Mainland startup Lumos Robotics is considering a further fundraising round and aims to begin preparing for a possible stock-market listing next year, its founder said, betting that factory cost savings rather than flashy humanoid demonstrations will ...

The body of former premier Zhu Rongji was cremated in Beijing on Tuesday. President Xi Jinping and other senior leaders of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the state, including Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi and...

The Transport Department said on Monday that dedicated lanes for public transport have been set up on Fanling Highway and San Tin Highway to a road connecting to the new Huanggang port ahead of its opening. Writing on social media, the department s...

Value-added industrial output on the mainland increased by 5.3 percent year on year in the first seven months of 2026 as total retail sales of goods and services increased by 2.6 percent year on year during the same period, data from the National Bur...

President Xi Jinping on Monday lauded the "indelible contributions" made by the late leader Jiang Zemin at a grand gathering to commemorate his birth centenary. Xi told the audience at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing that Jiang had contribut...

Customs officers have arrested 10 individuals and seized around 240 kilos of suspected narcotics, with an estimated street value of HK$56 million, following a month-long international anti-trafficking operation. Dubbed "Flame Mesh", the enforcement ...

The Primary Healthcare Commission announced on Tuesday that nine Elderly Health Centres will be gradually integrated into the district health network starting from October 5. The changes will see the number of service points expand from 18 to more t...

The Consumer Council has urged medicine and supplement stores to rectify unscrupulous sales practices amid a surge in adverse reactions. The call came as it revealed on Tuesday that the number of complaints against medicine and supplement products r...

The independent committee investigating the deadly fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po last November has secured Chief Executive John Lee's approval to delay the submission of its report, pushing the deadline to the end of October. "Issues within our t...

Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun on Tuesday said authorities would try and release an improved Heat Stress at Work Warning system before the end of this month. The three-tiered system came under public and expert criticism after remaining...

After years of concern over students using artificial intelligence to cut corners, Singapore’s universities are embracing the technology, driven not just by changes in the classroom but by pressure to prepare graduates for an economy that increasin...

Chinese President Xi Jinping led the party elite to pay a final tribute to former premier Zhu Rongji who was cremated on Tuesday as national flags were lowered to half mast. Zhu, who died of an illness in Beijing last Wednesday aged 97, served as pre...

Hong Kong customs has arrested 10 people and seized suspected cannabis buds worth an estimated HK$56 million (US$7 million) in a month-long operation targeting a syndicate accused of smuggling the drug from Southeast Asia to Europe and Africa via the...

When the Hong Kong stock exchange launched five-year China government bond futures on August 3, it did more than simply expand the city’s derivatives product suite. As the only China government bond futures in the offshore market, the contract dese...

This article was first published on August 18, 1961. Hong Kong declared infected area Authorities adopt strict measures against cholera Stringent health measures to protect Hong Kong have been taken following the confirmation yesterday (August 17, 19...

"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.