A Thai court handed out death sentences on Thursday to two ethnic Uyghur men from Xinjiang for a 2015 bombing in Bangkok that killed 20 people. Reacting to the verdict, China said it supports Thailand in "severely punishing" the pair. The explosion...

China has pledged to further improve the mechanisms for protecting citizens' civil and political rights, according to a report released on Thursday by the State Council Information Office. The National Human Rights Action Plan of China (2026-2030), ...

Seven people were killed and 17 others injured in an explosion in Guangxi. The blast occurred in the town of Xingan at around 1.40am on Thursday. The cause of the explosion is not immediately known but authorities have ruled out it involving gas pi...

China remained the world's leading contributor to high-quality scientific research, according to the Nature Index 2026 Research Leaders rankings released on Wednesday. The latest rankings showed that China's research output increased by 22.4 percent...

Beijing on Wednesday said it was deeply concerned over the conflict in the Middle East and urged against escalation after Washington carried out strikes on Iran over the downing of a US helicopter. "Various relevant parties should maintain calm and ...

Executive councillor and senior counsel Ronny Tong said subsidiary legislation clarifying the classification mechanism for "other offences endangering national security under the law of the HKSAR" will not affect the substantive rights of defendants....

The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) on Thursday announced a new measure designed to combat touting through the unauthorised transfer of bookings for leisure and sports facilities. Starting July 7, SmartPLAY users who log into the My ...

Permanent residents entering and leaving the SAR through the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge will soon be able to pass the boundary in about five seconds as the Immigration Department gives its contactless e-channels an upgrade. The Immigration Depar...

Customs officers on Thursday said they arrested six people in an operation targeting counterfeit goods related to the World Cup. The 230,000 items seized – which were either cross-boundary shipments or online goods – had an estimated market val...

The University of Hong Kong medical school said it is launching a formal investigation into an intern doctor following multiple allegations of professional misconduct, including the unauthorised use of medical equipment and potential breaches of pati...

An EU-China dialogue on digital matters has been postponed as tensions between the two sides threaten to boil over. The meeting, initially scheduled for June 23 in Beijing, will no longer take place, with no immediate date set for a follow-up, people...

Three Indian sailors on a commercial vessel hit by the United States off the coast of Oman are dead, New Delhi’s shipping minister said on Thursday. “It is deeply unfortunate to learn of the tragic incident aboard the Palau-flagged MT Settebello,...

The Philippines may be taking steps to curb gambling addiction, but for Bridges of Hope founder and director Jon Ty, the number of helpline calls that he has received over the past year tells a different story. Such calls to the rehabilitation centre...

A high-ranking workplace safety official in central China’s Shanxi province has been placed under investigation over a massive coal mine explosion that killed 82. Zhang Heping, deputy director of the provincial department of emergency management, i...

Zou Jiayi is president and chairwoman of the board of directors of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), a multilateral development lender headquartered in Beijing and inaugurated in 2016. Before leading AIIB, Zou was deputy secretary gene...

"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.