Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Christopher Hui on Monday said a new initiative to turn green technologies into investable and scalable projects, the Green Accelerator, would be launched later in the day. Speaking at the 2026 Hong ...

Global investors and startups should consider establishing a foothold in the Greater Bay Area given its unique combination of strengths in finance and innovation, Financial Secretary Paul Chan said on Monday. He was speaking at the opening of the in...

China has provided assistance to 1,720 Nepalese border residents after a mudslide struck Gyirong Port on the China-Nepal border in Xizang Autonomous Region last month, the emergency response and rescue headquarters said on Sunday. The mudslide has l...

Vice-chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, CY Leung, on Sunday praised Hong Kong's close ties with Fujian province. Speaking at a forum looking at ways in which the two places collaborate, Leung said Hong Kong residents...

Students and teachers in Hong Kong and Macao will soon have the opportunity to watch live scientific experiments from the three Shenzhou-23 astronauts currently aboard the Tiangong Space Station, including Hong Kong's first astronaut Lai Ka-ying. In...

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) launched on Monday a public consultation on the next phase of development of the Hong Kong Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance as the city moves to expand definitions for green and transition activities. The taxo...

Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau on Monday said Hong Kong is facing a flu peak, and the most effective way to protect the vulnerable groups is through vaccination. Lo made the appeal as he and health officials received the seasonal flu vaccination...

Chief Executive John Lee said on Monday Hong Kong is fully committed to furthering its partnership with Central Asian countries, saying the city aims to expand its role as a "super connector" under the Belt and Road Initiative. Speaking via video at...

Customs said on Monday they have seized 200 live crickets and 13 kilograms of dubia roaches in two suspected cases of illegally importing live plant pests at the Lo Wu control point. Officers intercepted a 71-year-old man at the arrival hall o...

Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Christopher Hui on Monday said a new initiative to turn green technologies into investable and scalable projects, the Green Accelerator, would be launched later in the day. Speaking at the 2026 Hong ...

The South China Morning Post has signed an agreement with a leading university in Kazakhstan to foster the exchange of knowledge between East and Central Asia while extending Hong Kong’s media presence in the region. The memorandum of understanding...

Hong Kong is poised to play a bigger role in financing Chinese green-technology companies’ expansion into emerging markets, as geopolitical fragmentation and high funding costs reshape how capital is deployed in the global energy transition, accord...

Nepal is seeking financial aid following the catastrophic flood that killed hundreds of people and caused billions of dollars in economic losses, tapping a global financial mechanism established to address the impacts of climate change in developing ...

Philippine prosecutors filed a criminal charge on Monday against a lawmaker and cousin of President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr over his alleged involvement in a massive corruption scandal involving bogus flood-control projects. The case came more than a ye...

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s promise to unveil more projects in eight months’ time at the launch of the country’s second modern destroyer hints at another major strategic military asset, according to experts. “The nuclearisation of our n...

"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.