Officials call for calm after people line up to withdraw money from the Bank of Cangzhou in Hebei province amid fears over billions lent to property giant Evergrande, which may face liquidation
 
							TSMC said the US had advised it to apply for a "validated end-user" authorisation, which would serve as a permanent authorisation for its China operations
 
							Researchers at University of Science and Technology of China say their 'Jiuzhang' quantum computer prototype pushes calculation speeds to new highs
 
							Exports and imports fell by 6.2% over 2022 - margins that were less than August, however multiple economic challenges remain
 
							The Biden administration is keen to close a loophole in restrictions it imposed a year ago to stop or reduce China's access to artificial intelligence chips, sources say
 
							There were only 9.56 million births in China last year, according to the National Health Commission, the lowest figure since records began in 1949
 
							The world's largest contract chipmaker, TSMC, was given a one-year waiver for its factory in Nanjing, China, but is now looking for an indefinite extension
 
							EU Energy Commissioner keen for Beijing to back global plan to cut methane and commit to tripling of renewable energy capacity by 2030, but the two sides have concerns on other issues as well
 
							Beijing's move to rename the Himalayan region this week has been condemned as a bid to legitimize its takeover of Tibet and counter claims to the area by the Dalai Lama and his followers
 
							Analysts have credited the development programme with directing much needed funding to poor countries but say that it has come at a cost
 
							China's Commerce Ministry says the European Union's plan to review subsidies for steel produced in Chinese factories clashes with global trade norms and will disrupt supply chains
 
							CSRC seeks to bolster the yuan by imposing a ban on local brokerages and their units overseas from opening accounts for new clients wanting to trade offshore