Thirteen people were confirmed dead and three others injured after an overloaded passenger van rear-ended a semi-trailer truck in Henan province early on Thursday, according to officials there. The crash took place at around 2.40am on an expressway ...

A study has found that there has been a severe mismatch between supply and demand in the job market in the Greater Bay Area last year, with overall employee turnover rates hitting 11 percent among enterprises in the region. The study was jointly co...

China's Shenzhou-21 and Shenzhou-23 astronaut crews held a handover ceremony on Thursday, during which the Shenzhou-21 crew transferred the keys of the country's space station to the latter. The Shenzhou-21 crew has now completed all planned tasks. ...

Hong Kong has overtaken Switzerland as the world's largest cross-border wealth hub for the first time, fuelled by capital inflows from the mainland as well as a fundraising boom in the city, according to a report by Boston Consulting Group (BCG). In...

Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday he hoped parties in the Iran conflict can stay committed to pursuing a ceasefire and continue to meet each other halfway. Iran said on Tuesday the United States had violated the ceasefire after the US conduct...

Swiss investment bank UBS on Tuesday said the overseas expansion model of mainland companies had entered its "2.0 phase" as more enterprises shift to localise operations and supply chains in international markets. In releasing its report, "Asia and ...

China on Tuesday urged "parties concerned" to observe the fragile ceasefire in the Middle East war, after US forces attacked missile sites in southern Iran as well as boats trying to lay mines. "We urge the parties concerned to fulfil their ceasefir...

Telecom giant China Mobile International (CMI) has announced plans to boost investment in Central Asia over the coming years, citing exponential economic growth and rapid digital transformation in the region. “At the current level, I would say it'...

The head of a private equity firm who's part of Chief Executive John Lee's upcoming delegation to Central Asia says he'll be looking to further connect Middle Eastern investors with local businesses. Cliff Zhang, the CEO and co-founder of Templewate...

President Xi Jinping called for greater cooperation with Serbia on artificial intelligence, energy, and infrastructure during talks with his Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vucic on Monday. Vucic is the latest in a string of foreign leaders to visit ...

President Xi Jinping on Monday told Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif he appreciates Pakistan's constructive role in mediating peace in the Middle East. Xi said China prioritises ties with Pakistan in neighbourhood diplomacy and called Sharif ...

Huawei Technologies expects to design high-end chips by 2031 with transistor density equivalent to 1.4-nanometre processes despite US sanctions that have made it hard for China to build the world's most advanced chips. The projection, made by Huawei...

Hong Kong’s first-ever payload expert in space Lai Ka-ying will operate a locally designed observatory that tracks greenhouse gas emissions during her mission aboard the Tiangong space station. Lai and the rest of the Shenzhou-23 crew docked at th...

Chief Executive John Lee on Sunday extended his congratulations on the successful launch of Shenzhou-23, paying tribute to its crew members. They include the Hong Kong SAR's first astronaut Lai Ka-ying, the mission's payload expert. In a statement...

The three astronauts aboard China's Shenzhou-23 spaceship - including the Hong Kong SAR's first astronaut Lai Ka-ying - have entered the Tiangong space station and met with another astronaut trio on Monday, starting a new round of in-orbit crew hando...

China's Shenzhou-23 crewed spaceship successfully docked with the Tiangong space station at 2.45am (Beijing Time) Monday, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). The spaceship made a fast, automated rendezvous and docking with the radial ...

The Shenzhou-23 spacecraft – carrying a three-member crew including Hong Kong's first astronaut Lai Ka-ying – blasted off on Sunday evening, opening yet another chapter in China's space programme. The China Manned Space Agency described the laun...

Hours before their mission is set to begin, three Shenzhou-23 astronauts – including Lai Ka-ying of Hong Kong – were given a warm send-off. The ceremony was held at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on Sunday evening. Large crowds were on han...

Three people were killed and another 17 were unaccounted for after heavy rain battered Yongchuan District in Chongqing Municipality starting Saturday night, said local authorities. In addition, two people were also unaccounted for after the rain las...

Chief Executive John Lee held a video call with Hong Kong's first astronaut Lai Ka-ying to wish her success ahead of her historic space mission. Lai has been selected as a payload specialist for the Shenzhou-23 spaceflight mission, which is schedul...