Singapore has jumped from sixth to third and overtaken Hong Kong in a global ranking of financial centres, which was led by New York and London

Chinese military action might not be a straightforward frontal assault on Taiwan – it could include actions like a blockade to try to force Taiwan to accept China's rule, strategists say.

China's outbound investment under the cross-border Bond Connect scheme totalled 301.5 billion yuan ($42.3 billion) at the end of August, up 34% from a month ago

Taiwan was the focus of talks in New York on Friday between the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi.

The state-owned lender said in a statement late on Friday that it plans to invest in real estate projects and turn them into affordable rental houses.

This year's bond 'crash' threatens credit events and a liquidation of the world's most crowded trades, Bank of America warned.

The city will scrap its hotel quarantine policy for all arrivals from Sept 26. All arrivals will be able to return home or go to accommodation of their choice, but must self monitor for 3 days

Currency traders said the currency swap deal with the National Pension Service would remove a big source of dollar demand and could help bolster the weakening currency

Officials in Jiangxi province said water levels at a key monitoring spot at Poyang Lake fell from 19.4 metres to 7.1 metres over the last three months.

The intervention came after the Bank of Japan stuck with its ultra-low rate policy, which prompted a drop in the yen past 145 per dollar to a 24-year low.

The ETFs will test investor appetite for chipmakers, producers of new materials and machine tool manufacturers at a time when rivalry between the US and China in the chip sector is intensifying

About 10 officials from the China Securities Regulatory Commission and the Ministry of Finance have arrived in Hong Kong to aid and monitor the audit inspection, sources say