Three people were killed and five were injured when a knife-wielding attacker went on a rampage in central Taipei on Friday, before he fell to his death from a building during a police chase, local officials said. The man had reportedly let off smo...

China's unprecedented renewable energy expansion has drawn global scientific acclaim, with top academic journals Science and Nature highlighting the country's clean power transition this week as one of 2025's most inspiring milestones. The renewable...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing on Thursday said the United States should immediately stop its dangerous act of arming Taiwan, following Washington's decision to sell US$10 billion worth of weapons to the island. Speaking at a regular new...

The Hong Kong Bar Association’s chairman, Jose Antonio Maurellet, on Thursday said its delegation had shared with Beijing officials why maintaining the rule of law and judicial independence in Hong Kong is essential. Maurellet was speaking on the ...

China on Thursday launched island-wide special customs operations in the Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP), the world's largest FTP by area, allowing freer entry of overseas goods, expanding zero-tariff coverage and more business-friendly measures. The m...

Students from a primary school located next to fire-ravaged Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po will be attending classes at a vacant campus in the same district from the start of the next academic year, the Education Bureau announced on Saturday It said the a...

Police Commissioner Joe Chow said on Saturday that the force was looking into whether negligence allowed a robbery and theft suspect to escape from hospital while under guard by officers. The suspect was recaptured in Yuen Long hours after the escap...

The chief executive of Hong Kong's first traditional Chinese medicine hospital said on Saturday it had been receiving a very enthusiastic response from patients since opening its doors in Tseung Kwan O on December 11. Speaking on an RTHK radio progr...

The Chief Executive in Council gave on Saturday approval for the MTR Corporation to proceed with detailed planning and design for the South Island Line (West). The 7.5-kilometre project will use a smart and green system that runs along a "dedicated ...

The death toll from last month's fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po has risen to 161 from 160 following DNA testing. Police Commissioner Joe Chow said on Saturday that forensic testing found the DNA remains of two bodies that were previously counted a...

After drones were flown in China at heights above 8,000 metres (26,247 feet) – approaching that of Mount Everest – the authorities are moving to crack down on illegal flights that threaten the safety of commercial aviation. The controversy highli...

A Japanese social worker opened an unconventional daytime bar nicknamed “It is OK to be useless” to offer comfort to those experiencing significant social pressure. Operating about five days a month from 2pm to 6pm, the snack bar Hirusuna Nakasu,...

Seven people have been injured and sent to hospital after a driver lost control of his car and crashed into an oncoming bus in Hong Kong’s Stanley. Police said on Saturday that officers were alerted at 12.44pm to the accident at No 32 Stanley Villa...

Hong Kong motorists and commuters will enjoy shorter travel times when the Yau Ma Tei section of the Central Kowloon Bypass opens on Sunday. The dual three-lane bypass, which connects Yau Ma Tei and Kowloon Bay, is designed to alleviate traffic conge...

Beijing-based ByteDance has raised pay and sweetened incentives as the TikTok owner steps up efforts to retain and attract talent globally, as it makes progress on settling the future of its US business. In an internal letter released to all staff on...

"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.