The ailing property developer said mass production of its Hengchi 5 e-SUV has been pushed back because of China’s Covid lockdowns

A Wall Street slump brought the mood down across Asian trading floors with Hong Kong tech firms like Tencent and Alibaba hit hardest

The technology hub has been steadily allowing more businesses to reopen and letting larger numbers of residents leave home after a Covid lockdown of nearly seven weeks.

Tokyo and Hong Kong advanced but traders remain concerned about surging global prices, war in Europe and Covid in China

With a technical glitch ruled out, flight data from one of the Boeing 737-800's black boxes indicated someone in the cockpit deliberately crashed the plane, The Wall Street Journal reported

Stocks across the region recovered on Tuesday with tech firms leading the way in Hong Kong but inflation fears linger

NDRC spokeswoman said more targeted support would be offered to manufacturing firms, the contact-intensive service sector, small firms and individual businesses to stabilise the job market

Tech executives including Qihoo 360's Zhou Hongyi and Baidu's Robin Li are attending the meeting with Vice Premier Liu He, said people familiar with the matter.

The US lobby group said it is opposed to an outright decoupling of US-China relations

There were mixed returns on Asian markets at the start of the trading week with investor concern about China’s slowing economy dominating

The conglomerate helmed by Asia's richest person Gautam Adani bought 63.19% of Ambuja Cements Ltd and its subsidiary ACC in some fierce bidding with local companies

Retail sales plunged 11.1%, the steepest fall since March 2020, while industrial production dropped 2.9%. Capital Economics forecasts growth of just 2% this year.