China's railway network handled 25.204 million passenger trips on October 1, the first day of the week-long National Day holiday, setting a new single-day record, China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (China Railway) said on Friday. On October 2, the ...

Chief Executive John Lee on Friday pledged to keep driving coordinated development in the Greater Bay Area, boosting tech cooperation, infrastructure links and cross-border rules alignment. Speaking in a video address at the 10th Global Greater Bay...

The chief executive of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX), Bonnie Chan, said the stock exchange will continue to optimise its listing framework to make it easier for mainland enterprises to list in the city. Speaking on the RTHK programme "On B...

President Xi Jinping on Wednesday called on the nation to forge ahead with firm confidence and solid steps to achieve the great national rejuvenation. Xi made the remarks at a reception held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing to celebrate th...

President Xi Jinping and other Communist Party and state leaders on Wednesday paid tribute to fallen national heroes at a ceremony in Beijing to mark Martyrs' Day. Attendees sang the national anthem, followed by a moment of silence in tribute to tho...

Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun said on Saturday the 2.35 percent increase in the minimum wage for foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong is a reasonable adjustment. His remarks came after the government announced on Friday that the minim...

Hong Kong, China's sailing squad have bagged two gold, two silver and a bronze medal at the Asian Games on Saturday. In the girls' windsurfing iQFoil event, Cheung Tsz-yuet sailed to gold by finishing with nine net points and first in a majority of ...

Coleman Wong will be eagerly checking his phone for a message from tennis great Rafael Nadal after the Hong Kong, China player won gold at the Asian Games on Saturday and, with it, a place at the Olympics. Wong, in beating Wu Yibing 6-2, 6-4, joins ...

Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan has welcomed the 11 Skies project handover and expressed hope that the Airport Authority can transform the mega complex into a high-end tourism destination. Her comments came after the Airport Author...

Secretary for Housing Winnie Ho said on Saturday that most subdivided unit homeowners have filed applications for recognition under the Basic Housing Unit regime since registration opened in March. Speaking on a Commercial Radio programme, Ho said t...

The European Union’s demand that Britain raise tariffs on Chinese cars exposes an awkward truth about post-Brexit trade. Britain might have left the EU, but it cannot easily escape the bloc’s industrial policy. According to the Financial Times, E...

Pakistani troops are expected to take over various defensive functions for Saudi Arabia to enable the Middle East country to fight an all-out war aimed at defeating Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels. According to defence analysts, Pakistani troops ...

Latvia will vote on Saturday in an election shaped by concerns over neighbouring Russia and the cost of living, but the result is not expected to steer the country off its pro-European and pro-Ukrainian course. The centre-right United List party of i...

On his 29th birthday, Hong Kong bartender Tang Lung-wai boarded a flight to the Philippines for a holiday that would change his life. He ended up spending 26 years in jail in the country. Now 55, Tang spent years fighting his drug-related charges, in...

China has announced the expansion of the resource base for a major lithium deposit in the southwestern province of Sichuan by about 70 per cent, strengthening the country’s potential long-term supply for the metal – an essential component in the ...

"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.