The biggest solar manufacturers, such as Jinko, Longi and Trina, are in rocky water, but expected to survive, and may even prosper, if orders pour in from Africa

Guotai Junan bids for Shanghai rival Haitong Securities, after Beijing called for mergers in a sector with over 140 local and foreign players. It wants about 10 leading institutions in coming years.

China's consumer confidence index slipped to 86 in July, just above the level in late 2022 during the Covid pandemic, while the employment index hit a record low

Researchers found a disturbing drop in quality, which they called "model collapse," when they set out to test AI tools on material already generated by AI models

Report says "active listening" software "captures" users' conversations to better serve the social media giant's advertising partners

Authors of a study of 9,200 Asia-Pacific companies say climate action is becoming "an essential financial strategy" for businesses, which lowers risks and yields tangible benefits

US product safety officials are seeking an investigation into "deadly baby and toddler products" reportedly being sold on the Chinese websites

Putin got the red carpet treatment on Tuesday, despite Ukraine calling for his arrest under a warrant from the International Criminal Court

Concern is rising over surging water consumption by data centres, as well Big Tech's use of carbon offsets to write off emissions, and plans for a rejig of offset rules

Government policies favouring narrow areas of science and technology are worsening the job prospects of millions of young people, critics say

China has increased its lead in 64 critical technologies, while India is emerging as a key centre of global research innovation, a new report says

Rand Corporation authors interviewed dozens of AI experts on how to overcome the 80% failure rate estimated for AI projects