VW and automaker FAW Group could "buy" a platform of EV technologies from Leapmotor, according to the state-backed news-site. Meanwhile, BYD is facing a tax probe in India.

A senate committee says the move would make Australia a more difficult target for serious foreign interference

Some city governments have hindered developers' access to tens of billions of dollars from property sales as the economy weakened in the second quarter

The world's largest crypto exchange withdrew from mainland China in 2017 during a regulatory crackdown, but the country is allegedly still the biggest source of its trading, a new report says

The move will put neighbouring and Western businesses on high alert amid worries normal commercial activities could be viewed as suspicious

President Xi Jinping ordered search and rescue efforts for those missing or trapped to be stepped up after the country’s worst storm in years

More than 1,400 funds were deregistered early in the year, due to rules on private funds' operational irregularities, such as incorrect or incomplete information disclosure

Chinese companies across the clean technology supply chain are looking to lock up access to resources amid forecasts of booming long-term demand

A spokesperson for China’s Defence ministry said the US must stop all forms of “military collusion” with Taiwan, saying Taiwan is a core Chinese interest that must not be crossed.

China's Caixin/S&P Global manufacturing purchasing managers' index data fell to negative territory, while Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam also saw factory activity contract

The Japanese auto giant is to continue development of "smart cockpits”, long-range batteries, and hybrid and plug-in hybrid engines

The commerce ministry said the restrictions will include some drone engines, lasers, communication equipment and anti-drone systems