A three-day online radio astronomy event highlights the willingness of scientists from both sides to main contact with each other.

The downward spiral is set to continue in Shanghai’s residential property market as a growing number of wealthy owners plan to cash out from their properties and leave mainland China.

Relaxed rules mean increased numbers, but veteran fans of the turf say Sha Tin racecourse not yet back to normal.

It’s not procrastination when it’s a purposeful delay, perfectly understandable in avoiding the unpleasant, and even preferable to the temptation to act, sometimes, such as the US over Taiwan.

Supreme Court official said 10 men and 9 women were lashed, apparently the first confirmation since the group seized power last year that this kind of punishment is taking place.

An on-stage kowtow by Hong Kong Cantopop superstar Jacky Cheung before a veteran actor has stirred a heated online debate over the merits of the ancient Confucian ritual.

Pop-ups effectively banning travel to Beijing become thing of dread as they can delay top-notch medical treatment and threaten livelihoods.

Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn says government ‘not excluding studying individual fringes of country parks’, but sites are not easy land grabs.

Indonesia launched the food estate programme in 2020, with millions of hectares of land in Kalimantan, Papua earmarked for conversion for agricultural planting but poor planning and a lack of local stakeholder involvement resulted in failed crops and...

Hong Kong is being driven to distraction by its mania for multi-million dollar vanity car registration plates such as ‘HOTPOT’ and ‘HASHTAG’.

If several million elderly people above 80 years of age have not been vaccinated, it will pose a potential risk,’ virologist in Hong Kong warns.

The government insists reopening as soon as possible is on the cards, but many over-the-top pandemic restrictions remain, to the detriment of our economy. We should take John Lee’s advice and not fixate on ‘0+0’ but instead dispense with the ci...

US is building a ‘Chip 4’ alliance with Taiwan, South Korea and Japan for increased economic security over a possible global chip crunch in the event of a contingency between Taiwan and mainland China.

DPP, KMT and other parties see municipal and county races as a gauge of chances when President Tsai Ing-wen steps down.

Deal does not ratchet up calls for reducing emissions, but does retain language to keep alive global goal of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius over pre-industrial times.

Chief Secretary Eric Chan also says police will investigate possibility of criminal intent behind recent mix-ups at overseas sports events involving national anthem and city protest song.

One Thai durian grower believes Thailand’s exports will decrease because Vietnam is located closer to China and, in her view, has better quality control.

China’s stock exchanges are stepping up scrutiny of Apple suppliers seeking IPOs, questioning if business models are overly reliant on one client.

Failure by the main parties to win a majority means a combination of them would have to build a majority alliance to form a government.

Ukrainian forces liberated Kherson from Russian occupation on November 11 in what amounted to another major battlefield setback for Moscow.

NGOs can rent hotels and guest houses to run as hostels, aiming for 3,000 spaces over five years

A woman in China seeks advice online after a blind date arrives with his six-year-old daughter, and later finds out he’d only been divorced for one week.

FTX meltdown is likely to spur the need for governments – in Singapore and elsewhere – to step up plans to regulate the cryptocurrency space.

“I don’t see any reason for it”, the former president said, and instead would stick with his new platform Truth Social.

As opportunities for cooperation between China and Asean grow, Hong Kong can benefit from its long-standing ties with both. What’s more, Hong Kong has the infrastructure and expertise to facilitate trade, investment and cultural changes between the...

‘The Turkish occupation aircraft are shelling the al-Beilonya village which is heavily populated with Afrin IDPs,’ said a spokesman for the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces.

Several cabinet ministers from across the globe said earlier on Saturday that agreement was reached on a fund for what negotiators call loss and damage.

Expect more restraint, but antagonising behaviour will continue, researcher at Rand Corporation says.

Wong won the best actor award for playing a Hong Kong taxi driver helping a Pakistani refugee boy in The Sunny Side of the Street.

With Qatar deciding on Friday to ban beer from stadiums, fan zones such as the concert venue on the corniche will be the only Fifa-associated area serving pints – meaning more fans could wind up there.

‘The charges are in two groups – for supporting terrorist acts in another country, namely the attack in Istanbul, and for human trafficking,’ said chief prosecutor Ivan Geshev.

Naomi Biden and Peter Neal exchanged vows on the South Lawn, which was turned into a wedding venue for the very first time. It is the first White House wedding with a president’s granddaughter as the bride.

The Livraria Lello in Porto, Portugal, which bills itself as ‘the World’s Most Beautiful Bookshop’, plans to keep the archive of 42 handwritten letters written by Dylan to his high-school girlfriend between 1957 and 1959.

The Ocean Viking, a Norwegian-flagged vessel, had picked up 234 migrants at sea near the Libyan coast before spending weeks seeking a port to accept them. Norway’s foreign ministry said on Saturday it would accept 20 of the migrants.

‘The first steps it’s necessary to do from the Russian side is to withdraw all Russian troops from Ukrainian territory,’ said Ukrainian presidential chief of staff Andriy Yermak.

China’s plan to establish an international mediation centre in Hong Kong is part of its broader goals of influencing and shaping international legal regimes and protecting its economic and commercial interests.

The British leader announced a new air defence package worth US$60 million that includes ‘120 aircraft guns, radar and anti-drone equipment’. Zelensky said: ‘with friends like you by our side, we are confident in our victory’.

The White House said it would provide the help as part of its Net Zero World Initiative to promote clean energy.

Wei will meet regional counterparts to discuss international events and potential cooperation as China vies with the US for influence.

German bishop Georg Baetzing spoke at the end of a week of talks between Pope Francis and Vatican officials on one side, and Germany’s bishops on the other.

Chinese president says meeting with Joe Biden will guide the next phase of US-China relations.

China’s future appears up in the air for the first time in decades, in part because of global challenges arising from its own success. Sustaining China’s rise means addressing other countries’ scrutiny of ties with China, maintaining global acc...

On the eve of the tournament’s first day, Gianni Infantino rounded on European critics of the host nation over the issues of migrant workers and LGBTQ rights, saying: ‘We have to invest in helping these people.’

China’s top economic planning agency met with US multinationals including ExxonMobil, Boeing, Cargill and Emerson Electric this week, signalling it is eager to restore market confidence after the 20th party congress.

The nation’s GDP could expand by US$1 trillion every 12 to 18 months in the next decade, which will mean energy consumption will rise by 400 per cent by 2050, and the country will undertake ‘an unparalleled’ transition to cater for this demand,...

China’s top leadership has urged a more ‘targeted and precise’ approach to the zero-Covid policy but local governments must also keep case numbers down.

A week after Russian troops withdrew from Kherson leaving it devoid of basic infrastructure, signs of recovery slowly dot the city but its population has dwindled to about 80,000 from its pre-war level near 300,000.

Labour chief Chris Sun points to shortage of about 1,600 care workers in government-funded homes and a ‘tight manpower situation’ in private ones.

Military experts say the arrangement is part of preparations for a potential conflict with Chinese forces over Taiwan.

A man arrested in China for using a net and playing recorded bird sounds to catch wild birds says the preys were ingredients for a hotpot.