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 ...

Firefighters rescued a resident and around 100 others fled to safety by themselves after a fire broke out in a housing block in Kowloon Bay on Tuesday. Police said they were alerted to a fire in a flat at Lok Ching House, Kai Ching Estate, at about ...

Secretary for Security Chris Tang said on Tuesday government plans to ban two groups accused of subverting state power from operating in Hong Kong are necessary to safeguard national security. The Security Bureau issued written notices to "Hong Kon...

An artificial grass wall spanning four storeys caught fire in Causeway Bay on Tuesday. Footage circulating online showed thick smoke billowing into the air outside Lee Theatre at around 1pm. No injuries were reported. Traffic on Yiu Wa Street and ...

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 ...

China’s leading aircraft manufacturer, determined to carve out a share of the lucrative but technologically complex civil aviation market, has obtained a timely round of financial support from its state backers, greatly expanding its registered cap...

Hong Kong is ramping up efforts to expand the use of local currencies across the Asia-Pacific region, including developing a local currency debt market, as part of a push to hedge against rising geopolitical risks, according to Hong Kong Monetary Aut...

The sister of fugitive Malaysian financier Low Taek Jho, whose whereabouts are still unknown, and a close associate were ordered by the Kuala Lumpur High Court to pay 11.58 billion ringgit (US$2.8 billion) to 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), over â€...

Hong Kong’s national security police arrested a man and a woman for allegedly publishing social media posts with seditious intent and funding activities that endanger national security. According to an insider, officers arrested the pair on Monday,...

Hong Kong’s antitrust watchdog has launched a citywide campaign to raise awareness about the risks of sharing commercially sensitive information among businesses. The initiative will remind companies that they risk falling foul of the law if they s...

"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.