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China's Communist Party unveils new plan for law-based governance

President Xi Jinping-led ruling Communist Party has outlined plans to focus mainly on rule of law-based governance in the next five years which could further boost his power base

Tesla files to produce 5 more versions of Model Y SUV in China

Electric vehicle company Tesla has filed with the Chinese government to produce five more versions of the Model Y electric SUV at Gigafactory Shanghai.

China's new regulation blueprint signals its crackdown will go on for years

The document said authorities would "actively" work on legislation in areas including national security, technology and monopolies

Covid World Dispatch: Australia's capital to enter one-week lockdown

Canberra will enter a snap seven-day lockdown on Thursday, China partly shut the world's third-busiest container port after a worker became infected with Covid

SoftBank pauses China investing as tech crackdown roils portfolio

SoftBank to wait and see on China, says Chief Executive Masayoshi Son

China anti-graft body criticizes business drinking after Alibaba scandal

On Sunday, a female Alibaba staffer alleged that she was sexually assaulted by her manager and a client while on a business trip.

China's logs highest single-day locally-transmitted Covid cases since July

China on Tuesday reported over 180 coronavirus cases, including 108 locally-transmitted infections, the highest single-day rise since the current outbreak began last month

World Covid Dispatch: Delta variant now constitutes 92% of Thai infections

Delta variant of coronavirus make up 92 per cent cases in Thailand, China's latest Covid outbreak continues to expand, with more than 100 symptomatic cases reported on Tuesday

Oil prices slide to 3-week low on China's virus curbs, strong dollar

A United Nations panel's dire warning on climate change added to the gloomy mood after fires in Greece have razed homes and forests and parts of Europe suffered deadly floods last month

China reports deadly anthrax pneumonia case in northern Hebei province

China on Monday reported an anthrax pneumonia patient from northern Hebei Province's Chengde city, who had contact history with cattle, sheep and products that come from these animals

Chinese air travel posts biggest decline since start of pandemic

The surge in Chinese cases has dealt a blow to tourism on the mainland during the peak summer holiday

China opens new expanded terminal at Lhasa airport in Tibet: Report

China has opened a newly constructed terminal - stated to be the biggest in Tibet - at the provincial capital Lhasa, further expanding the transport infrastructure in the strategic Himalayan region

Private equity firms revise China strategy as regulatory crackdown widens

Private equity and venture capital funds are pivoting away from data-heavy, consumer-facing internet companies to sectors including semiconductors and renewable energy, industry executives said

China's bonhomie with Taliban: Keeping terrorism on the back burner?

Chinas ties with the Taliban, which has so far refused to de-link itself from terrorist groups like the Al Qaeda, flies in the face of its claims to be part of the global counter-terrorism movement

ASEAN seen progrees in drawing up 'code of conduct' on South China Sea

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) said it has seen progress in drawing up a "code of conduct" to avert clashes in the South China Sea between its members and China.

Amid crackdown, China's Tencent to review kids' use of WeChat

China's biggest gaming company, Tencent, said it would review whether it adequately limits children's access to live streaming and other features

China's July foreign exchange reserves rise to $3.236 trillion

China held 62.64 million fine troy ounces of gold at the end of July, from 62.64 million ounces at the end-June.

Commodity markets on tenterhooks as Delta outbreak rattles China

Fears over the more infectious variant helped drive US crude below $70 a barrel this week

China set to impose $1-billion fine on Meituan over antitrust issues

Firm asked to revamp operations and end exclusivity pacts with some merchants

China's export, import growth seen moderating in July, finds poll

Exporters are grappling with higher freight costs and lingering logistics bottlenecks.