Senate aides said the new defence bill includes elements of a bill to bolster security assistance for Taiwan that was passed by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee last month.

But enforcement of the zero-Covid policy is the biggest irritation for many Beijing residents, notably those unable to return to the city after the 'Golden Week' holiday.

Memory chipmaker confirms that it received an exemption on the new US restrictions. Samsung has yet to comment, but it is also tipped to get a reprieve for its operations in China.

India will assess Moscow's revamp of the Sakhalin-1 oil and gas project, Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said, adding 'we've never been told not to buy Russian oil'

US chip tool maker will cease offering some supplies and services from Wednesday to customers in China, a source revealed on Tuesday.

Chinese researchers say planes on PLA aircraft carriers will be able to launch hypersonic missiles due to new "logistics technology that simplifies and speeds up repair" of missiles

While Xi Jinping is expected to stay on as leader, the identity of the new premier and people who will be on the Politburo is not known because of secrecy surrounding next week's Congress.

John Lee said the city will take no action against a superyacht linked to a sanctioned Russian oligarch, which has been allowed to anchor in the harbour.

Dimon said the S&P 500 stock index could fall by "another easy 20%" from current levels, but that was likely to "be much more painful" than the 24% so far this year

The rupee was trading around 82.40 to the dollar on Tuesday, having hit a low of 82.6825 on Monday, currency traders said

Huatai-PineBridge applied for an ETF to invest in top Korean chip firms such as Samsung and SK Hynix, as well as Chinese chipmakers like SMIC and Montage Technology

Across China 1,939 locally transmitted cases were reported on October 9, the most since August 20. Many cases have also been found in Inner Mongolia recently, leading to more lockdowns.