Top UN police official warns that criminal gangs are using underground banking systems which have "super-charged" the illicit economy in East Asia

The total number of people in China fell by 2.08 million last year, only the second drop since the Great Famine of the Mao Zedong era

The cybersecurity review could potentially complicate Shein’s listing plans, which have run into political opposition in the US

A slew of economic readings early on Wednesday suggest China lost more momentum heading into the new year, despite a flurry of government support measures; investors appeared most rattled by ominous real estate data

Yuan trading accounted for more than 40% of all foreign currency changing hands on the Moscow Exchange in 2023, triple the year before

‘We will take active steps to address [the] reasonable concerns of the global community," Li Qiang told the World Economic Forum

China’s automakers have been placing orders for their own transport vessels in a bid to counter rising shipping costs

Attacks by Iran-backed Houthis have doubled the cost of exports from India and cast a shadow over China's commercial interests and major investments along the Suez Canal

The economic slowdown and uncertainty over jobs has led to many young Chinese opting to stay single and give up on dreams of having children

"The challenges to be faced by the company this year may be more severe than we imagine; we have to respond calmly," Country Garden President Mo Bin said

The countries hope to finalise a study to boost a free-trade deal signed in 2013, which stalled over China's human rights record. Li Qiang and a large delegation are also set to speak to global investors at Davos

About three-quarters of the 1,700 Japanese firms in China said in a survey they expected the Chinese economy to worsen or to remain the same this year