China has issued a new white paper on global governance, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Wednesday, adding that the United Nations' authority was challenged and representation was critically inadequate. Wang called for efforts to promote the improv...

China believes that there must be no turning back in the US-Iran talks, still less a return to the use of force, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said. He made the comments in a phone call with Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad ...

One person was killed and four others were injured after 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck Qinghai province on Tuesday afternoon. The quake jolted the province's Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture shortly after 5pm. According to Xinhua...

President Xi Jinping met with Myanmar's President Min Aung Hlaing in Beijing on Tuesday, seeking to bolster trade and security ties between the two countries. Xi held a welcome ceremony for the visiting Myanmar president in the Great Hall of the Peo...

The National Immigration Administration projected on Tuesday an 11.7-percent year-on-year increase in boundary entries and exits during the upcoming Tuen Ng Festival, or Dragon Boat Festival, break, with a daily average of 2.2 million crossings natio...

A teacher's union has welcomed the unveiling of a blueprint for the implementation of digital education in primary and secondary schools, saying it provides the sector with a clear roadmap for digital transformation. The Hong Kong Federation of Educ...

Senior Beijing official Xia Baolong inspected new Huanggang Port facilities on Wednesday, as he continues his two-day visit in the SAR. Security chief Chris Tang said Xia was accompanied by Chief Executive John Lee, as well as representatives from b...

Primary and secondary school teachers in the city will be required to receive 30 hours of digital education training every three years, starting in the coming academic year. The new requirement came as the Education Bureau on Wednesday unveiled a bl...

Senior Beijing official Xia Baolong on Wednesday inspected the container terminals in Kwai Chung on the second day of his visit. Transport Secretary Mable Chan briefed Xia on the development of Hong Kong's terminals. Managing Director of Asia Con...

A unionist lawmaker on Wednesday said a tightened labour importation scheme could help locals in the catering business, but a fellow legislator representing the sector said the tweak could affect service at restaurants. Under a two-tier mechanism th...

China has vowed to strengthen legal protections against unilateral sanctions, according to Vice-Premier He Lifeng, as Beijing moves to build a robust legal shield for its financial system and companies facing rising geopolitical risks. Addressing the...

Riding on a buoyant stock market for artificial intelligence hardware components, Kingboard Holdings plans to raise HK$11.77 billion (US$1.5 billion) by selling a stake in its listed subsidiary, Kingboard Laminates Holdings, one of the world’s bigg...

The recent escalation in the Middle East has produced an unforeseen winner. The conflict has rekindled worries about logistics and energy security, prompting governments and businesses to reconsider their reliance on fossil fuels and fragile supply r...

Norway’s ⁠Crown Princess Mette-Marit has undergone ⁠a successful lung transplant and is recovering ⁠from the procedure, the royal household said in a statement on Wednesday. The 52-year-old wife of Crown Prince Haakon, the heir to the Norwegi...

For years, Washington described India as an indispensable partner, a democratic counterweight to China and a strategic anchor in the Indo-Pacific. Then the US Navy killed three Indian sailors and America’s top diplomat could not even bring himself ...

"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.