The property sector, which at its peak accounted for a quarter of GDP, remains a major drag on the $18 trillion economy.

The Chinese yuan and stocks fell on Monday following the disappointing official data for the second quarter

Chinese officials have warned the world's second-largest economy faces hotter and longer heatwaves and more frequent and unpredictable heavy rain as a result of climate change

Prof Sean Turnell says Myanmar's central bank should be hit with sanctions as it is the key actor providing the junta with funds to wage war against the people of Myanmar

Deal with telecom providers aims to shield Germany's critical infrastructure from China, whose influence is seen as a potential security risk

The economic summit will outline moves to boost advanced manufacturing, rejig the tax system to curb debt risks, manage the property crisis, lift consumption and the private sector, but analysts doubt it will work

The drop in imports does not bode well for exports in the coming months, as just under a third of China's imports are parts for re-export, particularly in the electronics sector.

Worry about AI hallucinations reached their peak in May this year after Google rolled-out its much-anticipated chatbot Gemini — which soon gained notoriety for ridiculous outputs

Authorities in China approved 7.1m tons of new steelmaking capacity in the first half, but it was all cleaner scrap-based electric arc furnace projects, researchers say. Meanwhile, the US has imposed tariffs on Chinese steel imported via Mexico

TSMC, which is the world's largest contract chipmaker, has been one of the top beneficiaries of soaring demand for AI-capable chips

Carbon removal — which researchers say is essential to achieve net negative CO2 emissions — is yet to gain ground in India as officials remain focused on carbon capture and storage

The tendency of AI machines to invent facts, sources and details may prove a serious problem and cause it to have few viable outcomes, one analyst has warned