A head-on collision between two trains on the line that services Peru's Machu Picchu killed one person and injured at least 40 others, authorities said. The deceased was the conductor of one of the two trains, according to the prosecutor's office in...

President Xi Jinping on Wednesday emphasised efforts to achieve a strong start for the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) period. Xi was speaking at a gathering of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the country's top political advi...

China released on Wednesday detailed guidelines for its 2026 auto trade-in subsidy programme, sustaining support for the automotive market as part of broader efforts to boost consumption. According to a notice jointly issued by the Ministry of Comme...

The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China's manufacturing sector stood at 50.1 in December, up 0.9 percentage points month on month, official data showed on Wednesday. A reading above 50 indicates expansion, while a reading below 50 reflects co...

Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday denounced US arms sales to Taiwan and said any attempt to thwart China's reunification is doomed to fail. "In response to the continuous provocations by 'Taiwan independence' forces and large-scale US arms sales t...

Members of the public heading to Central for the New Year’s Eve countdown are urged to use public transport, as road closures begin in phases from Wednesday afternoon. The Transport Department said road closures began progressively from 2pm on str...

A man has died after falling from a cliff in Sai Kung on Wednesday. Police received reports at around 10am that a man had fallen into the sea at Po Pin Chau. Firefighters pulled him from the sea, and he was pronounced dead after being sent to the ...

Visitors from the mainland began arriving in Hong Kong on Wednesday – a day ahead of an official three-day New Year holiday – hoping to avoid an expected rush of visitors. With the break running from January 1 to 3, many tourists told RTHK they ...

The Centre for Health Protection said it would step up compliance checks at new non-smoking areas from Thursday as Tobacco Control Legislation Ordinance amendments take effect. Under the new rules, the fixed penalty for smoking offences will double...

The Lan Kwai Fong nightlife district is pulling out all the stops to attract customers this New Year's Eve, with restaurants and bars offering deeper discounts, reducing prices to levels seen before the pandemic. Anthea Cheung, director of the Lan K...

The wife of a hotpot restaurant owner from northern China who died saving children has taken over running the business with the support of diners from across the country. Luan Liuwei, originally from Taian in Shandong province, moved to Beijing for w...

Police in multiple Chinese cities have issued pre-emptive notices stating that no official New Year’s Eve countdowns will be held at popular landmarks, as they prioritise public safety and order ahead of the holiday. This coordinated messaging, con...

Thailand on Wednesday released 18 Cambodian soldiers held for five months as prisoners of war, days after a fresh truce between the nations ended weeks of deadly fighting along their contested frontier. A decades-old border dispute between the Southe...

The resignation of a second commissioner from a Philippine presidential fact-finding body investigating alleged corruption in flood control projects has left the panel with only its chair, raising fresh doubts about the state’s ability to hold powe...

Nvidia is scrambling to meet strong demand for its H200 artificial intelligence chips from Chinese technology companies and has ‌approached contract manufacturer Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) to ramp up production, sources said. Chin...

"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.