Prosecutors say 65-year-old Choi Jinseog, once hailed as a star in Korea's chip industry, tapped Samsung’s supplier network to steal information on factory layouts, cleanroom management
 
							The yuan has slid more than 4% against the dollar so far this year, while policymakers in Japan are also considering their options to fix the yen's rapid and one-sided plunge
 
							Prosecutors allege that Choi Jin-seok’s staff stole data from Samsung’s Hwaseong plant in Korea so they could build a plant in China
 
							The Global Times quoted Chinese experts saying claims that the "short-lived revolt" by Wagner mercenary chief Prigozhin eroded Putin's power were "wishful thinking" by the West
 
							Markets broadly expect stimulus policies to be unveiled after a regular meeting of the Communist Party's political bureau in July
 
							The companies named in the separate indictments are accused of selling precursor chemicals to the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico, which has flooded the US with the drug
 
							The capital had never, until this week, seen two consecutive days above 40C since its local weather station was established in 1951
 
							Chinese Premier Li Qiang urged Beijing and Europe to work together to deal with climate issues and world debt, at a two-day Paris summit
 
							After a smaller-than-expected interest rate cut raised doubts on whether Chinese policymakers would act forcefully enough to support the economy, investors are positioning for a longer game
 
							The two countries signed agreements on computer chips, tech, critical minerals, space cooperation, plus defence and cooperative arrangements aimed at countering China's influence
 
							US President expects to meet with Xi Jinping in the near-term and doubts that his remark undermined ties with Beijing
 
							Authorities were also rushing to check on the city’s under-pressure electricity network with the second highest ever temperature recorded on Thursday