Hong Kong has recorded 9 new imported Covid-19 cases. They involved three men and six women aged between 2 and 40, and all have been to India or Pakistan recently. Medical experts in Hong Kong are also warning that a recent local infection of Covid-19 ...

In Russia, nearly 78 percent of voters have approved constitutional amendments allowing President Vladimir Putin to stay in power until 2036. Government critics cry foul, saying the vote was rigged. In a video statement on social media, a prominent opp...

The Chinese ambassador to the UK, Liu Xiaoming, has hit out at what he described as Britain's "irresponsible and unwarranted" comments on the just introduced national security law. It also said it firmly opposed Britain's move to offer British National...

India's government has banned TikTok and dozens more Chinese-made apps it says are a danger to the country. In a statement, it said the apps were "prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, security of state and public order"....

A China expert has expressed shock over Beijing’s passage of national security law for Hong Kong without publishing full details of it. Professor Jean-Pierre Cabestan, of the Department of Government and International Studies at Hong Kong Baptist Unive...

A separatist group from Balochistan says it carried out a deadly attack on the Pakistan stock exchange in Karachi. At least 10 people – including four gunmen – were killed in the attack. RTHK’s South Asia correspondent Murali Krishnan told Annemarie Ev...

The government says the number of people applying for a one-off subsidy is likely to be higher than originally expected, because of the current economic downturn. From Thursday, more than 100,000 low-income families will be able to apply for the paymen...