The move aims to improve "legal system supporting the development of the socialist market economy," said the work report by a standing committee for the National People's Congress

Equipment vendors such as Ericsson, Huawei, ZTE and Nokia have historically provided nearly all of the hardware and software for telecom networks

Alarmed by the situation, some companies in Japan have begun taking matters into their own hands to identify and address gender-based disparities

Entities must immediately conduct an assessment on the financial and operational impact of the sanctions, and announce that on the exchange, the report said, citing SGX

Yuan's trade-weighted CFETS basket index rose to 106.07, the highest level since the index was introduced in early 2015, according to a calculation based on official data

Japan's Nikkei sinks 3.2%, Sensex opens 2.3% down, while the MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares ex-Japan loses 1.6% and Chinese blue chips shed 0.8% amid a sea of red 

Aggregate cash holdings of ASX200 companies grew 60% in the year to December 31, hitting a record high of $246 billion, according to a CommSec analysis.

Trade restrictions slapped on Russia potentially cover any product made with US technology, and the suddenness of rules caught many Asian tech firms off-guard

Several Chinese companies in India were found to be involved in tax evasion, according to an investigation launched by security and official agencies, the report said

There were 4,878 self-exclusion orders from jackpot rooms in force at end-December last year, a 25 per cent jump 3,895 such orders at end-2020, a report said

News of the appointments come ahead of Saturday's opening of the annual session of parliament.

Macquarie Asset Management says it will support Roadchef in developing and accelerating the rollout of fast-charging infrastructure for electric vehicles