State-owned paper says companies cannot be relied on to carry out 'self-rectification', and government bodies should take action, such as taking apps that don't follow rules offline

The date marks the next big target for Xiaomi's fledgling electric vehicle (EV) unit, which the smartphone major formally announced earlier this year

How the auto industry will manage its electric transition will be among the hot topics at the two-week COP26 climate summit hosted by Britain, starting on October 31

The bond market has responded positively to comments from China's central bank saying the spillover effects from Evergrande's debt woes on the banking system were controllable

China's Commerce minister Wang Wentao says Beijing will use fiscal funds and policy-based financial tools to increase support for SMEs

Sinopec and CNOOC face a supply gap for winter and surging gas prices. After recent market volatility, some buyers were said to regret they had not signed enough long-term supplies.

Fair Trade body said Google hampered competition by making device producers abide by a contract on app store licences, so they could not equip their handsets with modified versions of Android

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The Biden administration plans to allow a Trump-era rule targeting Chinese tech firms deemed to pose a threat to the US to take effect despite objections from businesses

Japanese drinks giant Kirin Holdings said it has to scrap its beer alliance with a top Myanmar conglomerate as it is owned by the military, which overthrew the elected Suu Kyi government

Australia says it is closely monitoring trade flows to China amid reports from industry that Chinese buyers have been told not to purchase seven export items

Apple's top iPhone assembler, Taiwan-based Foxconn, has set up a taskforce to fend off the growing clout of a Chinese rival, Luxshare, which it believes poses a serious threat to its dominance