Chief Executive John Lee on Thursday said the SAR will grasp opportunities brought by a tech revolution to contribute to the nation's development in building a modern industrial system, and propel its carmaking industry. Officiating at the 2026 Inte...

Chief Executive John Lee on Wednesday met the governor of Hainan province Liu Xiaoming at Government House to exchange views on deepening cooperation. Lee said he was delighted to meet Liu, who led a delegation to the SAR for a tourism and culture p...

China will host the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence (AI) Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance in Shanghai in July. "China looks forward to taking the conference as an opportunity to further strengthen international cooperatio...

China has issued a new white paper on global governance, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Wednesday, adding that the United Nations' authority was challenged and representation was critically inadequate. Wang called for efforts to promote the improv...

China believes that there must be no turning back in the US-Iran talks, still less a return to the use of force, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said. He made the comments in a phone call with Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad ...

Hong Kong Customs said they seized about 81 kilogrammes of suspected cannabis buds at the airport worth around HK$14.5 million, and arrested a local male passenger. The suspect, who travelled from Thailand, was stopped by officers during a baggage c...

The Housing Authority on Thursday approved two schemes aimed at enriching the housing ladder, as stated in the Chief Executive's 2025 Policy Address. A pilot scheme will be introduced to allow those who have owned a subsidised-sale flat for 10 year...

The year's second Black Rainstorm Warning was in effect for more than two hours on Thursday as heavy rain lashed the region. The black signal was issued at 12.55pm, replacing the red signal which had been in force for 45 minutes. "This means that h...

Chief Executive John Lee on Thursday said the SAR will grasp opportunities brought by a tech revolution to contribute to the nation's development in building a modern industrial system, and propel its carmaking industry. Officiating at the 2026 Inte...

Four local universities have ranked among the top 50 institutions in a global university ranking. In the QS World University Rankings 2027, the University of Hong Kong ranks highest among Hong Kong institutions, securing 11th place – the same rank...

The mother of a 16-year-old girl who died from emaciation following lengthy detention and menacing interrogations by Japanese authorities is seeking compensation, in the latest “hostage justice” case. The lawsuit, filed with western Japan’s Kob...

Hong Kong will measure the size of its poor using a new 21-indicator framework, abandoning the previous income-based metric said to have overestimated the number of underprivileged people by ignoring billions of dollars spent on public housing and he...

Taiwanese value showing goodwill to the mainland more than deepening cooperation with the United States, according to a survey conducted soon after US President Donald Trump visited Beijing last month. The survey, published by the government-funded I...

A Hong Kong court has jailed a man for 14 years for his role in an “evil” bomb plot against the authorities during and after the 2019 anti-government protests. The High Court on Thursday convicted Cheung Lai-ming of four charges after he pleaded ...

As Chinese technology giant ByteDance accelerates its shift towards domestic chips for artificial intelligence workloads, a few smaller domestic suppliers stand to benefit – if they can deliver at scale amid a void left by Nvidia due to regulatory ...

"Borrow a boat to sail in the sea -- we will find more ways to use the opportunities brought by the Belt and Road Initiative," he said.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump on Monday discussed bilateral ties and the situation on the Korean Peninsula on phone, pledging close contact by various means to promptly exchange views on major issues of common con...

Agricultural products have been exempted duty by the FTA , but most Thai rice sold in China ' s supermarkets is imported through regular channels , without taking advantage of the FTA , she said .

Public services including employment , education , healthcare and social security will be improved in the area , he said .

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump, pledged on Friday to expand mutually beneficial cooperation and to manage their differences based on mutual respect.

Palestinian protesters hurl stones at Israeli soldiers during clashes after a protest against the visit of U.S. Vice President Mike Pence in Jerusalem, in the West Bank city of Hebron, on Jan. 23, 2018.

Former Australian Deputy Prime Minister Tim Fischer has accused the U.S. of hitting Australia with a "diplomatic insult."

Laszlo Kover (1st L), Speaker of the Hungarian Parliament, speaks at a conference of the parliament speakers of the Western Balkans in Budapest, Hungary on Oct. 27, 2017.

Two people were killed and transportation systems and businesses severely disrupted as Typhoon Lan lashed central Japan's Pacific coast after making landfall early Monday.

The U.S. decision to withdraw from UNESCO, the UN cultural agency, has triggered worldwide calls for supporting multilateralism amid world challenges.