Chinese regulators and the State Council reportedly blocked the planned flotation because of concerns about sapping liquidity from its market

The country's parliamentary elections are set to begin this month and the incumbent Narendra Modi-government is hoping to gain a resounding victory

Expectations of an easier US monetary policy also boosted investor sentiment across Asia after inflation data on Friday fuelled rate-cut hopes

Banks have been reluctant to deepen their exposure to the ailing real estate sector but regulators are pushing for speedier new loan approvals to developers

The e-commerce giant has abandoned plans to list its cross-border logistics unit and is offering minority shareholders of Cainiao a chance to sell their stock for $0.62 per share

Investors are pouring their cash into safe financial products amid a continuing crisis in the country’s real estate sector

BOJ drops stimulus programme as the country finally emerges from deflation; central bank to end purchase of risky assets like ETFs and real-estate trusts

Beijing will vet IPOs more closely, 'severely punish' securities fraud, and also increase supervision of listed companies to ensure they give better dividends and don't 'worship money'

Court says Didi’s alleged desire to sell American depositary shares before a looming government crackdown gave the firm a "concrete and personal economic motive" to go public

China's computer-driven hedge funds have been forced to boost risk management and change practices to adhere to state demands for fair play

In Hong Kong, shares of biotech firm WuXi AppTec fell 12% on news that a US-based global trade association representing biotechnology companies sought to “separate” from it

The decision comes after a surprise move last week to scrap the premier's news conference at the end of the annual session of parliament