People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy ships Nanning and Hengyang entered the waters of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on Thursday morning for a five-day visit. Both vessels will be open to public visits at the PLA Hong Kong Garrison's nav...

Hong Kong should fully transform itself into a "super value-adder" which would be key to its prosperity for the next five years, according to a local think-tank. Research director Ray Poon from PoD Research Institute told RTHK that the SAR is "not t...

Foreign Minister Wang Yi has stressed the need for China and the United States to stay on course towards a constructive relationship of strategic stability during a phone conversation with American Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday. Wang s...

Legislative Council president Starry Lee said on Wednesday lawmakers would speed up their review of local legislation covering the new Huanggang Port and complete the process with high efficiency. Her remarks came after the National People's Congres...

Chief Executive John Lee on Wednesday said Hong Kong would hold a series of activities to celebrate the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China. These include events themed around the country's aerospace accomplishments an...

Students who were part of the official welcome ceremony for two People's Liberation Army (PLA) vessels to the SAR felt a wave of excitement over their opportunity to see the warships at close quarters before the public. One of them, who is in second...

The Hong Kong Observatory said the Standby Signal No. 1 will remain in effect throughout Thursday as the city keeps a close watch on an approaching tropical depression. According to acting senior scientific officer Lam Hok-yin, the system is expecte...

Chief Executive John Lee said the visit of two People's Liberation Army (PLA) vessels to Hong Kong showcased the country’s technological capabilities in national defence. The two vessels – guided-missile destroyer Nanning and guided-missile frig...

The chairman of the Hong Kong Yachting Association has urged authorities to convert the China Ferry Terminal in Tsim Sha Tsui into a dedicated customs, immigration and quarantine checkpoint for visiting sailors. Tommy Ho's comments on an RTHK radio ...

People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy ships Nanning and Hengyang entered the waters of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on Thursday morning for a five-day visit. Both vessels will be open to public visits at the PLA Hong Kong Garrison's nav...

Hong Kong’s retail sales in May rose 7.9 per cent year on year, extending the streak of growth to 13 months, with the sector benefiting from an increase in visitor numbers amid mainland China’s Labour Day “golden week” holiday. The value of r...

China can provide “all-round” support for Ukraine’s post-war industrial recovery, Beijing’s envoy to Kyiv said while reaffirming his country’s commitment to pushing for a ceasefire and a political settlement for a conflict in its fifth year...

As China’s leading DRAM maker ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) prepares for its expected 29.5 billion yuan (US$4.3 billion) Shanghai Star Market listing, the critical question facing investors is whether the firm can convert its cyclical windfal...

There are many disconnects in financial markets. One of them is Japan’s benchmark 10-year bond yield, which currently stands at just 2.7 per cent despite the country’s large public debt burden – more than 240 per cent of economic output. Althou...

The pilot of a small plane that crashed into Beijing’s tallest building last week had long suffered from anxiety and discussed “ending his life” in his diary, authorities in the Chinese capital said on Thursday. In a brief summary of an investi...

"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.