Deadly heatwaves scorched cities across Asia and the northern hemisphere this week, with hundreds dying on the Haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia

In a 99-page document submitted to a US court, TikTok and ByteDance argued the divest-or-ban bill was punitive, speculative and needed to be struck down

Germany's trade with China has been falling, while deals with the US have risen. In the first quarter, the US surpassed China as Germany's top trade partner, for the first time in eight years

Chairman Richard Yu said it had taken the company 10 years to do what others in the United States and Europe took 30 years to achieve

Yuan drops to 7.26 to the US dollar, amid a flood of cash from the mainland to Hong Kong, while foreign equity investors have also withdrawn $4.5bn this month via Stock Connect

India has rejected many requests from China to allow direct passenger flights, with officials saying a deadly border dispute in 2020 continues to weigh on bilateral ties

US scholars at semi-official bilateral talks were told China would not resort to nuclear threats in regard to a conflict over Taiwan

Chinese firms have reported a decline in sales and a hit to brand image as a result of the EU's recently concluded anti-subsidy probe

Russian president gets a warm welcome from his communist colleagues in Hanoi. But his mutual defence pact with Pyongyang is likely of far greater concern

Companies are turning to private security firms to vet their employees, including by using artificial intelligence

Indian pharma giant wants a Chinese partner to test generic versions of hot-selling semaglutide drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy

Multiple deals agreed in KL on banking, energy and education. Beijing will also study a revised plan to connect Malaysia to a high-speed rail link from Thailand to Singapore