The Chinese president's high-profile reiteration of the policy reflects a political imperative not to reverse course and look weak in a year in which he needs to appear strong

The deal will lead to the integration of Ant's Alipay+ payment service with 2C2P's platform used by merchants in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the Americas

With no end in sight to a lockdown that for some has lasted four weeks, frustrations are mounting behind the shuttered gates of the city's tower blocks

Unexpectedly strong GDP data for the first quarter of 2022, not heavily affected by China's worse Covid-19 outbreak in two years, also fails to lift the market

On a quarter-on-quarter basis, China GDP rose 1.3% in January-March, but impacts from Covid lockdowns in Shanghai and other cities have hit retail sales, factories and employment

Brokerage and data provider E-House China said it continues to explore ways to secure the requisite funds to repay the 2022 Notes on the maturity date

China Eastern flight MU5843 took off from southwestern city Kunming at 9:58 am local time (0158 GMT) on Sunday and landed at Chengdu, also in southwestern China, at 11:03 am local time, Flightradar24 data showed

Report comes amid signs North Korea could resume nuclear testing and after Kim broke a self-imposed moratorium on intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) testing

Canberra is concerned the security deal, details of which have not been publicised, could foreshadow a Chinese military presence fewer than 2,000 km from Australia

First-quarter growth, however, may have perked up due to a strong start early in the year

Capital Tokyo can boast of a net inflow of residents, but more men moved out than moved in last year for the first time in 25 years

Consul General Shuichi Akamatsu's letter comes as most of Shanghai's 25 million residents remain under strict lockdowns