Group, which owns a $175 billion minority stake in Tencent, posted an 8% rise in first-half trading profit to $2.9bn as revenue rose rapidly in its overall portfolio

Multinationals give go-ahead to Scarborough gas project in a field off northwest Australia that will supply LNG to north Asia and locally

State-backed China Vanke’s sales fell 31% in October compared with 2020, while net profit declined by 23% to $884m in the third quarter amid property sector debt crisis

Cash-strapped developers move cautiously on land buying after tighter regulatory curbs on fresh borrowing

People will be able to cross from Hong Kong to mainland China in early December, but the initial quota will be limited to just a few hundred a day, the South China Morning Post said on Friday

Katherine Tai said the trade arrangement would involve US allies and friends. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said the framework would be flexible and Congress would not be involved

Funds with large holdings of Chinese real estate companies have been hit hard by the crisis spurred by Evergrande and debt-laden developers

Hong Kong extended losses with tech firms among the biggest losers, while Tokyo, Shanghai, Seoul, Wellington, Manila and Jakarta also saw sizeable selling

Allianz said its Chinese business won regulatory approval to become the first wholly foreign-owned life insurer in China created from a joint venture

Acting Health Minister Jens Spahn said his country was too dependent on imports from China in areas such as face masks and medical precursors, and needs to diversify its imports

Shares on most markets in Asia fell on Wednesday, dragged down by worries about inflation and Covid-19

The three countries' progress on vaccination, plus falling or low case numbers and relatively large tourism sectors were factors in them topping this rating, Oxford Economics said