The defence ministry on Saturday announced that senior military officials Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli have been investigated for suspected serious discipline and law violations. Zhang is a member of the Communist Party of China's Political Bureau an...

A new cold wave is forecast to sweep through central and eastern China from Sunday to Tuesday, bringing snow, rain and a drop in temperatures, the National Meteorological Center said on Saturday. That will see light to moderate snowfalls in regions ...

The US military has released a priority-shifting National Defence Strategy that chastised the country's allies in urging them to take control of their own security and reasserted the Trump administration’s focus on dominance in the Western Hemisphe...

China Coast Guard personnel had retrieved 17 Filipino crew members from a shipwreck in the South China Sea as of 12.30pm, the People's Liberation Army Southern Theatre Command said on Friday. Fourteen of those rescued are in stable condition and one...

China's high-quality development via high-level opening-up will provide more opportunities for co-operation with Brazil, President Xi Jinping said on Friday. He made the remarks during a phone call with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva....

Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun said more complaints of potential child abuse had been lodged after the law requiring people working in 25 professional categories to report suspected serious maltreatment cases came into effect on Tuesday. ...

Consultants and contractors who make it to a government vetted eligibility list for major renovation works can be removed from it in the event of serious misconduct that resulted in arrests, prosecutions or convictions, the development chief warned o...

Respiratory health expert David Hui on Saturday urged the public to get vaccinated against flu quickly with the SAR expected to enter the winter flu season soon and at least three influenza indicators logging up more case numbers. Hui said that acc...

With the government set to unveil its new budget in a month's time, lawmakers have been making suggestions on what Financial Secretary Paul Chan should focus on. Councillors at an RTHK programme on Saturday made a range of suggestions, from handing ...

Lawmaker Judy Chan apologised on Saturday for "carelessness" after she was filmed driving against the flow of traffic in Wan Chai. Her apology came after an online video on Friday showed a black car being driven against the flow of oncoming traffic ...

Thailand, a US treaty ally, has been adding to its arsenal of Chinese-made weapons with deals for ships, tanks and other high-value hardware. Analysts put the trend down to pragmatic considerations. The Royal Thai Army has finalised a deal to buy an ...

An old Han Chinese wedding custom mandates that the bride brings her own “toilet,” typically filled with red eggs, red dates, and peanuts, which symbolise fertility and abundant blessings. Traditionally linked to filth and unpleasant odours, the ...

Hong Kong homebuyers continued to show strong demand for new residential launches over the weekend, potentially pushing primary market transactions to a five-month high, according to agents. By 3.30pm on Saturday, about two-thirds of the 108 units re...

Hong Kong authorities will extend the deadline for mandatory building inspection orders to let homeowners vet contractors’ conviction records on a new platform launching later this year, the city’s development chief said. Secretary for Developmen...

Some weighty themes were addressed at the World Economic Forum in Davos, from the apparent return of the Monroe Doctrine and US “manifest destiny” in geopolitics, to a replay of the 19th-century “Great Game” among competing nations elsewhere....

"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.