The 12th national memorial day was observed in Nanjing on Saturday to honour about 300,000 victims killed by Japanese troops during the Nanjing Massacre, in a year that marks the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II (WWII). Despite the winter...

The SAR on Friday welcomed Beijing's decision that the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) finance ministers' meeting 2026 would be held in Hong Kong. The decision on the October meeting also came as China, as the host of Apec, said it has conf...

Hong Kong table tennis player Chiu Kan-shan claimed a silver medal in the women’s individual TT7 event at the National Games for Persons with Disabilities on Friday. Paralympic champion Wang Rui of Sichuan won the gold medal with a straight-sets 3...

JD.com, one of China's largest e-commerce firms, has pledged 22 billion yuan in housing support for its army of couriers as competition intensifies in the instant retail market. JD.com's move, announced in a post on its official WeChat account on Fr...

India has cut red tape to speed business visas for Chinese professionals, two officials said, in a major step to boost ties between the Asian giants and end chronic delays that cost output worth billions of dollars because of scarce technicians. As ...

People flocked to the annual Hong Kong Brands and Products Expo on Saturday as it got under way at Victoria Park. The 24-day fair, organised by the Chinese Manufacturers' Association of Hong Kong, is expected to attract 1.3 million visitors and gene...

Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Erick Tsang said on Saturday the government was pleased and grateful to see that more than 1.31 million people had cast votes in the geographical constituencies in the Legislative Council election ami...

Former secretary for commerce and economic development Gregory So died on Saturday at the age of 67 following ill health. Chief Executive John Lee expressed sorrow over So's passing and extended his deepest condolences to his family. "Mr So had ded...

Deputy Financial Secretary Michael Wong says the government is confident it can build subsidised homes in the same district for residents affected by the Wang Fuk Court fire in Tai Po. Speaking on Commercial Radio on Saturday, he said the government...

Liberal Party chairman Tommy Cheung said on Saturday that the independent committee set up to probe the cause of the Tai Po fire could come up with its findings much faster than an inquiry commission. Led by Electoral Affairs Commission head David L...

In China’s Gelao ethnic group, an old custom required brides to have one or two upper teeth removed before marriage, supposedly to avoid bringing harm to the groom’s family. In some cases, the missing teeth were even replaced by those of a dog fo...

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The Chinese ambassador to Rwanda said on Friday that China-Africa cooperation had expanded into forward-looking sectors such as artificial intelligence, the digital economy, green energy, fintech and sustainable development. While attending the Seven...

At a packed and tiny storefront in Hong Kong’s Sham Shui Po, Yau Yiu-wai busily explains the best way to open and shut umbrellas to an endless stream of interested buyers. But the 73-year-old shop owner only received a bump in customers after annou...

People love to hate governments, and they loathe having to pay taxes. However, from now on, we’ll have to embrace more state intervention and the need for higher taxes or else legislate a more dirigiste system of directing personal savings into inv...

"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.