Hong Kong home prices have risen for a third consecutive month, gaining nearly three percent in March compared with February. Government data shows that the cost of smaller private flats increased at a slightly higher rate than those for bigger apartme...

The young man at the centre of the controversy about the city's extradition laws was on Monday sentenced to 29 months behind bars over money laundering charges. 20-year-old Chan Tong-kai has admitted killing his girlfriend during a trip to Taiwan last ...

The government said on Monday it was seeking answers from construction firm Leighton which is caught up in a new safety scare, this time at a cultural centre in Ngau Tau Kok. Leighton has been in the news since explosive revelations of shoddy building ...

Spain's socialist prime minister Pedro Sanchez is preparing to form a new government, after his party won the most seats in the general election. The Socialists did not secure a majority so they will need the support of other parties, including the rig...

The government is proposing tougher penalties for animal cruelty, including banning convicted animal abusers from keeping pets, and making it a legal requirement for people to take proper care of animals. The public are being asked to give their views ...

President Xi Jinping on Friday sought to ease growing concerns about his ambitious Belt and Road Initiative by vowing to prevent debt risks and saying his global infrastructure project "is not an exclusive club". The initiative has been described as a ...

North Korea's state news agency on Friday said Russian President Vladimir Putin has accepted an invitation to visit Pyongyang. The offer by Kim Jong-un was made during the first summit between the two men in Vladivostok on Thursday. State media reporte...