TSMC envoy Morris Chang, who was Taiwan's envoy at the summit in Bangkok, said his warm words with Xi were his own idea and he just offered his "own opinion".

More than 80% of Chinese manufacturers faced labour shortages ranging from hundreds to thousands of workers this year, which ranged from 10% to 30% of their workforce, a survey found

Buying of Shenzhen and Shanghai-listed equities through Hong Kong’s Stock Connect programme rose to $3.8 billion this week, the FT said

The economic fallout of Covid lockdowns in many cities led to many buyers putting off plans to take on debt to buy new homes. That's why experts say a real estate revival is still a way off.

Britain is keen to sign a comprehensive trade pact with New Delhi that would cover 90% of trade tariffs between both countries. No other European country has such a deal yet.

Another 13 companies in China, Hong Kong and the UAE have been hit with US sanctions for helping to sell "hundreds of millions of dollars" of Iranian oil and oil products to buyers in East Asia

Kerry wants a plan by April to reform multilateral development banks to unleash "hundreds of billions" of dollars to help vulnerable countries combat and adapt to climate change.

Central bank approves the opening of nine 'Vostro accounts' with local and Russian banks to facilitate trade in rupees, a top Commerce official said

Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index tumbled 2.7%, with its tech stocks slipping more than 5%. Mainland Chinese shares also declined, with blue chips falling 1.2%.

China appears have made a key step forward in resolving a longstanding bilateral dispute, but sources say a broader review of work done by China-based auditors is still going on.

The news comes after China's biggest company reported a second straight quarterly sales drop, hit by the economic slowdown and China's regulatory crackdown.

New home prices slumped 1.6% year-on-year, according to NBS data, falling for the sixth consecutive month. That is the biggest annual drop since August 2015