Groups such as Greenpeace are demanding an end to single-use plastic sachets, and other robust measures as UN states and experts gather in Bangkok to discuss a global plastics treaty

Over two dozen Chinese companies showed off humanoid robots designed to work in factories and warehouses at the World Robot Conference in Beijing this week

Staff at PwC's Chinese unit face a 6-month business suspension and a large fine for alleged deficiencies in audits of China Evergrande's accounts, sources have said

The results represent a milestone in earthquake forecasting and could be used to limit their impact on lives and economies

The claim comes at a time when China is in the midst of a tense tech and trade war with the West, with both sides lobbing spying accusations at each other

Europe's top diplomat says the bloc "has no interest in a trade war", but concedes it may be inevitable in the dispute over tariffs to be imposed on Chinese EVs

US retail giant was the biggest shareholder of JD.com, but sold its entire stake, as e-commerce sector suffers brutal price war, to focus on its warehouse chain

A trade war appears to be looming, with Beijing saying on Wednesday it has opened a probe into subsidies given to European dairy producers, after the EU refused to abandon tariffs planned on EVs made in China

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing earned its first profit in three quarters, thanks partly to Chinese authorities speeding up approval of IPOs

Canberra gives green light to huge solar farm in country's north that will relay power to Singapore via a 4,300km underwater cable

Shenzhen developer has been seeking to restructure its $12bn offshore debt since late 2021; bondholders will swap debt for notes and shares in the company, it said

Threat to glaciers revealed amid news of heat records in 15 nations this year, while the UN accuses fossil fuel firms of trying to slow the transition to clean energy