President Xi Jinping congratulated Kim Jong-un on Monday on his election as general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). In a message, Xi noted that since the eighth congress of the Workers' P...

The Ministry of Commerce on Monday said it is conducting a "comprehensive assessment" of the US Supreme Court's tariff ruling and urged Washington to lift relevant unilateral tariffs on its trading partners. Xinhua News Agency reported the ministry ...

Seven Chinese tourists died Friday when a tour bus crashed through the ice of Russia's Lake Baikal in Siberia, local officials said. The bus fell into an ice fissure three metres wide and sank, the regional branch of Russia's emergency situations mi...

The nation has ordered an immediate, comprehensive safety overhaul of fireworks sales after two recent explosions revealed safety risks of the popular holiday activity. The Office of the State Council Work Safety Committee called in a notice for str...

Multiple Chinese films are set for release in North America during the Chinese New Year, including two highly-anticipated blockbusters that premiered on the first day of the holiday. Their release comes after China's 2026 Spring Festival box office,...

Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) is set to strengthen its international presence by pursuing partnerships with broadcasting organisations in Southeast Asia, according to Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Algernon Yau. Speaking at RTHK...

The Consumer Council on Monday said the number of complaints it had received had dropped by six percent in 2025, though those related to online and cross-border shopping as well as healthcare and events had seen increases. In releasing its annual re...

The Chinese University's dean of medicine Philip Chiu warned on Monday against further cuts in the SAR's budget allocations to educational institutions, saying the medical school would find it hard cope with any more financial clawbacks. As part of ...

The Court of Appeal on Monday upheld convictions and sentences of 12 people jailed for subversion over their roles in a plot to overthrow the government by taking part in an unsanctioned "primary poll" in 2020. The Department of Justice's appeal aga...

Director for Legal Aid Chan Chak-ming said the department's application forms and procedures had been simplified and streamlined to enable smoother and quicker processing for flat owners and tenants of the fire disaster at Wang Fuk Court back in Nove...

Fitness-friendly young Chinese travellers are turning to a new trend known as “sportcation” which blends physical health with leisure. Health conscious tourists are spending 20,000 yuan (US$2,800) not to relax, but to endure military-style tennis...

Chinese President Xi Jinping has congratulated North Korean leader Kim Jong-un after he cemented his leadership at the latest congress of the country’s ruling party. Xi said Kim’s reselection as general secretary of the Workers Party of North Kor...

Chinese artificial intelligence glasses enjoyed a sales boom over the Spring Festival, fuelled by pent-up consumer demand and a new national subsidy. Huaqiangbei, a subdistrict in Shenzhen that is home to the world’s biggest electronics wholesale m...

A Hong Kong news commentator could face up to seven years in jail if convicted of allegedly posting seditious content online about the deadly Tai Po fire after prosecutors moved his case to the higher District Court. Chief Magistrate Victor So Wai-ta...

A mermaid-themed sales gimmick has landed two drinks traders in hot water in Malaysia’s conservative east coast state of Kelantan, after religious authorities launched an investigation into a viral video that drew outrage during the holy fasting mo...

"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.