These problems first took root as China prepared to assume control of Hong Kong from Britain, in 1997. Concerned that the ...

HONG KONG -- The death toll in a major fire that tore through a residential area in Hong Kong from Wednesday afternoon had risen to 65, said the Fire Services Department (FSD) on Thursday. The FSD has ...

Japan said on Sunday that Chinese fighter jets had directed fire-control radar at Japanese military aircraft in two “dangerous” incidents near Japan’s Okinawa islands, an account Beijing denied.

Authorities have scrambled to contain public anger over the blaze, in which poor oversight and shoddy materials used in a ...

Images of seven high-rise residential buildings engulfed in flames in Hong Kong in late November shocked the world. The fire, ...

Officials are rushing to tamp down anger over the blaze, which killed at least 159 people in the Chinese territory’s ...

In a sign of China’s role in the city, officials have tried to stamp out calls for accountability over a catastrophe that ...

The authorities quickly arrested critics demanding accountability, signaling an expansive use of the security law to silence ...

For many, it was already too late. Within hours, seven of the eight towers in Wang Fuk Court were ablaze. The inferno raged ...

The State Council's Work Safety Commission issued a notice on its website on Saturday, launching a special campaign to investigate and rectify major fire hazards in high-rise buildings. The notice was ...