The link will go some way towards relieving China’s longstanding dependence on unstable shipping routes

The US Federal Trade Commission has approved a deal between chemical giants ChemChina and Syngenta on the condition the companies make divestments

Chinese authorities have established the Xiongan New Area in a bid to spur growth and boost international cooperation

Chinese authorities have introduced new lending restrictions in a bid to ease concerns over the mounting housing bubble in China’s largest cities

A senior Chinese official has stood by the Made in China 2025 plan despite growing criticism from the West suggesting it will destroy competition

The Saudi royal family met with leaders from the US, Japan and China as part of an effort to broaden the kingdom’s economic ties

Efforts to salvage economic integration in the Asia-Pacific region look more promising as China and South Korea send envoys to a conference of TPP nations

China’s leading fintech firm presses ahead with further international expansion, shifting its focus to global mergers and acquisitions

Foreign direct investment from China reached a record $94.2bn in 2016, yet a further 30 deals worth $74bn were cancelled

Chinese authorities have heightened efforts to stem currency outflows in a bid to relieve downward pressure on the yuan

Although a slowdown in China could disrupt the global economy beyond all measure, the country’s collapse is not as close as many economists believe

Digital currency Bitcoin has outperformed its central bank-issued peers to emerge as the best-performing currency of 2016

The Chinese government will end its state-controlled salt monopoly, allowing companies to set their own prices and production levels

The US has announced a fresh grievance towards China, claiming Chinese trade barriers on wheat, rice and corn have unfairly restricted imports to the tune of $3.5bn

China’s GDP has grown steadily in the third quarter, putting the economy on track to meet the government’s full-year growth target