German chemical titan BASF officially opened a giant, 8.7 billion euro production complex in China on Thursday, a major expansion in the world's number two economy. The complex in Zhanjiang, Guangdong, sprawls over an area of about four square kilom...

China has issued a set of guidelines to accelerate the establishment of a nationwide long-term care insurance system, with the aim of addressing the basic care needs of people who have difficulty in taking care of themselves. The long-term care insu...

Top lawmaker and senior state official, Zhao Leji, on Thursday said overseas firms could gain a competitive edge by investing in China, as he also urged countries to settle their differences via "peaceful means". The remarks came as the chairman of ...

Financial Secretary Paul Chan on Thursday said that the practice of diversifying energy supplies is vital to Hong Kong's carbon reduction goals, and national security. Speaking at the Hong Kong Climate Week 2026, Chan pointed out that energy diversi...

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he will meet President Xi Jinping in Beijing in May after delaying an earlier summit because of the war against Iran. Trump said he was looking forward to the "monumental" trip, which was originally due to...

Technology minister Sun Dong on Thursday said the planned Data Facility Cluster at Sandy Ridge will help drive the development of data and AI firms. Speaking at a ceremony unveiling top tech firms in the GBA, Sun stressed that SAR authorities are d...

Survivors of the Wang Fuk Court fire filed repeated complaints of construction workers smoking before last November’s blaze, an independent committee probing the inferno heard on Thursday. As the proceedings entered a fourth day, George Cheung, a...

Manufacturers have issued recalls for two types of power adapters that failed safety tests, the Consumer Council announced on Thursday. The announcement came after the watchdog, together with government officials, tested 10 adapters available in th...

Six Hong Kong restaurants have landed on this year’s Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants list, with two Cantonese eateries taking the top two honours on Wednesday. The awards ceremony, hosted by the Tourism Board, was held in Hong Kong for the first time...

Financial Secretary Paul Chan on Thursday said that the practice of diversifying energy supplies is vital to Hong Kong's carbon reduction goals, and national security. Speaking at the Hong Kong Climate Week 2026, Chan pointed out that energy diversi...

China could lead the way in Asia in forging new pathways for plurilateral cooperation, Singapore’s prime minister said, calling for smaller groups of like-minded countries to work together to address challenges in multilateralism. Delivering a keyn...

Chinese government advisers are calling for government-set “red lines” in artificial intelligence development and applications, as mounting threats of job displacement and data security challenges spark concerns in the country. Jiang Xiaojuan, fo...

For the second year in a row, Asia’s vulnerability to global shocks is a source of concern. Almost exactly a year since US President Donald Trump launched his assault on the global trading system, the external dependencies of leading Asian economie...

A man and woman caught engaging in a sexual act at the Batu Gantung Chinese Cemetery in Penang, Malaysia, have each been jailed for a year. M. Jegathesan, 58, and Halila Abu Bakar, 37, pleaded guilty to committing the offence when the charges were re...

A visit by a top American official to India this week has raised expectations that bilateral defence ties are getting “back on track” amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. But analysts warn that both sides are unlikely to reach full agree...

"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.