China claims more than 90% of the South China Sea and had cordoned off a shoal it seized in 2012 with a pontoon string on Friday

The country, which boasts the world’s second-largest rare earth deposits, is to auction off multiple blocks of its Dong Pao mine before the year's end

Chinese visitors landing in Bangkok on Monday got a VIP welcome from Thailand's new PM, who is looking to rev up the economy, and has been wooing tech giants such as Tesla, Google and Microsoft

Manila has accused China’s coastguard of installing the barrier in a disputed region, pledging to ‘protect our maritime domains’

Top South Korean chipmakers Samsung and SK Hynix currently have permits to import US chip-making equipment into China, where they have extensive production facilities

China’s blue-chip dipped 0.8%, with Hong Kong’s Hang Seng and the ASX in Sydney both tumbling 1.3%, while the BSE Sensex in Mumbai was also down 0.85%.

The spat between the two countries is putting Western nations in an awkward position, who are eyeing India as a hedge against China but are also close allies of Ottawa

Over 160 companies have lost their licences to exchange money since the coup in Myanmar for failing to adhere to the central bank's official exchange rate, while a notoriously rich general has been ousted

France’s decision — which follows an EU investigation into Chinese state subsidies for EV production — is aimed at reducing the country’s carbon footprint through imports, an official said

Firms from the 10 nations in Southeast Asia are keen to test strong investor appetite for emerging market growth given the slump in Chinese stock offerings in the US

The Chinese president’s statements come amid increasing efforts on both sides to simmer down tensions and have rekindled hopes of Xi-Biden meeting later this year

A survey by the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, released on Tuesday, showed that geopolitics and the slowing economy have fuelled pessimism about companies' business outlook