President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin had a tea chat on Wednesday night at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Xi said that over the years, he and Putin have maintained frequent and close exchanges, and jointly created...

China will buy 200 Boeing jets, the Ministry of Commerce announced on Wednesday, days after President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump held talks in Beijing. Washington will guarantee Beijing a sufficient supply of engines and spare pa...

President Xi Jinping on Wednesday called for driving the development and revitalisation of China and Russia through their comprehensive strategic coordination of even higher quality. Xi made the remarks while holding talks with visiting Russian Pres...

President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin opened talks in Beijing on Wednesday. Prior to their meeting, Xi held a welcome ceremony for Putin, who's on a state visit to China. Xi was seen walking down the steps of the Great Hal...

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in China on Tuesday evening for a two-day state visit. He was welcomed at the airport in Beijing by Foreign Minister Wang Yi. On Wednesday, Putin will meet with President Xi Jinping to discuss cooperation in...

The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) said on Thursday it is stepping up efforts to fight mosquitoes after their breeding rate reached "extensive" proportions in more areas, with Tai Wai especially seeing a spike. The move came days a...

The chief technology officer of the Hong Kong Productivity Council said he doesn't see massive job cuts by local businesses – at least in the short term – despite the growing use of artificial intelligence (AI). Lawrence Cheung also said corpora...

People displaced by the Wang Fuk Court fire braved the rain to return in batches to the seven blocks directly affected by last year's blaze for a second time starting on Thursday to salvage what they could. Many of them turned up with suitcases, tro...

Hong Kong has seen heavy rainfall overnight, with the Observatory issuing the red rainstorm warning at 2.40 am before replacing it at 5.15 am with the amber warning, which was cancelled at 9.30 am. It warned of heavy rain in the northern part of the...

The Development Bureau on Wednesday said part of Statue Square Gardens will be closed for four years to facilitate the proposed construction of a pedestrian tunnel connecting Central MTR Station to a new open space at the Central Harbourfront. The b...

A Pentagon delegation may visit China within weeks, paving the way for a potential Beijing trip by Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, the South China Morning Post reported on Thursday. Elbridge Colby, defence undersecretary for policy, may lead the grou...

Chinese archaeologists have started work on a joint excavation project at a site in Greece that may help answer some increasingly popular questions in China about the roots of ancient civilisations. Most global histories are written by European and A...

Malaysia’s internet regulator has issued a statutory demand to TikTok on Thursday after a fake account allegedly used artificial intelligence to insult the country’s king, including posts falsely claiming he ate pork and manipulated images pairin...

We have selected seven lifestyle stories from the past seven days that resonated with our readers. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Saunas, sure. But sleep? A couple stays overnight at a 24-hour spa in S...

The presidents of the United States and Russia visited Beijing on separate trips in May to meet with President Xi Jinping. The South China Morning Post produced extensive coverage of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin’s summit meetings in Beijing. Her...

"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.