China has demanded that Afghanistan do more to protect Chinese citizens after a bombing at a restaurant in Kabul killed at least seven people, including a Chinese man. Speaking at a regular press briefing on Tuesday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo J...

China has received an invitation from the United States to join US President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace for Gaza", Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said on Tuesday. Guo did not specify whether Beijing would accept the invitation. The board...

The death toll has risen to nine from a blast at a steel plant in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, with one other person still unaccounted for as rescue efforts continue, local authorities said on Tuesday. The explosion took place at 3.03pm on Sund...

The Ministry of Finance (MOF) on Tuesday released a package of measures to spur private investment and consumption, including a special guarantee programme for corporate lending and interest subsidies for personal consumption loans. This special gua...

China's birth rate fell last year to its lowest level on record, official data showed on Monday. A total of 7.92 million births were recorded in 2025, officials said, a rate of 5.63 births per thousand people. It marked the lowest birth rate since ...

The Independent Committee in relation to the fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po will hold a direction conference on February 5 to lay out the plans for its hearings. The committee was established in December to look into the cause of the blaze last No...

Police have arrested a man on suspicion of trafficking dangerous drugs after finding more than 100 kilogrammes of cannabis buds at a flat in Sheung Shui. The man, 28, was stopped by officers on Monday evening while allegedly carrying a kilogramme of...

Researchers from the University of Hong Kong said on Tuesday combining imaging technology with an anti-diabetic drug could bring better treatment outcomes for diabetics with coronary artery disease. Diabetics often suffer from coronary artery disea...

The government has decided not to award one of the city's top honours to a former logistics director whose department was at the centre of a bottled water procurement scandal last year, as a probe has concluded that three officers from the unit had u...

The observatory has warned that the cold snap forecast for between Wednesday and Friday may feel even colder amid a chance of rain. Lee Fung-ying, an acting senior scientific officer, told an RTHK programme that easterly winds currently affecting t...

China is working on a powerful 50-megawatt gas turbine to propel its next generation of warships and key facilities, according to state media. The gas turbine – an advanced power generation unit – is being developed by state-owned China State Shi...

China’s national health authorities have announced a new policy in Beijing that allows retired people to be reimbursed the cost of a prenatal examination, sparking widespread mockery online. On January 12, the online topic “Beijing pensioners’ ...

Indonesia’s efforts to deepen trade with the United States while maintaining close economic ties with China are being tested after a report revealed Washington had linked lower tariffs to the purchase of US-made maritime surveillance drones for use...

Russia is watching with glee as US ‌President Donald Trump’s drive to acquire Greenland widens splits with Europe even though his moves could have serious security ramifications for Moscow, which covets its ‍own presence in the Arctic. The Krem...

A former Indonesian police officer from an elite paramilitary unit who deserted his post and later claimed he had joined a Russian mercenary force fighting in Ukraine has been stripped of his citizenship, according to authorities. Muhammad Rio, a for...

"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.