China said it was examining a trade deal that the US and Vietnam clinched and would retaliate if its interests were hurt — a sign that tensions between Beijing and Washington risk worsening as more of the pacts are finalized.

The Dalai Lama's succession through his reincarnation must be approved by China's central government, its foreign ministry said on Wednesday.

The Dalai Lama announces succession plans ahead of 90th birthday, hinting the next Tibetan Buddhist leader should be chosen without China's interference.

Tesla's sales of its China-made electric vehicles edged up 0.8% in June from a year earlier, snapping an eight-month losing streak, but they continued to fall on a quarterly basis in the face of lower-cost new models from its Chinese rivals.