UN Security Council actions must not provide legal cover for unauthorised military operations, nor should they heighten tensions or escalate conflict, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said. Wang made the remarks in a phone conversation with Kaja Kallas, the...

China urged all parties ⁠in the Middle East conflict to cease military operations and refrain from creating a ⁠more serious ⁠impact on ⁠the world economy ⁠and ‌energy security, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Thursday when a...

Several Chinese airlines, including national carrier Air China, said they would be raising their fuel surcharges on domestic flights from Sunday amid a global surge in oil prices. Air China, China Southern and its subsidiary Xiamen Airlines said sur...

The Ministry of Public Security announced on Wednesday that Li Xiong, who's suspected to be a key member of a major cross-border gambling and fraud syndicate, had been repatriated to China from Cambodia. Li is accused of being a core member of Chine...

China and Pakistan put forward five proposals on restoring peace and stability in the Gulf region and the Middle East during talks between Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Pakistani counterpart Ishaq Dar in Beijing on Tuesday. The proposals are imme...

Overseas travel to Hong Kong has been relatively unaffected by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and the surge in fuel prices, Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Rosanna Law said on Saturday. She pointed to high-end visitors, in partic...

A spike in business for the retail sector during the long Easter break cannot be compared to that for the Labour Day Golden Week, a representative for the sector said on Saturday, expressing hope that a rising trend in tourists from southeast Asia wi...

Kowloon Motor Bus said on Saturday a problem with its fare-rebate system that was believed to have malfunctioned following updates to bring it in line with the revised HK$2 scheme coming into effect on Friday had been fixed. Under the revised schem...

The Hospital Authority (HA) apologised on Saturday over a data breach that compromised the personal information of tens of thousands of patients, with the police and the privacy watchdog investigating the incident. The authority said its routine mo...

Hong Kong's export sector has been exploring a lot of new markets, showing its economic resilience and vitality, Deputy Financial Secretary Michael Wong said on Friday. His remark came after the SAR was named the world's fifth-largest trading entity...

Former Malaysian transport minister Ling Liong Sik died on Saturday. He was 82. Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) president Wee Ka Siong confirmed the news to Bernama when contacted on Saturday. “We received the sad news of Tun Dr Ling’s passin...

Thousands of Hongkongers braced for heavy rain as they crossed the border into Shenzhen on the second day of the Easter holiday, taking advantage of the break to enjoy a wider range of shopping, dining and entertainment options at bargain prices. Man...

The United Arab Emirates has begun retaliating against Iran’s incessant air strikes on its industrial infrastructure by squeezing the economic lifeline it has long extended to the sanctions-bound Islamic Republic. Rather than taking sweeping measur...

Iran on Saturday executed two men convicted of membership in a banned opposition group and carrying out disruptive actions aimed at overthrowing the Islamic Republic, the judiciary said. The executions were the latest in a series targeting members of...

A team of researchers in China has unveiled what they describe as the world’s first open-source flight control system designed specifically for bamboo-frame drones, helping the push for low-cost, eco-friendly unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The sy...

"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.