BEIJING, March 31 (Reuters) - China's factory activity grew at the fastest pace in a year in March, underpinned by improved demand, an official survey showed on Tuesday, a welcome relief for an economy grappling with global supply chain strains and energy market volatility.

Xiong'an New Area is reportedly taking shape as HQs, campuses and high‑speed links arrive.

Canadian Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne is visiting China this week where he'll meet with government and business leaders in a bid to attract new investments and build partnerships, his office said in a news release.

By Sophie Yu and Julie Zhu BEIJING/HONG KONG, March 31 (Reuters) - China's three largest state-owned airlines said they were cautious about the outlook for this year as the Iran war drives jet fuel prices sky-high,

The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, which Congress created to examine how the bilateral economic relationship affects national security, warned in a report earlier this month that China’s embrace of AI could cement its industrial edge.

China, which has not ruled out the use of force against the Beijing-claimed island democracy, prefers to achieve unification without it, U.S. intelligence agencies said.

SINGAPORE, March 31 (Reuters) - Chinese stocks are fast emerging as a relative safe haven as a month-long war in the Middle East saps global risk sentiment, with investment banks increasingly bullish on a market that has held up better than its regional peers in March.

Kinshasa and Beijing inked a new agreement covering geological data sharing, investment protections, and local processing.

Practice of using apartments to store relatives’ ashes has risen as rapid urbanisation and aging population increases competition for cemetery plots

In the wake of the Iran war, prices are surging for critical elements used in defense and the semiconductors that power artificial intelligence advances.