BEIJING — At least 38 people have died in the Chinese capital region after it was battered by almost a year’s worth of rain in a handful of days, setting off flooding and landslides, cutting off power and forcing the evacuation of tens of thousands of people. The heaviest toll was reported in the Chinese

China has expanded an equity investment pilot program that provides bank funding for tech companies for the third time in six months, as the government intensifies efforts to support innovation and new quality productive forces — a concept put forward by President Xi Jinping in 2023 to focus on advanced technologies. The aim is to

ASTANA – Kazakhstan opened the Khan Tengri Innovation Hub on July 28 in Shanghai’s Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park, known as Asia’s Silicon Valley, reported the Kazakh Ministry of Digital Development, Innovations and Aerospace Industry. Photo credit: gov.kz The hub is the first specialized platform for integrating the technological potential of Central Eurasian countries with China’s innovation

US-China talks extension ‘likely’ as Trump targets ‘world tariff’ Good morning, and welcome to our live coverage of business, economics and financial markets. After the US and EU announced the outline of a trade deal that would limit tariffs to 15%, it looks like talks with China could be the next on the agenda, with

In a first in the country, Apple has confirmed that it will close its Parkland Mall store in Dalian City, Northeast China, on August 9. Here are the details. As reported by Bloomberg, Apple decided to shut down the store due to the “departure of several retailers at the Parkland Mall”. Here is the full