China on Wednesday denounced US tariffs on semiconductors, saying that "holds back Chinese industries groundlessly". The comment was in response to the Trump administration's announcement that it will slap tariffs on Chinese semiconductor imports f...

Eight people, including several children, were killed when a kindergarten director lost control of an SUV and plunged into a pond in southeast China, state media reported on Wednesday. The incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon in Pengze county, a r...

China has launched a complaint with the World Trade Organization over Indian measures on trade of solar cells and modules as well as information technology goods, the global trade body said on Tuesday. The WTO said that Beijing had requested that it...

China is firmly opposed to the overstretching of the concept of national security and making up of discriminatory lists by the United States to suppress Chinese companies without foundation, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Tuesday. Lin Jian mad...

More than 60 firms have already signed leases in the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park, just nine months after the completion of three buildings in the tech hub, Chief Executive John Lee said on Monday. Lee noted that this means 80 ...

The president of a body that supports the government in attracting top talents to Hong Kong said on Thursday the decision to lift restrictions on the Technology Talent Scheme can draw in more non-local tech researchers. The Innovation and Technolog...

Police on Thursday announced they arrested nine people from subcontractor Novox on suspicion of using fake certificates for expansion projects at five public hospitals and at another project in To Kwa Wan. The force's superintendent at the Kowloon W...

Lawmakers on Thursday were divided over the need to set key performance indicators for the future manager of Kai Tak Cruise Terminal, a day after the government announced an open tender exercise to seek the next operator. The new operator would be s...

Hotel occupancy rates are reaching 90 percent over the Christmas period as Hong Kong sees a surge in visitors, according to a tourism industry representative. Timothy Chui, executive director of the Hong Kong Tourism Association, told an RTHK progr...

Lan Kwai Fong Group Chairman Allan Zeman says he expects a 10-15 per cent increase in sales this Christmas at his restaurants and bars. Appearing on RTHK's Backchat programme, he was asked which type of venues were seeing the most business. "Mid-p...

Chinese state media have escalated criticism of what they characterise as Japan’s growing “neo-militarism”, warning that Beijing has sufficient policy tools in reserve to respond should Tokyo endanger China’s core interests. People’s Daily,...

More Hongkongers are travelling over the Christmas holiday period compared with last year, with traditional destinations in Japan remaining popular despite geopolitical tensions, and mainland cities such as Harbin and Yunnan gaining appeal. Some indu...

China’s Dai ethnic minority have an unusual way of making romantic connections. Women make matches by taking chickens to the market during Dai New Year in the hope of attracting suitors, using the birds as matchmaking tools. “Chicken as a Matchma...

Aspiring prime minister and political heavyweight Tarique Rahman was welcomed back to Bangladesh on Thursday by huge crowds of joyous supporters after 17 years in self-imposed exile. Rahman, the son of former prime minister Khaleda Zia and heir appar...

India’s aviation sector is poised to become more competitive after authorities granted initial approval to two new airlines to start operations in the country, in a move that will further challenge the duopoly of IndiGo and Air India. The expansion...

"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.