The authorities have been trying to attract companies like GoTo Group and travel app Traveloka to list domestically

The mood on trading floors was also lifted by China's central bank moving to limit the fallout from its property debt crisis with an RRR cut and that helped boost Alibaba’s shares by 12%

Disappointing US jobs figures also dragged the mood down on trading floors across the Asia-Pacific region on Monday

The move is being seen as a bid to strengthen China’s dominance of the global supply chain around the strategic metals

Evergrande, with more than $300 billion in liabilities, has already failed to pay coupons worth $82.5 million as it stumbles from debt deadline to debt deadline

Emergence of new Covid variant has put region’s traders on edge while fears over rising prices and Fed tapering persist

Traders were reassured after BioNTech's boss countered Moderna head Stephane Bancel’s warning over the new Covid variant, while oil recovered too

Investor confidence hit after drugs firm boss says current vaccines are likely to be far less effective against the new Covid-19 variant

The Omicron strain’s emergence saw Japan close its doors to international visitors while casino stocks plunged after the arrest of gambling chief Alvin Chau in Macau

Beijing is pressuring the ride-hailing firm to ditch the NYSE over data security fears, it’s claimed, ahead of a China bourse relaunch

Stocks and oil plummet after the identification of a more resistant virus variant leading to fears of new lockdowns hitting the global recovery

Annual report from US-China Economic Security Review Commission to Congress highlights surge of US positions in Chinese equity and debt securities