Some 19 million journeys were expected on the country's vast rail network on Saturday, the first of the five-day holiday break, and 9 million flights although mostly to domestic destinations

Five of China's largest lenders posted shrinking margins in the first quarter, as loan re-pricing hit their books

At a mine in northern Shaanxi province, new technology developed by Huawei is helping to improve China's dismal mine safety record and boost efficiency

Recent data shows that China is supplying computer chips, micro-circuits and similar items estimated at around $500 million a month, as well as huge purchases of Russian oil and gas

Increasing use of the Chinese currency is expected to slowly create an alternative payment system - one that avoids the risk of US sanctions

The nuclear submarine announcement came after Seoul and Washington reaffirmed their ‘nuclear umbrella’ to counter threats from Pyongyang

Buenos Aires is hoping the move will relieve pressure on the country's dwindling dollar reserves but switch is still a coup for Beijing

The Shenzhen outfit's hybrids and fully electric vehicles outsold Volkswagen-branded cars in the first three months of the year in China

Building giant had liabilities of $274 billion at end of 2021 but it will need $36-43bn over three years if creditors agree to it resuming work; a verdict on its fate may come near year-end

Boss of Dutch lithography giant says it is "absolutely essential" to keep having market access to China, the world's largest chip market, despite restrictions imposed recently by the West

The updated law, which bans the transfer of any information deemed linked to national security, comes after raids on three foreign firms that have rocked the business community in China

Beijing has been pushing hard for the yuan to be used over the US dollar to settle cross-border trades but its use in global finance remains low