The new device, just 1.3 centimetres in size, "eats" microplastics, which have spread across the world's seas, according to a team from Sichuan University

Now an adviser to top European Union diplomat Josep Borrell, Sachs said in a speech in Madrid that he was "pretty convinced" it was caused by a 'blunder'

Chinese cities issued red alerts, the highest in a three-tier warning system, on Tuesday as administrations scrambled to take steps to protect citizens

Tianqi Lithium shares started trading at HK$74.50 ($9.49) each before bouncing back to its debut price of HK$82 - in a recovery important for the group and the Hong Kong Exchange

JinkoSolar Holding, Xinte Energy and Longi Solar were included in a 2021 report by risk consultancy Horizon Advisory that found signs of ties to forced labour

Britain's Trade Remedies Authority said plunging stocks from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine have created a crisis in the construction industry

The planemaker sees the middle class growing by 2 billion people to 63% of the world’s population by 2040, with the fastest airline traffic growth in Asia

The world's population will reach 8 billion people in November, but India and China are moving in opposite directions, a UN report said.

Covid curbs in Shanghai reignited worries of a wider economic disruption, while possible delisting risks of major Chinese firms from US exchanges dragged Hong Kong shares to a six-week low.

Shares in BYD plummeted by close to 12% on Tuesday amid speculation that US billionaire investor Warren Buffett may sell shares in China's top electric vehicle producer.

China's banking regulator moves to pacify angry depositors, says banks in Henan and Anhui provinces will start repaying customers on behalf of rural lenders whose accounts were frozen

The IEA and the US say the energy crisis stemming from curbs on Russia should be a warning for Indo-Pacific nations to focus on shifting away from fossil fuels and China's solar tech suppliers