Seven Chinese tourists died Friday when a tour bus crashed through the ice of Russia's Lake Baikal in Siberia, local officials said. The bus fell into an ice fissure three metres wide and sank, the regional branch of Russia's emergency situations mi...

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 ...

The government said on Saturday that it plans to acquire ownership of all the flats directly affected by the Wang Fuk Court inferno in November as part of a long-term rehousing option for the estate's residents. Deputy Financial Secretary Michael Wo...

Hong Kong, China short track speed skater Joey Lam made history on Saturday at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, securing a seventh-place finish in the women's 1,500-metre event. It's the best-ever Winter Olympic result by the SAR delegation. The ...

Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Christopher Hui on Saturday hit out at US President Donald Trump’s decision to charge an additional 10 percent tariff on all imports, describing the situation in the US as a fiasco. The additional ...

Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan on Saturday said the daily quota for the scheme allowing drivers from Guangdong into Hong Kong had proved popular over the Lunar New Year break, nearly hitting the daily quota limit on some days. Unde...

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...

At a rehearsal studio in Hong Kong on an early February morning, a group of 12 dancers gathered around a table, hands on deck and eyes locked in intense glances. They slammed the counter in unison. Then they twisted and turned their bodies with fierc...

Researchers in China have been excluded from the European Union’s most advanced collaborative technology programmes. However, specialists in the sectors affected say the impact of the ban may be limited because some areas of collaboration are alrea...

Five European nations have announced a new programme to produce low-cost air defence systems and autonomous drones using Ukrainian expertise hard-won over the past four years of war against Russia. Friday’s initiative of the E5 nations – France, ...

The Philippines has fallen in a global corruption perception ranking, as allegations of financial wrongdoings and court cases surrounding a multibillion-peso flood-control programme have deepened doubts about its governance and dented investor confid...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is at last showing a bit of spirit. While it might not yet be attacking the egregious economic and financial antics of US President Donald Trump, it is at least turning its attention to the fiscal foibles of Japa...

"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.