The former president of Macau’s Legislative Assembly, Ho Iat Seng, on Sunday became the SAR's third chief executive in an uncontested race. A 400-people election committee gave Ho the endorsement as the chief executive-elect. A total of 392 membe...

China on Saturday angrily hit out at the latest US tariff hikes on its goods, saying a "bullying" Washington would eventually "eat its own bitter fruit". European leaders have also warned US President Donald Trump of the dangers of trade skirmishes ...

President Donald Trump hit back at China on Friday in their mounting trade war, raising existing and planned tariffs in retaliation for Beijing's announcement earlier in the day of new duties on American goods. Trump slammed the "unfair Trading Rela...

US President Donald Trump lashed out at Beijing and vowed a quick response to China's plans for new tariffs, while ordering American companies to leave the country. The blistering Twitter screed called into doubt chances for a quick resolution to th...

China announced on Friday it will hit US imports worth US$75 billion with new tariffs starting September 1 and December 15, as retaliation for Washington's planned tariff hikes in a bruising trade war. The punitive tariffs will range from 5 percent ...

A police officer fired a warning shot, and three of them pointed their guns at a group of people in Tsuen Wan on Sunday evening as tensions flared up again following a brief respite from earlier clashes. An RTHK reporter said he witnessed one of the ...

Dozens of black-clad protesters attacked a mahjong parlour and a restaurant at Yi Pei Square in Tsuen Wan on Sunday night – in an apparent reprisal over clashes in the same area earlier this month. The protesters yelled out “come out Hokkien men...

Police deployed two water cannons for the first time in Tsuen Wan on Sunday evening as they attempt to push back hundreds of anti-extradition protesters who had thrown bricks and what appeared to be petrol bombs towards riot police. At around 6.50pm...

The police's two water cannons have been deployed for the first time in the streets of Tsuen Wan on Sunday, as the force tried to disperse anti-government protesters in the area. The vehicles were used on Yeung Uk Road and Tai Ho Road, after some p...

More than a hundred people have marched to the police headquarters from Edinburgh Place in support of families of the police force on Sunday, saying the protests are putting enormous strains on families. The organiser, a group called Police Relativ...

Chinese state media has called US President Donald Trump’s decision to escalate the tariff war a “strategic mistake” and vowed not to give in to America’s “unreasonable demands”.In an editorial on Sunday, Communist Party mouthpiece People...

China’s central bank has set new floors for the country’s mortgage rate from October 8, in its latest move to curb property speculation, stabilise prices and control asset bubbles.For first-home buyers, the mortgage rate floor will be the latest ...

The swift crackdown on an alleged disinformation campaign linked to Hong Kong’s anti-government protests shows social media platforms Twitter, Facebook and YouTube are becoming more proactive about dismantling influence operations, according to ana...

Chinese exports of rare earth magnets to the United States rose last month, customs figures show, despite a threat to restrict supplies as part of the ongoing trade war.China is the world’s dominant producer of rare earth magnets, which are widely ...

The management office of a residential estate in Kowloon Bay was besieged for a second consecutive day by residents angry at the sudden changing of entrance codes during protests.Dozens of people surrounded the Shui On Properties Management office in...

"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.