Chinese planes and warships simulated an attack on Taiwan on Saturday, island officials said, to punish them for hosting a visit by Pelosi, who was seen as an independence advocate

Activists fear that US-China split may sap global ambition if it becomes an excuse for countries that are unwilling to step up and take action

The e-commerce giant has been trimming staff to boost efficiency but it plans to hire nearly 6,000 university graduates this year, its CEO said.

Authorities are looking into the death of the deputy head of the military's National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology after his body was found in a hotel

Links are most needed during times of tension, analysts say, as Chinese warships, jets and drones take part in live-fire drills around Taiwan and powerful US vessels lie east of Taiwan.

Chinese authorities on Saturday imposed a Covid lockdown in Sanya, a holiday resort in the south of Hainan Island, and shut its public transport system.

Beijing separately announced that it would personally sanction Nancy Pelosi and her immediate family in response to her "vicious" and "provocative" actions.

Chip fund chief Ding Wenwu is suspected of serious violations of the law, according to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection

The Long March 2F rocket was sent into low Earth orbit from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert, said the report

Beijing described the US Speaker's visit to Taiwan this week as "gross interference in China's internal affairs" that "seriously tramples on the one-China principle"

"We cannot and should not legitimise the use of an app which has been described by tech experts as `essentially Chinese Government spyware,`" said a letter by six politicians.

Of 132 IPOs and secondary listings on the city's stock exchange since the start of 2021, which raised some $47.6 billion, 111 are currently trading in the red, new data has shown