China on Monday warned that further attacks in the Middle East risk creating an "uncontrollable situation" in the region, after US President Donald Trump threatened to "obliterate" Iran's power plants. Trump gave Tehran a 48-hour deadline on Saturda...

China will maintain a supportive monetary policy stance to create a favorable monetary and financial environment for stable economic growth, high-quality development, and the smooth operation of financial markets, the central bank governor said on Su...

Premier Li Qiang on Sunday said that protectionism is not a panacea for solving problems, and healthy competition and cooperation could bring a win-win outcome. Li made the remarks in his speech at the opening ceremony of the China Development Forum...

Tech giant Xiaomi will invest at least 60 billion yuan in artificial intelligence over the next three years, its founder said, as he stressed the need for all companies to adapt to a "new era". The company, one of the world's largest smartphone make...

Financial Secretary Paul Chan on Thursday said Hong Kong can leverage its research and financial strengths to contribute to the country's tech self-sufficiency push, as the SAR works on drafting its own first five-year development strategy. Speaking...

Hongkong Post announced on Monday that principal postage rates will go up with effect from April 13 — the first increase in more than three years. It said the postage increases for over 90 percent of local mail and surface mail will be within HK$0...

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) on Monday launched a five-year scheme offering free screenings for grassroots senior residents to detect Alzheimer's disease or mild cognitive impairment early. The university said it would be r...

A district councillor representing the city's outlying islands on Monday called for more fare concessions for elderly passengers when the revised transport subsidy policy kicks in at the same time as higher ferry fees. Islands district councillor La...

Commuters using the HK$2 transport subsidy scheme will have to pay higher fees when taking more expensive routes from April 3 as part of a policy change. Revisions to the scheme – first announced in last year's budget – mean elderly and disabled...

Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Rosanna Law said that a key focus of Hong Kong’s upcoming five-year plan will be the strengthening of arts and cultural exchanges between the mainland and other places. Speaking at the opening of the secon...

At war with Iran, US President Donald Trump is cycling through an increasingly desperate list of options as he searches for a solution to the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz. He has jumped from calls to secure the waterway through diplomatic means to ...

A Hong Kong barrister turned activist on trial for allegedly inciting subversion has accused Beijing of undermining the nation’s constitutional order by entrenching one-party rule, describing the move as a regression. Chow Hang-tung told West Kowlo...

Last week, the energy shock caused by the war in Iran showed signs of becoming a full-blown financial and economic crisis. The attacks on energy infrastructure across the Middle East, coupled with soaring prices of crucial refined petroleum products ...

Regal Hotels International Holdings and its units have sold the 494-room Regal Kowloon Hotel for about HK$1.52 billion (US$194 million) to the real estate investment arm of Centaline Group, which operates one of Hong Kong’s largest property agency ...

The ripples of the war against Iran by the US and Israel are exerting inflationary pressures across Africa through higher energy and fertiliser prices, threatening an already fragile economic recovery. Most of Africa’s 54 countries depend on fuel i...

"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.