The chief executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Eddie Yue, on Tuesday said a planned increase in the quota for the Southbound Bond Connect trading scheme is necessary. This came after People's Bank of China (PBoC) governor Pan Gongsheng ann...

President Xi Jinping has ordered all-out efforts to rescue those affected by floods and disasters, according to CCTV, in the wake of deluges left by Maysak and ahead of the arrival of its super typhoon counterpart Bavi. Xi stressed "the need to go a...

Eight people were killed and another is missing after thunderstorms and gales hit eastern Hubei Province on Monday night. Emergency management authorities in the province said thunderstorms and strong winds hit Huangshi, Huanggang, Ezhou, and Xianni...

The People's Liberation Army Navy on Monday successfully conducted the test launch of a strategic missile by a submarine. It said a strategic nuclear submarine launched the missile, which carries a dummy warhead towards high seas in the Pacific Ocea...

Nanning, capital of Guangxi region, raised its flood-control response to the highest level as rivers and reservoirs swelled with the passage of Typhoon Maysak, state media said on Monday. Authorities in Nanning, a city of nearly nine million people,...

Health secretary Lo Chung-mau on Wednesday described an incident where embryo samples were mixed up as "unusual", and said the fertility centre involved had violated a rule requiring it to quickly report the matter to authorities. Heal Fertility has...

Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK) announced on Wednesday that the International Dragon Boat Federation (IDBF) has relocated its global headquarters to Hong Kong – a strategic move that clears the path for the World Dragon Boat Racing Championships to ret...

Financial Secretary Paul Chan on Wednesday said he would visit Saudi Arabia again later this year to strengthen ties with the Middle East and explore collaboration opportunities. The remarks came as he delivered a speech at the inaugural "LEAP East"...

The MTR Corporation has reaffirmed its commitment to enhancing escalator safety through a multi-pronged approach combining technology, public education and on-the-ground support from safety ambassadors. As part of this year's escalator safety campai...

A fertility clinic that was involved in a mix-up of embryo samples said it was notified by an external testing laboratory about the irregularities in May and June. In a statement, Heal Fertility on Wednesday said the samples were from two couples un...

Members of Hong Kong’s Generation Z tend to underestimate the negative impact of social media on their mental health and those who frequently use the online platforms are lonelier than those who do not, a survey has found. The Hong Kong Christian S...

A rare mix-up involving embryo biopsy specimens at Heal Fertility, a privately-run reproduction clinic in Hong Kong linked to former financial secretary Antony Leung Kam-chung, has prompted investigations by health authorities and police The South Ch...

US President Donald Trump declared Wednesday that the ceasefire with Iran was “over”, delivering a blistering attack on Tehran just hours after the US launched fresh military strikes on the Islamic Republic. “I think it’s over,” Trump told ...

As another heatwave rolled across Europe, the warehouses emptied before the politics could catch up. Air conditioners and fans sold out across Spain, Italy and Germany, most of them Chinese. Fan sales in Spain alone on the retail platform of Alibaba ...

Hong Kong Cantopop star Keung To has been disqualified from driving for three months after accumulating 15 demerit points for various traffic offences last year. Eastern Court on Wednesday revoked Keung’s probationary driving licence and ordered hi...

"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.