Pushback on the timeline for the switch away from fossil fuels is casting a shadow over lithium, cobalt and copper projects, claim industry players

Scores of companies have born the brunt of cheap imports from China and a slide in industrial competitiveness due to factors such as rising energy prices and an ageing workforce

The economic summit will outline moves to boost advanced manufacturing, rejig the tax system to curb debt risks, manage the property crisis, lift consumption and the private sector, but analysts doubt it will work

The drop in imports does not bode well for exports in the coming months, as just under a third of China's imports are parts for re-export, particularly in the electronics sector.

Six-month inquiry by a Chinese industry group will assess if Chinese firms lost business in Europe due to invesigations carried out by Brussels

Miner considering JV and a copper smelting base in China, as many western consumers will no longer buy metal of Russian origin since Moscow invaded Ukraine

A joint report led by the Australian Cyber Security Centre said China's APT40 hackers are regularly targeting private and state networks, to steal passwords and usernames

Sales of passenger vehicles totalled 1.78 million in June, down 6.9% from last year, but exports were up 28% and sales of plug-in hybrids rose by 67%

Orban arrives for talks with Xi Jinping. He is believed to be negotiating a potential peace deal to end the war in Ukraine, as well as holding trade deals

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.9% to its highest since April 2022, while the Nikkei was close to its peak, the Topix hit all-time highs, and the Hang Seng rose for a fourth straight day

BYD opened an electric vehicle factory in Rayong on Thailand's eastern seaboard on Thursday, as China's grip on the local car sector ramps up

Many Chinese battery-makers have invested in the African nation recently as JVs with local firms in countries with trade deals with the US may get tax credits