Dismissing claims of a 'dangerous breakthrough' at OpenAI, Microsoft President Brad Smith said a breakthrough in super-intelligent AI was not likely this year

Prices of the key EV battery metal have already tumbled close to 80% this year with supply outpacing the rise in demand

Group's vice-president and chief financial officer are suspected to have been detained by authorities, who are now probing the shadow bank's dramatic implosion

Officials from China and Vietnam are discussing a possible upgrade of their rail links, including an historic line through part of northern Vietnam with large rare earth deposits

A bill requiring US companies to notify federal agencies of investment in Chinese technologies is opposed by a key lawmaker who believes Washington needs to invest more in its rival

China International Capital Corp tells its analysts not to publish negative views on China's economy or its financial markets, asks staff not wear luxury brands or disclose their pay

Organisers are keen to generate goodwill before talks on the future of fossil fuels; fund would help poor nations cope with the cost of climate damage from drought, floods and rising seas

The US Treasury is expected to block an EV tax subsidy for buyers of cars containing batteries, components or minerals made by state-owned Chinese companies

A flurry of approvals of new coal-fired plants in recent years spurs fear over China's climate pledges – and the huge task for the world to meet its global warming targets

Negative sentiment among factory managers appears to have become entrenched in the face of weak demand at home and abroad; the vast services sector also contracted for the first time in 12 months

“Passive investment will likely outpace active investment in China over the next three to five years at least,” one investment manager said

A huge increase in China's solar production capacity and installation will give its citizens power prices less than half the user-prices in Europe or Australia, a new report says