Early election results in the Philippines suggest President Rodrigo Duterte's supporters are set to take control of the country's senate. RTHK’s Manila, Alan Robles says an official tally will be out in a few days at the most. He told Annemarie Evans t...

The Sino-US trade war took a turn for the worse on Friday when an American tariff hike came into force. And no progress has been reported in the ongoing negotiations in Washington. Commerce minister Edward Yau said the new US tariffs are expected to fu...

Hongkong Post said on Friday a new requirement for packages sent to the United States will take effect from the beginning of next month. Customs declaration information will need to be submitted electronically for all mail items, except letters, when t...

A Thai bay that was made iconic by its appearance in the film The Beach is to remain closed until 2021. Maya Bay, on the island of Phi Phi, was temporarily closed last year after officials said a sharp rise in visitors had severely damaged the environm...

Veteran pro-democracy politician Albert Ho on Thursday said the chief executive had misquoted him in the controversy over extradition. Carrie Lam said a senior Democratic Party member - whom she did not name - said in 1997 during the second reading of ...

The High Court on Thursday sentenced two men to three years in prison for taking part in the 2016 Mong Kok riots, despite pleas for leniency on the grounds of mental health issues. 35-year-old Yung Wai-yip, who has autism, had been found guilty in Marc...

The South Korean military said on Thursday that North Korea had fired a number of unidentified projectiles. It said they were fired towards the east from Sino-ri in North Pyongan province. It was the second such launch in less than a week and came as a...