US accounting regulators have arrived in Beijing in a bid to resolve the long dispute over the auditing of Chinese companies listed on US stock exchanges, people familiar with the matter said

The CSI 300 index of stocks listed in Shanghai and Shenzhen dropped by more than 2.5%, while in Hong Kong the benchmark Hang Seng index fell as much as 3.8%.

Nio, which was this week added to a US list of potential delisting candidates, announced on Friday it is seeking a secondary listing

Singaporean Quah Su-Ling and Malaysian John Soh Chee Wen were found guilty of more 100 offences each, including market manipulation and cheating

The region's combined net foreign selling during January to April stood at $45.76 billion, the most in the first four months since at least 2008

ThaiBev said in a regulatory filing it has restarted work to list its regional beer unit, BeerCo, and would look to sell up to a 20% stake

New York-listed Chinese real estate firm said it will start trading its stock on the Hong Kong exchange on May 11

Hong Hao was among the most outspoken China market analysts, and worked in a high-profile post with the securities unit of state-owned Bank of Communications

One of China's largest companies, China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, known as Sinopec, and electric vehicle maker Nio were also among the names added

Volvo said production was down at the end of the first quarter due to a shortage of a specific semiconductor and warned that the supply problem would persist

HSBC and Ping An executives plan to meet in mid-May to discuss the insurer's proposal for the bank to spin off its Asian business, according to a source.

Comparable sales in China declined 23%, reversing the rapid expansion there in recent years and overshadowing 12% growth in North America and 7% globally