China's expertise in chemical refining and production could see it lead a shift to rechargeable batteries that use sodium rather than lithium, a new report says

Officials said the increase in March showed rising demand for electric vehicles, but experts said suppliers were just catching up on unfulfilled orders after Covid disruptions last year

Chinese e-commerce giant's shares fell by 5% in Hong Kong, before recovering some losses, after news SoftBank will greatly reduce its key stake in Alibaba

A robot tasked with making the "lunar soil bricks" will be launched during China's Chang'e-8 mission in around five years time

Beijing has doubled down on proposals for more coal mines to head off the threat of power blackouts across the country

The trade in US computer chips from Hong Kong and China to Russia soared more than tenfold last year to at least $740 million, according to a probe by Nikkei

The investment mogul described the Taiwanese chipmaker as a well-managed company, but said his investment group had better places to deploy capital

Analysts say China's latest military drills, held from Saturday to Monday, show Beijing is serious about being able to cut off the democratically ruled island in a conflict

The news is expected at high-level sovereign debt talks on Wednesday on the sidelines of the World Bank and IMF Spring meetings in Washington

The sale is part of a series of similar moves by Berkshire, which started selling its BYD shares in late August last year

The Kospi in Korea, the ASX 200 in Australia and the Nikkei in Japan all rose more than 1%; Hong Kong was also up, while Shanghai edged down slightly after more negative data on Tuesday

Companies that fall foul of the new rules, likely to come into effect sometime this year, could have their services suspended, face fines or even face a criminal investigation