China's minister of commerce is in Europe for a week-long trip, with a focus on pushing back against accusations of unfair state subsidies in the Chinese electric vehicle sector.

Roll out the red carpet for Japan. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is being feted with a speech before a joint session of Congress and a White House state dinner. Key to the courtship is Tokyo's ramped-up role in policing the Pacific. Like the Germans in Europe, the Japanese have had to shed the post-war pacifism that's even embedded in their constitution. It’s with an eye to China, North Korea and Russia that they’ve drawn closer to South Korea and supported Ukraine.

Volkswagen will expand its production and research facilities in Anhui province as the German automaker looks to reclaim its title as China's top-selling car brand.

Romania’s efforts to become a core member of the European family – something that has not happened yet, as the country was only partially admitted to the border-free Schengen travel area at the end of March.

Chinese authorities are seeking to spur growth in the world's second-largest economy, which is facing decreasing demand for exports. US companies in China have increasingly complained of an unfair business environment.

How China may allocate its planned defense increase of 7.2%

China aims to achieve a GDP growth rate of around 5 percent for 2024, one of the key development goals unveiled Tuesday as the national legislature began its annual session.

Chinese leaders have announced an economic growth target of 5% at the opening of the National People's Congress. They also plan to boost defense spending. Premier Li Qiang warns it won't be easy to achieve the targets as the Chinese economy struggles.

A weakening economy and increasing political repression are forcing ever more Chinese people to emigrate. Spurred by TikTok, many are seeking more sustainable conditions in the United States

Beijing sees Taiwan as its own territory, and has openly threatened to take it by force. Washington is the island's biggest arms supplier, but Taiwanese authorities are also keen to show what they might do to defend themselves.

The annual Lunar New Year festival is the busiest travel period in the world. Our correspondent in China walk us through how domestic travel may be a bright spot in an otherwise gloomy economy. We also find out about Gemini, Google's newly branded chatbot, Hermes's soon to be more expensive products, and how Americans are expected to spend $1.7 billion on Super Bowl festivities.

Parts made with forced labour in China may be being used in cars around the world, according to a new report by Human Rights Watch. It says it has found "credible evidence" that aluminium producers use workers from government-backed labour transfer programmes linked to the forced labour of Uighurs and other ethnic minorities.