The extension would mark an end to business uncertainty for South Korea’s Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix who have invested billions in their chip fabs in China

Top panel maker is looking to invest $400-600 million in a third plant on 25 hectares of industrial land, with production starting in 2025

Shares of embattled developer plunged 19% in afternoon trading in Hong Kong after a report police were monitoring the activities of the group's founder, amid fear the group faces liquidation

Ten foreigners, including a number from China, have been arrested and charged and luxury real estate, cryptocurrencies and cars seized

Diplomats from North Asian states discuss holding three-way talks later this year, as China grows wary of warming ties between its neighbours, plus their closer bond to the US

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