Hong Kong is no longer just a fundraising bazaar for mainland tech firms, it is now a "strategic adaptation ground" where hard-tech champions reshape governance and supply chains for global markets, according to Financial Secretary Paul Chan on Sunda...

The mainland's gasoline, diesel and jet fuel exports to Southeast and South Asia rose in May but were still less than a year earlier due to export restrictions imposed over the Iran war to safeguard domestic supply. Customs data released on Saturday...

A fire broke out at an auto supplies wholesale market in Zhengzhou, capital of central China's Henan Province, on Friday night, leaving two people dead and two others with minor injuries, local authorities said. The fire broke out at around 9 pm at ...

China said on Friday it will impose a tariff of 55 percent on beef imports from Australia after shipments from the country hit Beijing's annual limit. The price of beef in China has trended downwards in recent years, with analysts pointing to oversu...

China said on Thursday it welcomes news that the United States and Iran have signed an interim deal to end the Middle East war, urging both sides to continue their cooperation in a second round of negotiations. "China welcomes this development and h...

Restaurants on Sunday said they anticipate less business on Father's Day, due to there being fewer customers and rising costs. Some residents celebrated the day at restaurants with their husbands or fathers. One of them was Lo, who was eating out w...

Hong Kong is no longer just a fundraising bazaar for mainland tech firms, it is now a "strategic adaptation ground" where hard-tech champions reshape governance and supply chains for global markets, according to Financial Secretary Paul Chan on Sunda...

Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun on Sunday said the government plans to review the visiting mechanisms of the city's care teams and optimise the application of big data, including adding parameters such as chronic illnesses, to better ident...

The university town being planned for the Northern Metropolis can play a role in helping primary and secondary school students come to grips with artificial intelligence learning, Secretary for Education Christine Choi said on Saturday. She was spea...

A motorcyclist has died following a crash with a bus on New Clear Water Bay Road on Saturday. Police received reports at around 4pm about the incident near Shun Lee Disciplined Services Quarters. The motorcyclist was taken to United Christian Hosp...

Less than three years ago, residents of a small rural township in the US state of Michigan packed a community hall to celebrate what many saw as a victory for local democracy over a Chinese-headquartered battery manufacturer. The residents of Green C...

Hong Kong families cheered for Japan as it beat Tunisia 4-0 during a Sunday lunchtime broadcast of the Fifa World Cup, making for a memorable Father’s Day that combined the family tradition of yum cha with live football. The occasion highlighted th...

The artificial intelligence competition is by nature an energy competition. The conventional narrative focuses on faster chips, yet training and inference consume vast amounts of power. The harsh geographic paradox is that the regions most advanced i...

Top negotiators from the United States, Iran and Pakistan have arrived in Switzerland ahead of talks that aim to secure the fragile ceasefire and reach a deal on the future of Iran’s nuclear programme. The US team was led by Vice-President J.D. Van...

A taxi driver in central China won widespread praise online after racing an unconscious child to the hospital, running red lights and driving against traffic. The incident unfolded in Wuhan, Hubei province, on June 5, according to the mainland media ...

"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.