More than 80% of Chinese manufacturers faced labour shortages ranging from hundreds to thousands of workers this year, which ranged from 10% to 30% of their workforce, a survey found

A meeting would represent the first high-level military exchange between the countries since Nancy Pelosi's contentious visit to Taiwan

Astronomers from both nations are exploring the idea of creating instruments together, SCMP said

"It was a very happy, polite interaction," Taiwan official Morris Chang said, adding that tensions across the Taiwan Strait were not discussed

"China has 28% of the greenhouse gas emissions at the moment. So they must also contribute to dealing with the damage," German Development Minister Svenja Schulze said

Buying of Shenzhen and Shanghai-listed equities through Hong Kong’s Stock Connect programme rose to $3.8 billion this week, the FT said

China has recently begun to ease some elements of its zero-Covid policy, making it more likely to host the forum in 2023, the Straits Times said

The economic fallout of Covid lockdowns in many cities led to many buyers putting off plans to take on debt to buy new homes. That's why experts say a real estate revival is still a way off.

Criminals also try to entice people to invest in these IPOs through texting, social media and sometimes even seemingly misdirected messages

Another 13 companies in China, Hong Kong and the UAE have been hit with US sanctions for helping to sell "hundreds of millions of dollars" of Iranian oil and oil products to buyers in East Asia

Cyber attack on Vanuatu has greatly disrupted government services in the Pacific Island nation over the past two weeks

China Evergrande, faced with $300 billion in liabilities, is set to start negotiating debt restructuring terms next month