The trend that compatriots from both sides of the Taiwan Strait will get closer and get together will not change, Xi Jinping said, as he met the head of the Chinese Kuomintang Party in Beijing on Friday. Xi, the General Secretary of the Communist Pa...

China is expected to see growth dip to 4.6 percent this year and 4.5 percent next, down from five percent, on the back of continued weakness in its property market and slower export growth, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) warned on Friday. That gro...

China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, rose one percent year on year in March, official data showed on Friday. Core CPI, which excludes food and energy prices, increased 1.1 percent, according to data released by the National...

Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday told his Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) counterpart Choe Son Hui that China was willing to step up exchanges and cooperation with Pyongyang. Xinhua News Agency reported that Wang – who is on a two...

Beijing said on Thursday that Lebanon's sovereignty "should not be violated" after Israel carried out strikes on the country, threatening a fragile truce. "Lebanon's sovereignty and security should not be violated," Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao ...

Secretary for Security Chris Tang said on Saturday a new legal requirement for national security suspects to hand over passwords for their phones or computers to law enforcement officials or face prison time will not affect Hong Kong's international ...

Two people were killed in late-night accidents on the Tsing Ma Bridge and in Ngau Tau on Friday. In the first accident, an 82-year-old woman died following a traffic accident on the bridge that saw a lorry plough into a car, which was stationary. ...

The Harbourfront Commission said on Saturday more support facilities might be needed to complement diverse development directions set for the Hung Hom waterfront. The comment by commission chairman Ivan Ho came after the opening at the end of March...

Deputy Chief Secretary Warner Cheuk said on Saturday that the public should remain highly vigilant against "soft resistance" and acts that "skirt the line". His remarks came ahead of the National Security Education Day on April 15. In an interview ...

Secretary for Housing Winnie Ho on Saturday said there's been a strong response to the government's registration programme for subdivided flats which opened last month. She told a radio programme authorities have received applications to register 55...

Nepal has ordered private schools to stop double-charging fees, repay illegally collected ones and clearly publish their pricing structures, reopening a debate about education costs that runs across South Asia. From Dhaka to Delhi, parents have long ...

Hong Kong Cantopop singer Hins Cheung, who previously expressed support for the city’s social movements, will lead young people arrested during the 2019 anti-government protests on visits to mainland China to witness the country’s prosperity and ...

Can the collective wisdom or clout of the almost 200 countries that make up the membership of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) prevail against the United States and Israel, whose rash actions of declaring war on Iran have effectiv...

Hong Kong authorities have proposed a legal amendment requiring property owners to attend a mandatory briefing on major renovation projects before voting on procurement resolutions, in a move aimed at curbing bid-rigging following the deadly blaze in...

“I can’t wait to watch the game – it’s Lion’s Head Meatballs versus Hairy Crab!” Liu Jieling, a 42-year-old company executive from Suzhou, joked about a derby clash pitting a side inspired by her city’s signature crustacean cuisine agai...

"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.