The China Council for the Promotion of International Trade calls on global companies to work together to mitigate the impact of ‘America’s unilateral move’.

Dubbed Shen, meaning godlike, the 1,400kg frame of about 80 bones will be on display for three days before being shipped to Hong Kong to be sold in November, though some experts say the remains belong in museums.

China’s state planner on Friday confirmed 519 sectors will be open to foreign investment from the start of next year, up from 480, including advanced manufacturing, energy saving and environmental protection.

Southeast Asian countries are rolling out digital nomad visas for people who make at least US$2,000 a month. Here’s how they stack up.

The highlight of Hong Kong’s fintech event next week is expected to be a relaxation of cryptocurrency investment rules, which are seen as less friendly than more progressive rules in Singapore.

China leans heavily on imports from resource-rich Indonesia – a major exporter of coal, palm oil, nickel and other raw materials – to sustain its world-leading manufacturing output.

Overseas visitors still staying away, Hong Kong Stadium restricted to 34,000 spectators a day.

Judge calls killing of nightclub waitress by boyfriend Law Wai-man ‘cold-blooded’, dismissing his defence of provocation.

A heavy downpour caused by an approaching tropical storm caused floods and landslides that affected two municipalities in the southern Philippines.

Suspects, aged 17 to 75, include waiters, technicians, workers and unemployed, according to force.

Hong Kong, having fallen behind Singapore in cryptocurrency in past years, is pivoting toward a friendlier regulatory regime as part of a recently stated goal of becoming a top cryptocurrency hub.

Outgoing Premier Li Keqiang urged measures to address a lack of effective demand and to boost consumption to drive economic growth after China’s economy grew by 3.9 per cent in the third quarter.

Russia is threatening to attack US commercial satellites if they continue to be used to share information with Kyiv regarding the war in Ukraine.

Secretary for Environment and Ecology Tse Chin-wan says authorities in talks with city’s two power companies, but details only available by early December.

Ballistic missile launches come after IAEA said there were increasing signs North Korea is preparing to carry out its first nuclear test since 2017.

No one was injured or trapped in incident at Kaohsiung plant according to initial investigation, officials say.

Former Trump adviser Roger Stone posted a cautionary message to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Telegram.

Huang Kunming is expected to replace Li Xi in the southern province, according to sources.

Ukrainian soldiers in the frontline town of Bakhmut alleged the Wagner mercenary group is using ex-convicts as a type of ‘human bait’ to help pinpoint Russian artillery fire.

The amendment broadens the power of the Financial Conduct Authority to cover promotions for all cryptoassets, not just stablecoins, putting the UK on par with the European Union.

New military leadership looks solid, but appointees to domestic positions seem more experienced in party ideology than in economics, which could destabilise ties.

Japan’s Fumio Kishida ordered an extra budget of US$199 billion to fund an economic stimulus package aimed at easing the impact of rising prices, and boosting growth as he seeks to bolster sliding support for his year-old government.

Latin America’s biggest election this year is coming down to the wire as both candidates try to chip away at each other’s support in the final stretch.

Nearly 65 per cent of all Russian flows that have signalled Singapore as a destination have ended up in commercial floating storage tankers around Malaysia’s Tanjung Pelepas over the last three months.

Outgoing Premier Li Keqiang on Tuesday signed a State Council decree to update regulations for self-employed businesses which had been in place for 11 years.

International Monetary Fund (IMF) says growth in Asia faces headwinds from a Chinese economy weighed down by a hardline zero-Covid policy and a crisis in the property sector.

The world’s richest person has taken control of Twitter and ousted three top leaders, including the CEO.

A maths teacher with a serious heart condition facing almost certain death transformed his tragedy into comedy as a stand-up — 3 years on with a new artificial heart it seems nothing can stop him.

Chinese scientists have found the strongest evidence yet that imaginary numbers are fundamental to the foundations of quantum physics.

About 1.39 million first-time voters are in the 18-20 age group, but a political system typically run by much older people is out of touch with the needs of the country’s youth.

The downbeat survey, released as Shanghai still faces sporadic lockdowns, reflects how restrictions have threatened all aspects of business operations in China’s commercial hub.

Hong Kong slips three places to 22nd out of 140 in international ranking for rule of law, but justice secretary blames bias.

The Miss Universe Organisation has asked a third party to look into claims that Miss Texas R’Bonney Gabriel was favoured during the beauty contest.

Chen Jining was said to have arrived in Shanghai on Thursday evening and an official announcement was made on Friday.

New software is based on deep learning model and can analyse pictures of countryside taken by drones for human-like objects, department says.

Russia is pushing for a formal inquiry over alleged US ‘military biological programmes’ in Ukraine, which both Washington and Kyiv say do not exist.

Seeking way forward from fraught relations with Beijing, Ottawa joins 13-nation alliance viewed as centrepiece of American strategy.

The Biden administration’s approach to Southeast Asia is a clear upgrade from the Trump era, but it still leaves much to be desired. The focus on competition with China and values-based foreign policy could short-circuit US efforts to shore up its ...

The rapper says ‘the money is not who I am’, in an Instagram post he said was ‘love speech’; Adidas, Gap and Balenciaga have dumped West after his series of ‘hateful’ comments.

Flagship carrier Korean Air, as well as Asiana Airlines, are slowly resuming flights into several cities in China, but the number and level of passengers is down considerably after two and a half years of travel restrictions.

An unidentified liquid was also thrown at the Vermeer artwork; Just Stop Oil, the group behind a similar stunt targeting Van Gogh’s Sunflowers, has claimed responsibility for the act

Defence chief Lloyd Austin calls China the only competitor ‘with both the intent to reshape the international order, and increasingly the power to do so’.

A senior official said the commercial satellites could be a ‘legitimate target’, saying civilian space infrastructure was being involved in armed conflicts.

American national security, rather than ‘economic destruction of China’, drives ‘targeted shutdown’ of industry, senior official contends.

Beijing hits back after US criticises media tycoon Jimmy Lai’s fraud conviction and ‘deterioration in protection for human rights’.

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin had called for contacts to restart, after China cut off exchanges in retaliation for US House speaker’s visit to Taiwan in August.

WHO urged the world to apply lessons learned from the pandemic to tuberculosis, which severely affects countries such as India, Indonesia, the Philippines and Pakistan.

Xi pledges to carry forward the fighting spirit of former revolutionaries during visit to Yanan with Politburo Standing Committee members.

Workers complain about unpunctual food deliveries and lack of medical care as Foxconn’s Zhengzhou campus grapples with a Covid-19 outbreak.