President Xi Jinping said on Monday that China is making every effort to search for Chinese and foreign nationals who are missing in last week's mudslide disaster in Xizang. The president made the remarks when he met with his Kyrgyz counterpart Sady...

The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China's manufacturing sector improved in August, rising 0.6 percentage points from the month before to 49.8, according to figures from the National Bureau of Statistics. The composite PMI output index rose fr...

Nepal's scenic Chitwan district, known for its forests and rivers, has become the site of mass burials for hundreds of unidentified victims whose bodies were swept away by the torrent that devastated the Himalayan region days ago. In the plains, nea...

President Xi Jinping on Sunday said that cooperation between China and Kyrgyzstan has ushered in a golden period of rapid development, as he landed in Bishkek for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2026 and a state visit to the count...

Hong Kong's top representative to the National People's Congress welcomed recent amendments to the national Lawyers Law, saying legal professionals from the two SARs can take on a more prominent role in legal and arbitration services in the Greater B...

The Observatory said it will issue the Standby Signal No. 1 at 6.10pm on Monday, with the remnant of typhoon Saudel expected to intensify into a tropical depression. Saudel is moving across the vicinity of the southeastern coast of Hainan, and is fo...

Health officials announced that eligible people will be able to receive free or subsidised influenza vaccinations starting September 17 as part of the government’s annual effort to curb seasonal flu outbreaks. The Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Pr...

Financial Secretary Paul Chan said on Monday Hong Kong can play a unique and important role in the development of embodied artificial intelligence. He said the city offers an international application scenario for robots, a thriving research and dev...

Police have issued a fresh warning over a sharp rise in WhatsApp account hijacking scams, stressing that a recent dip in total monetary losses should not be mistaken as improved security. The force said it had handled 1,993 such cases between Januar...

The Observatory said it may consider issuing the the Standby Signal No. 1 on Monday, as tropical cyclone Saudel may intensify into a tropical depression as it edges towards the South China Sea and eastern Guangdong. The low pressure system is expect...

An executive at a Chinese military trading company has been arrested for leaking sensitive defence information to intelligence agencies from two countries, Beijing’s top spy and anti-espionage agency revealed on Monday. The Ministry of State Securi...

From big banks to fashion brands, tenants are taking advantage of potential lower rents for retail space in Hong Kong’s prime areas as they utilise eye-catching locations to boost visibility towards customers, according to agents. HSBC is unveiling...

Hong Kong’s retail sector recorded growth for a 15th consecutive month in July, with the government reporting a 4.5 per cent increase year on year, although the pace of expansion slowed amid adverse weather and continued outbound travel by resident...

The long-standing rivalry between Asia’s two leading financial centres is heating up. As Hong Kong and Singapore compete harder for investment talent, tax incentives for fund managers have emerged as the new battleground. A government bill working ...

With China rolling out a stronger-than-expected package of measures to transition the housing market away from a presales model, analysts said the shift is a double-edged sword for real estate developers: tighter regulations are poised to squeeze cas...

"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.