Musk is expected to meet several senior Chinese officials and visit Tesla's Shanghai plant later in the week

The tech giant will also launch a competition for developers to build applications off its Ernie bot in the race to catch up with Microsoft’s ChatGPT

Tech entrepreneurs say they're looking to base companies abroad, disillusioned with Xi Jinping's policies, and happy to play down their Chinese identity amid growing trade rivalry with the US

The manufacturing purchasing managers' index fell to a five-month low of 48.8, the Statistics Bureau said on Wednesday, while service sector activity was the slowest in four months

The astronauts will replace the three-member crew of the Shenzhou-15, who arrived at the space station late in November

A heavy influx of immigrants and a trend among young professionals to move out of multi-generational family homes were key drivers behind Singapore's sharp rise in rents and home prices

The trip is Musk's first to China since he made headlines in early 2020 by dancing on stage at Tesla's Shanghai gigafactory

Government sources said the import tax may be halved, and GST cut, because local producers cannot meet the rising demand for renewable energy

Officials in Wuhan have appealed for 259 local companies and entities to pay debts of some $14 million – showing the financial crisis that many local governments in China face

Investors in China have been opting for safer assets as the country's post-Covid recovery struggles to gain momentum, amid weak sentiment at home and geopolitical tensions

The Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index of New York-listed mainland companies, consisting mainly of internet giants such as Alibaba Group, Baidu.com and JD.com, lost 5.6% this month

Bulk carrier has been accused of 'grave robbing' by British press, after allegedly scavenging from warships sunk during World War II