China has bought at least 14 cargoes of US soybeans, two traders with knowledge of the deals said, its largest purchase since at least January and the most significant since a summit between presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump in October. China i...

Chief Executive John Lee on Tuesday said the world has recognised Hong Kong's achievements, with the SAR maintaining robust economic growth in the third quarter despite the "chaos" facing the global economy. Lee made the remarks at the International...

Premier Li Qiang on Monday said China stands ready to deepen cooperation with Russia in investment, energy, agriculture and other fields. Li made the remarks in talks with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin in Moscow, adding that the Chinese m...

Chief Executive John Lee announced on Monday that Hong Kong has forged partnerships with Dalian and Guangxi ports on the mainland and Chile's San Antonio port as part of efforts to reinforce the SAR's position as a global shipping centre. He made th...

Japan on Monday moved to tamp down an escalating row with China that has prompted Beijing to urge citizens to halt travel to its East Asian neighbour. The dispute was triggered by comments by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi earlier this month...

The Hong Kong men's under-22 basketball team finished in ninth place at the National Games, following a hard-fought 109-105 victory over Fujian in their final placement match on Tuesday. The tournament, one of eight events hosted by the city at this...

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) on Tuesday vowed to cultivate medical pioneers as the institution expressed its "deepest gratitude" at being selected to run the city's third medical school. Council chairman Harry Shum sai...

The Executive Council on Tuesday approved a proposal put forward by Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) to establish the city's third medical school. Secretary for Health Lo Chung‑mau said a task group conducted a holistic asse...

Chief Executive John Lee on Tuesday said the world has recognised Hong Kong's achievements, with the SAR maintaining robust economic growth in the third quarter despite the "chaos" facing the global economy. Lee made the remarks at the International...

Hong Kong tennis sensation Coleman Wong can look forward to at least a bronze medal at the National Games after reaching the men's singles semi-finals in Hengqin. On Tuesday, he cruised past Beijing's Cui Jie in straight sets, in part powered by nin...

Bitcoin continues to plunge as a cryptocurrency sell-off deepens, shaving off gains in share prices that some Hong Kong-listed firms made this year after launching digital asset initiatives. Bitcoin at one point on Tuesday dropped below US$90,000, mo...

A former French diplomat has urged Europe and China to discuss security guarantees for Ukraine, describing the issue as “the major challenge” facing the two sides. “The Ukraine war is fracturing the dialogue between two parts of the world,” M...

Widespread rumours claiming that former K-pop idol Kris Wu had died in prison after failing to meet gang demands have rocked mainland social media. Chinese-Canadian actor and singer Wu, who debuted in 2012 as a member of EXO before launching a solo c...

The Japanese yen slid to a nine-month low against the US dollar, breaching a closely watched threshold of 155 amid domestic policy uncertainties, fading expectations of a Federal Reserve rate cut in December, and amplified China-Japan tensions over T...

India is unlikely to accept an extradition request for Bangladesh’s former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who is facing the death penalty in her own country for crimes against humanity. Hasina, 78, has been living in India since fleeing Bangladesh i...

"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.