EC move follows concern over the flood of Chinese electric vehicles into Europe amid fear that Beijing's subsidies for car and battery makers are a threat to the continent's production of EVs

Putin needs artillery shells and anti-tank missiles, while Kim is anxious for help on technology for satellites and nuclear-powered submarines, plus food for his people, analysts say

Researchers from Microsoft and other groups say China was behind fake social media posts that claimed fires in Hawaii last month were caused by a secret "weather weapon" made by the US

Chinese creditors voted on Monday for proposals to extend repayments on eight onshore bonds worth $1.48 billion by three years. Six were approved, while two were delayed, sources said

Deals worth billions in a range of tech sectors were detailed at a business summit on Monday that coincided with President Joe Biden's trip to Hanoi

Speaking after talks with Chinese Premier Li Qiang at the G20 in Delhi, Biden said President Xi "has his hands full" because of China's economic "crisis"

Australian PM Anthony Albanese signed a strategic agreement with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Friday, which will see the two countries run joint naval patrols in the South China Sea

China's ban on iPhone use by government workers was extended to local government entities last month, raising fears that Apple and its suppliers could be hit hard by rising Sino-US tension

Authorities in the financial hub shut schools, the stock exchange and told workers to stay at home after over 200mm of torrential rain brought by the second typhoon in a week

Republican chair of influential House panel calls for harsher curbs after the discovery of new chips in Huawei phones "that may violate trade restrictions"

Australian PM meets Chinese Premier at ASEAN summit, says trade has stabilized. Keen for more progress, he will visit Beijing later this year to mark the 50th anniversary of bilateral ties

Foreign envoys complain of lack of access to officials and scholars as geopolitical tensions simmer and officials become wary of contact amid a ramped up security drive and rising anti-Western sentiment