Foreign Minister Wang Yi said China welcomes the launch of follow-up consultations between Iran and the United States based on the memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between the two countries to end their war, as well as the consensus reached o...

Chief Executive John Lee said the signing of six memorandum of understandings between the SAR and Fujian governments would allow both sides to build closer ties and work together while grasping development opportunities under the nation's 15th Five-Y...

The Ministry of Commerce announced on Monday that 10 US companies, including Aveox, have been added to the export control list in accordance with the nation's export-control law and regulations on export control of dual-use items. The measure was ta...

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...

Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Rosanna Law on Tuesday said she is confident the tourism sector could meet the government’s target in accounting for about five percent of the city's gross domestic product by 2029. She made the remarks in...

Acting Chief Executive Paul Lam reaffirmed on Tuesday that innovation would be a cornerstone of Hong Kong’s long-term strategy for sustainability, taking centre stage in the city’s inaugural five-year plan. Delivering the keynote address at Gree...

The Hospital Authority (HA) has dismissed a resident doctor at Tuen Mun Hospital for conducting an unauthorised medical examination on a patient. In a statement on Monday, the HA said the incident took place at Ruttonjee Hospital. The case is conne...

Police have taken into custody six more suspects in connection with the robbery of six gold bars at the airport last week, raising to 13 the number of people arrested. Speaking in a briefing on Monday, Senior Superintendent Iu Wing-kan said the late...

A chief chemist on Monday said the most probable cause of the fire that broke out at Wang Cheong House and went on to engulf another six of Wang Fuk Court's seven other blocks in November was a lit cigarette butt. The testimony came at the start of ...

This week, the results of China’s National Higher Education Entrance Examination, or gaokao, will be released. Within days, candidates will submit their prioritised preferences for universities and majors. Families will have to make the most conseq...

During an inspection of shipbuilding and nuclear power firms in China’s heavy industrial hub in the northeast, Premier Li Qiang pushed state-owned firms to achieve breakthroughs in high-end equipment manufacturing and to bolster the nation’s core...

The US has overtaken South Korea as the Philippines’ top source of foreign tourists this year, helped by diaspora travel and closer ties between the long-time allies, giving Manila a boost as it tries to close the gap with more popular destinations...

A taxi driver and a passenger were injured after the vehicle collided with a truck on Kwun Tong Road in Hong Kong on Tuesday afternoon. Police said the crash occurred at about 12.25pm on the eastbound carriageway of the road, near Ping Shek Estate in...

Hotel bookings in Singapore are surging ahead of K-pop boy band BTS’ highly anticipated concerts in December, with some reporting demand jumping by as much as 50 times. The spike mirrors a broader trend across Asia, where cities on BTS’ tour sche...

"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.