State officials say China needs to improve its air quality standards because pollution is still taking a serious toll on citizens' health.

Concern about rate hikes and war in Ukraine spurred investors to withdraw $15.2 billion, the biggest weekly amount since December 15, according to Refinitiv-Lipper data.

Shanghai's long-running Covid lockdown continues while big cities and neighbouring states – Hong Kong, Thailand and Singapore – are easing restrictions or set to open up.

Britain and India are looking to ramp up business with a bilateral free-trade deal before the end of the year plus closer defence ties

Taiwan has set its sights on playing a role in green energy systems to slash carbon emissions – and profit from the massive transition to cleaner power over coming decades

The fundraising target for the LIC listing has reportedly been slashed to 300 billion rupees ($3.9 billion) because of cool investor sentiment

Questions could be asked on the timing of Zhihu's secondary listing in Hong Kong, after the group's shares plunged 23.6% and it endured the city's second worst ever stock debut

Strict Covid lockdown measures halted production in key factories. The banking regulator says it will step up support to help restart production.

Pentagon officials were impressed by SpaceX's swift effort to block an electro-magnetic attack by Russia that aimed to jam its Starlink satellite internet service for people in Ukraine

Residents in Hong Kong flocked to beauty salons, massage parlours, gyms, cinemas and temples for the first time in months on Thursday, after officials relaxed stringent Covid curbs

Quantitative Tightening could hit weaker economies with high debt levels and “cause a ripple of sovereign debt crises around the world that disrupts markets” and affects developed nations

Shares of China's third largest bank fall 11.5% in Hong Kong after the bank's board said late on Monday it would remove Tian Huiyu from his role as president