Home sales by floor area in January-February dropped 3.6% from a year earlier, compared with a 24% decline for the whole of 2022

In the wake of the Silicon Valley Bank collapse, China’s central bank has promised to focus its gaze on its own vulnerable small- and medium-sized financial outfits

A retail sales recovery in China also boosted sentiment as investors recovered their composure after the Silicon Valley Bank collapse

A former US security adviser said China would be able to "control the world economy" if it took over Taiwan’s chip factories

A Japanese trade mission including public officials and private representatives of 16 battery industry firms were in Canada last week

Beijing is eyeing a gradual shift in retirement ages with economists saying its current pension system is unsustainable

Tokyo banking shares plummeted their most since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng finance subindex dropped too

Beijing offered Micronesia officials cash, free flights and alcohol, claimed its outgoing leader David Panuelo, for Taiwan invasion support

The top homebuilder said in a filing that its estimated net loss for 2022 would be between $799m and $1.09bn after its core profit slumped

Last month, Putin hosted China's top diplomat Wang Yi in Moscow in what was seen as a preparatory meeting ahead of a Xi visit

The block of the key electric vehicle battery metal in Jammu and Kashmir is the first known reserve found in the country

Investors were hit with mixed messages on Monday as a banking crisis threatened to spread while China’s economy showed signs of bouncing back