 
 
							Chinese investors were in downbeat mood as Covid outbreaks and weak imports dented sentiment while traders in Hong Kong and Tokyo shrugged off soaring US prices
 
 
							Analysts say they have yet to see a major indication China is violating Western sanctions on Russia. Overall trade with Russia rose to $38.2bn in January-March, a Chinese customs spokesman said
 
 
							Five climate activist groups said they submitted shareholder resolutions for consideration at AGMs of four Tokyo-listed companies this year
 
 
							Sri Lanka, whose reserves have dipped by two-thirds in two years, says it needs to come to an agreement with creditors and secure an IMF loan
 
 
							But the picture elsewhere was less hopeful as world stocks slipped to their lowest levels in almost a month
 
 
							Property consultant CBRE says the average price of a new apartment increased by 13 per cent to $1,655 per square meter
 
 
							On the 'dark Web', things are taken further by pro-Russia and pro-Ukrainian actors alike, with both sides leaking sensitive data and moving to disrupt various services
 
 
							This is the sixth incident of fire in electric scooters since the onset of summer in India
 
 
							AirAsia Aviation Group has signed an MoU to lease a minimum of 100 VX4 electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft from Avolon, a leasing firm based in Ireland
 
 
							China ends gaming approval freeze by granting publishing approvals for 45 games in boost for tech giants like Baidu and NetEase
 
 
							Tesla was among those hit hard as sales in the world's biggest car market dived 11.7% in March from a year earlier in the first decline in three months
 
 
							Chinese stocks suffered their biggest fall in a month as Covid restrictions and inflation worries weighed heavily on investors