Revenues at China's giant military firms fell last year as corruption purges slowed arms contracts and procurement, according to a study released on Monday by a leading conflict think tank. The Chinese declines contrast with strong revenue growth globally for big arms and military-services companies,

The delayed data disclosure comes after Vanke — long considered one of the sector’s healthier firms — sought to postpone repayment on a local bond for the first time last week

The president has spoken with the leaders of both countries as they spar over remarks the Japanese prime minister made about the Beijing-claimed island democracy.

King Maha Vajiralongkorn is the first Thai monarch to visit China since the two countries established diplomatic relations half a century ago. His trip was the most high-profile signal yet that Thailand, which has long struck a careful balance between China and America, is leaning ever closer towards its northern neighbour.

"Zootopia 2" unleashed a box office stampede as Disney's animated sequel raced to $556 million in its global debut.

Two of China’s private data agencies skipped releasing data on monthly home sales by the country’s top developers, after state-backed China Vanke Co. stirred market concerns with its bond extension bid.

In medicine, meanwhile, China has turned itself from a copycat maker of generics into the world’s second-largest developer of new drugs, including those tackling cancer. Western rivals are licensing its firms’ wares.

China's theatrical market is losing younger audiences while Vietnam emerges as a breakout territory for pan-Asian content, the JAFF Market heard.

Flying over the blue waters off Taiwan's east coast, a light aircraft equipped with a powerful U.S.-made radar slung under its belly tracks Chinese warships, collecting data its operator is keen to provide to Taipei's security forces.