Industry sources said a merger or partnership deal would have been tricky, partly because rare earths prices have dropped sharply due to a slowdown in China's economy

Shares of WuXi AppTec and WuXi Biologics sank to multi-year lows on Friday because of deep concern about the proposed Biosecure Act Bill and Wuxi AppTec's ties to the Chinese military

A research body linked to a New York university has accused a JSR subsidiary of commercialising its technology without permission. JSR makes photoresists, which are chemicals used in chipmaking

China Renaissance filed a report to the Hong Kong stock exchange on Friday that said Bao Fan would step down immediately as chairman and CEO for "health reasons"

Tech giant's revenue target cut by billions amid signs that Chinese consumers are buying more 'foldables' and smartphones from Huawei, powered by a locally-made chip

Human Rights Watch says it found evidence aluminum producers use workers from government labour transfer schemes that coerce Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims into jobs

The new H20 chip, made for China's AI market, has less power than 2 chips banned late last year, but is still seen as having a key advantage over Huawei's Ascend 910B

Chipmaker YMTC, AI company Megvii, plus lidar maker Hesai Technology and NetPosa were among more than a dozen firms named by the US Defence Department this week

A political deal and a venture to protect freight vessels could bring a resolution to the crisis within six months, the CEO of Hapag-Lloyd said. Meanwhile, the EU plans to launch a naval mission to intercept attacks in coming weeks

Newly found documents show fossil fuel interests funded research in 1954 to measure the impact of CO2 on the atmosphere, indicating that the oil industry knew about 'the threat to civilization' nearly 70 years ago

Three big cities have eased home-buying curbs, while first loans have been approved for projects on official 'white-lists', amid moves to bolster the real estate sector after court orders liquidation of debt-laden China Evergrande

The latest official data suggests China's sprawling manufacturing sector and the broader economy are struggling to regain momentum.