China on Thursday launched island-wide special customs operations in the Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP), the world's largest FTP by area, allowing freer entry of overseas goods, expanding zero-tariff coverage and more business-friendly measures. The m...

China International Capital Corp (CICC) shares jumped up to 10 percent on Thursday after it detailed plans to buy two rivals in a share-swap deal worth about US$16 billion, potentially creating China's fourth-biggest investment bank by assets. Share...

Chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association, Jose Antonio Maurellet, said on Wednesday that judicial independence and the rule of law in Hong Kong are “alive and strong”. Responding to the guilty verdict in former media tycoon Jimmy Lai's national...

China will remain Jordan's most reliable strategic partner in its development and revitalisation process, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said during a visit to the Middle East country. Wang made the remarks in a meeting with King Abdullah II of Jordan on ...

The Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong on Monday condemned a number of overseas countries and politicians for “smearing” Hong Kong’s judiciary over the national security conviction of former media mogul J...

The Hong Kong Bar Association’s chairman, Jose Antonio Maurellet, on Thursday said its delegation had shared with Beijing officials why maintaining the rule of law and judicial independence in Hong Kong is essential. Maurellet was speaking on the ...

Hong Kong on Thursday unveiled its first blueprint for Chinese medicine development, aimed at enhancing healthcare quality and establishing the SAR as a "global bridgehead" for the field. The blueprint outlines a vision across five key domains, sett...

Chief Executive John Lee on Thursday said Hong Kong had taken a major step forward in its goal to become Asia's first aircraft recycling and parts trading centre by setting up an aircraft engineering training centre. The centre, run by the Airport A...

More than 40 homeowners from Fairview Park in Yuen Long petitioned the Home Affairs Department on Thursday, saying their estate had been left in a legal vacuum as the result of a loophole in the Building Management Ordinance. The owners, part of a r...

A dump truck on Thursday overturned in Tai Kok Tsui, disrupting traffic nearby. Police received a report at about 1pm that the truck flipped on its side on Hoi Wang Road. Officers said the driver suffered minor injuries and received treatment by p...

China’s southern Hainan province implemented a separate customs regime on Thursday, as Beijing seeks to develop the island into an offshore financing and duty-free hub and position it as a strategic hedge against rising external trade barriers. The...

Manus, the high-profile artificial intelligence agent launched by Chinese founders, has crossed US$100 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR) nine months after launch, the company said on Wednesday. The achievement makes it the “fastest growing ...

Indonesia is pressing ahead with plans to restore parts of Sumatra devastated by a late November cyclone, pledging billions of dollars and a new coordinating body, even as experts warn that rebuilding in the same area risks a repeat of the disaster. ...

A Chinese influencer’s imitation of Rosé from the South Korean K-pop girl group Blackpink at a pop-up shop has ignited an online debate over fan culture and celebrity identity. Rosé, who is known for her unique voice and versatile singing style, ...

Hong Kong’s leader has vowed to turn the city into a leading Asian hub for aircraft recycling and parts trading, with a new locally based training centre set to offer four aviation technician courses next year. The Aircraft Engineering Training Cen...

"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.