China's financial hub Shanghai is set to reopen all schools, kindergartens and nurseries on September 1, officials said on Sunday

The Yuan Wang 5 is expected to arrive at the island nation's southernmost port, Hambantota, on Tuesday – despite security concerns raised by its neighbour India and the US.

Many private companies in Dongguan have been forced to shut down, lay off staff, or suspend production because zero-Covid restrictions had a severe impact on their operations

The US warned New Delhi that Russian oil was being exported via high-seas transfers to hide its origin – in violation of US sanctions, a top Indian banker official said on Saturday.

The climate law passed by the US aims to localize the manufacturing of EVs but "adds a steep requirement aimed at weeding out 'foreign entities of concern' from supply chains", it says.

China is planning for a meeting between President Xi and US leader Joe Biden in November, according to a Wall Street Journal report, which quoted a top White House official.

New bank lending in China fell by far more than expected in July and broad credit growth slowed – factors that analysts say do not bode well for the economy in the second half.

China Life Insurance, plus oil giants Petrochina and Sinopec, and Chalco, which have a combined market cap of more than $300bn, will voluntarily exit US markets this month

China will send experts to Nepal to conduct surveys of a cross-border railway this year, but Nepal still needs to appoint a rail minister and get its trains moving, local media say

About 200,000 tonnes of copper believed held at storage sites in Qinhuangdao port for Glencore and over a dozen Chinese companies is reportedly missing, the report says

China's biggest chipmaker reported a big jump in second-quarter revenue and $514m in profit on Friday, but warned that the sector faces "panic and uncertainty"

Samsung vice-chairman Jay Y Lee and another top businessman won pardons on Friday from President Yoon Suk-yeol, who wants them to help rev up the South Korean economy.