Washington-based lender says it expects 2022 growth in developing East Asia and the Pacific, which includes China, to expand 5%, down from its 5.4% forecast in October

Sales of previously owned homes in 50 cities rose by nearly 7 per cent from the previous quarter, while sales in March saw a month-on-month increase of over 40 percent

Thais don’t object to the name, but they’d prefer their leaders focus on fixing the economy

China-based fast-fashion seller now worth more than H&M and Zara combined

Sri Lanka has imposed punishing power outages lasting half a day or more in recent weeks as it runs out of foreign currency to pay for fuel imports

GoTo calls a halt on planned Philippines expansion with Coins.ph investment after it failed to earn ride-hailing licence

Under-pressure Gotabaya Rajapaksa has sacked the finance minister – his brother Basil – as the economic crisis in the island nation deepens

A possible breakthrough on the auditing stand-off between China and US boosted Baidu and Weibo, while Japan's Nikkei inched higher on gains in Wall Street

The survey of nearly 30,000 people across 20 countries, which was conducted between November 2021 and February 2022, shows 2021 was a blockbuster year for crypto

Multiple provinces such Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Beijing have sent healthcare workers to Shanghai, with some estimates putting the total number at more than 10,000

Announcement comes as media said Chief Secretary John Lee, Hong Kong's second most senior official, was set to resign to join the race to replace Lam in May

China's leading new-energy vehicle manufacturer says BYD's auto business will focus on pure electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles