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.

The exercise seeks to simulate armed confrontations with neighbours in the East and South China Sea, analysts say

Immigration agents and lawyers said there has been a spike in inquiries in the past month, the report said

The reduction in mortgage loan interest rates aims to support demand and promote stable and healthy development of the real estate market

Meeting comes after a round of talks related to a potential funding for the nickel industry in Indonesia and supply of batteries for EVs

Commercial hub Shanghai hoped to exit a painful six-week-old lockdown later this month as authorities hoped one last round of tightening would eradicate the last infections in one of the worst Covid outbreaks in China