Prof Sean Turnell says Myanmar's central bank should be hit with sanctions as it is the key actor providing the junta with funds to wage war against the people of Myanmar

Deal with telecom providers aims to shield Germany's critical infrastructure from China, whose influence is seen as a potential security risk

The economic summit will outline moves to boost advanced manufacturing, rejig the tax system to curb debt risks, manage the property crisis, lift consumption and the private sector, but analysts doubt it will work

The drop in imports does not bode well for exports in the coming months, as just under a third of China's imports are parts for re-export, particularly in the electronics sector.

Top official urges new ways to counter China's "excess production", while lawmakers ponder a change to the trade rule that has spurred a flood of cheap goods from China

Authorities in China approved 7.1m tons of new steelmaking capacity in the first half, but it was all cleaner scrap-based electric arc furnace projects, researchers say. Meanwhile, the US has imposed tariffs on Chinese steel imported via Mexico

TSMC, which is the world's largest contract chipmaker, has been one of the top beneficiaries of soaring demand for AI-capable chips

The tendency of AI machines to invent facts, sources and details may prove a serious problem and cause it to have few viable outcomes, one analyst has warned

Six-month inquiry by a Chinese industry group will assess if Chinese firms lost business in Europe due to invesigations carried out by Brussels

Concern has risen that foreign auditors have not been doing enough to uncover illegal corporate activity, based on a huge scandal at China Evergrande, which was found to have inflated its revenue by vast sum

Consumer prices rose in June for a fifth month but was below expectations, while producer prices were undermined by deflation and weak demand

India plans to begin work on dams in the northeastern Himalayan state Arunachal Pradesh, amid reports Beijing may also construct dams on the Brahmaputra river