Chinese tech giant said it would invest 'billions of dollars' - in training, advertising, supporting small vendors looking to join its e-commerce platform TikTok Shop, and more

China Labour Bulletin recorded over 140 strikes at factories across the country in the first five months of this year, the highest since 2016

China's central bank cut the interest rate on its one-year medium-term lending facility on Thursday as data from factory surveys, trade, loan growth and home sales show signs of weakness

The under-pressure tech firm secured 52% of the contracts, representing 45,426 base stations, in a deal that could be worth $574 million

The International Energy Agency said about three quarters of 2022-28 demand growth increase will come from Asia, with India overtaking China by 2027

"I think we gain and China gains from trade and investment that is as open as possible, and it would be disastrous for us to attempt to decouple from China," US treasury secretary Janet Yellen said

US lawmakers are set to introduce a bill to eliminate a tariff exemption widely used by e-commerce sellers to send small orders from China to US shoppers

The China-owned short video app was used by 20% of 18-to 24-year-olds for news, up five percentage points from last year

The speed of the yuan's slide has caught many off-guard. JP Morgan recently downgraded its year-end yuan forecast, from 6.85 per dollar to 7.25 per dollar.

The US decision to return was partly spurred by concern over China's increased influence, in particular setting standards for artificial intelligence and technology education

Foreign minister Qin Gang said the US should interfering in China's internal affairs and harming its security interests in a call on Wednesday to Blinken, who is due in Beijing on Sunday

New bank lending rose to $190 billion in May – more than $30bn short of forecasts – prompting analysts to predict the PBOC will need to step in