AstraZeneca is looking at spinning off its business in China - listing it in Hong Kong or Shanghai - in hope that the move will protect it from rising tensions between global powers, sources have said

The US has added 43 firms – mostly Chinese – to its Entity List, banning them from receiving US exports for activities such as training army pilots and developing hypersonic missiles

China hawks in Washington blame US investors for transferring capital and valuable know-how to Chinese tech companies that could help advance Beijing's military

Tech entrepreneurs say they're looking to base companies abroad, disillusioned with Xi Jinping's policies, and happy to play down their Chinese identity amid growing trade rivalry with the US

Some 24 Chinese firms have changed auditors since 2022, according to an analysis of filings by Nikkei, which said many did that to avoid being delisted from US exchanges

The latest additions includes units of genomics giant BGI, which was linked to repression of ethnic minorities, plus firms linked to ballistic missiles, or surveillance equipment used by Burma’s military

China has a 'stunning lead' in most of the 44 critical emerging technologies, an Australian Strategic Policy Institute study said, adding that democratic nations need to collaborate more

Genetic resources and finance are tipped to be key issues on a legally binding UN agreement to protect the world's oceans

The US government plans to bar investment in some Chinese tech companies, to stop American money pouring into sensitive sectors such as chips for artificial intelligence

Jiankui served three years in prison for illegal medical practices after creating three genetically modified girls Lulu, Nana, and Amy in 2018, the SCMP said

President Xi Jinping warned this week that China must speed up moves to become self-reliant in science and technology "to prevent being strangled by foreign countries"

CanSino Biologics has begun making an mRNA booster that targets Covid Omicron variants, which are responsible for the majority of infections that have swept across China recently