US spy chiefs say the Chinese balloon downed in February did not collect any information, after it was shot down and recovered from the Atlantic Ocean

A former NSW Premier was in a secret relationship with an MP accused of corrupt conduct over a visa scheme for Chinese nationals

The rules, set to come into effect on September 1, will require Dutch companies that make advanced chipmaking equipment to seek a licence before they can export it

But the listing is set to be opposed by some US lawmakers over claims the company uses cotton produced by Uyghur forced labour

The facility is China's biggest green hydrogen plant and has the capacity to produce 20,000 metric tonnes a year, which will be produced using solar power to split water into hydrogen and oxygen

Factory activity continued to contract, while the services sector also recorded its weakest reading in June since China abandoned its strict Covid curbs late last year

Islamabad has won a bigger than expected bailout from the IMF to help the country manage its economic crisis, but the deal still needs endorsement by the IMF board in July

No Chinese firm has listed in US or Hong Kong under the new exhaustive rules, frustrating firms and investment bankers

The world’s No1 producer is on target to see steel exports rise to 77 million metric tons this year thanks to strong demand from Southeast Asia and Africa

The US dollar rose to a more than seven-month high against the Japanese yen on Thursday, close to the 145 mark which could see the Bank of Japan intervene in the forex market again

Fresh export control rules being considered by the US will prohibit Nvidia from selling to China even those chips it specifically designed to meet earlier limits

China is set to double its renewable power capacity years ahead schedule, but most new capacity is not connected to local energy networks because of the country's old and inflexible power grid