Chief Executive John Lee on Thursday said Hong Kong would keep strengthening its roles as “super connector” making it the best platform and partner for mainland firms going global. Speaking at a seminar at the China International Import Expo in...

Chief Executive John Lee on Wednesday said he had briefed Premier Li Qiang on Hong Kong's latest social and economic development, when the premier visited the SAR's exhibition pavilions at the China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai. Lee...

The Hong Kong men’s and women’s rugby sevens teams have set their sights on a podium finish at this year's National Games, but a significant challenge awaits both squads in their opening matches: a showdown with powerhouse Shandong teams next Wed...

China will continue to suspend the 24-percent additional tariff on imports from the United States for one year while retaining the 10-percent rate, according to an announcement released on Wednesday by the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Counc...

Premier Li Qiang said on Wednesday trade restrictions have created barriers to doing business and that China would work to reform the global economic and trading system and make trade rules fairer, more reasonable and transparent. In a keynote speec...

The SAR's men's and women's squads are hoping to use the home crowd to their advantage when they host other teams from across the country for the National Games next Wednesday at Kai Tak Stadium. Two medals are up for grabs from three days of compet...

Financial Secretary Paul Chan said on Thursday that he has held a meeting with senior officials he supervises to map out stronger promotional campaigns for the Legislative Council elections on December 7. Chan said on social media that the idea is ...

The Hospital Authority's HA Go app will soon have a new feature that will act as a digital guide for patients on the day of their appointments. The "Clinic Companion" function, is scheduled to launch by the third quarter of 2026, providing patients ...

The ICAC has charged a former senior executive of a contractor of Covid-19 community testing centres for allegedly concealing his conflict of interest by sub-letting daily operations of testing centres to a company controlled by him. Those contracts...

Executive Council convenor Regina Ip said on Thursday that the upcoming Legislative Council race will be highly competitive, with a diverse field of newcomers and incumbents seeking re-election. Speaking to RTHK on the final day of nominations, she ...

The quest to understand the “God particle” may have just hit a wall in China. An ambitious multibillion-dollar plan to build the world’s largest particle collider – a machine that could have placed the country at the pinnacle of global basic ...

In ancient China, a special method of divine judgment known as the “oil-scooping ritual” served to make final rulings in cases of theft or debt disputes. The unusual legal tool was used when evidence was insufficient or inconclusive. At the time,...

A British woman allegedly teaching tantric yoga and “sacred sexuality” on Thailand’s Koh Phangan has been arrested for working illegally as authorities crack down on undocumented foreign workers on the island popular with foreign backpackers. M...

An associate professor from the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) has raised eyebrows – and heckles – after a video of her suggesting that the Romans learned their shipbuilding techniques from the Malays went viral. Solehah Yaacob�...

Hong Kong’s anti-corruption agency has charged a former senior biotech executive over allegedly concealing a conflict of interest when selecting a subcontractor for a Covid-19 community testing centre, resulting in service payments totalling HK$120...

"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.