The move followed concern that Imperial's research facilities were aiding China's latest army jets and high performance batteries, The Guardian said.

Covid lockdowns could lead to China's oil demand contracting for the first time in two decades

The European push for a ban on products made from forced labour follows a similar move in the US, which focused on commodities from Xinjiang province.

Indonesia may join India and China in buying cheap Russian crude because of pressure of rising costs, President Joko Widow has said

From next month US companies that export chipmaking equipment to Chinese factories that produce advanced chips with sub-14nn processes will require a government licence

The world’s No1 and No3 economies also face other issues as the global economy struggles to recover after two years of Covid disruptions

Sea's e-commerce platform Shopee plans to shut operations in Argentina, while scaling back in Mexico, Chile, and Colombia. Staff are also being laid off at its Garena gaming unit in Shanghai

WeChat users received a notification on Sept 6 saying personal data such as likes, comments, browsing and search history, content uploads will be transmitted to the mainland

Some executives say the US ban on exports to China of Nvidia and AMD's advanced computer chips could backfire if it creates chances for startups in China's fast-growing chip market.

Germany's economy ministry is looking at moves to cut its dependence on China, its top trade partner, and measures to boost dealings with democracies, sources say

India's move on Thursday is expected to lead to price increases by other major exporters, like Thailand, Vietnam and Myanmar. It could hit China and the Philippines hardest.

The slide in Japan's currency has begun to spook big investors, and some are cutting bets that it will decline further, expecting that the government could step in to try and stop the fall.