Villagers and environmental groups say deforestation and extractive industries made impacts of a tropical storm far worse on Sumatra Island.
Fossil-fuel vehicles made up 75% of Chinese auto exports since 2020, and annual shipments could top 6 million this year, amid huge overcapacity at home
Three auto suppliers have received "general licences" designed to ease demand pressure by allowing more exports under year-long permits for customers
Revenues of China's top military firms fell 10% last year after the PLA and its Rocket Force were targets of a corruption crackdown ordered by President Xi, new report says
Warmer oceans are one reason Asia is experiencing more intense storms, but some of the latest cyclones were rare, as they formed close to the equator.
Directors of renovation firm arrested; 'repeated complaints about mesh fire risk'; less than a third of the dead identified; 19 Filipina domestics among 200 still missing
Vietnam's ties with China may have warmed since the US imposed tariffs, spurring concern about deals signed recently with Huawei and ZTE, which the US does not trust
Beijing has moved to expand its REITs scheme to help developers raise money more easily after the state-owned Vanke became the latest builder to face a debt crisis
Sources say the company is struggling with intensifying competition in AI from Alibaba and DeepSeek, plus declining ad revenue
The German car giant plans to release about 30 EVs in China over the next five years, and hopes to sell them around the world as well
Death toll from fire tragedy in Hong Kong rises to 65 but nearly 300 are still missing after firefighters contained the blaze on Thursday. Police accuse renovation firm of 'gross neglience'
36 die and 279 are missing after one of the worst fires in Hong Kong for many years. Meanwhile, China's long-running property crisis drags on