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...

Typhoon Bavi was downgraded to a severe tropical storm Sunday after making landfall in the eastern Zhejiang Province, where authorities had evacuated nearly two million people in its path. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. Th...

The Office of the Work Safety Commission under the State Council has decided that it will oversee the investigation into a major fire that killed 28 people in Jinjiang City in Quanzhou, Fujian, the Ministry of Emergency Management said on Saturday. ...

Over 1.72 million people on Saturday had been evacuated across Zhejiang Province to safe areas ahead of Typhoon Bavi, according to authorities. As thousands of primary and secondary schools in the province suspended classes, the Ministry of Water R...

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 Observatory on Monday said it would assess the need to issue Standby Signal No. 1 between Monday evening and Tuesday morning – when the picture over whether a low-pressure system over the northern part of the South China Sea would develop into ...

A group of cross-sector lawmakers has thrown its collective weight behind the Northern Metropolis, presenting a slate of proposals aimed at transforming the massive development into Hong Kong’s next great economic engine. Following a meeting with...

A new policy that gives the green light for dogs to be brought into eateries by diners has seen a smooth start so far in designated restaurants, according to the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, with 2,300 inspections carried out and just a...

A lawmaker says the establishment of the International Organization for Mediation (IOMed) will further consolidate Hong Kong's position as a legal and dispute resolution services centre, in line with the objectives of the city's inaugural five-year p...

China has become just the second country after the United States to achieve the controlled recovery of a reusable orbital space rocket. Friday’s successful capture at sea of the booster stage of a Long March-10B rocket after its maiden launch used ...

New satellite images suggest China’s land reclamation at Antelope Reef in the South China Sea is nearly finished, according to researchers. One image taken on June 22 showed that dredgers within the lagoon of the teardrop-shaped coral atoll in the ...

Filipino domestic workers continue to endure widespread labour exploitation and sexual abuse in Saudi Arabia, according to a new Amnesty International report. The rights watchdog found conditions had barely improved despite years of promised reforms,...

To challenge the global launch market dominance of Elon Musk’s SpaceX, Beijing is adopting a coordinated, multi-company “wolf-pack” strategy fuelled by recent engineering breakthroughs in reusable rocketry. The milestones come as a wave of aero...

A South Korean ⁠court sentenced former ⁠president Yoon Suk-yeol to two years in prison on Monday after finding him guilty of illegally receiving opinion polling services worth 270 million won (US$179,800) for ‌free from a political broker, loca...

"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.