Secretary for Security Chris Tang and a Shenzhen delegation inspected the new Huanggang port facility on Wednesday to review final preparations, saying the target is to begin operations as early as possible. During a meeting with Shenzhen officials,...

Five people were killed and 17 others injured following a wall collapse in Sichuan province. According to local authorities, the incident happened on Tuesday afternoon in a village in Changning County. An investigation showed that a villager was ho...

Shares of Chinese robotics pioneer, Unitree, soared over six-fold in its Shanghai trading debut on Wednesday, after raising more than US$900 million in its initial public offering. The Hangzhou-based company saw shares spike as much as 629 percent t...

Chinese startup LandSpace on Wednesday recovered the first stage of its Zhuque-3 rocket – the first time the nation has achieved the feat on land. The ability to return, recover and reuse a booster is crucial to reduce cost and make it easier to p...

A shallow earthquake of magnitude 5.6 struck northwestern Qinghai early on Wednesday, the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC) said. It said the tremor struck at a depth of 10 kilometres, in Haixi Prefecture at 5.36 am. The US Geological Survey ...

President Xi Jinping expressed support on Tuesday for Latin American countries' independence and self-reliance as he met with his Ecuadoran counterpart Daniel Noboa in Beijing, state media reported. Noboa, a staunch ally of US President Donald Trump...

A rising number of mainland companies are eyeing expansion in the Belt and Road region as the wave of enterprises "going global" entered a new phase, according to a survey. The Trade Development Council (TDC) surveyed 2,015 firms across the country ...

Mainland startup Lumos Robotics is considering a further fundraising round and aims to begin preparing for a possible stock-market listing next year, its founder said, betting that factory cost savings rather than flashy humanoid demonstrations will ...

The body of former premier Zhu Rongji was cremated in Beijing on Tuesday. President Xi Jinping and other senior leaders of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the state, including Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi and...

The Transport Department said on Monday that dedicated lanes for public transport have been set up on Fanling Highway and San Tin Highway to a road connecting to the new Huanggang port ahead of its opening. Writing on social media, the department s...

Value-added industrial output on the mainland increased by 5.3 percent year on year in the first seven months of 2026 as total retail sales of goods and services increased by 2.6 percent year on year during the same period, data from the National Bur...

President Xi Jinping on Monday lauded the "indelible contributions" made by the late leader Jiang Zemin at a grand gathering to commemorate his birth centenary. Xi told the audience at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing that Jiang had contribut...

Secretary for Security Chris Tang on Monday said the government is planning to hold at least one joint drill with authorities in Shenzhen to test out the readiness of the new Huanggang port facility. Tang said two previous drills, held last Thursda...

It's a career path she never expected, but Dr Carol Ng says she wouldn't have it any other way. The paediatric radiologist at Hong Kong Children's Hospital uses cutting-edge imaging and virtual reality to help young patients suffering from rare con...

State media say the remains of late former premier Zhu Rongji will be cremated in Beijing on Tuesday. Zhu, who passed away on Wednesday at the age of 98, was also a Standing Committee member of the Political Bureau of the 14th and 15th Central Commi...

Two military summer camp programmes hosted by the People's Liberation Army Hong Kong Garrison concluded on Sunday, with more than 500 students attending the closing ceremonies at San Wai Barracks. Chief Executive John Lee officiated the ceremonies ...

President Xi Jinping extended congratulations to South Korean President Lee Jae-myung on the 78th anniversary of the founding of the country's government. In his message on Saturday, Xi pointed out that China and South Korea are important neighbours...

China strongly deplores Japan's negative moves related to the Yasukuni war shrine, and has lodged serious protests against Japan, a Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson said on Saturday. The spokesperson made the remarks after Japanese Prime Min...

An environmental expert says the country’s new Ecological and Environmental Code, which took effect on Saturday to mark National Ecology Day, opens up opportunities for Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area to deepen ecological partnerships. Passed b...

A Chinese shipowner is set to begin the world's first weekly container service through the Arctic on an express route to Europe on Saturday, making the voyages until October. The company, Sea Legend, tested the premise last year when it completed th...