China is keen to build a financial centre in the country's west by 2025, the central bank said on Friday, in a bid to support economic growth in the Chengdu-Chongqing region.

As part of this plan, Germany is in the lead to land Intel's planned European 'megafab' plant, although France remains in the running

The two are among investors in nr2, a London-based search engine that discovers information about start-ups in South Korea and China

The Ministry of Commerce said that in the first 11 months of the year foreign direct investment into the Chinese mainland rose 15.9% year on year

Consumer protection body in Zhejiang summoned five platforms including Alibaba's Taobao, Pinduoduo and JD.com over live-streaming irregularities during the Singles' Day shopping festival

US chipmaker Intel apologised on Thursday to its Chinese customers, partners and public for telling suppliers not to source products or labour from Xinjiang, saying it had been forced to do so.

The move marks Huayou's second foray into lithium, a key ingredient in rechargeable batteries, in the space of a week

Apple may have to face a vote on the proposal at its annual shareholder meeting next year, barring a deal with the shareholders who made it

The company sold 1.5 billion shares in the deal, its second attempt to list in Hong Kong in a matter of weeks

Eligible Tencent shareholders will be entitled to one share of JD.com for every 21 shares they hold and in total the firm will distribute 457.3 million shares

The advance allocation is aimed to mitigate economic pressure in the first quarter of next year, finance vice-minister Xu Hongcai said

The growth rate of the world's second-largest economy is projected to moderate to 5.1% in 2022, after achieving 8% this year, as predicted, due to a low base