Chief Executive John Lee on Tuesday thanked mainland officials for their support with disaster relief and rescue efforts following the Tai Po fire. He noted that President Xi Jinping had shown great concern and ordered full support for Hong Kong. O...

French President Emmanuel Macron will visit China between December 3 and 5, according to the Foreign Ministry in Beijing. Macron's office said on Wednesday that he would meet President Xi Jinping during the visit. The confirmation of the trip comes...

The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for the nation's manufacturing sector stood at 49.2 in November, up 0.2 percentage points from the previous month, official data showed on Sunday. A reading above 50 indicates expansion, while a reading below 50 ...

Mainland authorities have ordered a nationwide campaign targeting fire hazards in high-rise residential and public buildings. This came after Hong Kong's deadliest blaze in decades at Tai Po's Wang Fuk Court claimed at least 128 lives. The State Co...

President Xi Jinping has emphasised the importance of improving long-term mechanisms for cyberspace governance. Presiding over a Politburo meeting on Friday, he called for sustained efforts to cultivate a clean, healthy and sound online environment....

Mainland authorities on Thursday said 11 people were killed and two others injured in the early hours of the morning, after a test train collided with maintenance workers on the track in Kunming, in southwest Yunnan province. The train, which was ...

Mainland charities and companies are pouring financial, equipment and aid into Hong Kong as the city continues to battle one of the worst fires for a second day on Thursday. They are led by a charity and organisations linked to mainland tycoon and p...

The Chinese mainland on Wednesday criticised Taiwan leader Lai Ching-te for publicly siding with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi over her recent remarks on Taiwan, slamming Lai's statements and actions as "disgusting". At a press conference, ...

Two giant pandas were flying home from France to China for retirement on Tuesday, after the female was diagnosed with kidney failure. Huan Huan and her partner Yuan Zi arrived at the Beauval Zoo in central France in 2012 as part of China's "panda di...

The atmosphere of a phone call between President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump on Monday was "positive, friendly and constructive," Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said. Mao told a regular press briefing on Tuesday that the US...

The Shenzhou-22 spaceship on Tuesday successfully docked with the Tiangong space station hours after launch, successfully accomplishing the first emergency launch mission in the nation's space programme. The China Manned Space Agency had declared th...

Indian airlines Air India and Akasa Air said on Tuesday they were cancelling some flights after ash plumes from a volcanic eruption in Ethiopia disrupted operations. Air India said it had cancelled 11 flights on Monday and Tuesday to make precaution...

The Shenzhou-22 spaceship was on Tuesday launched at 12.11pm and is on its way to the Tiangong space station, marking the first emergency launch mission in the nation's manned space programme. Blasting off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, ...

Chief Executive John Lee on Tuesday said the nation's 15th Five-Year Plan – which outlines the proposals for an even brighter SAR – offers a clear course for Hong Kong's development. Speaking at a seminar at government headquarters to promote th...

China's top science academy chief called for closer regional collaboration within the Greater Bay Area to push for industrial upgrading and high-quality development at a seminar on the fourth plenum on Tuesday. Hou Jianguo, president of the Chinese ...

A Beijing official said on Tuesday now is the best time for Hong Kong to go all in on economic growth, urging the SAR to seize opportunities presented by the country's modernisation and align with its 15th Five-Year Plan. The comments were made by Z...

President Xi Jinping on Monday told his US counterpart Donald Trump in a phone conversation that China and the United States should keep up the momentum in ties, and keep moving forward in the right direction on the basis of equality, respect and mut...

The country's upcoming multi-sport event for para athletes is a stage for them to showcase their perseverance, sports minister Rosanna Law said, as authorities held a flag presentation ceremony on Monday. Chief Executive John Lee presented the SAR f...

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning on Monday said conditions were not yet ready for a meeting among the leaders of China, Japan and South Korea. Mao said the blatant and erroneous remarks recently made by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi r...

Chief Executive John Lee on Monday said the "extremely erroneous remarks" by Japan's leader have seriously hurt the feelings of the Chinese people and challenge the post-war international order. The dispute between Beijing and Tokyo was triggered ...