The chief executive of mainland humanoid robot unicorn Unitree on Thursday said the industry is edging towards a "ChatGPT moment" for robot brains, after the company's blockbuster Shanghai listing crystallised China's ambitions to lead the next front...

A mainland court sentenced Hui Ka-yan, former boss of Evergrande Group, to life in prison on Thursday after convicting him of multiple crimes. It also fined Evergrande Group 8.82 billion yuan and Evergrande Real Estate Group seven billion yuan. The...

The Ministry of Justice on Wednesday said that the European Union's recent cross-border investigation into e-commerce giant JD.com under its Foreign Subsidies Regulation, has constituted unlawful extraterritorial jurisdiction. The EU announced in Ma...

Secretary for Security Chris Tang and a Shenzhen delegation inspected the new Huanggang port facility on Wednesday to review final preparations, saying the target is to begin operations as early as possible. During a meeting with Shenzhen officials,...

Five people were killed and 17 others injured following a wall collapse in Sichuan province. According to local authorities, the incident happened on Tuesday afternoon in a village in Changning County. An investigation showed that a villager was ho...

The DAB on Thursday announced the formation of a harbour connect group that aims to help build a world-class Victoria Harbour waterfront environment to improve the public's sense of well-being and boost the economy. Lawmaker Vincent Cheng, one of it...

Cathay Pacific announced on Thursday it would launch a new direct passenger service to Almaty, Kazakhstan, with the first flight scheduled for January 9, 2027. The service will be the airline's first destination in Central Asia and the only direct p...

More than 150,000 students and staff of four educational institutions were affected by a data breach on the online learning platform Canvas, an investigation by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data has found. The breach, discover...

The Transport Department (TD) on Thursday said it will begin using artificial intelligence by the end of the year to process online vehicle licence renewals and applications for cross-boundary driving schemes. The AI technology will automatically id...

A dog owner was released on bail on Thursday after his canine allegedly attacked and killed two small dogs in Yuen Long. Ng Sui-ting, 52, is charged with failing to properly control a large dog. The Tuen Mun Magistrates Court heard that Ng's lar...

A domestic helper has been arrested in Hong Kong on suspicion of child neglect after a one-year-old girl in her care suffered second-degree burns to her hands, according to the child’s mother. A police source on Thursday confirmed that the Indonesi...

Chinese commercial banks have begun pricing corporate loans against a short-term interbank repo rate rather than the benchmark loan prime rate (LPR), a shift drawing sharp scrutiny from investors worried about the sector’s already thin profitabilit...

Hong Kong drivers will be able to renew their vehicle licences within one day by year-end, down from the current processing time of up to 10 working days, under new artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives aimed at streamlining transport services and...

More than 153,000 students and staff from four tertiary institutions in Hong Kong have been affected by a data breach on the online learning management platform Canvas, an investigation by the city’s privacy watchdog has found. Nearly four months a...

A deadly school attack in the southern Philippines is drawing scrutiny as part of an apparent regional pattern of youth violence that echoes the staging, symbolism and online spectacle of mass shootings overseas. Authorities are investigating whether...

"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.