The government said on Saturday its third large-scale drill at the new Huanggang port facility went smoothly, achieving the expected results and testing objectives. Around 10,000 civil servants took part, simulating peak holiday conditions to test t...

Eleven carmakers, including Tesla and Xiaomi, launched software updates and vehicle recalls on Friday, the companies said, in China's largest-ever automotive recall campaign, as regulators tighten scrutiny of emergency door-release systems in EVs. M...

About 24 million children enrolled in kindergartens across China have benefited from a policy waiving childcare and education fees for the final year of preschool, a mainland finance official said on Friday. Speaking at a news conference in Beijing,...

The government is ramping up preparations for the new Huanggang port facility with a massive stress test on Saturday, mobilising 10,000 civil servants – double the number involved in previous exercises. Speaking to reporters on Friday, Secretary f...

The nation's foreign and defence ministers were in Jakarta on Friday for talks with their Indonesian counterparts to seek greater political and military cooperation days after a joint navy drill. China and Indonesia should "seize the moment," Foreig...

Artificial intelligence is moving beyond digital interfaces and into the physical world of robotics. The ABU Robocon 2026, jointly organised by Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) and the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP), dre...

Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan on Sunday said the submission of two tenders for the Kai Tak Smart and Green Mass Transit System was a positive outcome that met government expectations. Spanning about 3.5 kilometres, the transit sy...

Financial Secretary Paul Chan said that professional artificial intelligence courses for Hong Kong workers would roll out in November, part of a broader HK$50 million drive targeting 50,000 people through 200 activities over two years. Writing in hi...

The deadline for homeowners at the fire-ravaged Wang Fuk Court to accept the government’s acquisition offer will not be pushed back any further, Deputy Financial Secretary Michael Wong said on Sunday. Speaking on a radio programme, Wong noted tha...

Police said a 67-year-old taxi driver died on Sunday morning after he was struck by a private car while inspecting a flat tire in Tseung Kwan O. Officers were alerted to the incident at around 5.40am, with initial reports indicating that a 35-year-o...

The flagship newspaper of China’s ruling Communist Party has run back-to-back commentaries defending the resilience of the world’s second-largest economy, saying domestic risks were being contained while China continued to provide greater stabili...

At a recent Apec digital technology and AI forum in Chengdu, ministers across the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum issued a statement in support of open-source artificial intelligence models – a rare point of agreement in a debate often fram...

Hong Kong is tipped to see more luxury home sales with expatriates increasingly choosing the city as their retirement base, drawn to its low-tax environment as well as business opportunities, according to analysts. “A huge influx of expats who used...

More ride-hailing platform operators from mainland China and Southeast Asia have approached the Hong Kong government about entering the city’s market ahead of the launch of licensed operations, the transport minister has revealed. Secretary for Tra...

Hong Kong’s employees retraining board will partner with major tech firms to launch an artificial intelligence (AI) training programme for the working population in November, the city’s finance chief has said. In his Sunday blog, Financial Secret...

"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.