The Latest Breaking News from China

China's factory activity contracted in August, marking five consecutive months of decline

Sporting dark face paint and clutching a gun, teenage soldier-in-training Takuma Hiyane crawls across a field on Japan's Okinawa, the front line of the nation's defence as anxiety grows over China's territorial ambitions.

The China-led bloc will give members a chance to air common grievances, especially against Washington.

Markets enter a critical week following Friday's tech sector volatility that was triggered by concerns over China's semiconductor ambitions, particularly reports that Alibaba is developing its own AI chip.

"Prices continue to drop and at the same time our farmers are paying significantly more for inputs and equipment."

Eric Trump praised the significant role of China in shaping the cryptocurrency industry on Friday.

The United States is racing to build nuclear power reactors for the Moon, with the first system planned for the end of the decade. This would keep astronauts alive through weeks-long lunar nights, as well as powering permanent bases and outposts – and giving Washington an edge over China and…

Taiwan’s foreign minister has flown to the Philippines with a high-level delegation of investors, according to two senior Philippine officials

Guterres, who was welcomed by Xi to the Chinese port city of Tianjin, the venue of this year's Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit, gave a veiled criticism of the US amid the challenges facing the United Nations.