China / HK Macao Taiwan

Cross-Straits affairs chiefs hold first formal meeting

[2014-02-11 14:36]

Chiefs of cross-Straits affairs from the Chinese mainland and Taiwan met formally for the first time since 1949 on Tuesday afternoon.

Taiwan's mainland affairs chief arrives in Nanjing

[2014-02-11 12:25]

Wang Yu-chi, Taiwan's mainland affairs chief, arrived in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, Tuesday morning on a four-day visit.

Taiwan's mainland affairs chief sets off for mainland visit

[2014-02-11 11:34]

Taiwan's mainland affairs chief Wang Yu-chi set off on Tuesday morning for a four-day visit to the Chinese mainland, leading a 20-strong delegation.

Meeting heralds 'new model' for cross-Straits talk

[2014-02-11 09:28]

Experts say the meeting between cross-Straits affairs chiefs will be a first step in new dialogue that will enhance mutual trust and improve efficiency.

HK police disables WWII bomb

[2014-02-07 10:16]

Hong Kong police announced Friday that it has successfully disabled a bomb left in the World War II discovered on Thursday at a construction site in Hong Kong Island, ending a 17-hour cordon off of the surrounding area.

Suspected WWII bomb found in HK island

[2014-02-07 07:11]

Firefighters work at the venue where a suspected World War II bomb was found by construction workers who were digging underground structure for a hotel on Queen's Road East in Hong Kong island, south China's Hong Kong, Feb 6, 2014.

Suspected WWII bomb found on HK Island

[2014-02-06 21:24]

Police evacuated residents around a neighborhood on Queen's Road East on Hong Kong Island Thursday afternoon after a suspected World War II bomb was found by construction workers who were digging an underground hotel structure.

Van crash kills one HK tourist in New Zealand

[2014-02-04 19:10]

A van carrying 10 tourists on their way to Milford Sound crashed into a Southland bridge in New Zealand's South Island and plummeted into a river on Tuesday afternoon, killing the driver, police said.

HK declares sanction against the Philippines

[2014-01-30 03:05]

Hong Kong will suspend 14-day visa-free arrangements for Philippine diplomatic and official passport holders in first sanctions on a foreign state.

Hong Kong's Philippines sanction gets Beijing backing

[2014-01-30 00:37]

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying on Wednesday said the central government backs Hong Kong's handling of the aftermath of a hostage tragedy in the Philippines three years ago.

HK confirmed latest fatal case of H7N9

[2014-01-29 22:21]

Hong Kong's Department of Health (DH) Wednesday announced a new case of human infected with H7N9 as a 75-year-old man died Wednesday morning in the hospital.

CY Leung challenges HK diet habit after culling chickens

[2014-01-29 03:07]

Hong Kong's Chief Executive CY Leung on Tuesday questioned local residents' diet habit of cooking live poultry bought from market, since the deadly H7N9 bird flu has forced the government to cull thousands of live chickens to prevent spread of the epidemic.

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