China’s progress in building a modern economy, evident in its kung-fu fighting robots and self-parking cars, is hitting limits as a downturn in its housing industry drags on and young people struggle to find jobs.

Certain beliefs about the United States once seemed unshakable in China: that America was hopelessly far ahead, for example, and that moving there guaranteed a better life. That’s no longer how people talk in Beijing, where I live, or on Chinese social media.

The Chinese Navy has “dramatically increased” submarine production and could soon deploy a new vessel that’s able to hit “large portions” of the US with nuclear missiles from Chinese waters, according to the head of intelligence for the US Navy.

Japanese lawmakers reeling from attacks on Iran by the United States and Israel gathered on Monday at the ruling party's offices in Tokyo to question bureaucrats about evacuation plans, energy stocks and the legal ​basis for U.

The vast majority of Iran’s roughly 1.6 million barrels a day of crude exports is bound for China, but the world’s second-largest economy has spent months shoring up its supply, cushioning itself from any potential shocks from this weekend’s conflict.

CNBC's Elaine Yu reports on China's reaction to the military operation that killed Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

China is the world's largest energy importer and would therefore appear vulnerable to the surge in crude oil and natural gas prices from the conflict between Israel and the United States against Iran.

Parents in China are turning to A.I. chatbots and other tools to help their children gain an edge and ease the fighting over homework.

And yet it is claimed that a remarkable 80% of the country's lanterns are still made – by hand – in one small town in Hebei Province. Walking around the dusty streets of Tuntou you see evidence of lantern making everywhere you go.

Eric Schmidt and Selina Xu argue that China is pulling head of the U.S. in the race to build AI-powered robots.

Beijing sees risks in offering more than rhetorical support despite its longstanding friendship with the regime in Iran.