President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called for solid efforts to secure a good start to the 15th Five-Year Plan. Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, ma...

China never deliberately pursued a trade surplus and is willing to be "the world's market", Vice Premier He Lifeng told the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Tuesday. "We are not only willing to be the world's factory, but also, more eagerly, to be the ...

The British government has given approval for China to build its largest embassy in Europe in London. Local Government Secretary Steve Reed formally approved plans for the building on the site of the two-century-old Royal Mint Court near the Tower o...

China has demanded that Afghanistan do more to protect Chinese citizens after a bombing at a restaurant in Kabul killed at least seven people, including a Chinese man. Speaking at a regular press briefing on Tuesday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo J...

China has received an invitation from the United States to join US President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace for Gaza", Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said on Tuesday. Guo did not specify whether Beijing would accept the invitation. The board...

Polytechnic University (PolyU) on Wednesday unveiled a patriotic education base along with Xi'an Jiaotong University. The PolyU Patriotic Education Base is designed to be an educational platform to help with student exchanges between the SAR and Xi'...

Two domestic helpers were arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of child abuse after medical staff said a four-month baby boy reportedly showed symptoms of Shaken Baby Syndrome. Police received reports on Sunday from Prince of Wales Hospital that the ba...

The University of Hong Kong (HKU)'s education studies programme has been ranked seventh in the latest global league table, making it the only local degree course to be included the global top 10. It comes as the Times Higher Education (THE) on Wedn...

Customs officers on Wednesday said they recently seized smuggled goods worth HK$29 million onboard two ships bound for Macao. Bird's nest, tobacco and electronic products were among the items found on the boats near Tai Kok Tsui at the beginning of ...

The government said on Wednesday that health authorities have approved the majority of medical fee waiver applications since new public charges were brought in at the start of the year. As charges such as those for A&E visits were increased, the fe...

A Shanghai mother who forced her daughter to crawl on her knees on a cold night has been accused of abusive parenting. The unidentified woman meted out the punishment in their residential compound at 9pm on January 6. Passers-by who tried to interven...

Five Singaporeans are among 55 people booked for littering in Johor Bahru since January 1, as Malaysia steps up enforcement under newly gazetted rules that send offenders to court rather than allowing on-the-spot settlements. Johor Solid Waste Manage...

Larry Fink, the interim co-chief of the World Economic Forum (WEF), is openly musing about a venue change for the flagship event that would take the annual January meeting outside Switzerland. “You should also see WEF start doing something new: sho...

Hong Kong’s government is partnering with technology experts, professionals and educators to develop a highly intelligent AI platform tailored to the needs of the city’s schools, Secretary for Education Christine Choi Yuk-lin has said. Choi told ...

Beijing’s recent call to balance trade and investment as part of a push for more sustainable growth reflects a gradual shift towards greater overseas localisation of Chinese supply chains, analysts said, as the country grapples with simmering frict...

"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.