China said on Tuesday it had "noted" clarifications from the United States about the reasons for a possible delay to US President Donald Trump's planned trip. Trump, who was expected to visit Beijing at the end of March, said on Monday he had asked ...

China called for "calm and restraint" between Pakistan and Afghanistan on Tuesday, after an air strike on a drug rehabilitation centre in Kabul killed at least 400 people. Afghanistan accused Pakistan on Tuesday of hitting a treatment centre for dru...

US President Donald Trump on Monday said he had asked China to delay his summit with President Xi Jinping by around a month while he deals with the war in the Middle East. Trump had been due to visit Beijing from March 31 to April 2 to reset ties an...

China said on Monday its special envoy had spent a week mediating between Afghanistan and Pakistan and had urged an immediate ceasefire after deadly cross-border clashes flared. South Asian neighbours Pakistan and Afghanistan have had a strained rel...

China and the United States said on Monday the two countries held "constructive" trade and economic talks in Paris. China's International Trade Representative Li Chenggang told reporters that the two sides discussed establishing a bilateral working ...

Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on China and Vietnam to "strengthen strategic co-operation" to guard against global turbulence during talks with his counterpart in Hanoi. The two countries have sought to deepen already close economic and security ti...

China and the United States are in communication with each other regarding US President Donald Trump's China visit, the Foreign Ministry in Beijing said. "China and the United States are maintaining communication regarding President Trump's visit to...

The mainland housing market showed further signs of stabilisation in February as home price declines in 70 large and medium-sized cities continued to narrow from the previous month, official data showed on Monday. In the four first-tier cities – B...

China's factory output growth quickened in the first two months of 2026 while retail sales rebounded in a steady start to the year for an economy confronting multiple challenges including the fallout from US-Israeli attacks on Iran. Industrial outpu...

US President Donald Trump said he may delay a planned summit with President Xi Jinping, while warning Nato of a “very bad” future if allies do not help open up the Strait of Hormuz, in comments published by the Financial Times on Sunday. "I thin...

China and the Unites States began their latest round of economic and trade talks in Paris on Sunday, Xinhua News Agency reported. Vice Premier He Lifeng is heading the Chinese delegation whereas US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent leads the American...

Financial Secretary Paul Chan on Sunday said participating in the development of the country is not only Hong Kong's mission and responsibility, but also a huge opportunity for the city. Writing on his weekly blog, Chan said under the leadership of...

Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said that issues between Afghanistan and Pakistan can only be resolved through dialogue and consultation. Wang told his Afghan counterpart, Amir Khan Muttaqi, in a phone call that the ⁠dispute with Pakistan should not ...

Three ministers will be visiting Vietnam from Sunday to Tuesday for the inaugural China-Vietnam "3+3" strategic dialogue on diplomacy, defence and public security. They are Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Defence Minister Dong Jun and Public Security Mini...

Apple has said it will lower commission fees that it collects from its App Store on the mainland in a huge win for Chinese developers following apparent pressure from regulators in the US tech giant's second-largest market. Fees for in-app purchases...

China and the United States will hold a fresh round of trade talks in Paris from Saturday. Vice Premier He Lifeng will lead the Chinese delegation in the sixth round of Sino-US trade negotiations set to last for four days, according to the Commerce ...

The annual National People's Congress (NPC) drew to a close on Thursday, with the legislature's chairman Zhao Leji saying it sets the stage for the "grand opening" of the nation's 15th Five-Year Plan. President Xi Jinping and other Party and state l...

Enacting a law on combating cross-border corruption is a crucial step in the country’s anti-graft efforts, mainland deputies to the national legislature said on Thursday. They were speaking after the National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Co...

A local delegate to the country's top political advisory body on Wednesday said Hong Kong can help the country achieve high quality growth by providing "financial vitality" for mainland enterprises to better innovate and go global. Tu Haiming, vice-...

Mainland airline bosses on Wednesday said the ongoing conflict in the Middle East will not have a “prolonged impact” on oil prices, but it is difficult to predict how much longer energy costs will fluctuate. Continued strikes by the United Stat...