Germany and several other nations are to discuss with Turkey ways of resettling thousands of Syrian refugees ahead of the final European Union summit of the year. Those attending the meeting will discuss a proposal to resettle Syrians now living in ref...

One of the lawmakers cleared by a Legislative Council committee over undeclared political donations says he would welcome a review on how to make donations to political parties clearer and more transparent. The Labour Party’s Lee Cheuk-yan told Jim Gou...

China analyst Mark O’Neill says the mainland’s huge internet market makes it difficult for major internet companies to stay away from the country’s second World Internet Conference. He told Annemarie Evans that the importance of the internet and e-comm...

A member of the Energy Advisory Committee says he would expect the city’s two power companies to at least consider freezing or adjusting downwards electricity tariffs in 2017 if oil prices continue to stay low next year. Dr William Yu, who’s also the C...

Paul Rogers, professor of peace studies at Bradford University in the UK, says a new military alliance of 34 nations appears to be for coordination among states where there has been a rise in political violence. Saudi Arabia announced the formation of ...

The chief executive officer of the Competition Commission, Stanley Wong, says they will look after the rights of complainants and companies when dealing with allegations that the competition law has been contravened. He said it was important for the pu...

Civic Party legislator Kwok Ka-ki says he finds it strange that the government cited the new Competition Law as a potential obstacle to a timely launch of a much-anticipated Voluntary Health Insurance Scheme. He was speaking after the government said i...