Ratings agency Moody's on Tuesday cut its outlook on China's government credit ratings to negative from stable, citing lower medium-term economic growth and ongoing downsizing of the property sector. Moody's affirmed China's A1 long-term local and f...

China’s services business activity growth picked up in November, as a private-sector survey showed on Tuesday. The Caixin/S&P Global services purchasing managers’ index (PMI), an economic indicator gauging China’s private sector services acti...

China hopes to boost relations with the European Union (EU) at an upcoming summit, with a firm focus on pragmatic cooperation in the face of complex situations and severe challenges, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said. In a meeting on Monday with EU dipl...

The Chinese military said an American naval ship “illegally intruded” on Monday into waters near a disputed South China Sea atoll that has recently seen several maritime confrontations. A Chinese naval force was mobilised to track the USS Gabrie...

The High Court has postponed until January 29 a court hearing scheduled for Monday on troubled Chinese property developer Evergrande’s winding-up petition. Evergrande is trying to win support from its creditors for a plan to restructure more than ...

The government said on Tuesday that those who cast a ballot in Sunday’s district council elections will be given a thank-you card, as part of a slew of “thoughtful arrangements” to encourage people to vote. In a statement, the government said...

The Health Bureau on Tuesday proposed allowing physiotherapists and occupational therapists to provide services to patients without the need for a doctor’s referral in certain circumstances. These include if a patient has proof of a relevant diagn...

The chairman of the Electoral Affairs Commission (EAC), David Lok, on Tuesday reminded care homes to refrain from influencing their elderly residents in the upcoming district council elections. Lok’s comment follows an earlier announcement by the...

Street cleaners say they are worried that the introduction of newly designed rubbish bins will mean more work for them, as they seem to have smaller holes and people may end up discarding their trash next to the bins. The Environmental Protection De...

One man has appeared in court and an arrest warrant has been issued for another over a social media post which allegedly encouraged people not to vote in this Sunday's district council elections. The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) ...

Two women who poured cooking ingredients into a river in China as part of a “release life” tradition to bring good luck have sparked anger online.

A passenger was denied entry into the Philippines and was returned to Australia after being restrained and escorted off a Scoot flight for displaying “disruptive behaviour”.

Even as Japan is ‘rapidly globalising’, many people are reluctant to speak English, a move one observer says is ‘self-defeating’ for the world’s third-largest economy.

Political commentator, 45, is facing three counts of inciting others to skip Sunday’s district council election, while analyst programmer is charged over sharing anti-voting post.

When time-varying tolls are introduced at the three cross-harbour tunnels, Hong Kong will have a form of congestion charging for the first time. The charging system could be extended to congested roads which are not tunnels, and free up road space fo...

"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.