The Xinhua news agency says this week's visit to the mainland by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte points towards a restoration of trust between the two sides following recent tensions over their South China Sea territorial dispute. It says Duterte'...

The vice chairperson of the Hong Kong Employers of Overseas Domestic Helpers Association, Josephine Ong, says a “sensible approach” should be taken on deciding the issue of whether or not foreign domestic helpers should be banned from cleaning the exte...

RTHK’s Southeast Asia correspondent, Larry Jagan, says there is real gloom in Thailand about the future following the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej. He says people fear that political turmoil could break out and the general election promised by the ...

Political commentator, Joseph Cheng, has suggested that the three legislators whose oaths have been rejected should retake them according to the official wordings. He says they can then make their political statements and he does not feel that would ca...

An alliance representing more than 400 secondary school principals says students need to grow intellectually and should not be stopped from discussing politics in schools, including Hong Kong’s independence. The honorary executive secretary of the Hong...

A legal challenge to the British government's right to formally begin proceedings without parliamentary approval to remove the UK from the European Union is under way. The High Court will consider whether ministers can invoke Article 50 of the Lisbon T...