China has denounced a move by the United States to prosecute Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Speaking at a regular press briefing on Tuesday, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said the prosecution of Maduro in a US court seriously violated ...

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung snapped a selfie with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping using a smartphone gifted to him by Xi, who had joked at their last meeting that the device might be capable of spying. Lee posted a selfie of himself, Xi ...

Premier Li Qiang on Monday said companies should take a leading role when it comes to driving innovation and technology. He made the comment during a three-day inspection visit to Guangdong that ended on Monday, during which he was briefed on the d...

President Xi Jinping and his counterpart from the Republic of Korea, Lee Jae Myung, witnessed the signing of 15 cooperation documents after holding talks on Monday. It comes a day after Lee arrived in Beijing for a state visit. Xinhua News Agency ...

China is willing to strengthen strategic communication with Ireland, deepen political mutual trust and expand pragmatic co-operation to benefit the peoples of both countries and add momentum to relations between Beijing and the European Union, Presid...

The Lands Tribunal on Tuesday approved a government application to dissolve the management committee of the Wang Fuk Court owners’ corporation. It agreed with the administration's argument that the aftermath of the deadly fire at the estate is to...

A think tank on Tuesday suggested the government set up a unit dedicated to helping owners' corporations, in particular those at old buildings, to protect homeowners from bid-rigging. The call is among a raft of recommendations that the PoD Researc...

Two men were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly providing illegal ride-hailing services. The men, aged 49 and 53, were held in an undercover operation in which police officers posed as customers who wanted to get from Sheung Shui to Yuen Long. The...

A planning official said on Tuesday the government planned to offer residents of fire-devastated Wang Fuk Court redevelopment and rehousing options. The fire in November killed at least 161 people and left thousands still living in temporary accomm...

China's flagship carrier Air China said on Tuesday that it would sell 108.1 million shares, or a 1.61 percent stake, in Cathay Pacific Airways for HK$1.32 billion in a move that Cathay's CEO described as "tactical". Air China priced the shares at HK...

A traditional custom in northern China known as “hiding from the lanterns” requires that newly married women leave their husband’s home and avoid the groom’s family lantern on their first Lantern Festival after marriage. In China, lanterns ar...

The death toll in violence surrounding protests in Iran has risen to at least 35 people, activists said Tuesday, as the country’s theocracy acknowledged the unrest in one western province where security forces reportedly raided a hospital. The figu...

A site on northwest Lantau Island is likely to be chosen for a French aeronautical services company to build a factory that will house Hong Kong’s first aircraft dismantling business, the Post has learned. Sources on Tuesday said the site at To Kau...

Morgan Stanley upgraded Hong Kong’s property sector to “attractive”, noting that an all-round improvement in the city’s economy and a policy-driven recovery will continue to push prices higher this year. The US investment bank forecast home p...

As Japanese employers search for new ways to retain workers amid the country’s labour shortages and declining birth rate, some are embracing an unconventional addition to their benefits packages: corporate-only dating apps. The services, which allo...

"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.