The EU and Beijing will discuss tariffs imposed on Chinese EVs, following a visit by Germany's economy minister, who had "very open" and "blunt" exchanges with his counterparts

Germany's trade with China has been falling, while deals with the US have risen. In the first quarter, the US surpassed China as Germany's top trade partner, for the first time in eight years

Multiple deals agreed in KL on banking, energy and education. Beijing will also study a revised plan to connect Malaysia to a high-speed rail link from Thailand to Singapore

New guidelines aim to suppress the industry after years of over-expansion, which caused lithium prices to plunge more than 80% last year

Li Qiang ended his four-day trip to Australia on Tuesday with a visit to a lithium processing plant, after embassy officials 'clumsy' bid to hide jailed journalist from cameras

China's state-owned banks can offer loans as low as 1.4% for nuclear power development, far lower than available in Western economies

China has opened a probe into pork imported from Europe a week after the EU put extra tariffs on Chinese cars; meanwhile, production of cheap Chinese EVs has begun in Poland

Pro-trade business groups have appealed for a 30-day extension for the period allowed for public feedback and a hearing to be held on the proposed hikes; that could delay the date they are implemented

Premier Li Qiang said on Friday there is a growing demand in China for high-quality dairy, beef and lamb from New Zealand - it was a message for ears both near and far

Dairy producers and pork exporters fear retaliatory tariffs from China after Wednesday's decision on anti-subsidy duties on Chinese EVs

The EC decision to hit Chinese EVs with extra tariffs is a move in the wrong direction, China said on Thursday, noting that EU states and carmakers oppose the move

Billions of dollars worth of state subsidies and incentives have fuelled a steep plunge in prices of China's solar cells and modules, slashing the industry's profits