Canberra has warned Beijing that it needs to reopen dialogue between the two countries and resolve their ongoing trade disputes if it’s to be welcomed into the CPTPP

AI digital imaging technology firm’s cash boost a sign of how Beijing is focused on pushing the development of its domestic chip sector

China’s troubled real estate firm agreeing an interest payment plan on a critical bond was a boost for the markets but all eyes are now on the Fed awaiting news about when it will begin tapering its pandemic stimulus programme

The biggest and best known cryptocurrency bounced back after falling to $40,192 while smaller rival ether fell below $3,000 for the first time since early August

Rio Ferdinand, Gerard Pique, Antoine Griezmann and Cesar Azpilicueta have also invested in the game which sees cards traded in the form of non-fungible tokens

Hong Kong-listed real estate firms, which plunged more than 10% in the wake of the Chinese property giant’s continuing troubles, edged back up but traders remain twitchy

Hong Kong led the equity sell-off as the struggles of China’s second biggest property developer sends shockwaves across the region’s trading floors

The South Korean battery maker has secured itself six years of nickel supplies as part of the $30 million move

More than 60 digi currency exchanges must register with the country’s Financial Intelligence Unit and partner up with banks or face being ordered to stop trading

The company, which supplies Apple and Qualcomm, will ‘set related mitigation measures’ and actively adopt the use of renewable energy

The Taipei-based group, which has launched scooter-sharing services in Europe, is also eyeing moves into the Indian and Chinese markets with tie-ups with Hero MotoCorp, Dachangjiang Group and Yadea Group

Asia’s investors struggled to keep up with Wall St amid Covid fears, the Evergrande debt crisis and China’s regulatory crackdown draining the enthusiasm on trading floors