The defence ministry on Saturday announced that senior military officials Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli have been investigated for suspected serious discipline and law violations. Zhang is a member of the Communist Party of China's Political Bureau an...

A new cold wave is forecast to sweep through central and eastern China from Sunday to Tuesday, bringing snow, rain and a drop in temperatures, the National Meteorological Center said on Saturday. That will see light to moderate snowfalls in regions ...

The US military has released a priority-shifting National Defence Strategy that chastised the country's allies in urging them to take control of their own security and reasserted the Trump administration’s focus on dominance in the Western Hemisphe...

China Coast Guard personnel had retrieved 17 Filipino crew members from a shipwreck in the South China Sea as of 12.30pm, the People's Liberation Army Southern Theatre Command said on Friday. Fourteen of those rescued are in stable condition and one...

China's high-quality development via high-level opening-up will provide more opportunities for co-operation with Brazil, President Xi Jinping said on Friday. He made the remarks during a phone call with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva....

Financial Secretary Paul Chan said many global leaders who attended the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos last week were positive about the economic development in Hong Kong and the mainland. In his weekly blog published on Sunday, Chan ...

Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan on Sunday said around half of the visitors travelling from Guangdong to Hong Kong via their private cars stay overnight in the city, giving the local economy a boost. The Southbound Travel for Guang...

The Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) Schemes Authority on Sunday said it's stopped the use of a digital login process to register for its new centralised platform which allows MPF holders to check and manage their accounts. Last month, suspected crimi...

Bus and coach passengers must now wear seatbelts if they're available on the vehicle, as tighter laws took effect on Sunday. Offenders who fail to comply face a maximum HK$5,000 fine and three months in jail. Most passengers RTHK spoke to agreed ...

Authorities said one woman was killed and two others were injured after two vehicles collided in Pat Heung, Yuen Long, in the early hours of Sunday morning. According to the police, the incident happened at around midnight when a taxi driver reporte...

China’s Miao ethnic group is marked out from others thanks to their observance of a unique tradition known as “moving house at night”. The custom sees young men smear soot on their faces, dance, turn lights on and off and conclude the relocatio...

A new Chinese military special-ops drone has shown unprecedented accuracy in live-fire tests, hitting a human-sized target with every shot while using a standard infantry assault rifle. The drone fired 20 single rounds while hovering at a height of 1...

The operator of Hong Kong’s Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) has tightened its online security by scrapping an electronic verification system after scammers used forged identity cards to open accounts and steal residents’ pensions. Ayesha Macpherso...

The Korean government is moving towards regulatory actions against Grok, xAI’s generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, following mounting concerns over its alleged involvement in generating and distributing sexually exploitative deepfake i...

Chinese electric vehicle (EV) king BYD aims for a 24 per cent increase in its overseas deliveries in 2026, buoyed by an expanded sales network and new model launches, as it pursues growth abroad to counteract a slowing domestic market. The Shenzhen-b...

"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.