Parts of Beijing and Guangzhou and other cities were in semi-lockdown on Monday in a bid to slow the minimize the spread of Covid-19 as cases rise in various areas.

Plans for the new facility in Arizona are not completely finalised but it will produce advanced 3-nanometre chips, founder Morris Chang said on Monday. He plans to attend the launch.

TSMC envoy Morris Chang, who was Taiwan's envoy at the summit in Bangkok, said his warm words with Xi were his own idea and he just offered his "own opinion".

More than 80% of Chinese manufacturers faced labour shortages ranging from hundreds to thousands of workers this year, which ranged from 10% to 30% of their workforce, a survey found

A meeting would represent the first high-level military exchange between the countries since Nancy Pelosi's contentious visit to Taiwan

Astronomers from both nations are exploring the idea of creating instruments together, SCMP said

"It was a very happy, polite interaction," Taiwan official Morris Chang said, adding that tensions across the Taiwan Strait were not discussed

"China has 28% of the greenhouse gas emissions at the moment. So they must also contribute to dealing with the damage," German Development Minister Svenja Schulze said

Buying of Shenzhen and Shanghai-listed equities through Hong Kong’s Stock Connect programme rose to $3.8 billion this week, the FT said

China has recently begun to ease some elements of its zero-Covid policy, making it more likely to host the forum in 2023, the Straits Times said

The economic fallout of Covid lockdowns in many cities led to many buyers putting off plans to take on debt to buy new homes. That's why experts say a real estate revival is still a way off.

Criminals also try to entice people to invest in these IPOs through texting, social media and sometimes even seemingly misdirected messages