Chinese e-commerce giant records $84.5 billion in gross merchandise sales, but growth was lowest since the shopping event was created in 2009
Financial giant towers over the digital currency world, a crypto equivalent of the London, New York and Hong Kong stock exchanges combined
Further investors are expected to join in the fundraising, which comes ahead of a planned public listing by the 'superapp' next year
Chief executive Tim Cook says digital currencies are "reasonable to own" as part of a diversified portfolio
The owner of games such as Honor of Kings, PUBG mobile and Clash of Clans has also seen advertising spend fall because of the crackdowns
Fast growth is due to the region's relatively young population, rapid smartphone usage, increasing urbanisation and burgeoning middle class
The plant in Kumamoto prefecture will focus on producing 22- to 28-nanometre semiconductors, which are critical to the vehicle sector
There is no global payment system that is strong enough to act as an alternative to SWIFT and enable Russia to evade sanctions
The Bitcoin mining ban in China last year had collapsed its crypto markets. Despite that, the country has reemerged as a major bitcoin mining hub, according to research by the UK's University of Cambridge.
The Chinese government is doubling down on incentives for innovation, which it believes to be the cornerstone of its future growth and international position.
Asia is the frontrunner in the NFTs craze with Central and Southeast Asia accounting for 35% of the $22 billion in global trade