Mainland authorities on Thursday said 11 people were killed and two others injured in the early hours of the morning, after a test train collided with maintenance workers on the track in Kunming, in southwest Yunnan province. The train, which was ...

Mainland charities and companies are pouring financial, equipment and aid into Hong Kong as the city continues to battle one of the worst fires for a second day on Thursday. They are led by a charity and organisations linked to mainland tycoon and p...

The Chinese mainland on Wednesday criticised Taiwan leader Lai Ching-te for publicly siding with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi over her recent remarks on Taiwan, slamming Lai's statements and actions as "disgusting". At a press conference, ...

Two giant pandas were flying home from France to China for retirement on Tuesday, after the female was diagnosed with kidney failure. Huan Huan and her partner Yuan Zi arrived at the Beauval Zoo in central France in 2012 as part of China's "panda di...

The atmosphere of a phone call between President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump on Monday was "positive, friendly and constructive," Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said. Mao told a regular press briefing on Tuesday that the US...

Hong Kong's fire services chief has stood by his department's response in tackling the city's deadliest blaze in decades, dismissing suggestions to drop water bombs and use larger fire trucks to put out the inferno in Tai Po. The fire, which engulf...

The MTR Corporation on Friday announced a donation of Octopus cards loaded with HK$2,000 each to Wang Fuk Court residents. It also donated HK$10 million to support those affected by the Tai Po fire. In wake of traffic congestion in the district, th...

Hong Kong's insurance sector is fast-tracking and streamlining with "flexible handling" the claims process for people whose lives have been left in ashes by the conflagration in Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po. Speaking on RTHK's BackChat programme, Selina...

The death toll from the deadly blaze in Tai Po has soared to at least 128, as authorities believed "highly flammable" styrofoam boards attached to the windows of the buildings fuelled the spread of the fire. A total of 124 bodies were discovered at...

The devastating fire that tore through most of a residential estate in Tai Po has left displaced residents reeling as they searched for signs of hopes amid uncertainties and despair. The inferno at Wang Fuk Court, which first broke out on Wednesday...

Indonesia is looking to take a bite out of the lucrative durian trade to China following stronger bilateral cooperation in the sector, according to the Indonesian Durian Plantation Association. Since Indonesia signed a frozen durian export protocol w...

A homeless Chinese man deceived others by posing as a wealthy individual and, over a span of 10 days, managed to “hire” five women for companionship, using their money to fund visits to high-end establishments, buy new clothes, and even acquire t...

The death toll from flooding and landslides in Thailand climbed steeply on Friday, heaping misery on a country struggling with a deep economic slump and triggering criticism of the nation’s roughly 10-week-old government. There have been 145 fatali...

Li Minyong, a prominent medicinal chemist and a fellow of multiple international research societies, died on November 16 at the age of 49. His sudden death marks China’s latest loss of a leading scientist at the height of their research career. Li,...

Alex Lee, a Singaporean parent-blogger who has spent years documenting his children’s lives online, recently posted a video of his 12-year-old son opening the results of his Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) – a high-stakes test that shap...

"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.