Protests were staged in Hangzhou last week over Wanxiang Trust missing payments on investment products that are said to total several billion yuan

China says the US Treasury's move to block tax credits for electric vehicles if they have batteries or other parts from China violates world trade policies

European leaders meet President Xi in Beijing for talks on their huge trade imbalance, to EV subsidies, plus the bloc's push to 'de-risk' from China. Both sides were low on expectations

Chinese officials acknowledge strong rationale for change but baulk at taking decisive moves that may disrupt social stability and burden indebted cities with added costs

Both Indian benchmark indexes registered record closes for a third straight day on Wednesday, backed by a dream run in technology, energy and financial stocks

The International Energy Agency expects world oil consumption to hit its peak in 2030 at 103 million barrels per day – a decade faster than initially predicted

The state-backed fund is looking to support various elements of the semiconductor supply chain, including “design, equipment, components and raw materials,” state media says

Rating agency's downgrade of China outlook puts pressure on Beijing to impose more forceful measures to prop up stocks and stabilize the yuan

CEO Huang said the group's plan "is to continue to work with the government to come up with a new set of products that comply with the new regulations that have certain limits".

US Commerce Secretary warns chip sector that Washington is set to “transform” its approach to export controls to stop firms like Nvidia from innovating specifically for the Chinese market

Israel is investigating short-selling of shares in an ETF that tracks the country's stock exchange just before Hamas' attack on October 7, which researchers say could have reaped $100m

Ratings agency cuts China's credit outlook, saying Beijing will have to support debt-laden local governments and state firms, posing risks to the country's fiscal and institutional strength