China's car sales fell again in April as export growth stayed strong, with automakers increasingly targeting overseas markets to offset intense competition at home, ⁠where a push towards higher-end models has yet to reverse a broader slowdown. Sal...

China's producer prices surpassed expectations in April to hit a 45-month high while consumer inflation also accelerated as ⁠global energy costs remained elevated, piling more pressure on manufacturers already grappling with weak demand at home. C...

US President Donald Trump will pay a three-day state visit to China at the invitation of President Xi Jinping, the Foreign Ministry announced on Monday. The confirmation by Beijing came hours after US officials said the "symbolic" summit from May 13...

China launched the cargo craft Tianzhou-10 from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on Monday morning to deliver supplies for its orbiting Tiangong space station, according to the China Manned Space Agency. The Long March-7 rocket, carrying Tianzhou...

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...

Cyber-security officials on Monday called on school and universities, wherever possible, to temporarily stop using the online learning platform Canvas — which was recently the target of a cyber-attack. According to the software developer Instructu...

The Hospital Authority (HA) said on Monday that the SAR’s major public healthcare reform has achieved its goal of reallocating resources to better serve patients. Since the start of the year, only critical and emergency patients at accident and em...

A lawmaker who sits on the legislature's housing panel on Monday said incorporating elderly-friendly designs into Housing Society projects is an effective way to use its resources. His remarks came after the Housing Society announced it would no lon...

Chief Executive John Lee vowed on Sunday to help Hong Kong businesses with brand building, while also paving the way for those from the mainland to expand overseas. He made the remarks during a video speech at the World Brand Conference in Hong Kong...

Customs officers arrested a 46-year-old woman for allegedly trying to smuggle seven small animals into Hong Kong through the Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point on Saturday. The animals – one sugar glider, one chinchilla, one mouse, one hamster an...

A report from Canada’s spy agency that identifies Khalistani extremism as a national security threat may accelerate a diplomatic reset with India, even as analysts say allegations of interference by New Delhi continue to cloud the relationship. Del...

An American national and a French woman evacuated from the cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak have tested positive, officials said Monday, as the complex operation to repatriate those on board continued. The French woman, one of five pas...

Malaysia’s plan to stop wealthier drivers from enjoying cheap subsidised petrol has left Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim facing a politically fraught question: how to define “rich” without punishing households already squeezed by higher living cos...

Hong Kong’s Tsim Sha Tsui has retained its title as Asia’s priciest luxury retail strip, commanding £16,160 (US$22,000) per square metre in annual rents, as the city remains among the world’s most active markets in terms of new high-end store ...

A wave of bullishness is sweeping through Hong Kong’s real estate market. A report by S&P Global Ratings on May 5 said an “upside surprise” could materialise. One of the catalysts for a stronger-than-expected recovery was evidence of more compe...

"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.