The European Commission’s top trade envoy, Maroš Šefčovič, is in China holding a two-day meeting with Commerce Minister Wang Wentao amid trade tensions between Beijing and the European Union. The EU is looking to narrow its 360-billion-euro tr...

Local think tank Our Hong Kong Foundation has urged the government to deepen its collaboration with mainland cities to assist the growing number of Hong Kong residents retiring in Guangdong. This would include helping retirees purchase specialist m...

The chairman of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, Jonathan Choi, said placing rural modernisation at the centre of national development offers immense opportunities for Hong Kong businesses. Priorities on revitalising rural areas are outlined...

China on Tuesday called on France and Germany to steer clear of "protectionist" trade measures after their leaders urged the European Union to develop a legal arsenal for a potential trade war. French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor ...

Novak Djokovic was handed the China Open trophy after Alex de Minaur retired injured in the final on Tuesday. Both players asked for medical timeouts after the opening set. De Minaur had a groin issue and quit after winning the opening game of the s...

Two men have been arrested for allegedly stealing gold pellets worth around HK$30 million. The arrests came after police received a report early on Wednesday from a man who claimed his gold pellets had been swapped for bottles of fabric softener and...

National security police have arrested two people on suspicion of publishing seditious posts on social media that incite hatred against the SAR's constitutional order, the force said on Thursday. The suspects, a 38-year-old man and a 38-year-old wom...

Legislators have moved to debating motions focusing on expediting the Northern Metropolis development laid out in the city’s first five-year plan and the Policy Address as they entered the second day of the three-day debate on the two blueprints on...

The Transport Department on Thursday said it had communicated with the taxi trade over a new arrangement to be rolled out to manage queuing and fleet cab operations at the redeveloped Huanggang border crossing. In a social media post, it said driver...

Industry figures hailed Hong Kong's strong performance during the National Day Golden Week this year, saying visitor numbers, longer stays and changing spending patterns point to a healthier, more diversified tourism recovery. Their remarks came aft...

Chew Kin Wah spent seven seasons gracing Malaysian television screens as “Kee Tat” in the hit sitcom Kopitiam in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Now 61, the Malaysian actor is still working, albeit more selectively, taking projects when the right...

A care scandal has erupted in Thailand after a nursing home was exposed for confining old and sick residents in beds covered by iron cages with barely a foot of space above their heads. Images of bedridden patients at the Sothornchai Nursing Home in ...

Shares of artificial intelligence chipmaker Shanghai Biren Technology tumbled more than 12 per cent in Hong Kong on Thursday amid plans to raise HK$4 billion (US$510 million) through a share placement, as competition with other Chinese Nvidia challen...

A legal challenge to the vice-presidency of Indonesia’s Gibran Rakabuming Raka could haunt his political future even though he has survived damning court findings on his educational qualifications. The Constitutional Court on Tuesday dismissed a pe...

Exuberance among cornerstone investors in Hong Kong’s booming initial public offering (IPO) market seems to be fading, forcing some issuers that had hoped to list this month to postpone their offerings. With more than 60 per cent of new listings in...

"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.