Growth rate could now though slow due to government concerns that smartwatches are harmful to child development, reported the Nikkei

"I believe that after this period of combat readiness missions, our national military's combat skills are more mature and its combat power is more powerful," President Tsai said.

A cyber security report claimed the US had launched “tens of thousands” of cyberattacks on China and pilfered troves of sensitive data, the South China Morning Post said.

Top universities and research institutes in China have been spending large sums on advanced US computer chips designed by Nvidia to power artificial intelligence research work.

The move by Beijing is seen as a bid gain more leverage over some of the world's biggest mining conglomerates

Many funds in Hong Kong have cut exposure to China stocks and taken positions in US companies or Southeast Asia, portfolio managers say

An earthquake of 6.8 magnitude that rocked Sichuan on Monday killed at least 21 people and shook the provincial capital of Chengdu, where 21m people are locked down amid a Covid outbreak.

The court approved an application by Evergrande on Monday and its major offshore credit group to adjourn the wind-up petition until November 7.

Prices of homes are expected to drop in China this year, while total sales could fall by about a quarter from last year, a new poll of economists has found

Move to cut the amount of foreign exchange reserves that financial institutions must hold is seen as aimed at slowing the depreciation of the yuan

China's booming export growth most likely slowed in August due to weaker global demand, while imports are also expected to have dropped because of a slide in consumption, analysts say.

Chinese tech chiefs at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai are said to be looking at speeding up their own AI chip development programme