President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday that he hopes to work with US President Donald Trump in the new year to steer the giant ship of China-US relations steadily forward through wind and storms, and accomplish more big things and good things, a Xinh...

President Xi Jinping on Wednesday said that China and Russia should increase high-level exchanges and strengthen pragmatic cooperation in various fields. Xi was speaking to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during a virtual meeting, when he not...

The director of Beijing’s liaison office in Hong Kong, Zhou Ji, on Wednesday said the central government will continue to support the SAR in integrating into and serving the overall national development. Speaking at a reception organised by the of...

Speed skater Ning Zhongyan and short track speed skater Zhang Chutong will serve as China's flagbearers at the opening ceremony of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympic Games, the Chinese delegation announced on Wednesday. Ning, 26, won three golds ...

Mainland companies can use Hong Kong as a strong jumping-off point for their push to go global, said the director general of the Office for Attracting Strategic Enterprises, Peter Yan. Speaking after Hong Kong Productivity Council's ForeSight 2026...

Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs Alice Mak said on Saturday a district councillor had been told that she had to meet public expectations after being found to have parked illegally at Shek Lei Estate in Kwai Chung. Kwai Tsing councillor Chau Kit-...

A man has been arrested on suspicion of a bomb hoax and possession of imitation firearms. The arrest came after police received reports on January 27 alleging that the man, who is 31 years old, had made claims on an online game chatgroup that he wo...

Pedestrians will find road crossings to be more convenient and time-saving in phases this year with a facelift for some of the city's intersections, Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan said. Writing on her blog, she said her department ...

Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Rosanna Law on Saturday said she is optimistic about business prospects for the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday, amid expectations from the Immigration Department that 1.43 million mainlanders would visit Hon...

Allowing more elderly people to benefit from the automatic medical fee waiver at public hospitals and improving the economy are among the suggestions lawmakers have made for the upcoming budget. Currently, only those eligible for the Old Age Living ...

Chinese scientists have developed a plant-inspired method to convert carbon dioxide and water into valuable chemicals, such as the building blocks for petrol, by using solar energy. The process – inspired by photosynthesis, where plants harness sun...

The increasing flow of foreign travellers to China in recent years has been given a shot in the arm with many people coming to the country to seek medical treatment. The trend has attracted attention online recently after overseas bloggers shared the...

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Temperatures on Hong Kong’s Lantau Island and in some rural areas could reach as low as eight degrees Celsi...

A sign hanging from a rusty shipping container installed by Thai forces on what they say is the border with Cambodia proclaims: “Cambodian citizens are strictly prohibited from entering this area.” On opposite sides of the makeshift barricade, fr...

Hong Kong police have arrested a man for allegedly making a bomb hoax threat targeting Admiralty MTR station on an online war game forum. Inspector Luke Hung Sze-tat of the Central police district said on Saturday that officers had arrested a 31-year...

"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.