Many active fund managers, unfettered by index-tracking needs, have already dumped ADRs, or made the transition to Hong Kong shares

The Securities and Exchange Commission added 12 Chinese companies, including Sohu.com and Connect Biopharma, to its list of stocks facing delisting risks

China has put Shanghai under a tight lockdown since late March and neighbouring Kunshan has also tightened curbs to control the country's biggest Covid-19 outbreak

A delegation is in India "looking at phytosanitary measures and examining Indian grains in preparation for the accreditation of India as a wheat import origin"

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

David Malpass said reducing dependence on China is 'probably good for everyone', but the bank continued to work well with China, as a major shareholder and a borrower of less financing now

The central bank said in a statement its biggest rate increase in more than 20 years was intended to take the cash rate to a more neutral stance

Five climate activist groups said they submitted shareholder resolutions for consideration at AGMs of four Tokyo-listed companies this year

The actions signal widening scrutiny of the Chinese smartphone maker, whose India office was raided in December in a separate investigation

A leaked memo showed Beijing had told the Solomon Islands in December it wanted to send a security team of 10 Chinese police to its embassy

The Westpac-Melbourne Institute index of consumer sentiment released on Wednesday dipped 0.9% in April from March, when it slid 4.2%

The data added to concerns that Japanese firms are holding off on investments amid a profit squeeze from rising energy and raw materials costs