Tension between Beijing and Washington continued to be the top concern, aside from China's regulatory inconsistencies and increasing labour costs

Provincial-level governments in China are mounted with $13 trillion of debt but also account for about two-thirds of the country's science and technology expenditure

The new H20 chip, made for China's AI market, has less power than 2 chips banned late last year, but is still seen as having a key advantage over Huawei's Ascend 910B

The US commerce secretary raised concerns about the data collected by Chinese EVs in a chat alongside EU Commissioner Margrethe Vestager

The auto firm has been beset by test certification issues and this week it was forced to urge the recall of 50,000 older US models over faulty air bag fears

A multitude of factors such as social stability and impacts on the property market will be at play when Chinese courts decide on whether to accept the Hong Kong court's ruling on the debt-laden developer

China led the funding of chip startups in 2023 by a wide margin over the US, with local startups receiving 75% of all venture-capital funds in firms doing chip design, making chips or chip equipment

China is pushing to become a world leader in the field of AI by 2030 but wants to keep the game-changing technology under its purview and control

Custom officials say integrated circuit chips, classed as strategic items and worth $11.6 million, were funneled to mainland via a South Korean company; firm's executives now face prosecution

The machines are aimed at disrupting the most expensive step in the chipmaking process, by “stamping” chip designs on to silicon wafers instead of etching them using ultraviolet light

The move will give “all types of investors more time to digest market information” and create “a fairer market order," China's markets regulator said

The move “will help accelerate a reduction of housing inventory and promote activity of the property market," one analyst said