" Wang Jikun gave an affirmative answer: "We will recruit according to the company's needs."

On the evening of February 15th local time, the lights were brightly lit in the Milan Ice Arena. In the figure skating pairs short program competition at the Milan Winter Olympics, the Beijing Winter Olympics champions and Chinese pairs skating team Sui Wenjing/Han Cong appeared in second place in the first group.

Accompanied by the familiar melody of "Carmen", the two stretched and slid on the ice. Except for a small turnover in the triple jump at the beginning, the twists, throws and other movements were all completed neatly.

The music stopped, applause broke out, and the two hugged each other tightly.

In the end, they scored 72.66 points, which was more than 7 points higher than the team competition 9 days ago. They entered the free skate ranked 6th.

"Today's short program may be our last one. Fortunately, we showed our best performance. We are really proud of each other." Sui Wenjing said after the game. Han Cong also said that this will be a beautiful program that will remain in his memory: "This is the last short program. I think it is good to last until here." This is their third time in the Winter Olympics figure skating pairs short program, and they attach great importance to this competition.

After reaching the highest podium at the Beijing Winter Olympics, Sui Wenjing and Han Cong faded out of the competition. Last year at the China Cup, the two decided to make a comeback. After arriving in Milan for more than half a month, the two have always maintained high-intensity training. The pain caused by injuries is a difficulty they must face. When asked how to overcome physical discomfort, Sui Wenjing answered simply: "Don't think about it."

In order to recover, Sui Wenjing underwent acupuncture, but in the end she managed to get over it little by little by adjusting to rest and gritting her teeth. From the silver medal at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, to the gold medal at the Beijing Winter Olympics, and now competing at the Milan Winter Olympics, they are no longer at the peak of their physical function and competitive level, but they still choose to fight again. Han Cong said that what they hope more is to use their experiences to influence more young players and pass on the Chinese sports spirit and Olympic spirit.

Sui Wenjing/Han Cong will perform a set of "Only Green" with a strong Chinese style in the early morning of New Year's Day, Beijing time. This is their New Year's gift to themselves, and it is also the last free skate in the Winter Olympics. Sui Wenjing said: "I am very happy to bring it to the Olympic Games. I hope to show the Chinese sports spirit and Chinese culture to the world, so that more audiences can see the beauty of our traditional culture."

Sui Wenjing and Han Cong also sent New Year greetings through reporters: "I wish everyone a happy New Year, take the lead and succeed immediately."

(Guangming Daily, Milan, February 15)

"Guangming Daily" (Page 02, February 17, 2026)

After leaving Panlong Airport in Guangyuan City, Sichuan Province, we headed northwest along the mountain road and arrived at the Tangjiahe area of ​​the Giant Panda National Park in about two hours. On the other side of the river, several Sichuan takin, a national first-level protected wild animal, stood leisurely on the edge of the cliff looking for food.

This scene reminds people of the eye-catching signboard when they passed the boundary marker a few minutes ago – "You have entered the Giant Panda National Park, and the world is still the way it is here."

Upon arriving at Guozishugou, the reporter met Gu Xiaolin and Yu Changming, rangers of the Tangjiahe area of ​​the Giant Panda National Park, who were sorting out equipment. "We can't relax during the Spring Festival holiday. Someone has to look after our 'neighbors' in the mountains." Gu Xiaolin smiled, put on his backpack, and led the group into the ravine.

Arriving at an intersection of "animal paths", Yu Changming skillfully turned on the infrared camera on the tree trunk, and vivid pictures appeared on the screen: a muntjac walking through the forest in the morning light, a wild boar mother and her cubs searching for pine cones, a tufted deer stopping to look at the camera…

"Look at how lively the Spring Festival is on the mountain! The more than 400 infrared cameras in the area are our 'eyes', guarding the animals 24 hours a day." Yu Changming said while changing the camera battery. "More than 3,800 species of wild animals and plants have settled here. Anti-poaching, forest fire prevention and epidemic prevention and control cannot stop for a moment."

After completing the 10-kilometer monitoring line, the rangers continued patrolling along the highway, and the mountains gradually became noisy.

In front of the glacier ruins, a group of children from the research group were looking at the Tibetan Emirates monkeys in the forest and marveled softly. "The Spring Festival is the peak tourist season in Tangjiahe. Many study groups and photography enthusiasts come here every day. I will be a nature lecturer for everyone in a few days," Gu Xiaolin said.

Walking to the Baiguoping Conservation Station, a blue-grey monument stood in the dim light of the end of the day. The mottled writing on the monument tells a little-known history: In 1978, in order to protect rare animals such as giant pandas, Sichuan golden monkeys, and Sichuan takin, the Qingchuan logging camp was closed, and the Tangjiahe forest area was designated as a nature reserve.

The mountain wind passed by, and the pines and cypresses in front of the monument rustled. From the roar of chain saws in logging camps, to the closure of mountains for forestation in nature reserves, to the sharing of national parks by all people, generations of forestry people have written a beautiful chapter of the harmonious coexistence between people and nature in Tangjiahe with their perseverance and dedication.

"Guangming Daily" (Page 02, February 17, 2026)

The spring is warm and the festival is joyful. At such a festive moment, we have joined forces with teachers and students from Xi'an Academy of Fine Arts, Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts, China Academy of Art, Shanghai University Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts, Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts and Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts to combine calligraphy, folk customs, paper-cutting, illustrations, prints, wood carvings and other art forms to perform a variety of "Fu" designs to send blessings to readers and friends in the New Year and add a unique artistic color to the Spring Festival. May the readers and friends walk with you with "luck", and in the Year of the Horse, the "luck" star shines brightly, and you will achieve success immediately.

Hongfu of the Tang Dynasty. Jing Wei

Jin Ji sends Ruihua. Zhang Yi

Yunxiang Golden Horse·Fu Qi Bingwu. Guan Xin, Li Xiang

Fuma new rhyme. Guan Xin, Chen Jianning

Little year. Ke Nan

The spring mountain is like Dai. Shen Hao (Fu character), Tie Zhichao (illustrator)

Jinmen is blessed. Xu Miaoyan, Zhang Xinkai

The horse rides on the clouds. Li Yilan

Good luck accompanies the horse. Guo Ziyang, Zhang Xinkai

Bingwu welcomes the new year. Jin Xingjia, Zeng tide

Zhiyun Happy Year·Horse comes to happiness. Guan Xin, Li Xiang

The Spring Festival has arrived, and every household has the word "福" posted on its doors and walls. This indispensable ritual reflects people's yearning and pursuit of happiness. As a traditional Chinese folk culture, Fu culture has a long history. "Shangshu" contains: "The five blessings: the first is longevity, the second is wealth, the third is well-being, the fourth is good virtue, and the fifth is longevity." The ancients gave the blessing culture the meaning of longevity, wealth, well-being, benevolence, and a good death, and placed everyone's hope for a better life. When the traditional word "福" meets the brushes of art students, what kind of brilliance will it bring to the era?

Xi'an Academy of Fine Arts is the first to present "Hongfu of the Tang Dynasty" to everyone. The work adopts the gilding, engraving and relief techniques of the gold and silverware collected in Hejia Village in the Tang Dynasty. It is paved with red velvet texture and outlined with gilt lines. The red color symbolizes the joy of the New Year and reunion, and the gold replicates the luxurious texture of the gold and silverware of the Tang Dynasty, conveying the good wishes of good fortune and lasting blessings in the Year of the Horse.

The Northern New Year is the prelude to the Spring Festival. On this day, people take the custom of "sacrifice to the stove" as the core. Every family sweeps the dust, cuts window grilles, prepares New Year's goods, steams steamed buns, and welcomes the New Year with busyness and laughter. The design of "Little Year" takes the image of the Stove Lord as the core, summarizing his body through the outline of a sugar melon, and incorporating tribute elements such as fruits to reflect the custom of worshiping the stove. The shape of the horse is combined with the texture of the sugar melon and the details of the mane to show that the Stove Lord has received tribute, echoing the auspicious meaning of "God speaks good things, and the lower world ensures peace."

Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts designed two works with the word "福" that are unique to Jinwei, transforming the delicate observation of the flavor of the hometown into warm narratives. "Tinmen Na Fu" cleverly weaves Tianjin's urban memory into the skeleton of the word "Fu". On the left, the strokes of the word "福" are transformed into peach-picking children and flying kites, evoking the audience's childhood memories; a young painter who stops and stares is an observer and recorder of the city; on the right, the landmark century clock is juxtaposed with the blooming rose city flower, implying that this eternally blooming "city of roses" is the guardian of traditional culture. The work combines the rich composition of Yang Liuqing's paintings with the smooth lines of modern illustrations. The colors seek harmony in strong contrast, making the word "Fu" not only carry auspicious meanings, but also become a cultural slice that condenses Tianjin's historical heritage and contemporary vitality. Another piece of work, "Blessings Accompanying the Year of the Horse," is based on paper-cutting art and creatively integrates the Year of the Horse zodiac and the classic "Dream Baby" image of Tianjin Clay Figurine Zhang into the structure of the word "Fu". On the left side, next to the word "Shi" is transformed into a galloping horse like an ink painting; on the right side, the "Tian" part is embedded with a naive "Mengwa", and the begonia flower pattern on its skirt is delicate and exquisite. Surrounded by firecrackers, lanterns, carps, peonies and other patterns, it is like spreading out a lively scroll of Jinmen New Year customs. The contrasting color combination of red and black shows a strong sense of modern design.

On the bank of the West Lake, the golden horse rides on the auspicious horse. The design team of the China Academy of Art presents a visual feast that spans ancient and modern times with New Year pictures that blend traditional aesthetics and modern creativity. The overall design of "Spring Mountains Like Daisy" takes "Spring Mountains Like Daisy, All Things Are Born" as the core. It combines national aesthetics with New Year blessings, conveying the beautiful expectations of bidding farewell to the old and welcoming the new. The word "福" uses collage art techniques to show a New Year picture of horses gathering happily and leisurely among the mountains and rivers. Against the backdrop of the cascading terraced fields, the cute ponies are chatting comfortably, fishing by the water, or diligently cleaning their homes. The background is outlined with a plum blossom-shaped red frame and matched with the texture of antique rice paper, which combines traditional New Year flavor with artistic texture. "Horse on the Clouds" takes the image of a black horse adorned with petals as the visual core. The overall picture has soft colors and an ethereal and romantic artistic conception. The black horse leaps among the dreamy clouds, echoing the magnificent poetic scene of "the iron horse enters the glaciers into the dream". It has both agile momentum and poetic beauty, and embodies the best wishes of chasing dreams and traveling thousands of miles when the Year of the Horse arrives. In "Golden Horses Sending Auspiciousness", a group of immortals ride on horses and soar into the clouds over the ancient city, with elegant and agile postures; golden auspicious petals are scattered all over the sky, just like the auspicious sign of the New Year. The fairy spirit blends with the flavor of the new year, and the overall artistic conception is elegant and magnificent, implying that in the Year of the Horse, the golden horse is riding auspicious, the city is full of blessings, and everything is radiant.

Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts sent warm wishes and blessings from Northeast China. "Yunxiang Golden Horse·Fuqi Bingwu" adopts the classic color scheme of red and gold to enhance the festive atmosphere of the New Year. The main body of the painting is a white horse leaping above auspicious clouds. Its high-spirited posture is depicted with delicate lines. Combined with traditional auspicious cloud patterns, it conveys the auspicious meaning of "horse brings success" and "good fortune comes". "Paper Rhymes for the Year of the Blessed – The Horse Comes to Happiness" displays the zodiac imagery and traditional folk symbols through modern three-dimensional paper art, and materializes the auspicious meaning of the word "福" and the lively atmosphere of the New Year. It not only continues the festive core of folk art, but also adapts modern design language to contemporary visual aesthetics. "New Rhythm of Fuma" adopts the new Chinese-style relief texture to anchor the regional cultural coordinates, integrating the Shenyang Forbidden City and Fangyuan Building into the outline of the Chinese character "Fu"; at the same time, it is embellished with the city flower rose and the pattern of back and branches to connect traditional aesthetics and urban memory. The entire picture is laid out in Chinese red, achieving the triple integration of regional characteristics, zodiac culture and New Year blessings, conveying Shenyang’s unique auspicious charm of the Year of the Horse.

Instructor:

Cheng Yiqi, Lu Dandan, Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts, Shanghai University

China Academy of Art Tie Zhichao

Zhang Li, Xi'an Academy of Fine Arts

Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts Guan Xin, Fang Meiqiao, Li Hansen

Wu Jie and Han Xian of Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts

Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts Cai Yonghua, Liang Diyu, Chen Liyu

(Organized by Guangming Daily reporters Zhang Yumei and Xu Xinyi)

"Guangming Daily" (Page 03, February 17, 2026)

IT House reported on January 29 that on January 28, local time, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg made it clear during the fourth quarter earnings conference call that the company is treating AI smart glasses as an important entry point for the next generation of consumer electronics.

As Reality Labs gradually fades away from the "Metaverse" narrative, Meta is increasing its mass production of AI wearable devices and simultaneously strengthening the layout of self-developed AI models.

Zuckerberg said that billions of people around the world rely on glasses or contact lenses to correct their vision, and the opportunity for AI glasses, just like when smartphones replaced flip phones, is "only a matter of time." He believes that it will be unimaginable if most of the glasses people wear in a few years are not AI glasses.

Zuckerberg also revealed that sales of Meta glasses have tripled in the past year and are "one of the fastest-growing products in the history of consumer electronics."

According to foreign media TechCrunch, Google is expected to launch a smart glasses product line this year, after Google reached a $150 million cooperation with Warby Parker. Apple also plans to release smart glasses in the next 1-2 years, and has shifted some employees in this direction from the lighter Vision Pro project. Snap announced that it will spin off AR glasses Specs into a new subsidiary to increase business focus.

According to IT House, at present, Meta is still the company with the fastest advancement in the smart glasses market, and has a number of products on sale, including Oakley smart glasses for sports scenes.

Who would have thought that in the serious National Assembly, a defense minister would use "toilet paper" to describe his country?

In the past two days, Pakistani Defense Minister Asif's speech directly dropped a bombshell in the field of international public opinion. He did not shy away from blaming Washington, saying that the United States has been "using" Pakistan for its own strategic interests, and once the goal is achieved, it will kick this ally away mercilessly like throwing away a ball of toilet paper.

That such words can come from the mouth of a country's defense minister shows how deep Pakistan's pent-up resentment is. In his speech, Asif was not only bombarding the United States, but also conducting a "self-destructive" reflection on Pakistan's foreign policy in the past few decades. He bluntly acknowledged that Islamabad's past denials of its history of terrorism were "serious mistakes made by past dictators."

Asif focused on the two Afghan wars that have plunged Pakistan into a quagmire. He believes that whether Pakistan chooses to realign its alliance with Washington after 1999 or after the "9/11" incident in 2001, the cost will be devastating. In order to please this superpower, Pakistan not only took the lead in the war in Afghanistan, but also turned against the Taliban.

The result? The Americans withdrew, leaving Pakistan with long-term violence, radicalism and devastated economic difficulties. The most sharp point is that Asif exposed the official lies of the year in public. He said that the official claim that participation in the war was out of so-called "religious obligation" or "holy war" was completely misleading and even extremely harmful.

He named Haq and Musharraf, two former military dictators, and criticized them for joining the war in Afghanistan not because of their beliefs but purely to please the United States. The current counterattack of terrorism is the bitter result of the wrong decisions made back then.

Asif's final words were heartbreaking, saying the losses suffered by Pakistan could never be undone and the mistakes were irreversible. This is not only the anger of a defense minister, but also a painful confession of a country after realizing that it has become a consumable in the game between great powers.

On February 16, 2026, a British prison surveillance video attracted widespread attention. It showed former prison guard Bethany Dent-Reynolds hugging and kissing prisoner Kieran Robinson, who was convicted of murder, during a visit. The two then sat on the sofa together and behaved intimately. After this relationship that violated professional standards was exposed, Bethany has been sentenced by the court.

Bethany, 27, from Forest Hill in southeast London, was originally a prison guard. She met 26-year-old Kieran Robinson while working at Belmarsh Prison, the highest security level in the UK. Kieran was sentenced to 23 years in prison for a serious crime in custody after he and his cousin murdered a teenager in West Dalwich, south London, in the summer of 2020. Even after Kieran was later transferred to Lowdham Manor Prison in Nottinghamshire, Bethany continued to visit him, completely ignoring her professional standards and the prison's management regulations.

Surveillance footage clearly recorded the inappropriate interaction between the two. During the meeting, Bethenny took the initiative to hug and kiss Kieran. The two then sat side by side on the sofa and intertwined their fingers while talking. Even if other people approached, the two did not restrain their intimate behavior. The scene took place in a Category B prison facility, seriously disrupting the management order of the prison.

As the relationship was revealed, Bethany faced Woolwich Crown Court where she admitted engaging in misconduct in public office by maintaining an inappropriate relationship with prisoner Kieran between February 15 and May 3, 2024. Bethany refuted two other charges, including one involving computer system misuse with intent to access data without authorization, and another allegation of inappropriate love, and the court ultimately dismissed the two charges and sentenced her only to the misconduct for which she had pleaded guilty.

In the end, Bethenny was sentenced to eight months in prison for misconduct as a public official. The former law enforcement practitioner personally ruined her career because of a love affair that violated her duties and bottom line, and also brought the disciplinary issues of prison management under public scrutiny again. This incident also allowed people to see that improper interactions within the prison system not only break professional ethics, but also have an impact on judicial fairness and supervision safety. Relevant departments will also use this to strengthen the behavioral supervision of prison guards and probation officers to prevent similar incidents from happening again.

Starting from the traditional Chinese "blessing culture" and combining the power, speed and auspiciousness symbolized by the horse in the folklore context, the designer re-deconstructed and visually recreated the highly symbolic word "blessing". It is hoped that while retaining the core of traditional blessings, the designer can make "blessing" a readable, perceptible and resonant cultural image through contemporary expressions.

Juli Chengfu Zhang Yucheng

Fortune gathers in Gaoliang Chen Yanyin

Chao Yun Na Fu Wei Bei Ji

Immediately present Chang Luoming

Happy New Year Yao Jingyi

Awakening the lion to receive blessings from Xu Jiajun

The flower market is the most lively place on New Year's Eve in Guangzhou. After dinner, men, women and children, with their families, go out to "walk the flower street". In "Oranges and Lychees Bring Blessings", the heavy golden fruits are dotted all over the branches, complementing the lychee bonsai. They are fresh and pleasing to the eye, which is the lively scene of the New Year in Lingnan. People linger among the shadows of the flowers, full of expectations, hoping that the flowers will bloom, wealth and good luck in the coming year.

In western Guangdong, since the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, every household has been busy making Gaoliang's special New Year food – Zhen. There are dozens of types of Zhen, with sweet and salty fillings, which are very similar to the taste of life. At the New Year's Eve dinner, white-cut chicken with crisp skin and tender meat, fresh and delicious tilapia, and pink and glutinous taro pork belly were served in sequence. The elders in the family were gossiping and discussing preparations for the Spring Festival, while the children on the side finished eating the chicken oil rice at the bottom of the bowl. "Fu Gathering in Gaoliang" depicts this joyful New Year: puppet show and lion dance performance, white-cut chicken and Gaozhou lychee… The strong flavor of the New Year rooted in the ancient county's culture quietly infiltrates into everyone's heart in the laughter of reunion and high expectations. In Chaozhou, Guangdong, the Spring Festival begins with the first basket of steamed red peach cakes. After eating the rice dumplings, pour a cup of Kung Fu tea. The tea soup is soothing to the spleen and stomach, and is full of practical joy in ordinary fireworks. At this time, the streets and alleys outside the house were already noisy with gongs and drums, and the vigorous and heroic Yingge danced and sang. "Chaoyun Nafu" depicts this vivid scene. Vermilion lanterns are hung high under the roofs of the houses with dark roofs, and the warm lights reflect on the faces of the British singing and dancing team members, adding a bit of New Year's joy to this heroic spirit.

How to combine the structure of the word "福", the zodiac imagery and the new Chinese illustration style? The "Immediate Prosperity" series of works gives the answer – a set of eight designs with blessing characters, each of which incorporates different meaning scenes, such as "success immediately", "success in school", "peace every year", "good marriage and happy events", etc. The overall shape uses the outline of the "horse" as a visual clue, and uses plants, utensils and festival symbols to perform concrete interpretations, so that the zodiac elements are naturally embedded in the font structure. In terms of color, multiple colors such as gold, green, blue, pink, and purple are used to present layered changes in the festive atmosphere.

"New Year Full of Blessings" presents straightforward celebrations: dragon dance, family banquet, koi carp, orange fruit… Using the word "福" as the bone and paper cutting as the shape, it integrates traditional New Year symbols into the modern illustration style, laying out a visual picture of reunion, auspiciousness and joy in the New Year, conveying the good wishes of "blessings to thousands of families and joy to the world", making traditional culture lively and lighting up contemporary daily life. The scene of "Lion Awakening and Receiving Fortune" is also full of joy. It cleverly combines the dynamic lion dance with the traditional Chinese character "福", as well as auspicious elements such as koi carp and gold ingot, creating a lively and festive New Year atmosphere.

"Guangming Daily" (Page 03, February 17, 2026)

With no surveillance video or forensic evidence linking Benjit to the crime, the charges relied primarily on the eyewitness testimony of a local drug addict. At that time, the witness known as "BB" said that she drove Benjit and three other men on the night of the incident. When the vehicle passed Shin Jong-ok, the three people got out of the car and talked to her, trying to persuade her to attend the party. When Shin Jong-ok refused, Benjit stabbed her with a knife.

However, before his death, Shin Jong-ok mentioned that the attacker was a man wearing a mask, which obviously contradicted BB's testimony.

The BBC noted that other testimony provided by BB also lacked evidence. BB said that on the night of the incident, she stopped at a garage on Chanster Road, Bournemouth, but she was not captured on the surveillance video near the garage. She claimed that after the murder, she drove Benjit and the three others to a drug den about a mile away, but they were not captured on the surveillance video outside the house.

In addition, the report pointed out that BB has a record of fabricating accusations. She also changed her story several times during the investigation, initially charging all three men, but not accusing Benjit of murder until she made a third statement to police.

“Police coerced witnesses into committing perjury”

BB's testimony was the only evidence linking Benjit to the murder scene, but there were many key witnesses in court who supported her story. However, during the BBC investigation, these witnesses admitted to lying in court.

A witness named Leanne said the police forced her to commit perjury. "I was a child and was thrown into the back of a police car and I was terrified. When they started asking me questions, they crossed out the original content and changed it to something else, as if there was a template prepared from the beginning. They wrote the statement, 95% of it was written by them."

The BBC investigation also found that five drug users at the drug den initially denied seeing Benjit on the night of the murder when they were initially interviewed by Dorset police. But a few months later, all five people changed their stories and said they had seen Benjit "covered in blood." The testimony also helped push the court to convict Bengit.

Of the five witnesses, one has admitted lying to the BBC and two claimed to have been coerced by the police. Family members and friends of the other two witnesses told the BBC that both admitted perjury in court.

One of the witnesses, Andi Miller, revealed that BB had confessed to the police about dozens of thefts they had committed together, and the police used this as a lever to force them to commit perjury. "They caught me on those cases, you know what I mean? But I was never prosecuted for it, and I felt like the police forced me to say things that were not true," Miller said.

The BBC said that together with all the witnesses who admitted in previous investigations that they were pressured to exaggerate their testimonies or lie, the testimonies of 15 key prosecution witnesses have been overturned or have problems.

new alibi

In addition to problems with the witness's testimony, the BBC's investigation also found that Benjit likely had an alibi.

In a surveillance video discovered in 2021, about 25 minutes after the murder, a man who looked very much like Benjit appeared in a phone box on Chanster Road, Bournemouth. If the man in the video is indeed Benjit, then BB's testimony will be completely overturned – Benjit could not have appeared in the drug den at this time.

The case is being reviewed by Britain's Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), which previously concluded that the man in the blurry phone box footage was likely to be Benjit but could not be sure.

The picture on the left shows Benjit photographed elsewhere on the night of the crime. The picture on the right shows the man suspected of Benjit who entered the phone booth that night. BBC

However, the BBC said that they have now found new evidence that is expected to further strengthen this potential alibi. A new call record obtained by the BBC shows that just after the man suspected of Benjit was captured on surveillance video entering the phone booth, a call was made from the phone booth to the drug dealer who supplied Benjit with drugs.

At the time, Benjit and other drug users often used the phone box on Charminster Road to contact drug dealers. The BBC pointed out that combined with surveillance video and call records, the man who entered the phone booth was probably Benjit, which could give him a clear alibi.

The BBC also discovered that Dorset Police had noticed the evidence when investigating the murder, but ultimately chose to cover it up. "They knew that the man in the phone box looked like Benjit and that he had called Benjit's drug supplier," the BBC wrote. "But rather than investigate the alibi, police appear to have covered it up."

British crime expert Barry Loveday believes Dorset Police need to explain. "The police were highly selective in their collection of evidence," said Lofty, who has been researching the case for the past two decades. "In my opinion, Omar was wrongfully accused. This was an elaborate frame-up."

"I won't admit to something I didn't do."

The BBC speculates that Dorset Police decided to frame Benjit because they failed to prevent a murder suspect from committing another murder.

The report mentioned that Italian Danilo Restivo immigrated to the UK in 2002 and settled in Bournemouth. His residence was only three streets away from the place where Shin Jong-ok was murdered. Restivo was once suspected of murdering a 16-year-old student in Italy and was one of the early suspects in the murder of Shin Jong-ok.

Restivo BBC captured on surveillance video by British police in 2004

At the time, a woman reported to Dorset Police that she heard Restivo discussing details about Shin Jong-ok's murder, and Italian police also issued a warning to Dorset Police. But Dorset Police dropped its investigation into Restivo after his girlfriend provided an alibi.

Restivo was sentenced to 40 years in prison for the November 2002 murder of neighbor Heather Barnett. Later, the Italian police confirmed that Restivo had killed a 16-year-old student. An Italian court found Restivo in absentia on the murder charge and sentenced him to 30 years in prison.

A British court has excluded Restivo as a suspect in the murder of Shin Jong-ok. But a newly discovered blurry surveillance image by the BBC shows that about 10 minutes before Shin Jong-ok was killed, a man suspected of Restivo appeared on a bicycle at the corner of the crime scene. The BBC said it had written to Restivo but he did not respond.

Before Shin Jong-ok was killed, the man suspected of Restivo was caught on surveillance video BBC

Now Benjit has given up drugs and is serving 23 years in prison. If he admits to murdering Shin Jong-ok, he may be eligible for parole. But Benjit, 53, told the BBC he would not admit to something he did not do.

"I would rather die in jail and say I didn't kill someone than admit that I did it to get out," Benguit said. "It's impossible. I'm innocent, why should I lie to get out of jail?"

In response to the investigative report released by the BBC, a spokesman for Dorset Police said that Benjit had appealed twice, but both appeals had been rejected by the Court of Appeal. The spokesman said any questions about the conviction should be dealt with by the Court of Appeal and the Criminal Cases Review Commission and police would launch an investigation if directed by the courts and relevant authorities.

Des Jenson, Benguit's lawyer, said that if British police forced witnesses to lie, "it means they fabricated evidence and obstructed justice."

Retired Chief Inspector Brian Murphy, a senior British police officer who has participated in more than 200 murder investigations, reviewed the information gathered by the BBC. He said that Benjit's conviction was not safe and "there is no doubt that this case urgently needs to be re-examined". Murphy called on the Independent Office for Police Conduct to step in and investigate Dorset Police's handling of the case.