The number of travellers passing through the new Huanggang Port is, on average, almost double that of the old one, Secretary for Security Chris Tang said on Saturday. Overall operations at the crossing had, he pointed out, been smooth since its open...

China said it plans to restrict or ban exports of 40 technologies that span artificial intelligence, chips and solar power as its technology race with countries including the United States intensifies. The draft proposal released by Ministry of Comm...

Hong Kong waters are clean and beautiful and the sail down from Shenzhen was a breeze, visitors on Guangdong yachts said on Friday after docking here under a new scheme that allows them to moor, go ashore and explore the city. A ship owner surnamed ...

Five yachts from Guangdong entered Hong Kong waters on Friday as a new scheme to ease cross-border yacht visits took effect. Nearby vessels sounded their horns as the visiting boats docked one by one at the Lantau Yacht Club in Discovery Bay around ...

Foreign Minister Wang Yi called for more cooperation among members of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (Cica) as he attended the group's summit in Baku on Thursday. Xinhua News Agency said Wang urged members to ...

Hong Kong superstar Ka Ying Rising lost his first race in 22 starts on Saturday after being stunned by Tempted on a soft track at the world's richest turf race, The Everest, in Sydney. The six-year-old gelding, with Zac Purton in the saddle, was a h...

Many people from Hong Kong tried out the new Huanggang Port on Saturday as they headed for the mainland at the start of the long Chung Yeung Festival weekend. They had nothing but praise for the new facility. One of them, a Mr So, said he was cross...

Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Rosanna Law said she was confident Hong Kong would meet its target of 53.8 million visitor arrivals this year, thanks to a packed schedule of mega events, trade conventions and international conferences. Spe...

The number of travellers passing through the new Huanggang Port is, on average, almost double that of the old one, Secretary for Security Chris Tang said on Saturday. Overall operations at the crossing had, he pointed out, been smooth since its open...

Another five nomination forms were received by returning officers for the 2026 Election Committee Subsector Ordinary Elections on Friday, just days before the nomination period ends. The Electoral Affairs Commission said three nomination forms were ...

Water pipe smoking will contribute to about 1 million new lung cancer cases globally by 2050, with the Western Pacific region bearing the brunt, according to a study led by a World Health Organization (WHO) research agency that was recently presented...

When Hong Kong debates how to raise its birth rate, the conversation usually revolves around money: bigger baby bonuses, tax concessions, housing support, cheaper childcare and so on. These economic measures are necessary. Lowering the cost of raisin...

China’s artificial intelligence companies have spent years persuading consumers to pay for their technology. Now, Moonshot AI, the start-up behind Kimi, is taking a different approach: offering AI computing benefits through a credit card. The compa...

For patients with advanced, metastatic cancer that has progressed despite systemic therapy – options remain critically limited. Now, Chinese scientists are pointing to an unconventional therapeutic agent – the element iron. This idea originated i...

Many delegates to ⁠the International Monetary Fund’s steering ⁠committee walked out of a meeting on ⁠Saturday when Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov addressed the group in Russian, three sources familiar with the matter said. Russia’s...

"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.