Battery-powered cars increased their share of total passenger vehicle sales in China to 18.6% from 13.2% in second quarter

FCC says unit's ownership and control by the Chinese government raises "significant" security risks

Chinese billionaire touring European companies and research institutions involved in agricultural infrastructure and plant breeding

Statistics bureau notes particularly strong gains in mining and energy amid surge in price of coal over recent months

Equity benchmarks tracking the country's internet sector notch double-digit gains since hitting lows in October

China calls on US President Joe Biden to lift sanctions against Afghanistan and unfreeze $9 billion in central bank reserves

Jiuzhang 2 can calculate in one millisecond a task that would take world’s fastest conventional computer 30 trillion years

Beijing and 10-nation group pledge to explore economic corridor development after Brunei-hosted meeting

Four million residents were ordered to stay at home on Tuesday as officials sought to curb a Covid spike in the north. Mass testing is underway in 11 provinces, with child vaccinations in some areas.

Xi's expected absence suggests China has decided that it has no more concessions to offer at UN COP26 after three major pledges since last year.

Default by another building company adds to worries about spiralling impacts from China Evergrande's enormous debt crisis, as officials from the state planner meet with developers.

Shares in China Evergrande Group's electric vehicle unit rose as much as 5.8%, but the parent company's stock plunged by similar level.