Hong Kong table tennis player Chiu Kan-shan claimed a silver medal in the women’s individual TT7 event at the National Games for Persons with Disabilities on Friday. Paralympic champion Wang Rui of Sichuan won the gold medal with a straight-sets 3...

JD.com, one of China's largest e-commerce firms, has pledged 22 billion yuan in housing support for its army of couriers as competition intensifies in the instant retail market. JD.com's move, announced in a post on its official WeChat account on Fr...

India has cut red tape to speed business visas for Chinese professionals, two officials said, in a major step to boost ties between the Asian giants and end chronic delays that cost output worth billions of dollars because of scarce technicians. As ...

The nation's top leaders have pledged to boost consumption, stabilise the property market, and create more employment opportunities at a key economic meeting in Beijing. Top leaders including President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang attended this y...

Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia and Jordan from December 12 to 16, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Thursday. Wang is expected to hold talks with his counterparts "to exchange views on bilatera...

A government-led task force will be asking residents forced to flee their Wang Fuk Court homes by last month's inferno for their views on rehousing arrangements, Chief Executive John Lee said. He also said on Friday that the task force, led by Deput...

The head of the Electoral Affairs Commission, David Lok, has been tasked to lead an independent committee to look into the cause of the deadly fire in Tai Po, with the panel expected to draw up a report on its findings within nine months. Lok, who's...

Hong Kong’s boccia team enjoyed a successful day on home soil at the National Games for Persons with Disabilities on Friday, adding another three medals to their tally at Kai Tak Arena. The highlight came in an all-Hong Kong final in the women’s...

Hong Kong table tennis player Chiu Kan-shan claimed a silver medal in the women’s individual TT7 event at the National Games for Persons with Disabilities on Friday. Paralympic champion Wang Rui of Sichuan won the gold medal with a straight-sets 3...

The Hospital Authority is going all out to make it easy for patients to apply for a new HK$10,000 annual fee cap that will kick in from January 1 in a move that is expected to benefit 70,000 patients. Eligible patients will be able to apply for the ...

Huawei Technologies is doubling down on foundation models with a newly formed unit, heating up the race for dominance among Chinese tech giants in the artificial intelligence sector. The AI foundation model unit was established under Huawei’s 2012 ...

Chinese entrepreneur Guan Yuxiang built her drink can empire from scratch after retirement, earning her the titles of the country’s “Drink Can Queen” and “the greatest retired female worker.” Born in Shenyang, in northeastern China’s Liao...

India’s parliament is debating a draft law that would give employees the right to ignore work calls, emails and messages outside official hours, weeks after a tycoon’s call for a 72-hour work week sparked a furore on social media. The Right to Di...

Hong Kong police have arrested nine men for suspected involvement in military-style combat training, the first such case under the domestic national security law, after raiding a factory space in San Po Kong. The force’s National Security Departmen...

A group of civilians including two former government officials, filed a corruption complaint against Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte, in a fresh political challenge for the estranged deputy of President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr. The complaint, fil...

"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.