China's leading state-backed semiconductor association said on Tuesday it "firmly opposes" Dutch authorities intervening over a European subsidiary of Chinese chip firm Wingtech. The Netherlands invoked the Goods Availability Act to take control of ...

China announced sanctions on Tuesday against five US-linked subsidiaries of South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean amid trade tensions between the world's two largest economies, sending the company's shares sharply lower. The move, announced by the C...

China's Ministry of Transport on Tuesday announced the launch of a probe into how the US Section 301 investigation affects the security and development interests of its shipping and shipbuilding sectors, as well as related industrial and supply chain...

The commerce ministry on Tuesday said it had informed the US about the rare earth export controls Beijing announced last week prior to their introduction, adding that working-level talks between the two sides took place on Monday. Reiterating that i...

President Xi Jinping on Monday called for more concrete efforts to support women during a global summit in Beijing, where he announced China's pledge to donate millions of US dollars to a United Nations agency that protects women's rights. Deliverin...

A recent survey by the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups has revealed a significant rise in anxiety levels among secondary students as the new academic year gets under way. The study, which polled 5,551 students, found that over one in four are e...

Temporary traffic controls will be implemented on the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge and surrounding areas on November 8 to facilitate the men's individual road cycling event for this year's National Games. The road race, a unique event spanning Guan...

Chief Executive John Lee pledged on Tuesday to step up conservation efforts as the government looks to formulate regulations to better protect Hong Kong's countryside amid concerns of ecological damage caused by overtourism. The pledge came in the ...

Chief Executive John Lee said on Tuesday that torch relays will take place at the beginning of next month, ahead of the National Games to be co-hosted by Hong Kong, Macau and Guangdong. He said officials are planning a route in Hong Kong which will...

Any decision not to seek re-election in the upcoming Legislative Council election is a "personal choice" on the part of lawmakers, Chief Executive John Lee said on Tuesday, after more than 10 incumbents announced they are standing down. He expresse...

Global trade has withstood the test of the Trump administration’s tariff hikes and is expected to continue to hold up in the next few years, albeit at a slower growth pace, according to new research. Global trade volume would grow at an average ann...

Pakistan has vowed to respond to future terrorist attacks launched from Afghanistan with overwhelming military force after deadly cross-border clashes over the weekend, with the conflict setting the stage for prolonged hostilities between Islamabad a...

Western sanctions on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine have shifted global energy flows, with India and China emerging as prominent buyers of Russian oil. The question is no longer from whom New Delhi and Beijing will purchase energy, but in w...

A Hong Kong policeman has been jailed for six months over the “shocking” sexual assault of a female pedestrian earlier this year, with a magistrate slamming him for endangering public safety. Kowloon City Court on Tuesday sentenced Constable Chen...

Malaysian opposition party Bersatu on Tuesday sacked an MP and four local leaders for breaching ethics, as splits emerge inside the Malay-Muslim coalition over their candidate for prime minister in national elections slated to be held by 2028. Rumbli...

"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.