Dogs at Sai Kung Stray Friends Foundation double during coronavirus outbreak as owners move abroad or give up their pets.

The fan base of country music is predominantly white, with roots in the largely Republican, gun-supporting southern US states.

But much of Italy’s coalition government has long pursued a ‘special relationship’ with Moscow.

Some people, particularly gay and bisexual men, believe there is a touch of homophobic hysteria in the wider public’s reaction to the rare outbreak.

Some 1,200 workers were laid off without severance pay and wages owed to them by Brilliant Alliance Thai Global (BAT) after it went bankrupt in March 2021

Professor David Hui from Chinese University says only worrying scenario is if a new variant emerges.

Mindfulness is becoming increasingly popular in China as the stresses of daily life mean more people are looking for avenues to find moments of calm in their day.

Heavy armoured vehicles latest in mainland purchases by city police after allegations of brutality during 2019 protests sparked US, Britain and EU bans.

The proposed British-drafted statement expressed concern at the limited progress of the Five Point Consensus over a year since it was agreed.

The black soldier fly’s larvae can break down food waste which makes up a large chunk of the city of Davao’s daily landfill but officials, aware the sole rubbish dump will soon be full, might build a new waste-to-energy plant; environmentalists s...

The Samoan government said Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Samoan PM Fiame Naomi Mata’afa met and discussed ‘climate change, the pandemic, and peace and security’.

Chinese police should look to their international counterparts to tackle online scams and trafficking of humans and drugs, experts say.

Zheng Yanxiong, director of the Office for Safeguarding National Security, spelled out the bottom line for Hong Kong at a legal forum on Saturday.

City has ability to connect with emerging collectors in mainland China and Southeast Asia, giving it unique advantage.

The gateway to Angkor Wat aims to triple its number of international tourist arrivals over the next 15 years, with a focus on ensuring rural communities share in the tourism wealth.

Shanghai pledged to boost local business after Premier Li Keqiang called for renewed efforts to stabilise the economy, as cases in the city continue to drop ahead of a planned end to the two-month lockdown on June 1.

Fresh from his trip to Asia, Biden said the Indo-Pacific maritime theatre would be the ‘leading edge’ of the US response to natural and humanitarian disasters there.

The fully vaccinated can now pack their bags and head off overseas as many Covid-19 restrictions have eased – but there are still some dos and don’ts to bear in mind.

Donald Trump told the gun lobby Democrats were to be blamed for trying to politicise the school shooting that left 19 children dead.

Seeing the advantages of hydrogen, governments around the world – especially China – have issued ambitious plans to accelerate the development of the hydrogen economy.

Ukrainian president says that in July, when previous year’s stocks in many nations are depleted, there’ll be destitution; UN’s estimate of more than 40 million people facing prospect of hunger this year is ‘conservative’, he says.

The national security law, the government’s handling of Covid-19, and more, have left Hong Kong with a global image problem. Rather than another PR campaign focused on the media, officials should target the experts on whom journalists rely, to boos...

Hong Kong pupils whose parents live in UK has increased from 496 in 2021 to 1,538 this year, according to report by Independent Schools Council.

As China’s working-age population shrinks due to the country’s ageing demography, age discrimination remains rampant as shown in one extreme case in which a young woman lost a graduate position for being ‘too old’.

Tencent Holdings, China’s most valuable tech company, reshuffled its news service operation this week, changing the unit’s head and sacking a handful of veteran editorial staff.

The local developer controlled by tycoon Wong Kwong Miu sold less than 2 per cent of the flats offered at The Arles on Friday, but experts said it does not suggest a sluggish property market in Hong Kong.

From Singapore to Japan, and most everywhere in between, inbound travel protocols are being relaxed. Soaring food prices, inflation and global supply chain disruptions threaten the region’s tourism rebound, however.

Hohhot-born Li Wei left China’s vast Inner Mongolia region for Beijing in the mid-1990s, returning more than a decade later with the honed eye of an experienced photographer.

West Kowloon Cultural District Authority says it will allow vendors involved in Food Truck Pilot Scheme to continue operating at designated spots within its Art Park.

The Elizabeth Line, named after Queen Elizabeth, is a mixed overground and underground railway that’s meant to slash journey times across London.

Central Military Commission reveals expanded training focus to include joint combat command, high-level strategic management and science and tech innovation.

Making our city greener and more sustainable is a complex task that requires the efforts of multiple government bureaus. The Lee administration’s ability to deliver on this goal will be a test of whether the expensive restructuring leads to better ...

As infections rise again in the US, additional exclusions are granted for Chinese products that help prevent spread of Covid-19.

The move comes a day after China and Russia vetoed a UN Security Council resolution to inflict tougher penalties on Pyongyang.

A withdrawal could be needed to avoid capture by Moscow’s forces, which have entered Sievierodonetsk, the largest Donbas city still held by Ukraine.

Premier Li Keqiang has urged local governments to ensure coronavirus controls do not get in the way of a smooth summer grain harvest, as inflation risks grow amid a looming global food crisis.

A cross-party group of 110 lawmakers have asked British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss to pursue action as a “pathway to introducing targeted sanctions” over controversial national security law.

‘It was the wrong decision’ to delay storming the classroom, a public safety official admits; it was not until an hour later that an off-duty US Border Patrol tactical officer arrived and killed the gunman.

Falling consumer confidence and stock sell-offs have sparked concern about a growth slowdown in the US, which given its economic size could drag down the rest of the world too. However, a US downturn is not inevitable, especially given the healthy la...

The UN health body described the epidemic as ‘containable’ and proposed creating a stockpile for sharing limited vaccines and treatments worldwide.

The government did not named the company involved, but local media said it was car giant Volkswagen, which operates a factory in the region’s capital, Urumqi.

He was referring to the 13-nation Indo-Pacific Economic Framework set up by President Joe Biden for the US and Asian countries to work closely together, of which China is not a part.

Both companies are trying to convince investors and users that they hold the key to the future of metaverse.

Government’s appeal comes after energy crunch in March nearly brought blackouts to the capital, and as tight supplies are expected throughout the summer and next winter.

Chinese observers say there was less confrontational rhetoric in the US secretary of state’s address but few see signs of a policy softening.

Karmila Purba is among a handful of women that perform a motorbike stunt zipping around horizontally inside a wooden cylinder called Satan’s Barrel; she says she ‘wanted to be something different’.

Chief executive Daniel Zhang said Alibaba’s cloud business has abundant potential to grow as the country’s total cloud market is expected to reach one trillion yuan by 2025.

Aryan Khan, 24, was arrested in October 2021 during a raid on a cruise ship off Mumbai and released on bail after three weeks; his lawyer said the arrest was ‘arbitrary’.

Amount of money scammers pocketed is 17 per cent more than HK$85.3 million residents lost in 1,063 cases in 202.

Authorities confirm four people carrying same variant that infected residents involved in cluster tied to McDonald’s in Tai Koo Shing.