The nation has ordered an immediate, comprehensive safety overhaul of fireworks sales after two recent explosions revealed safety risks of the popular holiday activity. The Office of the State Council Work Safety Committee called in a notice for str...

Multiple Chinese films are set for release in North America during the Chinese New Year, including two highly-anticipated blockbusters that premiered on the first day of the holiday. Their release comes after China's 2026 Spring Festival box office,...

An Indian professor has falsely suggested a Chinese-made robot dog displayed at a major AI summit was developed by her university, prompting backlash in a situation politicians derided as "embarrassing" on Wednesday. The silver mechanical dog – a ...

President Xi Jinping has replied to friends in the US state of Iowa and sent them a Chinese New Year card extending his festive wishes, saying that regardless of how the situation evolves, the desire of the Chinese and American peoples for exchanges ...

They are 400km above Earth and cannot go home for the Spring Festival this year, but China's taikonauts have found their own ways to make the traditional Chinese holiday warm and sweet. The Shenzhou-21 crew aboard the space station Tiangong, which m...

The government is set to announce as early as Saturday long-term housing plans for Wang Fuk Court owners and residents affected by the Tai Po inferno last year, RTHK has learnt. Sources say Deputy Financial Secretary Michael Wong – who heads the t...

The finals for the League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) competition being staged at Kai Tak Arena from February 28 to March 1 has been awarded the "M" Mark status by Hong Kong's Major Sports Events Committee. The staging of the event, arranged by...

The Observatory on Friday received more than a hundred earthquake reports from the public, saying they felt tremors for a few seconds. The forecaster said a magnitude 4.0 quake was recorded in Yangjiang in Guangdong shortly before 2.30pm, noting tha...

Fewer people have sought help at accident and emergency (A&E) wards during the first Lunar New Year holiday since the city's public healthcare fee reforms came into effect, the Hospital Authority said on Friday. Speaking on RTHK, the chairman of the...

In a warehouse tucked away in a quiet village in Tai Tong, in the northwest of Hong Kong, veteran paper-crafting artist Kenneth Mo is meticulously crafting his latest masterpiece – a three-metre-tall lantern in the shape of a galloping horse. “I...

Hong Kong’s residential property market made gradual and steady gains in the Year of the Snake, with the momentum set to continue in the Year of the Horse, according to the city’s largest real estate agencies. “The Year of the Snake marked the ...

China’s military and a tech firm have released high-resolution satellite imagery showing the US military build-up around Iran, amid reports that Washington may strike Tehran as soon as this weekend. Images posted on social media on Thursday by Chin...

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Hong Kong astronomy enthusiasts can expect a “blood moon” lunar eclipse early next month, with residents ...

An airport in Florida will soon be renamed after US President Donald Trump, after a bill proposing the change was approved by the state’s legislature on Thursday. Trump, a real estate mogul who has plastered his name on buildings around the world, ...

Iran partially and temporarily closed the strategic Strait of Hormuz during a military drill on Tuesday, thrusting the vital shipping route under the global spotlight once again. The hours-long suspension was the first time Tehran had restricted traf...

"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.