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The race to mass-produce humanoid robots is on, and China and the US are in the lead. It's heavily about geopolitical power, experts told BI.

Two years after the crash of Flight MU5735, Chinese authorities said they still haven't found what led to the incident that killed 132 people.

Qianwufu, a snack company in Guizhou province, hosted a fried chicken giveaway at a subway station on Thursday, which triggered a free-for-all rush.

In the wake of sweeping sanctions, Russia's Vladimir Putin is leaning on China for economic and political support.

Apple shareholders alleged in their suit that Tim Cook made false and misleading comments about the company's sales in China.

Analysts said China could very well retaliate against US tech giants operating in the country if a TikTok ban comes to fruition.

Zhong Shanshan, the owner of bottled water company Nongfu Spring, is accused of subtly planting Japanese themes into his firm's product marketing.

Container shipping demand from China to Mexico surged nearly 60% in January from a year ago despite a general slowdown in global trade.

Taiwan has worked with China 17 times to save 119 people in the strait over the last three years, Taiwan's coast guard chief said.

With Russia and China looking to project power in the region, the US Army is pushing its soldiers to be ready for potential cold-weather combat.

Xiaomi is set to start selling its first EVs later this month, successfully venturing beyond smartphones after Apple ditched its own EV project.

China's yearslong real-estate debt crisis has already taken down the property giant Evergrande, which is undergoing liquidation.

There's a new reality for American companies trying to do business in China, and it's only going to get tougher.

Proposed legislation to ban TikTok was put up for a vote and unanimously approved by the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Thursday.

The Chinese ecommerce platform was the top advertiser by revenue for Meta in 2023, per The Wall Street Journal.

The cancellation of the annual Chinese premier press conference signals increased opacity and control from Xi Jinping's regime.

China, the world's second-largest economy, is targeting GDP growth of about 5% in 2024. The country's GDP grew 5.2% in 2023.

The US tech giant has lost its top spot as China's bestselling smartphone to Vivo, a Chinese tech multinational, per Counterpoint Research.

Despite China's food delivery business doubling in the last three years to $208B, the gig workers fueling the industry face poor working conditions.

Russia's finance ministry is in talks with China about yuan loans, but a decision has been long in the making amid tightening Western sanctions.