A state survey showed manufacturing fell for a second month in June, while services sank to a five-month low; but the smaller Caixin/S&P survey indicated a strong pickup in foreign orders

The new rules, which take effect in October, say the State Council will establish a rare earth product traceability information system. They also seek to protect domestic supply of critical minerals.

The challenge spells trouble for China’s furiously expanding AI industry — which remains cut off from cutting-edge chips due to US sanctions

A lawsuit lodged in Arkansas claims the Chinese shopping app Temu is "dangerous malware" that secretly gives itself "unrestricted access" to all data on a user's phone

US lawmakers had a busy week discussing rules about Chinese electric vehicles, as well as trade and investment measures on chips, drones and shipbuilding

Some 44 state agencies were targets of a cyberattack by the notorious Lockbit gang, which demanded an $8 million ransom. But the government has refused to pay.

Thai banks were involved in $120 million worth of weapons and related materials exported to Myanmar in the 2023-24 fiscal year – "sustaining the junta's campaign of violence," the official said

Tokyo imposed asset freezes and export bans on 11 companies, plus groups in five countries last Friday over sanctions related to Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Regulators fear the companies could access personal information and intellectual property stored in their 'clouds' and provide it to the Chinese government or disrupt Americans' access to it, sources said

Chinese companies have asked top Malaysian officials to lobby against the US imposing tariffs on products made or assembled in Malaysia

India is seeing a sharp surge in incidences of cyber scams, with authorities recording a whopping average of 7,000 cybercrime complaints per day last month

New report says the finance sector could face great disruption from AI, and that half the jobs in banking could eventually be made redundant