Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged Washington to view Beijing objectively and formulate its policy with the goal of peaceful coexistence, in a high-level meeting with his US counterpart in Malaysia on Friday. The top diplomat and US Secretary of State ...

China is willing to play a constructive role in promoting dialogue and de-escalation between Thailand and Cambodia over their recent border tensions, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said. He hoped both sides would handle the matter through dialogue and con...

The United States has demanded South Korea join efforts to curb China in trade talks as the countries discuss cooperation in shipbuilding, a senior official from Seoul's trade ministry said on Friday. It is asking Seoul to join measures to curb Chin...

The levels of 25 rivers in southwestern China exceeded safe levels on Thursday, state media said, after more than 10,000 people were evacuated as the remnants of former typhoon Danas converged with East Asian monsoon rains. Extreme rainfall and seve...

Foreign Minister Wang Yi has spoken about closer cooperation between China and Southeast Asian nations at an Asean foreign ministers' meeting in Kuala Lumpur. The talks brought together all 10 Asean members as well as China, Japan, South Korea, Russ...

Chief Executive John Lee met with members of his Council of Advisers (CECA) this week to gather crucial insights for his forthcoming Policy Address. The discussions took place over a series of luncheon meetings held from July 9 to 11. Focusing on H...

Police commissioner Joe Chow on Saturday called for continued vigilance against national security threats even in times of peace, saying a recent case demonstrate such risks remain. Four men believed to be members of a Taiwan-based organisation that...

Secretary for Housing Winnie Ho on Saturday expressed confidence that owners of shoebox flats will have plenty of time to make necessary changes to their properties to meet new minimum standards currently being considered in Legco. She noted that ow...

The government says it will introduce a new web-based tool for professionals to help them comply with a new law requiring them to report suspected cases of child abuse to the authorities starting next year. Labour and welfare minister Chris Sun said...

The head of Hong Kong’s National Games Coordination Office says preparations for the upcoming games are entering their final stages. Yeung Tak-keung said representatives from participating provinces and cities will finalise arrangements at a fort...

The Western Xia Imperial Tombs in northwest China has been designated as a Unesco World Heritage site – a recognition of the site’s importance as a centre of cultural fusion and commercial activity on the ancient Silk Road. The group of burial si...

Hong Kong authorities are investigating whether a contractor involved in a fatal work incident took the necessary precautions during a rainstorm, the city’s labour minister has said as he urged employers to ensure a safe work environment under adve...

High in the Himalayas, the tiny kingdom of Bhutan, long known for its pursuit of “gross national happiness”, has now set its sights on a new measure of contentment: cryptocurrency. In a move that has startled some of its neighbours and inspired g...

What good are bricks without mortar? For that matter, what good is the Brics bloc of developing and emerging nations without a strong bonding force that enables its members to jointly construct a new global political and economic order? This question...

Chan Tak-ching, 92, spends her day at a stall set up next to a Hong Kong railway station, as her colleagues manage operations under a sweltering 33 degrees Celsius (91.4 Fahrenheit) heat. She is not concerned about the earnings of about HK$500 (US$63...

"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.