Political shift made possible by Communist Party consensus to turn away from a system blamed for corruption and discontent, experts said.

A Chinese couple who captured the heart of the nation with wheelchair wedding dance spark social media joy as they reveal that their first baby is on the way.

63-year-old removed manhole cover and tried to get his wallet but fell in head first.

There’s an awful lot to talk about at the conference, including how to protect our forests, how to pay for more clean energy, energy disruption caused by war, and compensation funds.

Amid uncertainty of post-pandemic disorder it takes on fresh relevance, although focus is shifting from cooperation towards reining in adversarial tensions.

A slowing economy amid Covid-19 controls have not deterred Chinese consumers from chasing deals from foreign brands on Alibaba’s Tmall, providing a rare bright spot in a lacklustre Singles’ Day shopping festival.

The current ruling coalition has promised to introduce an ‘Assistive Basic Income’, which aims to ensure every household in the country takes home at least US$466 per month, if it wins this month’s election.

The Enhanced Defence Cooperation Agreement, first signed in 2014, was shelved under former President Rodrigo Duterte. But his successor is working on bolstering security ties with a treaty ally amid rising tensions between Beijing and Washington.

Resident in Haizhu district reports difficulties enforcing lockdown, with contact between people continuing.

Asked about concerns the plan would be counterproductive, chief executive says he believes such professionals ‘love Hong Kong’ and ‘want to serve society’.

By 2040, some 270 million more people are forecast to be living in India’s megacities, where overcrowding, shoddy infrastructure and severe air, water and noise pollution are already part of everyday life.

Many of the Russian reservists drafted to fight in Ukraine are sent to the front line without proper equipment. The first recruits are now returning home in coffins, while many in Russia fear further call-ups will follow.

The ‘generational failure’ of US-led sanctions against Pyongyang has led some observers to suggest the ‘nuclear option’ of penalising Chinese banks for enabling Kim Jong-un. But ‘you can’t fire that gun twice’, others warn.

He argues city has hosted mega events in the past week under tailor-made arrangements, and more activities could be carried out in similar manner.

Nvidia’s new A800 graphic processing unit (GPU) is an alternative to its A100 chip that the US government has barred from sale to Chinese clients without approval.

The former US president teased a third presidential run while campaigning in Ohio ahead of the final day of voting in this year’s midterm elections.

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said her decision on whether to remain in Congress if Democrats lose control in the midterm elections has been impacted by the assault on her husband.

Analysts say Beijing’s long-standing position is well understood in Moscow.

Analysts say collision course ‘inevitable’ as long march set to continue to Islamabad and former PM, generals ramp up pressure on each other.

Trains, a phase-out of coal to be funded by rich nations and a digital payment system for the region are among the deals the Indonesian president is expected to highlight at next week’s G20 summit, as he looks to leave behind a legacy of growth.

Catholic priest founded educational charity Voice for Prisoners after he noticed an increase in overseas drugs mules jailed in Hong Kong.

The top leadership body of China’s Communist Party has new and younger members. See who has stayed and who has left.

Chinese-born mathematics professor Zhang Yitang, who has a reputation for solving perplexing problems in number theory, is set to reveal his latest work soon.

An underweight woman is told she’s too thin for her job as a beauty influencer, so she goes on a junk food eating binge and has a friend make a video of her new diet that goes viral in China.

Sze Ching-wee, 38, secretary of the 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund, thought to be sixth person detained in case.

Tokyo aims to use new law to get past shell companies, identify real owners of property that could pose a threat to national security or assets belonging to sanctioned individuals.

Running in a heavily Vietnamese district, Republican Michelle Steel’s bid to characterise Democrat Jay Chen as a Communist Party sympathiser has raised concerns that it will worsen anti-Asian violence.

Immigration Department figures show 43,732 non-locals studied in Hong Kong last year, up by 24 per cent over 2020, with most of them from mainland China.

The e-commerce giant is setting up a bonded warehouse in Ningbo, which it estimates will cut shipping times by four to five days, amid an explosion in cross-border e-commerce.

Yu Tung-ching and Au Pui-yan achieve top scores of 5** in seven subjects following successful appeals to upgrade their marks.

Attracting top-tier professionals is critical to China’s economic competitiveness, but lacklustre pay, a utilitarian research environment, and political concerns appear to be impeding the nation’s ability to recruit from the prime talent pool.

White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan urges renewed military-to-military communication, which Beijing cut off after Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan in August.

America prepares to vote in midterms that polls show could land Congress back under Republican control.

By studying Hong Kong’s experience, mainland China might be able to find a path out of while adhering to its dynamic zero-Covid policy.

To set the negotiating table at which Biden and Xi might sit, both sides must recognise that there’s no way back to the old bilateral relationship. China has stopped moving away from its authoritarian past, while the US is about to be a country whe...

The ex-PM had hoped the US$284 million vessel would sail the seas promoting the concept of ‘Global Britain’, but plans for the ‘vanity project’ have been torpedoed as the UK government tries to save money.

Joe Biden, a Democrat, had recently criticised Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter, saying it ‘spews lies all across the world’.

Unable to contain China’s economic rise, the US has fallen back on claims that it is defending the ‘international order’. But these claims ring hollow when most countries are either uneasy about taking sides or eager to embrace China’s model.

Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin’s remarks come on the eve of the US 2022 midterms; he was among those indicted in Robert Mueller’s Trump-Russia investigation.

If Republicans gain control of House and possibly Senate it ‘may have an impact’ on China policy, including Taiwan and trade protectionism, according to international relations expert.

Job cuts could come as early as Wednesday – the company has already told employees to cancel non-essential travel from this week. Silicon Valley job losses are mounting after Twitter slashed nearly 3,700 positions last week.

The sister of a Russian soldier deployed to Ukraine said troops suffered huge casualties after being sent straight to the front, where commanders told them ‘you are meat’.

New measures letting tourists enter places like museums and theme parks kick in this month, although the government has yet to specify a launch date.

Man, 55, with history of violent behaviour, arrested on suspicion of attacking two female nurses at United Christian Hospital, Kwun Tong.

Labour officials stopped sending workers to the oil-rich kingdom a year ago due to abuses that included unpaid wages. Negotiations led to agreements such as employment contracts that provide insurance cover.

Antidepressant took effect after just two hours and could potentially be used to treat humans, according to Nanjing University team.

Singapore will raise the goods and services tax from 7 to 8 per cent from January 1, with a further hike to 9 per cent from January 1, 2024.

CAC officials visited Huawei and Kuaishou executives to explain the key takeaways from the Chinese Communist Party’s national congress last month.

Humanity has a stark choice: ‘cooperate or perish’, Antonio Guterres told the UN COP27 summit.

Chief Executive John Lee proposed a new ‘light public housing’ scheme to cut the waiting time for public flats from 6 years to 4½ years by 2026-27.