China warned communities in its northwestern Xinjiang and nearby regions on Friday to prepare for "extreme floods" this summer, driven by abnormally high temperatures, heavy rainfall and rapid glacier melt. Xinjiang's Taklamakan Desert, China's larg...

Financial Secretary Paul Chan said he's optimistic about Hong Kong's future development, citing its advantages over New York and Silicon Valley because of its close proximity to the Greater Bay Area (GBA). Chan on Friday joined a dialogue session at...

The Iranian nuclear issue cannot be solved through political confrontation, but through diplomatic efforts and cooperation on safeguards and supervision, a Chinese envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said. This came as the Ministr...

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), ...

Executive councillor Jeffrey Lam said the start of direct flights between Hong Kong and Almaty in Kazakhstan next year will lead to more opportunities as the aviation network expands. Speaking after a Commercial Radio programme on Saturday, Lam, who...

The first facilities at the Hetao industrial zone are already operating, and the leasing situation is satisfactory, the Permanent Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry Kevin Choi, said on Saturday. Choi, who also chairs Hong Kong-Shenzhe...

Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Christopher Hui said on Saturday that a number of professional industries are expected to benefit from the government’s latest plan to promote the development of corporate treasury centres. Under t...

The Hospital Authority (HA) said on Friday it dismissed an intern doctor following a probe into a series of misconduct allegations. This came after the authority interviewed the dismissed intern and relevant healthcare staff, and reviewed clinical a...

The government said on Friday that the Chief Executive-in-Council has approved financial arrangements for the smart and green mass transit system to be built in East Kowloon. To help support the project's financing, the government plans to grant th...

The administrator of the Hong Kong estate devastated by a deadly fire last November has missed the deadline to hold a much-anticipated meeting with flat owners, but has promised to resolve various challenges and make new arrangements soon. Hop On Man...

The invention of modern anaesthetics in 1846 is a pivotal milestone in the history of modern medicine, yet humans have long sought to alleviate surgical pain. Recent research has showed that in the 14th century, Ming dynasty (1368–1644) surgeons ut...

In a blaring nightclub in wartime Myanmar, partied-out revellers doze until dawn by the dance floor, wary of journeying home despite the end of a post-coup curfew. Lasers streak the smoke-filled air and music is cranked up to 150 decibels, according ...

Chinese investors in Indonesia’s nickel industry recently sent a formal protest letter to President Prabowo Subianto. The message reflects their concerns over Indonesia’s political and economic direction, and the long-term trajectory of Chinese i...

Two major Japanese chemical manufacturers could halt production of a gas crucial to AI chipmaking starting next month, as supply tightens and prices surge amid Beijing’s export controls on tungsten. The price of tungsten hexafluoride has jumped mor...

"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.