China posted a record overall trade surplus in July of over $101 billion, with exports up 18% from 2021, while imports rose 2.3%, which suggests consumption is soft.

Chinese planes and warships simulated an attack on Taiwan on Saturday, island officials said, to punish them for hosting a visit by Pelosi, who was seen as an independence advocate

Activists fear that US-China split may sap global ambition if it becomes an excuse for countries that are unwilling to step up and take action

Six Russian cargo vessels and at least one oil tanker sanctioned by the US for their history of transporting weapons for Moscow or oil from Iran docked in India over the past month

The e-commerce giant has been trimming staff to boost efficiency but it plans to hire nearly 6,000 university graduates this year, its CEO said.

Authorities are looking into the death of the deputy head of the military's National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology after his body was found in a hotel

Links are most needed during times of tension, analysts say, as Chinese warships, jets and drones take part in live-fire drills around Taiwan and powerful US vessels lie east of Taiwan.

Chinese authorities on Saturday imposed a Covid lockdown in Sanya, a holiday resort in the south of Hainan Island, and shut its public transport system.

Beijing separately announced that it would personally sanction Nancy Pelosi and her immediate family in response to her "vicious" and "provocative" actions.

Beijing described the US Speaker's visit to Taiwan this week as "gross interference in China's internal affairs" that "seriously tramples on the one-China principle"

Sliding values of stocks held by SoftBank's Vision Fund suggest more bad news when CEO Masayoshi Son reports first-quarter earnings next week

Of 132 IPOs and secondary listings on the city's stock exchange since the start of 2021, which raised some $47.6 billion, 111 are currently trading in the red, new data has shown