Scores of companies have born the brunt of cheap imports from China and a slide in industrial competitiveness due to factors such as rising energy prices and an ageing workforce
Big Tech is struggling to deal with the huge rise in energy emissions driven by AI expansion
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
Latest numbers out of China indicate the country's carbon emissions may have peaked last year
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