Deputy US Trade Representative Sarah Bianchi said Washington would address long-term challenges from China and develop "a tariff structure that really makes sense"

The CPI rose 5.4% in May from a year before, according to Statistics Korea data, faster than the 4.8% rise the previous month and above the 5.1% tipped in a Reuters poll

The country's lack of advanced technology was underscored by how many employers struggled to make the shift to remote work when the pandemic began, the IMF report said

California port leaders expect imports to rise as Shanghai, home to the world's busiest seaport, emerges from a two-month Covid-19 lockdown

“There is downside for Xi from zero-Covid but the question is, is it meaningful and what’s the practical impact," said Christopher Johnson, a former top China analyst at the CIA

Sri Lanka, battling the worst economic crisis in its history, is turning to Russian oil because it is cheaper, Nikkei Asia reports.

The world's largest gambling hub has been hit hard by Covid, with revenues dropping 68% year-on-year to $400 million in May

Musk previously played down the risks of coronavirus, saying "the coronavirus panic is dumb" and children were “essentially immune”. He later contracted Covid-19 twice.

As well as chairing Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, the bourse's parent company, Cha also sits on the Hong Kong government’s executive council

Nine self-designed and manufactured GeeSAT-1 satellites, were launched on Wednesday from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in southwestern Sichuan province

Lenders in China require documents to be stamped but lockdowns during the recent Covid-19 surge mean customers and staff have not been able to meet

The Open Network for Digital Commerce, launched in April, will allow customers place orders for goods and services and wants banks, venture capitalists and telecos to sign up