The meme coin — $Trump — was launched with an opening sale price of just 18 cents and went on to hit a peak of $75 per token within two days

There has been no hint yet of any progress in talks between Beijing and Washington, with Trump saying last week he was in no hurry to speak to his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping

Chinese market analysts believe DeepSeek's launch is a 'watershed' moment that shows Beijing can hold its ground amid an intense tech war with rival US

As Donald Trump tests America's ties with some of its closest allies, China is quickly emerging as the West's hedge against his tariff threats

The global average temperature last month was 1.75 degrees Celsius higher than in pre-industrial times

Catering outlets, restaurants and cafes have been hammered by China's intensifying economic slowdown over the past year, according to recent industry reports.

Nissan did not want to be a Honda subsidiary, according to sources reported by Nikkei; its board is now reportedly reconsidering it's options

Huawei to make DeepSeek model available on Ascend, while Alibaba, Baidu and Tencent's cloud arms also say they've made its models accessible via their services

US Postal Service has stopped receiving parcels from China and Hong Kong while it rejigs operations after President Trump closed the de minimis loophole

The lifting of the de minimis loophole will hurt the Chinese and US e-commerce firms but won't kill them, an analyst said

"These moves are warnings that China intends to harm US interests if need be, but still give China the option to back down," one analyst said

Support for an Alaska pipeline is one of a few energy deals Tokyo is considering for when PM Shigera Ishiba meets with Donald Trump, to ease trade friction concerns