China's export growth gathered pace in April as factories raced to meet a wave of overseas orders from buyers seeking to stockpile components amid fears the Iran war could push ⁠global input costs even higher. Foreign trade in yuan-denominated ter...

The UAE's top lender and two other Middle Eastern banks are launching or expanding operations in Hong Kong, as they target better China connectivity and foreign business growth amid uncertainty in the domestic economic outlook. First Abu Dhabi Bank,...

The Trump administration is inviting CEOs from Nvidia, Apple, Exxon, Boeing and other big companies to accompany the president on his trip to China next week, Semafor reported on Thursday. Executives ⁠from Qualcomm, Blackstone, Citigroup, and Visa...

Two former defence ministers, Li Shangfu and Wei Fenghe, were each sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve over graft charges on Thursday. Their sentences were separately handed down by China's military court. According to Xinhua News Agency, W...

Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday said ties with the United States have been generally stable despite "many twists and disruptions" and called on both countries to find a way to contribute to global peace, a week before US President Donald Trump i...

Executive Council convenor Regina Ip expressed concern over the impact of the Middle East war stalemate on inflation on Saturday, saying food prices will very likely go up in the long term. While the supply of oil to Hong Kong has been largely un...

Lawmaker Vincent Cheng says tourists should be encouraged to extend their stay through improved package promotion. Over the Labour Day Golden Week break, 1.2 million tourists came to Hong Kong, eight percent more than last year. About a million were...

Hong Kong’s second biggest public housing provider said on Saturday that reserving 400 units for those displaced by the devastating Wang Fuk Court fire in November would have minimal impact on other applicants looking for a subsidised flat. The ...

The Hospital Authority's Chief Pharmacist, William Chui, says more patients can be brought into the public health system's safety net thanks to the government's hospital fee reform at the start of the year. In April, the leukaemia drug Dasatinib was...

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data said on Friday five local education institutions have been affected by a hacking attack on the learning platform Canvas. They're among some 9,000 institutions worldwide impacted by the breach....

Competition among Hong Kong florists heated up on the day before Mother’s Day as stores slashed bouquet prices and offered more innovative products, with some vendors reporting weaker business and lower profit margins compared with last year. Despi...

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday oversaw a military parade commemorating the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II on Red Square. Security was tight in Moscow as Putin spoke at the parade, even as a US-brokered three-day ceasefire eased ...

In the 1980s, then Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad launched his “Look East” policy, urging his country and others in Southeast Asia to emulate the state-led economic development models of Japan, South Korea and Taiwan, rather than those...

Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation will launch a large-scale railway exhibition at Hung Hom Station on May 16, featuring four retired trains and a new immersive train driving simulator. The rail giant said on Saturday that the exhibition, titled “Statio...

Oral fish oil intake may not improve and could even speed up cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s disease, a research team from China’s Army Medical University has found. Many older adults are accustomed to taking omega-3 supplements to help protect ...

"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.