The talks come just after Tata Sons, the holding company of Tata Power, announced it will raise $1 billion from investors by selling a stake in Tata Motors' electric vehicle unit.

US-listed Chinese online brokerages Futu Holding and UP Fintech Holding face regulatory risks as China's new personal data privacy law takes effect on November 1.

Chinese president calls for the use of more big data, artificial intelligence and blockchain technology to develop 'smart transportation' and 'smart logistics'.

China will be able to cope with its economic headaches despite slowing growth and the government is confident of meeting its goals this year, Premier Li Keqiang said

China coal prices held near record highs on Thursday as cold weather swept into the country's north and power plants stocked up on the fuel to ease its power crunch.

Hyundai temporarily suspended work in some factories, but now wants to develop its own chips to reduce reliance on chipmakers to prevent supply problems in the future.

The producer price index (PPI), which measures the cost of goods at the factory gate, rose 10.7% on-year, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.

Shares of Chinese real estate firms slip as investors worry about the debt crisis that has hit the property sector, including China Evergrande Group, following fresh rating downgrades.

Under the plan, the National Anti-Monopoly Bureau would be elevated to deputy-ministerial level, while remaining within SAMR, to help M&A investigators gain resources

Chinese billionaire has kept a low profile since giving a speech in Shanghai last year criticising financial regulators. Ant was forced to drop its IPO and has undergone a major rejig.

Local developers' shares and bonds fell further on Wednesday after Evergrande missed a third round of interest payments on dollar bonds in three weeks

China has the ability to address the Evergrande crisis, although there is a risk of the developer's pain escalating to cause broader financial stress, the Fund says