Alibaba said sales of dozens of brands topped a billion yuan, while JD.com said sales were up 20% on 2023, helped by a state subsidy scheme for new appliances launched in July

Local governments are extorting money from entrepreneurs in wealthy cities via China's “disciplinary commissions,” Human Rights Watch says

New PM's next tests are an extra budget, seeing if he can meet Trump on his way to the G20 next week, while the BOJ ponders climate risks and a carbon tax

World's top carmaker plans to transfer greater responsibility to local staff who have a better grasp of the market, particularly around EVs and connected car tech

Battery materials firm GEM in deal with PT Vale Indonesia on a plant to secure nickel, while Tencent and Alibaba will develop cloud infrastructure. Jakarta gave no ground on China's sea claims.

Humanity is close to irreversible tipping points, as governments have not made deep cuts to greenhouse gas emissions, Guterres said

With total government, corporate and household debt estimated at three times of its economy, China has limited scope to manage big US tariff hikes

Russian 'hawk' confirms reports Moscow sees Trump as a potential game-breaker who could help end its war in Ukraine, while China says it will continue ties of 'mutual respect' with Trump

Officials fear that Trump will end bilateral talks have helped cool tensions between the two superpowers in hotspots like the South China Sea and other areas

US trade with China, the fight against global warming and the war in Ukraine will face major changes once Trump takes office. He may also dramatically alter the federal government

Chinese strategists expect fiery rhetoric and tariffs from Trump, but some say his isolationist foreign policy could help Beijing boost its global heft

US tech giant got information from 980,000 Korean Facebook users on sensitive issues without permission, watchdog says; Group's plan for an AI data centre in the US also suffered a setback