"Trump wants a deal. Otherwise, he would have shot up China on day one," Alicia Garcia Herrero, chief economist for the Asia Pacific at Natixis, said

Trump’s vow of support had prompted TikTok to restore its services in the US, after it stopped working for its American users late on Saturday

Beijing and Washington are painting a picture of bonhomie between the world's superpowers ahead of Trump's inauguration, but Chinese businesses remain cautious of a potential trade war

Young adults in Generation Z are doubling down on saving, which is undermining government moves to reinvigorate the economy

TikTok is receiving surprising support from unlikely quarters, but it remains unclear whether the app will remain online in the United States come Sunday

China's central bank has ramped up consolidation of small banks because of their weaker funding status and higher exposure to risk, in a bid to stabilize the financial system

China's birth rates have been falling for decades as a result of the one-child policy implemented from 1980 to 2015, as well as rapid urbanisation; rising costs make it expensive to raise children

The group may face a "make or break" moment, analysts said, depending on whether the government decides to bail it out or let it default on debt.

"The data China released was different from what most people felt," an executive said, as subdued markets point to wavering confidence in China's outlook, analysts noted

Three of the five affected dams have been emptied since the big quake on January 7, a Tibet emergency management official told a news conference on Thursday

Many Chinese car makers are scouting locations for plants in Europe, the world's second-largest EV market, to circumvent tariffs imposed by the European Commission last year

TikTok’s moves follow a frosty hearing in the US Supreme Court last week, which has cemented expectations that it will face a ban starting Sunday