Authorities in big cities such as Nanjing and Wuxi are advising residents to stay at home this weekend, to limit the spread of Covid as China's Congress Party summit edges closer

Exports rose 7.1% from a year earlier, as inflation weakened global demand, while imports were flat, hit by Covid restrictions and other problems that undermined output

The move is blow to the US dollar as Russia bids to reduce its reliance on Western banking systems after it was hit by sanctions over its invasion of Ukraine

The pledge to intensify the search for core tech breakthroughs comes after last week’s US ban on AI chip exports to China

China's top banks face narrowing margins as they’ve also been asked by Beijing to boost their lending to the country's struggling economy

China's Covid lockdown situation is deteriorating, according to Nomura, which said nearly 300 million people are now affected by restrictions imposed in 49 cities.

An Indonesian nickel miner signed a big investment deal on Tuesday with China's Shandong Xinhai Technology to build a processing plant on Sulawesi Island.

Growth rate could now though slow due to government concerns that smartwatches are harmful to child development, reported the Nikkei

"I believe that after this period of combat readiness missions, our national military's combat skills are more mature and its combat power is more powerful," President Tsai said.

A cyber security report claimed the US had launched “tens of thousands” of cyberattacks on China and pilfered troves of sensitive data, the South China Morning Post said.

Top universities and research institutes in China have been spending large sums on advanced US computer chips designed by Nvidia to power artificial intelligence research work.

The move by Beijing is seen as a bid gain more leverage over some of the world's biggest mining conglomerates