Max Verstappen overcame early electrical gremlins to blast from fourth on the grid to an emphatic victory in the Chinese Grand Prix sprint race on Saturday, 13 seconds ahead of Lewis Hamilton. The Dutchman charged past the seven-time world champion ...

The top three in Sunday's Beijing half marathon have been stripped of their medals, organisers said, following an investigation into the finish that saw China's He Jie controversially win. "Today the 2024 Beijing Half Marathon Organising Committee i...

Mainland immigration authorities on Thursday said the country saw a total of more than 141 million inbound and outbound trips in the first quarter of this year, up 117 percent from the same period last year. Nearly 60 million of the trips were made...

China and Indonesia want to maintain peace and stability in the region, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Thursday after holding talks with his Indonesian counterpart Retno Marsudi in Jakarta. Wang stressed the need to maintain peace and stability in...

The Chinese Embassy in the United States has criticised proposals by US President Joe Biden to impose higher tariffs on Chinese metal products. A spokesman for the embassy, Liu Pengyu, said "the US is making the same mistake again and again" by see...

The Department of Health on Saturday said it had ordered the Union Hospital to hand in a report after hackers attacked its computer system. Responding to media enquiries, the department said it was notified by the hospital on Monday about the cybera...

A woman was rushed unconscious to the hospital after being struck by a bus at Disneyland Resort on Saturday. Police said, a 39-year-old woman was riding a bike at about 12 pm, when she was struck by a bus near the Disney Explorers Lodge hotel. She ...

Customs authorities on Saturday reported a significant increase in cannabis seizures during the first quarter of this year. A total of 1.28 tonnes of cannabis was seized, more than half the total seized last year. Officers arrested 31 people, incl...

Secretary for Environment and Ecology Tse Chin-wan on Saturday said most people think the upcoming waste charging scheme is causing a nuisance to the public. The government began testing the scheme at 14 locations from this month, including at publ...

Liberal Party leader Tommy Cheung on Saturday expressed a positive outlook for local businesses for the upcoming Labour Day "Golden Week" holiday on the mainland. Cheung, who represents the catering sector, said he expects an increase in the number...

The country’s top legislature will review the proposed framework designed to secure supplies and encourage the shift to low-carbon power.

Department of Health says initial investigation finds cyberattack on Union Hospital did not lead to any patient data or medical services being compromised.

Organisations from Kenya and Ethiopia have signed up to the China-led space initiative to build a lunar base.

The president’s announcement, which follows backlash to the ban, gives hope to advocacy groups who hope for a reconsideration of the ban.

Environment chief Tse Chin-wan says he feels six months sufficient for businesses to clear out inventories of soon-to-be-banned plastic utensils, but open to extension.

"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.