New US tariffs of up to 100 percent took effect on Thursday on drones and certain components, as Washington pushes to lower its import reliance in an industry that China dominates. US President Donald Trump signed an order setting out the duties in ...

Authorities on the mainland warned of flash floods in Fujian province while heavy rain trapped teachers and students in a compound ⁠in Zhejiang province as storms from Typhoon Saudel lashed several regions, state media said on Thursday. More than ...

President Xi Jinping and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on Wednesday called for efforts to facilitate the unhindered entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza. Xi, who is on a state visit to Egypt, called for efforts to consolidate the Gaza cease...

President Xi Jinping on Wednesday met with his Egyptian counterpart, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi as he began his first visit to Egypt in a decade. The 21-gun salute at Cairo's Ittihadiya Palace marked the start of a day of talks expected to cover the Middl...

China's trade with Asean member countries exceeded US$1 trillion for the first time last year, Vice Minister of Commerce Yan Dong said on Tuesday. The value of bilateral trade reached US$1.05 trillion, up 7.4 percent. China has remained Asean's lar...

Chief Executive John Lee said Hong Kong's rule of law, free-flowing capital and global financial heft take on new weight as the Greater Bay Area (GBA) prepares to welcome Apec leaders for the first time this November. Delivering a video speech at th...

Three women appeared in court on Thursday over a brawl in a Kwun Tong shopping mall last month, in which a five-year-old girl was allegedly slapped. The three defendants were charged with fighting in public. One of the women, a 68-year-old, was al...

The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) said Hong Kong's restricted-breed law allows for dog confiscation based on visual traits, though owners are able to appeal classifications to a review panel. Speaking on RTHK's Backchat pro...

The Observatory said the Standby Signal No. 1 would remain in force on Thursday and it would assess the need for a higher storm signal on Friday even though Tropical Storm Saudel is weakening. Acting senior scientific officer Shum Chi-tai said Saude...

Assistant Director of Health Frank Chan on Thursday said authorities had not found any Wilms' tumour 1 (WT1) vaccines after police and the Department of Health raided 14 premises and arrested three people while seizing more than 890 vaccine vials. T...

More than 75 per cent of homeowners at the only block spared the worst of last November’s deadly fire at Wang Fuk Court have agreed to sell their flats to the Hong Kong government, with authorities to press ahead with acquisition procedures. The Ho...

Hong Kong film actor and director Louis Koo Tin-lok and his production company have been sued for more than HK$149 million (US$19 million) for allegedly failing to repay a loan from an offshore firm seven years ago. The latest lawsuit compounded the ...

US tech titans including Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Tesla’s Elon Musk are pressing global powers to curb artificial intelligence regulations, warning that strict guard rails risk suffocating innovation as the US and China compete in an intensifyin...

The potential deployment of an American army specialist unit capable of integrated operations across domains, including cyberspace, to South Korea could further reorient the US military’s role on the peninsula from deterring North Korea towards con...

A Malaysian royal’s plan to sell a tract of land in the heart of Singapore faces a complication: a tax bill that may exceed US$1 billion. A levy known as a land betterment charge has emerged as a sticking point in negotiations between some prospect...

"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.