The lender said it earned over 36.3 billion yuan ($5.7 billion) last year. Meanwhile, its revenue grew 10.3% year-on-year to nearly 169.4 billion yuan

Less than one-half of members surveyed by the American Chamber of Commerce in China said they were optimistic that China was committed to opening its market to more foreign investment

The two sides discussed cooperation in agriculture, textile, and healthcare sectors, promoting digital trade and e-commerce and protecting intellectual property

Mitsubishi and Mitsui have stakes in the massive Sakhalin-2 project, while Marubeni and Itochu have invested in Sakhalin-1 oil project, from which Exxon Mobil is now withdrawing

Nickel prices in China hit a record high on Wednesday with prices rising 17% to hit 267,700 yuan (about $42,400) a tonne, touching the ceiling for permitted daily gains

Spot thermal coal prices for the Newcastle Port benchmark have soared 35% over the past week to a record $353.75 a tonne, stoked by supply shortages

Approval comes in the wake of reports that the initial share sale was set to be delayed to next financial year due to market volatility stoked by the Ukraine crisis

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said the government would strengthen medical treatment and resources and set up more isolation and temporary care facilities for elderly coronavirus patients

Producer price index (PPI) increased 8.8% on year, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said, easing from 9.1% growth in January and slightly higher than analysts expected

Australian intelligence chief Andrew Shearer says China's President may be planning to dominate the Indo-Pacific region and use it as a base to overtake the US as the world's leading power

Jet fuel prices have soared, leaving global carriers who have already been hammered by Covid-19 over the last two years having to pass on higher costs via fuel surcharges and increased fares

The firm, which specialises in recruiting for accounting, legal and tech jobs, said pre-tax profit topped 50 million pounds ($65.6 million) for the year to December 31 against 12m pounds in 2020