US retail giant was the biggest shareholder of JD.com, but sold its entire stake, as e-commerce sector suffers brutal price war, to focus on its warehouse chain

A trade war appears to be looming, with Beijing saying on Wednesday it has opened a probe into subsidies given to European dairy producers, after the EU refused to abandon tariffs planned on EVs made in China

Analysts speculate that the reduction in approvals could be the result of so many projects being given the go-ahead last year

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing earned its first profit in three quarters, thanks partly to Chinese authorities speeding up approval of IPOs

Bank of China joins at least another 50 Chinese firms who have either dropped PwC or cancelled plans to hire the firm

The European Commission said it conducted an investigation, including sending a team to Tesla facilities in China, to verify what subsidies the firm had received

Shenzhen developer has been seeking to restructure its $12bn offshore debt since late 2021; bondholders will swap debt for notes and shares in the company, it said

Threat to glaciers revealed amid news of heat records in 15 nations this year, while the UN accuses fossil fuel firms of trying to slow the transition to clean energy

China's coal-fired power is giving up market share to cleaner alternatives, amid the rapid installation of solar capacity and also wind sources

The agreement was one of the first to be signed after the US formally recognised the People’s Republic of China in 1979

A wave of positivity over the US economy and possible rate cuts lifted equities across the region but also fired Japan’s currency higher

Economists say major intervention is needed if the country is to meet its 5% growth goal this year as speculation rises that Beijing will do more to boost consumption