The pledge to intensify the search for core tech breakthroughs comes after last week’s US ban on AI chip exports to China

China's top banks face narrowing margins as they’ve also been asked by Beijing to boost their lending to the country's struggling economy

China's Covid lockdown situation is deteriorating, according to Nomura, which said nearly 300 million people are now affected by restrictions imposed in 49 cities.

An Indonesian nickel miner signed a big investment deal on Tuesday with China's Shandong Xinhai Technology to build a processing plant on Sulawesi Island.

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.