Many Chinese battery-makers have invested in the African nation recently as JVs with local firms in countries with trade deals with the US may get tax credits

Among the top applicants for GenAI patents were China's ByteDance - which owns video app TikTok - and e-commerce giant Alibaba Group

South Korea's Hyundai Motor and LG Energy Solution opened the first EV battery plant in Indonesia on Wednesday. It is part of a $9.8bn plan to set up an EV supply chain in SE Asia's biggest economy

Confidence in China's services sector hit a 4-year low in June, according to a private survey, which blamed a drop in foreign orders. Meanwhile, Japan also saw a slide in services activity.

In May, the US Commerce Department revoked licences allowing companies including Intel and Qualcomm to ship chips used for laptops and handsets to Huawei

The move follows a call by the financial regulator for companies to unwind cross-shareholdings, which are seen as spurring lax governance

Last month, China became the first country in the world to bring rock samples from the far side of the moon back to Earth

Break-neck expansion in China’s renewable energy capacity has led to more power generation than the country’s grids can handle — something recent data affirmed

A huge graft scandal, which has caused a big purge of officers in the PLA, is likely to set back conflict in Taiwan or the South China Sea, analysts say

The new rules, which take effect in October, say the State Council will establish a rare earth product traceability information system. They also seek to protect domestic supply of critical minerals.

Once the biggest car seller in China, Toyota has seen its popularity drop in the country as it continues to play catch-up on EV tech

The challenge spells trouble for China’s furiously expanding AI industry — which remains cut off from cutting-edge chips due to US sanctions