Beijing urged Tokyo on Friday to protect the rights of a Chinese crew after a fishing boat was seized by Japanese authorities. "It is hoped Japan strictly respects the China-Japan fisheries agreement, fairly enforces the law and safeguards the safet...

China's housing market showed signs of improvement in January as home-price declines in 70 large and medium-sized cities generally narrowed from the previous month, official data showed on Friday. In the four first-tier cities – Beijing, Shanghai,...

Chief Executive John Lee has signalled Hong Kong’s readiness to join forces again with Guangdong and Macao in hosting future international sporting events, building on the momentum of their collaboration during last year's National Games. He said...

China on Thursday announced lower duties on dairy products imported from the European Union. According to the Commerce Ministry, the tariffs will range from 7.4 percent to 11.7 percent for a period of five years, effective Friday. That's down from ...

Senior counsel and former director of public prosecutions, Grenville Cross, on Thursday said the State Council's white paper on national security, released earlier this week, was timely and necessary in addressing ongoing threats in Hong Kong. Spea...

Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun said on Friday a proposed increase to the statutory minimum wage rate “beats inflation”. This came after the Executive Council endorsed the Minimum Wage Commission’s recommendation for a rise in the c...

Chief Executive John Lee on Friday spoke about the challenges the government aims to tackle in the aftermath of the deadly Tai Po blaze in November as he paid a visit to a group of residents displaced by the disaster. He met with a group of affected...

The DAB's deputies to the National People's Congress on Friday announced a series of proposals for the upcoming Two Sessions meetings in Beijing next month, focusing on enhancing the integration of Hong Kong into the nation's development strategy. ...

Ten people have been arrested in Mong Kok, Fo Tan, Kam Tin and Tai Po on suspicion of trafficking cannabis through online platforms. Senior superintendent Kwan Chun-hin said on Friday the arrests came after raids on Monday netted about 78 kilogramme...

The Centre for Health Protection on Friday urged the public to cook food thoroughly, particularly shellfish, to avoid contracting norovirus in the wake of a spike in food-poisoning cases. That call came as it recorded 45 incidences of food poisoning...

Beijing has for the first time revealed the intricate composition of China’s consumer price index (CPI) basket, and a fresh recalibration sees it shift more weight towards services and new types of consumption goods. The basket adjustment itself, c...

A Hong Kong district councillor who illegally parked his car and blocked access to a fire exit lane has been “sternly reminded” to watch his conduct, a minister has said, following a similar offence by a colleague within a week. Secretary for Hom...

Public anger in the Philippines over the multibillion-peso flood-control scandal has reopened a debate that has simmered for years: will this finally force politicians to tackle a tax system many Filipinos see as unfair, inefficient and tilted agains...

A director of Hong Kong-based Prince Jewellery and Watch has sold a flat in Kowloon and upgraded to a two-storey unit in the same neighbourhood, with an analyst saying that wealthy homeowners are taking advantage of improving sentiment to swap their ...

The mother of two infants found dead in a freezer in eastern France has been charged and placed in pre-trial detention, a prosecutor said on Friday. The case is the latest suspected instance of infanticide to emerge in France in recent years. Prosecu...

"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.