Torrential rain triggered by Typhoon Narra caused widespread flooding across southwestern Guangxi region over the weekend, forcing tens of thousands of people to relocate as forecasters warned of ⁠more downpours in the days ahead. Some 54,000 peo...

Chief Executive John Lee on Monday said Hong Kong is the ideal springboard for mainland unicorn companies and technological startups seeking to expand internationally. Speaking at the opening of the Global Unicorn Summit at the Convention & Exhibiti...

Shares of Alibaba fell eight percent to HK$113.00 soon after the stock market opened on Monday morning, and hours after the company announced the launch of an HK$80-billion, or US$10.2 billion, share placement to fund artificial intelligence-related ...

Humanoids exceeded human records and delighted hundreds of spectators at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing as China showcased its dominance in the industry. The five-day event, which opened on Saturday, brings together 666 teams and 2,056 ro...

China's Chang'e-7 lunar probe does not meet launch conditions, and its launch therefore cannot take place during the planned window this year, the China Manned Space Agency said on Sunday. The assessment was conducted following the principle of prud...

Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union secretary-general Ahmed Nadeem praised the level of Hong Kong and mainland broadcast expertise on Monday, saying their experience would help raise standards across the region's airwaves. Speaking on RTHK's Backchat pr...

Lawmakers and district councillors have expressed confidence that capping the number of daily visitors at 2,000 under a real-name registration trial scheme for the Po Pin Chau trail in Sai Kung East Country Park will help tackle overcrowding during p...

Police have launched a murder-suicide investigation following the deaths of an elderly couple in a public housing estate in Kwai Chung, in what authorities are describing as a family tragedy. Officers were called to Chun Kwai House at around 11.32pm...

The Observatory on Monday said the chance of issuing a tropical cyclone warning signal is relatively low unless Narra edges closer to the vicinity of the Pearl River estuary. The tropical storm is expected to linger in the vicinity of Beibu Wan on M...

Authorities unveiled a sweeping new drive to fortify construction site safety, pledging to mandate advanced protective systems across all public works as part of a zero-tolerance push against workplace accidents. Speaking at the kick-off ceremony of...

A Hong Kong-listed educational group has completed the largest commercial property leasing deal so far this quarter, as the sector benefits from an influx of immigrant and expatriate families to the city, according to CBRE. The tenant agreed to occup...

Brazil’s presidential candidates opened the televised campaign season on Sunday with a debate that turned repeatedly to the country’s position between Washington and Beijing. The exchange comes in an election cycle already shaped by American tari...

In global commercial real estate investment markets, data centres are all the rage. While stock markets continue to suffer bouts of volatility as sentiment oscillates between concerns artificial intelligence (AI) will fall short of expectations and f...

When Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) opened in 1998 to replace its predecessor, the iconic Kai Tak Airport, the world was amazed by its engineering and architectural marvels. HKIA’s construction transformed the geography of northern Lantau I...

Malaysian politician Mukhriz Mahathir has triggered a social media storm after declaring in a video that he “hates Americans, all of them”, over Washington’s support for Israel – echoing the fierce anti-US rhetoric long associated with his fa...

"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.