Guangdong and Fujian braced for further torrential rain on Friday after severe downpours linked to Typhoon Saudel triggered flooding in urban and rural areas, swamping vehicles and causing a three-storey brick building to collapse. In ⁠Fujian's ci...

New US tariffs of up to 100 percent took effect on Thursday on drones and certain components, as Washington pushes to lower its import reliance in an industry that China dominates. US President Donald Trump signed an order setting out the duties in ...

Chief Executive John Lee said Hong Kong's rule of law, free-flowing capital and global financial heft take on new weight as the Greater Bay Area (GBA) prepares to welcome Apec leaders for the first time this November. Delivering a video speech at th...

Authorities on the mainland warned of flash floods in Fujian province while heavy rain trapped teachers and students in a compound ⁠in Zhejiang province as storms from Typhoon Saudel lashed several regions, state media said on Thursday. More than ...

Chief Executive John Lee and top government officials gathered at the memorial garden of City Hall on Thursday morning to commemorate victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. The ceremony began at 8 am with the ...

The City University of Hong Kong on Friday said that all students involved in the orientation camp incident, as well as the organisers, have been penalised after an investigation. The Student Discipline Panel was set up to probe the incident during ...

Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel will be closed starting from October 12 for refurbishments aimed at better serving visitors’ needs. The resort hotel, which started checking in guests just over two decades ago when the theme park opened, offers 400 room...

Chief Executive John Lee on Friday described the banking sector as a crucial partner for Hong Kong in its efforts to better integrate into and serve the country's development. Speaking at an Association of Banks event, he said the organisation has l...

Cathay Pacific Airways chief executive Ronald Lam says high-speed rail and air travel are not a zero-sum game and that the two sectors should support each other to drive Hong Kong's long-term growth. Speaking on RTHK's "On Broadcast Drive" programme...

Police have arrested 269 people over the past two weeks in connection with 203 technology scam cases, involving total losses of HK$320 million. The 203 cases mainly involved phone scams, online shopping and investment fraud. Superintendent Kwok C...

Cross-border disasters along China’s frontiers are putting Beijing’s neighbourhood diplomacy to the test as climate shocks grow and expose strategic vulnerabilities. The stakes were highlighted last week after a sudden glacial collapse in the Him...

When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping met at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, the encounter was short and carefully choreographed while the message was warm. Modi had earlier sai...

South Korea is moving towards the possible deployment of naval assets to the Strait of Hormuz under mounting pressure from Washington, potentially making it one of the first US allies to contribute militarily to the strategically vital waterway, obse...

Impersonating customer service staff is the “most rampant tactic” used by phone scammers, Hong Kong police have said, with the number of such frauds rising 45 per cent year on year in the first half of 2026 to 4,830 cases amid an overall decline ...

A mainland Chinese man has been deemed unfit to stand trial for his alleged involvement in a deadly shooting during a botched robbery in Hong Kong three decades ago, after he was diagnosed with a cognitive impairment caused by lung cancer. A High Cou...

"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.