China sees AI as an area in which it wants to rival the US, and has set its sights on becoming a world leader in the field by 2030

Top UN police official warns that criminal gangs are using underground banking systems which have "super-charged" the illicit economy in East Asia

About three-quarters of the 1,700 Japanese firms in China said in a survey they expected the Chinese economy to worsen or to remain the same this year

US tech giant will cut up to 500 yuan ($70) on the price of its iPhone 15 in China later this week in a rare promotion in the lead-up to the Lunar New Year

Public tender documents show dozens of Chinese military and AI research entities have bought Nvidia semiconductors since curbs were imposed by Washington

South Korea does not recognise cryptocurrencies as financial assets and has laws that effectively prohibit ETFs linked to virtual assets

"We are deeply concerned by the direct involvement of the United States in interferring with the export of lithography machines by Dutch companies to China," a commerce ministry spokesperson said

Our position on cryptocurrencies "remains unchanged" irrespective of who does what, India's central bank chief said in response to the US regulator's green light for crypto ETFs

A Chinese space launch company has fired the most powerful rocket developed by the country's private sector from a ship in the Yellow Sea

The US Securities and Exchange Commission's decision to approve Bitcoin ETFs is a landmark move for the crypto sector

The Korean outfit has a lead on rivals in developing the latest in high-end chips used in the fast-growing field of generative AI

The China Passenger Car Association says the country became the top auto exporter for the first time with sales likely to top 5.26 million, ahead of Japan's 4.3 million (but final figures yet to be tallied)