The nation's export growth topped forecasts in June as strong demand for semiconductors and a rush by manufacturers to ship goods to the United States ahead of potential new tariffs countered broader concerns about the Iran war and weakening global d...

China has set a goal of raising total retail sales of consumer goods to around 60 trillion yuan by 2030 and further strengthening consumption's role in driving economic growth, according to a government plan on expanding consumption during the 15th F...

President Xi Jinping will attend the opening ceremony of an international conference on artificial intelligence in Shanghai and deliver a keynote speech. The 2026 World AI Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance will be held from J...

Shenzhou-23 spaceflight mission's three-person crew has successfully tested an upgraded in-orbit mass measurement device at the nation's space station as the trio approach their 50th day in orbit with a steadily expanding roster of scientific experim...

The Ministry of Water Resources on Sunday upgraded its flood warning to yellow, as Typhoon Bavi is forecast to bring heavy rainfall to vast swathes of the country from Sunday to Tuesday. Bavi, the ninth typhoon of the year, made successive landfalls...

The number of top-scorers in Hong Kong’s university entrance exams has surpassed the record for a second straight year. A total of 24 students achieved the perfect score in this year's Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE) exams, eight more compar...

The vice president of the Chinese Association of Hong Kong and Macao Studies said on Tuesday that Hong Kong should keep improving its national security laws. Wang Zhenmin, a law professor at Tsinghua University, described the process of improving na...

A lawmaker on Tuesday suggested the government should further boost a plan that encourages subsidy recipients to enter the job market. Elaine Chik's comments came after the government on Monday said it will roll out cash incentives of up to HK$45,00...

Chief Executive John Lee said on Tuesday that the SAR can serve as a platform for both mainland and overseas companies to expand by connecting markets, capital and standards. Speaking at a finance summit, Lee noted that firms are working to boost c...

Veteran Hong Kong filmmaker Nansun Shi passed away on Monday at the age of 75. She had produced and distributed many of the city's classic cinematic works, including "Infernal Affairs", "A Chinese Ghost Story", and "Once Upon a Time in China". Shi'...

The High Court in Singapore has awarded two cabinet ministers S$230,000 (US$177,860) each in damages following a defamation trial involving financial news outlet Bloomberg and one of its reporters over the officials’ property transactions. In Janua...

An independent Hong Kong bookshop founded by journalists has announced that it will close on August 30, citing financial losses and “hard-to-grasp red lines”. In a statement posted on social media on Tuesday, the bookstore Have a Nice Stay said i...

Great leadership doesn’t start with what you do but who you are. There are generally two leadership styles: loud and quiet. Loud leadership considers visibility for effectiveness and often focuses on showing dominance to drive results. Quiet leader...

France’s Emmanuel Macron is overseeing his 10th and last national day parade as president on Tuesday. The annual military procession – which marks the July 14, 1789, storming of the Bastille fortress in Paris during the French Revolution – will...

China’s chip exports nearly doubled in the first half of the year, customs data shows, as a global AI boom cemented computing hardware’s place as a key economic growth engine. In the first six months of this year, China exported 179.44 billion in...

"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.