China's Foreign Minister Qin Gang, a pretty TV reporter and the country's rocket commanders have all disappeared, amid apparent investigation into their affairs

Prospects for this year are unclear; even steady growth of 3-4% a year must seem small for a country that averaged around 7% last decade, and more than 10% in the 2000s

Experts say any move to cooperate on cutting emissions of methane – a greenhouse gas responsible for roughly 30% of global warming – would be positive

Analysts expect Evergrande to post steep losses for 2021 and 2022, in which its contracted sales fell to 443 billion yuan ($61.8bn) and 31.7bn yuan ($4.4bn) respectively, versus 723bn yuan ($101bn) in 2020

The latest official data shows the economy grew just 0.8% from the previous quarter, on a seasonally adjusted basis; youth unemployment has hit a record 21.3%

US climate envoy will talk with his Chinese counterpart about issues like reducing methane emissions, limiting coal use, curbing deforestation and helping poor nations address climate change

The US and China have an obligation to the world "to cooperate on areas of mutual concern", US Treasurer says, such as faster debt deals and climate finance for poor countries

Some say China has been "scarred" by years of strict Covid measures and regulatory curbs on property and tech firms, but there is also less demand for its exports amid the global slowdown

Prices were the same as the previous year, retreating from the 0.1% increase in May, according official data on Saturday. All eyes are now on a Politburo meeting later this month

Bosses of Intel, Qualcomm and Nvidia plan to lobby top officials against extending curbs on the sale of advanced computer chips to China – or advocating for any moves to be eased or delayed

Chinese diplomat Wang said China and the EU should enhance mutual trust, deepen cooperation, and not encourage backpedalling, on 20th anniversary of their strategic partnership

A series of positive regulatory and investment developments has shifted the outlook for crypto; Ripple soars after a US judge said it could be legally sold on public exchanges