China on Monday said a preliminary trade deal with Canada was not directed at any third party. Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun also told a regular media briefing that arrangements made between the two countries to properly address their econom...

The new president and chair of the board of directors of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), Zou Jiayi, on Monday said there is huge collaboration potential between the Beijing-headquartered bank and Hong Kong. Speaking at a panel duri...

The Hong Kong section of the high-speed rail network is expanding its reach into the mainland, with 16 new direct destinations added from Monday, according to the MTR Corporation. The expansion spans parts of eastern China, Chaoshan in Guangdong, as...

The deputy governor of the People's Bank of China (PBoC), Zou Lan, on Monday said China would promote greater financial market connectivity between the mainland and Hong Kong. Speaking at the 19th Asian Financial Forum, Zou said the PBoC ⁠would su...

Hong Kong has signed an agreement with the Shanghai Gold Exchange in a bid to strengthen collaboration between the two gold markets. Speaking at the Asian Financial Forum on Monday, Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Christopher Hui s...

The new president and chair of the board of directors of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), Zou Jiayi, on Monday said there is huge collaboration potential between the Beijing-headquartered bank and Hong Kong. Speaking at a panel duri...

Hong Kong will launch a hepatitis B screening programme on February 7, with the aim of reaching around 300,000 people linked to known carriers of the virus and reducing their risk of getting cirrhosis, liver cancer or other serious complications. Ac...

The Chinese Manufacturers' Association of Hong Kong on Monday called on finance chief Paul Chan to introduce measures to boost local spending in his next budget. The association said it expects the city's economy will be mainly driven by domestic de...

A senior Beijing official overseeing Hong Kong affairs on Monday called on the executive, the legislature and the judiciary to play its own part and complement one another's work, saying it's key for the executive-led political system in the SAR. Xi...

Financial Secretary Paul Chan on Monday said that Hong Kong is growing in significance as countries around the world reassess economic relationships and seek diversified partnerships. Chan, who attended the World Economic Forum in Davos earlier thi...

President Xi Jinping has stressed the need to advance indigenous technology – particularly artificial intelligence (AI) – in his first formal meeting of the year with ministers and provincial officials, as the world’s second-largest economy pus...

China’s Spring Festival has emerged as a high-stakes arena for artificial intelligence and robotics companies, with tech giants Tencent Holdings and Baidu committing a combined 1.5 billion yuan (US$215 million) to their digital red packet campaigns...

China’s Li ethnic group is known for a pottery-making tradition that is historically passed down exclusively to women. The Li people are one of China’s 56 official ethnic groups. They are also the largest indigenous ethnic minority on the souther...

The third wife of former Malaysian army chief Muhammad Hafizuddeain Jantan has been mocked on social media after arriving at court in a wheelchair to face money laundering charges linked to a military procurement scandal. Salwani Anuar, 27, was first...

China placed its most senior military officer and another top general under investigation for suspected “serious” disciplinary violations, extending a corruption push that has hollowed out the leadership of the nation’s military. Zhang Youxia a...

"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.