Social media platform Weibo has been hit with a 3 million yuan ($470,000) fine by China's internet regulator for repeatedly publishing illegal information. Total fines this year top 14m yuan.

CSRC said it would properly resolve bond default risks and crack down on "fake financial exchanges" after a meeting to discuss orders from last week's Central Economic Work Conference

Taiwanese voters are set to decide on a new LNG terminal considered key for the chipmaking powerhouse to secure its energy supply but facing attacks from conservationists

Food safety rules imposed by Customs in recent weeks have been damned as a 'draconian' non-tariff barrier by companies in the US and Europe. Some predict a trade bottleneck in January

Beijing vows to respond to sanctions announced on Friday, while Blinken has begun a tour of Southeast Asia nations to shore up ties with Jakarta, Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur

The Chinese yuan has been one of the best-performing Asian currencies this year, rising about 3% against a strengthening US dollar. It is now at its strongest since late 2015

China will loosen restrictions on energy consumption to ensure its climate targets do not erode economic growth, but will seek to cap CO2 emissions to meet environmental goals

China will continue to implement a prudent monetary policy, officials said after the annual Central Economic Work Conference, as Beijing planned ahead with big grain purchases in Europe

Hui Ka Yan's holding in the embattled Evergrande Group has dropped from 61.88%, Hong Kong stock exchange filings showed, in a forced selling by a third party with whom the shares were pledged

China has told companies to sever ties with Lithuania or face being shut out of the Chinese market, but the EU says it may take the matter to the WTO and enact moves to counter economic coercion

Planning officials are worried about data centres, which consume large amounts of energy to cool computers, as they can ramp up power usage and negate China's ability to curb emissions

Japanese fashion magnate Yusaku Maezawa was excited a day ahead of blasting off to the International Space Station. He hopes to be the first passenger on Elon Musk's SpaceX moon flight in 2023