Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan visited the newly redeveloped Huanggang port on Friday to assess its transport infrastructure, as the government pledges to deliver a seamless and efficient cross-border travel experience between Hong ...

The purchasing managers' index for the nation's manufacturing sector stood at 49.2 in July, down from 50.3 from June, official data showed on Friday. Huo Lihui, a chief statistician with the National Bureau of Statistics, attributed the fall to mult...

It won't take long for Huanggang port to open even though the official date has not been announced, according to former secretary for security Lai Tung-kwok. He was speaking as the Hong Kong Port Area was established as being subject to the SAR’s ...

Financial Secretary Paul Chan has told RTHK that boosting infrastructure links between the Northern Metropolis and mainland cities is needed to strengthen connectivity within the Greater Bay Area and better leverage its geographical advantages. Spea...

Coal-fired power accounted for 49.7 percent of the nation's total electricity output in the first half of 2026, marking the first time its share has fallen below 50 percent and a new milestone in the country's transition towards a green and low-carbo...

Hong Kong, China tennis star Coleman Wong’s remarkable run at the Mifel Open in Mexico came to an end on Saturday, as the 22-year-old fell to France’s Arthur Gea in the semi-finals of the ATP 250 tournament. Wong battled for just under two hour...

Secretary for Security Chris Tang announced that more than 100 drills would be conducted at the redeveloped Huanggang port ahead of its opening to ensure that it operates smoothly. They will include stress tests jointly carried out with Shenzhen tha...

Officials are putting Hong Kong's emerging "ticket stub economy" to the test at the Football Festival – a scheme officials hope to expand across other major events if it proves its worth. Speaking on a Commercial Radio programme on Saturday, Secre...

Commissioner for Labour Sam Hui said on Saturday that 36 fixed penalties have been issued to smokers at construction sites in around two weeks. They were the first to be caught since a complete smoking ban at construction sites took effect on July 1...

The Hospital Authority (HA) said the rate of feeding newborn babies exclusively with breast milk has been declining in recent years, due to a lack of confidence in sustaining breastfeeding among mothers and their physical exhaustion. It called for a...

Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu and his ministers will hold the first district consultation session to gather views on his coming policy address and the city’s inaugural five-year plan in Tuen Mun on Sunday. Only government-chosen reside...

Hangzhou Library, located in eastern China’s Zhejiang province, is affectionately dubbed “the warmest library” because it opens its doors to beggars and scavengers, even featuring a statue of one such individual. Notably, it was the first libra...

The total number of registered electors in Hong Kong’s geographical constituencies has dropped for a fifth consecutive year to 4.12 million, while the tally of newly registered voters climbed to its highest level since 2021. According to figures re...

Several major stress tests involving more than 10,000 people – including Hong Kong civil servants – will be carried out at the newly revamped Huanggang Port border crossing, as part of more than 100 exercises to be conducted in the coming months ...

The United ⁠Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) ⁠said on Saturday it had received reports of two maritime incidents off Oman, including one in which a tanker was struck by ‌an unknown projectile. In the first incident, a tanker was hit ab...

"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.