US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called on Beijing to work together in addressing challenges in health, climate change, fighting narcotics and other areas of mutual interest.

Students tackle taboo topic with scheme to help those affected by floods who desperately need sanitary products, amid some commentators saying such items are a luxury.

Work to move one of the station’s two laboratory modules into its final position has been completed successfully.

The new title was bestowed on the kingdom’s de facto ruler ahead of a deadline for President Biden to weigh in on whether the monarch qualifies for legal immunity.

As an Iranian woman’s death triggers outrage over strict hijab laws, observers warn Indonesia could face the same fate if religious fundamentalists are not reined in.

Obama told reporters during a private meeting in 2017 that he was concerned about a ‘sustained period’ of political norms being undermined if Trump served two terms.

Easier to visit Hong Kong now, but mainland Chinese still face hassles returning across the border.

Civil Service Bureau spokeswoman says police investigation under way, and affected workers will have their documents invalidated by October 12.

A senior central bank official told traders to ‘reduce their enthusiasm’ and be careful about how they lure customers.

Russia’s envoy to the United Nations said the US could ‘undoubtedly’ gain from the destruction of the pipelines under the Baltic Sea.

Some believe the calls are motivated by a desire to reduce Western influence, but others fear that students can only lose out as a result.

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority is set to launch a new online data platform that will allow many struggling small businesses to get the funds they need, according to its chief executive.

The legendary wrestler had a mixed martial arts match with Ali in 1976, dubbed as ‘the bout of the century’

Outpouring of public opinion in support of LGBTQ community after Miss Fabulous 2022 contest in Vientiane banned shows limits of power in digital age, observers say

Chief executive addresses guests at Saturday reception as part of celebrations for the 73rd anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China.

With music now forbidden across Afghanistan, young members of the Afghanistan National Institute of Music fled to Portugal, where they are struggling to keep their musical traditions alive.

The short-range missiles fired from the Sunan into the East Sea were the fourth round of weapons launches this week.

The Philippines worry that granting expanded US military access may embroil it in a possible US-China showdown over the self-ruled island of Taiwan.

A 21-year-old woman in China told her story of taking a courier job to support her daughter after her boyfriend’s mother kicked them out following his death.

Gridlocked and becoming more flood prone every year, Vietnam’s biggest city needs decisive action fast to secure its 10 million residents’ future quality of life. But can it overcome its funding woes and infrastructure paralysis?

This year’s October ‘golden week’ is likely to lose its lustre, with the number of train trips expected to be the lowest since the pandemic began.

From Britain to Germany, Western governments are ramping up oil production and turning back the clock on coal-fired power plants to navigate an energy crisis that is fuelling cost-of-living struggles.

Law graduate Zhang Wen may not be a tech geek, but as chairman of Biren Technology, he is at the forefront of China’s efforts to develop the GPU chips needed for AI and smart cars.

Residents are still reckoning with the damage in Florida, with officials trying to confirm how many of the deaths are storm-related.

Gloom deepens in city’s tourism sector as Hongkongers take advantage of new rules to travel again.

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Kyiv’s forces have captured 2 nearby villages and could soon recapture the town that has served for months as a logistics hub for Moscow’s operations.

The verdict comes as a blow to the Navy, as it faces allegations of improper training and maintenance of the US$1.2 billion USS Bonhomme Richard.

More than a dozen members of the military seized control of state television to declare that President Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba had been overthrown.

The India-US relationship has grown from estrangement to one of engagement and is touted as one between partners and friends, but all is not well. New Delhi’s anger over Washington’s upgrades to Pakistan’s jet fighters is another example of US ...

Decades of inattention on the part of European leaders are coming home to roost as far-right parties are securing stronger support and national office. The future of the EU as a bastion of liberal democracy and tolerance is in jeopardy as Eurosceptic...

The nation is deadliest place on planet for those people trying to protect it, according to a new global survey, with the Yaqui indigenous group trying to defend their water for hundreds of years.

China launched its third and most-advanced aircraft carrier in June, but its navy lacks a fighter trainer specifically designed for carrier-based operation.

Researchers believe the rate of emissions may be higher than from a major leak from offshore oil and gas fields in Mexican waters of the Gulf of Mexico in December, which spilled about 100 metric tons of methane per hour.

‘Russia is violating international law, trampling on the United Nations Charter, and showing its contempt for peaceful nations everywhere,’ US President Joe Biden says.

Police earlier arrested another employee from the Po Leung Kuk’s Causeway Bay care facility on suspicion of mistreating six children aged between one and three years.

Components from Russia and other members continue to arrive in southern France despite geopolitical conflicts, incoming director says.

‘We have already proven compatibility with alliance standards,’ Zelensky said.

Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou named second best science and technology cluster in the world, followed by Beijing.

Taro Kono wants workplaces to embrace more online services and a society where people suggest improvements and take action; he has declared war on ‘boomer-era’ technology.

‘This is the will of millions of people,’ he said in a speech before hundreds of dignitaries in the St George’s Hall of the Kremlin.

Chinese observers say the country is less likely to be affected than Europe, which was heavily dependent on Russia before the invasion of Ukraine.

Fu Yuet-long, 25, admits to subjecting eight toddlers in Children’s Residential Home to physical punishment.

A heavy police presence is expected in Wan Chai district where the official flag-raising ceremony and National Day cocktail reception will be held on Saturday morning.

Some children and carers did not know they needed to scan the vaccine pass.

Study by Lingnan University interviewed 106 food delivery workers, with 89 per cent of respondents from ethnic minority groups.

Former army chief who led 2014 coup restored as prime minister after brief suspension, with court saying he has not exceeded term limit, but pro-democracy protesters angry.

Andrew High married Kohei, his Japanese partner of 18 years, in 2015, and has applied unsuccessfully for a Japanese long-term visa five times since 2018.

Diplomat says he personally intervened to try to help and Beijing has done all it can do help stop the flow of fentanyl and other drugs.

Police alert comes after two men arrested in connection with alleged phone frauds totalling HK$500,000.