Shares of WuXi AppTec and WuXi Biologics sank to multi-year lows on Friday because of deep concern about the proposed Biosecure Act Bill and Wuxi AppTec's ties to the Chinese military

A research body linked to a New York university has accused a JSR subsidiary of commercialising its technology without permission. JSR makes photoresists, which are chemicals used in chipmaking

China Renaissance filed a report to the Hong Kong stock exchange on Friday that said Bao Fan would step down immediately as chairman and CEO for "health reasons"

Human Rights Watch says it found evidence aluminum producers use workers from government labour transfer schemes that coerce Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims into jobs

A political deal and a venture to protect freight vessels could bring a resolution to the crisis within six months, the CEO of Hapag-Lloyd said. Meanwhile, the EU plans to launch a naval mission to intercept attacks in coming weeks

Newly found documents show fossil fuel interests funded research in 1954 to measure the impact of CO2 on the atmosphere, indicating that the oil industry knew about 'the threat to civilization' nearly 70 years ago

Three big cities have eased home-buying curbs, while first loans have been approved for projects on official 'white-lists', amid moves to bolster the real estate sector after court orders liquidation of debt-laden China Evergrande

China led the funding of chip startups in 2023 by a wide margin over the US, with local startups receiving 75% of all venture-capital funds in firms doing chip design, making chips or chip equipment

US firm that makes chip testing equipment pulled gear worth $1 billion out of China last year after deciding it was 'too risky' to stay amid supply chain and other issues

The heads of two House committees said the four companies have direct ties to the Chinese military, Chinese Communist Party, plus the North Korean government and alleged rights abuses in China's Xinjiang region

Custom officials say integrated circuit chips, classed as strategic items and worth $11.6 million, were funneled to mainland via a South Korean company; firm's executives now face prosecution

The verdict in Hong Kong came as no surprise. Analysts are now anxious to see how courts on the mainland react to this outcome, and what impact it will have on moves to rev up the economy