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...

Three Chinese vessels recently navigated through the Strait of Hormuz, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. "Following coordination with relevant parties, three Chinese vessels recently transited the Strait of Hormuz," ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning...

Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn on Thursday said further public funds would not be "casually" injected into companies that were set up to develop the Northern Metropolis. The Hung Shui Kiu Industry Park Company is among several firms forme...

Unionist lawmaker Lam Chun-sing on Thursday said the two-tier surcharge penalty could have a deterrent effect on employers and encourage them to make timely MPF contributions. His remarks came as the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority recent...

Electricity giant CLP Power will allocate HK$60 million from its community energy saving fund for the distribution of HK$100 consumption vouchers to 600,000 households. The distribution, CLP's fifth, will see the vouchers given to those who receive ...

Businessman Jason Poon was on Thursday sentenced to one month in prison after making abusive remarks against Labour Tribunal judicial officers and leaking trial transcripts on social media. The Court of First Instance of the High Court heard that Po...

The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department on Thursday said streamlined applications for alfresco dining will allow businesses to get approval much sooner without the need to go back and forth between various departments. Speaking on an RTHK radi...

Despite land reclamation efforts in the fiercely contested South China Sea, an unusual silence has fallen between Beijing and Hanoi over their rival claims. Observers said this suggested both sides were prioritising pragmatism to keep tensions in che...

US President Donald Trump tried to sell the war on Iran to sceptical Americans in a televised address, saying that the conflict was “nearing completion” and that there was no need to worry about the closure of the Strait of Hormuz to shipping. Th...

Violence by extremist Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank has reached unprecedented levels since the start of the war with Iran, with NGOs and opposition figures denouncing an environment of impunity. While so-called “Je...

A Discovery Bay resident has lodged a complaint with the city’s ombudsman over authorities’ handling of a proposal to allow unrestricted taxi access to the resort-style seaside community in Hong Kong. A petition bearing 1,700 signatures from conc...

A Malaysian minister visited and provided financial aid to the widow of a motorcyclist who was killed in a drink-driving accident that threatened to inflame racial tensions in the country. Transport Minister Anthony Loke visited the family of the lat...

"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.