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.

The move, which will have far-reaching consequences for China’s semiconductor supply chains and tech giants, came after US officials visited Taiwan last week

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

Beijing will let local governments allocate 10 trillion yuan ($1.4 trillion) to reduce off-balance sheet debts, officials said on Friday after a week-long parliamentary meeting

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

The decision comes after last year Ottawa began reviewing TikTok's plan to invest and expand its business in Canada

The global-average temperature for the past 12 months was an estimated 1.62°C above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial average, scientists have found

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

Stocks in Hong Kong and currencies across Asia took sharp hits over Trump’s comeback but tech shares in Japan and India jumped

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