Beijing on Tuesday activated a Level II flood-control emergency response, the second-highest level, as authorities warned of heavy rain with moisture from Typhoon Dolphin to the south converging with cool air ⁠over the nation's north. ⁠From Tues...

Shenzhen on Monday marked the 100-day countdown to the 2026 Apec Economic Leaders' Meeting. In the first half of 2026, the city's trade with other Apec economies rose 33 percent to 1.98 trillion yuan, accounting for 68.8 percent of its total foreign...

The central government on Monday allocated funding to support disaster relief efforts in the country's eastern regions currently dealing with torrential rains and severe flooding caused by Typhoon Dolphin. The National Development and Reform Commiss...

Typhoon Dolphin brought heavy rain to eastern parts of the nation on Monday, causing hundreds of flight cancellations even as the storm weakened and some cities resumed public transport. The weather system has lost power after making two landfalls a...

Mainland robot maker Unitree Robotics opened subscriptions for its initial public offering on the Shanghai Stock Exchange's sci-tech innovation board, or Star Market, on Monday following a preliminary offline price inquiry that indicated strong inves...

The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) said a woman was being prosecuted for allegedly keeping 136 dogs without valid licences. The AFCD said the case came to light after officers raided an animal shelter in Yuen Long distric...

The government on Wednesday launched a one-month public consultation on its proposed legislative amendments aimed at increasing owner participation in building management and enhancing transparency for major decision-making. In the consultation pape...

The government said problems with lifts in Queen Mary Hospital's redevelopment project delayed the launch of clinical services there. Officials said they reserve the right to seek compensation from the contractors. According to a Ming Pao report, c...

The government is urged to set up more rest areas for outdoor workers. The call from the Hong Kong Property Services Alliance came after the Labour Department said it was examining ways to enhance the Heat Stress at Work Warning after only the lowes...

The chairwoman of the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP), Cordelia Chung, called the SAR’s inaugural five-year plan an excellent opportunity to breathe new life into the city’s existing strengths and enable more precise re...

The Hong Kong government has demanded that a contractor rectify faulty lifts in a new block at Queen Mary Hospital after multiple glitches delayed the launch of all clinical services at the building. A veteran electrical and building services enginee...

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations has a role to play in Hong Kong’s plans for its economy. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu signalled as much when he touched on the city’s first five-year plan in his August 7 meeting with Asean Secretary...

A veteran Malaysian politician’s resignation from parliament and Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s People’s Justice Party (PKR) to join a fledgling progressive rival widens an exodus of reformist figures as the ruling coalition reels from a string...

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Chinese AI start-up ModelBest has kicked off its pre-initial public offering (IPO) tutoring process for a listing in mainland China, capitalising on growing demand for compact artificial intelligence models that run locally on devices like smartphone...

"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.