The yuan has lost 2.5% against the dollar this month and is on course for its biggest monthly drop since April when Covid lockdowns were imposed in Shanghai and other cities

Dozens of local men are alleged to have died in mines run by a Chinese mining company, which is accused of digging under a neighbouring concession to steal a huge amount of gold

Russia and China are eyeing operations in the Arctic, with Moscow opening many new bases in the far north, according to NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on a visit to Canada late last week

China’s State Council has allocated 10 billion yuan ($1.45 billion) to help rice farmers suffering drought, while teams of drillers are helping farmers hit hard by the prolonged heatwave

Russian tourists have been using Chinese credit cards to withdraw cash from automatic teller machines in Finland since Covid border restrictions eased on July 1

The new foundry will be run as a subsidiary of SMIC in cooperation with the government of Tianjin's Xiqing district. It will have an initial capital of $5 billion, a notice said on Friday

China's largest freshwater lake has suffered a huge reduction in size because of the heatwave the Yangtze river basin has endured over the past two and a half months.

The Solomon Islands government did not respond to a US request for permission for a Coast Guard vessel, conducting a patrol to prevent illegal fishing, to re-provision on a scheduled port call

Factory production and activities in major manufacturing hubs like Shenzhen and Tianjin were hit in the month by heatwaves and Covid curbs that were imposed

US regulators were cautious about the deal signed with China on Friday, which will allow initial audits of US-listed Chinese firms in Hong Kong from mid-September

Shares on mainland China slipped on Friday, but Hong Kong rose on news of a possible deal between the US and China with audit teams due to conduct initial checks in the city

Policy work has also been undertaken to assist foreign firms to resume activity amid the Covid-19 pandemic, government spokesperson Shu Jueting said.