Chinese carmaker Leapmotor's plan for a $1.5-billion initial public offering in Hong Kong has been suspended, because of a lukewarm response by investors, sources say.

Germany's economy ministry is looking at moves to cut its dependence on China, its top trade partner, and measures to boost dealings with democracies, sources say

India's move on Thursday is expected to lead to price increases by other major exporters, like Thailand, Vietnam and Myanmar. It could hit China and the Philippines hardest.

The consumer price index increased 2.5% in August from the same month a year earlier, while the producer price index (PPI) rose 2.3%, the slowest pace since February 2021

The slide in Japan's currency has begun to spook big investors, and some are cutting bets that it will decline further, expecting that the government could step in to try and stop the fall.

A lender has seized China Evergrande's headquarters in Hong Kong after the hugely indebted developer defaulted on a loan and was unable to sell the 26-storey tower, the FT says.

Greenpeace ranked Toyota last out of the top 10 automakers in sales volume - for the second year running. Zero-emission vehicles made up less than 1% of its sales, report said

The misery continues in the southwestern city, where residents have endured a two-month-long heatwave, an earthquake on Monday, and now an extended Covid lockdown

The US military has stopped taking new F-35 jets from Lockheed Martin after it found a magnet in the fighter jet's engine was made with unauthorized material from China

The talks in Los Angeles will seek to agree on a framework for economies to engage on trade and data flows, environmental and labour standards, supply chains and anti-corruption efforts

Officials in Zhengzhou, a city in central Henan province, want to use special funds to begin work soon on stalled housing projects. Some builders being urged to declare themselves bankrupt

A group of seven companies including Shenyang Heping District State-owned Assets Management Company bought the bank stake in a court-ordered auction on Wednesday