Diplomats from North Asian states discuss holding three-way talks later this year, as China grows wary of warming ties between its neighbours, plus their closer bond to the US

Germany’s economy minister said the country’s carmakers are “afraid” of retaliation from Beijing over potential EU duties targeting Chinese electric vehicles

The ban is reportedly connected to Beijing’s investigation into top tech dealmaker Bao Fan, whose disappearance early this year shook the business community in China.

Chinese visitors landing in Bangkok on Monday got a VIP welcome from Thailand's new PM, who is looking to rev up the economy, and has been wooing tech giants such as Tesla, Google and Microsoft

The bloc's trade commissioner, on a four-day trip to China, says the EU must protect itself, citing a $426bn trade deficit with Beijing

Beijing’s special climate envoy, Xie Zhenhua, will tell the COP28 climate meeting new energy sources aren’t reliable enough yet to replace coal and oil

China now has at least 130 large language models, accounting for 40% of the global total and just behind the US’s 50% share, with dozens of 'industry-specific LLMs' that link to a core model

The announcement came after customs data showed China had completely blocked its exports of germanium and gallium products in August

Top South Korean chipmakers Samsung and SK Hynix currently have permits to import US chip-making equipment into China, where they have extensive production facilities

Apple has seen an enthusiastic response for its iPhone 15 in China, despite moves to curb use of iPhones at some government offices and speculation it may face competition from a new Huawei model

A big fall in hydropower being generated by dams in China and India this year has forced the two Asian giants to use more coal and fossil-fuel sources

China’s blue-chip dipped 0.8%, with Hong Kong’s Hang Seng and the ASX in Sydney both tumbling 1.3%, while the BSE Sensex in Mumbai was also down 0.85%.