12+ hour, 54+ min ago   (283+ words) HAIKOU – More than 31,000 people have been evacuated from at-risk areas in South China's Hainan province as persistent heavy rain battered parts of the island. As of 7:50 pm Sunday, 31,564 people had been relocated, though the provincial committee for disaster prevention, mitigation…...

23+ hour, 4+ min ago   (727+ words) chinadailyasia.com Lately, quite a few commentators have urged the HKSAR government to increase the size of housing units in Hong Kong, particularly Public Rental Housing (PRH) and Home Ownership Scheme (HOS) housing. This sounds great. Yet its unintended consequences…...

23+ hour, 4+ min ago   (793+ words) chinadailyasia.com Hong Kong is home to five universities ranked among the global top 100 on both the QS and Times Higher Education world university rankings. World-class universities are defined not only by academic excellence but also by the diversity of…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (142+ words) chinadailyasia.com JAKARTA – A passenger ship carrying 243 people that was earlier reported missing in the Java Sea has been found, with around 110 people rescued and one confirmed dead, local media reported Sunday. The vessel was traveling from Surabaya in East…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (324+ words) Hong Kong’s fuel diversification strategy has strengthened the resilience of its energy supply system, offering practical insights for the Asia-Pacific region in responding to global energy market volatility and supply chain disruptions, said a power industry insider. “Recent developments in…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (376+ words) UNITED NATIONS – A Chinese envoy on Thursday called for the political settlement of the Iranian nuclear issue through diplomacy. Repeated hostilities in the Middle East have caused serious harm and losses to the peoples of countries in the region, including…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (342+ words) Hong Kong is determined on becoming an international center of health and medical innovation as global talent and capital continue to converge on the city, creating opportunities for the biotech sector, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said on Thursday. In…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (329+ words) Multiple cities on the eastern coast of Guangdong province have issued class-suspension alerts for Typhoon Saudel on Wednesday, as the regenerated tropical cyclone is forecast to make landfall or skim the coastal stretch from Shantou to Huizhou between Thursday afternoon…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (290+ words) China has called on members of the Group of 20 to uphold free trade, promote economic globalization that is universally beneficial and inclusive, and create a favorable policy environment for international trade and capital flows, according to the Ministry of Finance....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (195+ words) MOSCOW – Russia has warned of possible countermeasures over Japan's deployment of US Typhon missile systems, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Tuesday. "The Japanese Embassy was clearly informed that the deployment of this type of weaponry on Japanese…...