The founder and executive director of environmental group the Green Earth, Edwin Lau, says he believes changes to the government's waste charging plan will help to reduce the amount of waste produced by the public and corporations. The Environment Secr...

Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen says Taipei and Beijing need to drop historical baggage to seek a breakthrough in cross-straits relations. These are her first public comments since the mainland's ruling Communist Party unveiled a new leadership line-up. ...

The Hong Kong Cricket Sixes takes place this weekend – the two-day tournament is returning to the Kowloon Cricket Club after a five-year absence. South Africa won back in 2012, and they're returning alongside Hong Kong, Pakistan, Australia, Sri Lanka, ...

China analyst Willy Lam says it is worrying that President Xi Jinping appears to be "turning back the clock" and concentrating power into his own hands without viable checks and balances. President Xi unveiled the Chinese Communist Party's new leadersh...

Big crowds are gathering for a five-day funeral ceremony for Thailand's revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who died last October aged 88. The monarch will be cremated in Bangkok on Thursday, in a royal pyre representing heaven. Preparations have taken ne...

China analyst Willy Lam says the inclusion of President Xi Jinping's ideology – and his name – into the Communist Party's constitution implies that he will stay in the party's top leadership position for another 15 to 20 years. The party concluded its ...

A report on the international trade in illegal ivory says a record amount was seized last year but the level of elephant poaching has declined. It said poaching in Africa appeared to be levelling off, or slowing in most places, though the total number ...