U.S. stock futures and Asian shares outside China slumped on Monday as investors weighed the implications of Chinese startup DeepSeek's launch of a free, open-source artificial intelligence model to rival OpenAI's ChatGPT.

The hydropower dam, in quake-prone Tibet, is set to be the world’s biggest. But China has said little about the project, which could affect nearby countries.

Police have detained a man suspected of involvement in the case of a Chinese actor who was duped into travelling to Thailand for a film job and then trafficked to Myanmar, China's Public Security Ministry said.

China Vanke's bonds gained on Monday after the state-backed developer said it would redeem its 2027 notes worth 1 billion yuan ($137.68 million) early in March.

From gangs in Thailand and Myanmar targeting Chinese nationals to Lunar New Year flower sales, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.

US stock index futures also tumbled amid concerns DeepSeek’s AI models challenge US AI leadership. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed on Thursday as investors continued to weigh U.S. President Donald Trump's recent trade policy announcement. Investors also responded to China's latest move to reverse its sluggish stock market by prompting insurance funds to raise the size and proportion of their investments in Chinese A-shares,

By Rae Wee and Koh Gui Qing SINGAPORE/NEW YORK (Reuters) -Asia shares rose on Thursday, helped by a jump in their Chinese counterparts on Beijing's latest measures to shore up its crumbling stock market,

By any measure, China’s EV growth has been extraordinary — more than half of new cars sold last year were electric. The global implications could be staggering.

Southeast Asian foreign ministers are gathering for their first meeting this year under the regional bloc’s new chair, Malaysia, seeking a breakthrough over Myanmar’s drawn-out civil war and territorial disputes in the South China Sea.

Chinese startup DeepSeek’s eponymous AI assistant rocketed to the top of Apple Inc.’s iPhone download charts, stirring doubts in Silicon Valley about the strength of America’s lead in AI.

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- The digital art exhibition "A Dream Journey of A Panorama of Rivers and Mountains" has kicked off the 2025 Happy Chinese New Year celebrations in Auckland.