Neither company nor government has confirmed that Evergrande has defaulted

SpaceX launching more than 100 satellites every month in rapid expansion of Starlink

Dick Pound says no one else has been able to get in touch with Shuai since assault claims

WTA threatens to pull its tournaments out of China in the absence of an adequate response to her sexual assault allegation

Peng Shuai has not been publicly heard of since making a Weibo post on November 2nd

World’s largest greenhouse gas emitter urges parties at climate summit to take strong actions to ‘jointly tackle’ challenge

Uyghur forced labour is not just about maximising profits; it’s a means to an end

China’s government may need to work harder to rekindle growth

Market Beat: A messy massive default in a key sector in the world’s second largest economy could have major consequences

Company desperately needs cash not just to service, but also reduce, vast debts

Many Afghans face starvation with country isolated and economy unravelling, aid agencies warn

Meeting in July 2019 attended by staff from Confucius Institutes at UCD and UCC

Teacher union disbands after being accused of spreading anti-Beijing sentiment

Company has endured spate of negative publicity

Prominent scientists claim there is no evidence to support theory Covid-19 leaked from China laboratory

Opinions veer from ‘it’s clear this is a natural virus’ to ‘it’s not acting like a typical virus’

US president says he will press China to participate in a full transparent investigation

The ethics of editing humans are fraught and complex, argues Henry Greely

Data adds to evidence of coercive fertility policies in Xinjiang by Chinese government

Vanessa Pappas, who has served as interim head named chief operating officer

Crisis is familiar to many foreign businesses in China

Government policy encourages colleges to collaborate with China - but an unpublished risk review poses vexing questions

EU MEPs write to China’s envoy about continued detention of Richard O’Halloran

Government has pressed people in city to play down, if not forget, the deaths and hardship of last year

Patrick Freyne: Netflix’s hit takes two random words and reverse-engineers a show from the result

WHO team in Chinese city to investigate how virus jumped from animals to humans

Expectation is that Ant and Alibaba will survive but face tighter regulation

Move announced by Mike Pompeo designed to ‘box in’ Biden administration, expert says

Telco says claims by outgoing US ambassador to Jamaica are ‘without foundation’

In a country where mental illness has long been stigmatised, there are signs of change

Catherine O’Halloran believes State has done ‘little’ in trying to free her deteriorating son

Disclosures follow death of worker who fell unconscious in a Pegatron dormitory

Wide-ranging law raises concerns about judicial independence, says Coveney

Beijing’s plans for carbon neutrality by 2060 will have global impact, says IIEA report

China one of only three nations where Trump maintains foreign bank account

Having found his voice late in his 20s, basketball’s best player has let it be heard

Researchers challenge country’s claims inmates had rejoined society as reformed citizens

Company is rewarding staff who have helped it overcome Covid challenges

New infections have plummeted in China with many cities hosting large events again