Hundreds of companies in China's Sichuan province are idle or operating well below capacity, while they wait for the weather to change and power curbs to be lifted

Shanghai Exchange said trading in 67 funds was halted on Thursday at the request of asset managers, as the southbound leg of their Stock Connect schemes was interrupted

A survey of over 100 firms by German think tank Merics and BDI group found the threshhold for exerting pressure on companies is falling and the number of cases has jumped since 2018

The Shanghai Stock Exchange now requires 100% of proceeds from green bond issues to be invested in green projects such as clean energy, compared with at least 70% previously.

Markets fell in Hong Kong and Shanghai amid the bleak economic outlook in China, but shares edged up in Australia and India

Production hubs in China have seen output hit by Covid-related lockdowns in Shanghai. There is also deep concern about the impact of growing tensions between the US and China.

Support for nuclear energy has re-emerged in Japan after the war in Ukraine and concern it caused about energy shortages. Kishida's government is also looking at green power sources.

The proportion of people in the region facing extreme poverty – living on less than $1.90 a day – could have eased to 2.9% in 2020 instead of rising to 5% because of the pandemic, it said.

Prime Minister Kishida Fumio said that from Sept 7 visitors to Japan will no longer need to undergo pre-departure Covid tests

Industry ministry orders officials and firms to eliminate illegal activities in the sector, after the IEA called for a more diverse supply chain to reduce China's PV manufacturing dominance

Asian markets slid lower on Tuesday amid expectations of a further rate hike in the US, the slowdown in China, but financial stocks helped to pull India's Nifty 50 to a positive level

Juneyao Group is exploring a move into the EV market, where sales are booming because of generous government subsidies and tax incentives.