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

The deals follow the introduction of the US's Inflation Reduction Act, designed to wean the US off the Chinese supply chain for electric vehicles

Italy signed up to the BRI four years ago under a previous government, becoming the only major Western country to have taken such a step

Once an illustrious Chinese technology giant, Ant is emerging from a near three-year-long regulatory crackdown that started with the shelving of its planned mega listing in 2020

Doksuri has already forced the evacuation of 124,400 people and caused economic damage valued at $7.3 million

China has repeatedly denied sending military equipment to Russia since Moscow's all-out invasion of Ukraine in February 2022

Analysts say Beijing is working to match the US’s global maritime power and find a way to sidestep western sanctions

Frugality is becoming endemic in China as financial insecurity forces the country's white collar workforce to spend less and save more

French automaker Renault is to hack back costs by 40% while Peugeot-Fiat carmaker Stellantis described the competition with China as “brutal”

The deal is win for Xpeng, one of the smaller players in China's EV sector, that is less than a decade old