Chinese tech giants Baidu, Tencent, Alibaba and Bytedance have placed orders worth $5 billion with Nvidia for its top AI chips and GPUs, but it is unclear if these items will be affected by the latest White House order

The biggest foreign bank in Myanmar warned local banks last week it will restrict all payments to and from Myanmar accounts, a move could help bring a quicker end to the country's bitter civil strife

But the draft Cyberspace Administration of China rules also allow broad use for ‘national security’ purposes

Anxiety is rising that China is entering an era of much slower economic growth akin to the period of Japan's "lost decades", which saw consumer prices and wages stagnate for a generation

A top security official said the Philippines never promised China it would remove the old warship on Ayungin shoal; Beijing's claim was a 'figment of its imagination'

Doksuri left a swathe of damage in Beijing and eastern China – over 60,000 homes collapsed, while 95,000 hectares of crops and over 280 bridges were ruined, along with vast stretches of road.

The US is expected to target private equity, venture capital and joint venture investments in China in chips, quantum computing and AI; firms will have to report that activity, sources say

The move has racked up costs for makers of drones in the country, with around 70% of goods in the supply chain currently being made in China

Shares of Country Garden, which had liabilities of $194 billion as of end-2022, fell 14% on Tuesday. The firm said its usable cash had declined due to a deterioration in sales and refinancing

Customs data on Tuesday showed imports dropped 12.4% in July year-on-year, while exports were down 14.5% amid weak demand both at home and abroad

Chinese vessels fired water cannons at Filipino ships resupplying a vessel moored on a disputed Spratlys reef, spurring anger in Manila and condemnation from the US, EU and other allies

A return to profit could ease pressure on SoftBank founder and CEO Masayoshi Son, who revealed in June plans to shift to "offence mode" amid excitement over advances in AI