Tokyo, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Sydney, Mumbai and Singapore, all dropped on Wednesday, as did the smaller regional markets in Wellington, Manila, Taipei and Bangkok.

Firms from the 10 nations in Southeast Asia are keen to test strong investor appetite for emerging market growth given the slump in Chinese stock offerings in the US

Recent data suggests the Chinese economy is finding its footing after a sharp slowdown, while yuan declines have reduced the need for authorities to chop interest rates to prop up growth

Huawei's chip design unit has produced new chips for surveillance cameras, sources say, in another sign the Chinese tech giant has found a way around US sanctions

Senior Chinese officials were allegedly told that former foreign minister Qin Gang lost his job after an investigation found he had 'lifestyle issues'

Shares of Sunac rose on news of debt deal approval, then sank after its move to seek bankruptcy protection in the US. Country Garden also won backing for an extension of repayments for an 8th onshore bond

A survey by the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, released on Tuesday, showed that geopolitics and the slowing economy have fuelled pessimism about companies' business outlook

Sections in China's anti-espionage law, which was updated in July, ban the transfer of any information related to national security and interests, without defining those terms

Citic Trust and CCB Trust will examine Zhongrong's current operations and help the firm come up with a repayment plan, but there are serious doubts on how much money investors will get back

EU leaders will discuss areas of vulnerability in the supply of new energy systems, such as lithium batteries and fuel cells for electric vehicles, to avoid the dependency it had on Russia for oil & gas

Shares of China Evergrande plunged after trading opened on Monday, after the arrest of staff of its wealth management unit, while Country Garden also fell as it faces a new repayment deadline

The sanctions against Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman would be imposed via China's Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law, a foreign ministry official said on Friday