The Foreign Ministry in Beijing on Tuesday said that hurting the feelings of the country's people would meet "unanimous rejection" after football star Kylian Mbappe's comments about former leader Mao Zedong. The French footballer's recent comments, ...

China's industrial profits grew at a faster pace in September, though a deepening divergence across the economy continued to weigh on business earnings. Profits at industrial firms rose 14.4 percent from a year earlier last month, quickening from a ...

Lawmaker Kenneth Fok called on the government on Monday to enhance cooperation with the Greater Bay Area to further enhance Hong Kong’s status as an international aviation hub. The call was among recommendations proposed by the G19 bloc of Legisla...

China on Monday congratulated Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on his re-election, even as challenger Flavio Bolsonaro refused to accept defeat. "China has noted that Brazil's Superior Electoral Court has announced President Lula has won...

Former Japanese prime minister Yasuo Fukuda, who used his brief period in office to seek closer ties with Asian neighbours, particularly China, has died at the age of 90, the Nikkei business daily reported on Monday. Beijing expressed condolences ov...

The government on Wednesday said a recent fire at a Shek Kwu Chau waste treatment facility is suspected to have been sparked by construction materials on the roof, rather than the operation of the facility or stored waste. The Environmental Protecti...

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) on Wednesday said its new medical school had entered a new stage of development. HKUST officials said that construction of its Medical Education and Research Complex — the core interim fa...

Plans for the Hung Hom waterfront will not block the view of the iconic Lion Rock or affect the ridgeline, the Development Bureau's Permanent Secretary Doris Ho said on Wednesday, as the government announced a revised proposal for the area. The new ...

The government will release the findings and conclusions of the report submitted by the independent committee probing last November's deadly fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po as soon as Thursday, according to sources. It is believed that a steering c...

Government data released on Wednesday showed private home prices rose for a second straight month in September, with the official index climbing 0.19 percent month-on-month to 320.8. On a year-on-year basis, home prices were up 9.3 percent, accordin...

Hong Kong’s exports jumped by 64.9 per cent year on year in September, the highest growth in more than 40 years, with artificial intelligence-related (AI) products further fuelling the momentum of recent months. Provisional figures released by the ...

Private jets, fine jewellery, watches, superyachts and luxury property will feature in a new Hong Kong exhibition offering business opportunities to “brands, yacht owners and connoisseurs”, according to the organiser. The inaugural Festival of Co...

One word will hang over the Hong Kong community in the run-up to next month’s anniversary of the dreadful Tai Po fire that took 168 of our fellow citizens’ lives: accountability. By the time we mark the occasion, we will know if we still have a s...

For three decades, Lao Gan Ma’s glass jars, bearing the stern portrait of founder Tao Huabi, have been a fixture on Chinese dinner tables and a symbol of traditional food manufacturing. This week, however, the iconic chilli sauce has become an unli...

Massive crowds, fireworks and dancing have filled the streets across Belgrade since Serbia’s nationalist strongman Aleksandar Vucic conceded defeat in Sunday’s parliamentary election after 14 years in power. The political shift could cool diploma...

"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.