Chinese Go master Nie Weiping died at the age of 73 in Beijing on Wednesday night, the Chinese Weiqi (Go) Association announced on Thursday. Born on August 17, 1952, Nie rose to fame in the Go world after leading China to victories at the China-Japa...

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for a four-day state visit. Carney, who is expected to meet President Xi Jinping for talks on Friday, is the first Canadian leader to visit China in eight years. Aside from Xi, Car...

The State Administration for Market Regulation in Beijing said on Wednesday that it had launched an investigation into Trip.com Group's alleged monopolistic practices involving abuse of market dominance. It said that following preliminary checks and...

China said on Wednesday trade last year reached a "new historical high", increasing 3.8 percent. "In 2025, China's total import and export value of goods reached 45.47 trillion yuan, marking a year-on-year increase of 3.8 percent," said vice customs...

The Trump administration on Tuesday gave a formal green light to China-bound sales of Nvidia's second most powerful AI chips, putting in place a rule that will likely kickstart shipments of the H200. According to the regulations, the chips will be r...

The Construction Industry Council (CIC) on Thursday started providing contractors with newly procured fire-retardant scaffolding nets that meet safety requirements introduced in light of last year's deadly Tai Po blaze. Executive director Albert Ch...

An accountancy body on Thursday forecast a consolidated surplus of HK$4.1 billion for this fiscal year, raising the city's financial reserves to HK$658.4 billion. According to the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, the city’s economy...

Development minister Bernadette Linn said on Thursday that she hopes a new system vetting firms involved in major renovation projects will remove any bad apples from the industry. The government plans to strengthen the role of the Urban Renewal Aut...

The Labour Department on Thursday said it has suspended the use of elevating work platforms by contractors at a construction site in Kai Tak, following the death of a worker there. On Wednesday afternoon, the 66-year-old man was trapped between a d...

The Government Chinese Medicines Testing Institute is actively seeking closer collaboration with other research institutes across the Greater Bay Area (GBA), a health official said during a media visit to its new permanent premises on Thursday. The ...

A 21‑year‑old Hong Kong woman’s Van Cleef & Arpels watch worth HK$838,000 (US$107,000) has gone missing from the city’s oldest luxury hotel after she invited three men to her room for drinks in the early hours of Thursday. Police said staff a...

An uncivilised folk custom in ancient China known as Pai Xi, or “Beating for Joy”, involved striking women with sticks in an attempt to exorcise evil spirits and pray for conception. Pai Xi, also known as Da Sheng, meaning “Beating for Birth”...

A US aircraft carrier has reportedly left the South China Sea after a live-fire drill and is heading to the Middle East amid anti-government protests in Iran. US cable news network NewsNation reported on Thursday that the Pentagon ordered the USS Abr...

US President Donald Trump’s threat to impose 25 per cent tariffs on countries that do business with Iran has dented India’s ambition for the strategic Chabahar port and affected New Delhi’s trade with Tehran. Trump’s latest threat could curta...

In China, bookstores are the new hotspot, but not because of what’s on the shelves. Eye-catching interior designs are drawing photographers and influencers to snap photos among the bookshelves. But not everyone is happy about this new trend. China�...

"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.