Beijing’s push for artificial intelligence self-reliance could be hyping up stocks of Chinese chipmakers despite their lags in technology

China Vanke is the latest developer sinking in the country's long-running property crash, which some say could drag on for another 5-10 years

Meta believed China was the country of origin of about a quarter of all ads for scams and banned products on its global platforms, but later disbanded its anti-scam team. Then, early this year it deemed the level of fraud tolerable.

The rapid expansion of money market funds, hedge funds, private credit providers, pension funds and insurers is a growing concern for the Financial Stability Board

Firms that chase the dream of AI super-intelligence will falter, a researcher has said, as the idea "ignores the physical and economic realities that constrain all systems."

Latest state data shows retail sales at their weakest in three years, while home prices continue to fall and even car sales slump

Beijing urges the Gulf Cooperation Council to conclude talks on a free-trade agreement, which first started over 20 years ago

Chinese demand for Nvidia’s H200 chip is high but China is unlikely to allow its firms unfettered access to the powerful processors

Australia will fund $120m worth of subsea links from north and south PNG to Bougainville under its defence treaty with its Pacific allies

Thai PM Anutin Charnvirakul moved to dissolve parliament late on Thursday amid further parliamentary squabbling. He took the top office just over three months ago, but hopes an election in January or February will boost his chance of returning

Chinese regulators have reportedly held 'emergency meetings' with representatives from top tech companies and asked them to assess their demand for the H200 AI chip

Move will raise or impose new duties of up to 50% on goods such as autos, auto parts, textiles, clothing, plastics and steel from states without trade deals with Mexico