Beijing has warned it will "resolutely object" to any move to restrict US firms from investing in China – or coercing allies to do the same. Its concerns follow high-level bilateral meetings this week.

ASEAN leaders issued a warning this week on the danger of traffickers' cyber scams, noting "increasing abuse of technology in facilitating trafficking in persons" via social media

Chinese banks extended 718.8 billion yuan ($104 billion) in new yuan loans in April, less than a fifth of March’s tally and just over half of the amount anticipated by analysts

Chinese regulator says it will help improve audits of Chinese companies listed on US exchanges, after US accounting board says it found "unacceptable deficiencies" in checks of China firms' books

Strategic ties with regional leaders will be bolstered when US president visits Port Moresby on May 22. His trip to PNG comes amid a push by Beijing to set up bases in the Pacific

CEO meets Indian PM Narendra Modi on move to diversify its supply chain. The US tech giant has set a target of $1 billion in domestic production and exports over next few years.

Key parts of China's services sector, such as restaurants and domestic travel, recovered well in the first quarter, but some sub-sectors such as home furnishing and construction are struggling

Defence minister Chiu Kuo-Cheng says Taiwan would not tolerate the destruction of TSMC's facilities to deter an attack by China, as some US strategists have suggested

CICC Capital, a unit of leading Chinese investment bank CICC managing over $50 billion in assets, has stopped using Capvision Partners' services, after Monday's state attack on advisory group

State media says consultants harmed national security by helping the West 'buy state secrets'; but lobby groups say raids on advisory group Capvision have damaged investor confidence

Observers have been bamboozled by measures such as restrictions on financial data and crackdowns on companies doing due diligence; analysts say security is trumping everything

Vietnam, Laos and the Thai capital Bangkok all experienced record temperatures in recent days, and weather forecasters suspect these all-time highs may not last for long