Beijing has been designated as the Unesco-UIA (International Union of Architects) World Capital of Architecture 2029, Unesco announced on Wednesday. The designation followed the recommendation of the Joint Committee for the World Capital of Architec...

The Ministry of Commerce on Wednesday announced it would take countermeasures against six US entities, including Applied DNA Sciences and geoscience research firm Stratum Reservoir. The ministry has barred organisations and individuals within the co...

A carrier rocket launched from the waters off Shandong Province on Wednesday has sent two hyperspectral satellites into orbit, which are expected to support high-precision observation in China and large-scale monitoring of land and sea worldwide. Th...

Authorities on the mainland have drawn up new safety rules for the growing number of autonomous vehicles on its roads, including a mandatory deactivation override. The standards taking effect July 1, 2027, will cover autonomous vehicles that require...

Authorities nationwide are planning to strengthen their ability to prevent and mitigate the impact of landslides and floods in an effort to better respond to climate change, state broadcaster CCTV said on Tuesday. The Ministry of Natural Resources w...

CLP Holdings reported a first-half profit of around HK$6 billion on Thursday, up 6.6 percent from the same period last year. The power firm attributed the earnings growth mainly to a one-off gain of HK$318 million from the sale of a power station in...

A lawmaker on Thursday hailed the Chinese University of Hong Kong's decision to establish its first college dedicated to postgraduates. It will be the 10th college at the only local institution that has been operating a collegiate system since the 1...

MTR engineers have completed temporary repairs on the Tuen Ma Line following a signalling equipment fault near Kam Sheung Road Station on Thursday afternoon. The disruption, which occurred shortly at around 12.40pm, initially forced railway operatio...

A child-welfare expert called for more frequent and thorough assessments of high-risk families on Thursday and said social workers must report any signs of child abuse right away. Against Child Abuse director Maple Lau was speaking on an RTHK progra...

The Chinese University of Hong Kong on Thursday announced it will set up a 10th college that will be dedicated to postgraduate studies, as it unveiled its five-year plan. As the only local university that has a collegiate system, CUHK said the new c...

China announced new drone supply chain export controls and counter-sanctions against seven American firms in retaliation for US trade restrictions imposed last week targeting Chinese companies. Sales to United States entities of “drones, their key ...

Britain’s new Labour government is trying to reassure Southeast Asia that its push to rebuild ties with Europe will not come at the region’s expense, analysts have said, after Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband made an Asean meeting in Manila his firs...

Hong Kong authorities should set targets in the city’s first five-year development plan to increase the average living space for public housing tenants and raise the minimum size of subsidised sale flats as supply grows, a concern group has urged. ...

North Korea fired an unidentified projectile on Thursday towards the sea ‌to the east of the Korean peninsula, South Korea’s military said. Japan’s government said Pyongyang had fired ⁠what could be a ballistic ‌missile. The launch follows ...

A Philippine Navy personnel who previously served aboard the BRP Sierra Madre, one of Manila’s most sensitive military outposts in the South China Sea, is under investigation over alleged illegal drug use, sources have told This Week in Asia. The 3...

"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.