“What we see right now is the unfolding of a slow-motion train accident,” the chief of a European trade lobby in China said

Investors are pouring their cash into safe financial products amid a continuing crisis in the country’s real estate sector

Beijing will vet IPOs more closely, 'severely punish' securities fraud, and also increase supervision of listed companies to ensure they give better dividends and don't 'worship money'

Japan was also in the global market spotlight amid speculation that the Bank of Japan could exit its ultra-dovish monetary policies at its two-day meeting ending next Tuesday

Court says Didi’s alleged desire to sell American depositary shares before a looming government crackdown gave the firm a "concrete and personal economic motive" to go public

The US has reportedly been pressing Seoul, since the second-half of 2023, to implement export curbs targeting chip supplies to China

In Hong Kong, shares of biotech firm WuXi AppTec fell 12% on news that a US-based global trade association representing biotechnology companies sought to “separate” from it

China is facing an acute lack of skilled talent, particularly in AI and big data -- segments in which the country's job market has seen a good start this year

Analysts warn that a full-throttled recovery is still not in the cards for China, and that "it is too early to conclude" that deflation was over in the world’s second-largest economy

Nikkei heavyweights with a significant presence in China have seen mega rallies, especially in the chip sector

"A-share IPOs will enter an era where quality is more important than quantity," one Chinese brokerage said on increasing regulatory scrutiny

Chinese cloud firms have previously told Nvidia they don’t want its slower AI chips and that they would prefer using homegrown chips from companies such as Huawei