If approved in Japan, the drug would become the country's third antiviral cleared for coronavirus patients following those developed by Pfizer and Merck

Toshiba, which has been locked in a years-long battle with some of its major shareholders, said it had hired Nomura Securities as a financial adviser

The additions come as China’s securities watchdog said it has been in regular talks with US regulators over the ongoing Chinese stocks delisting audit stand-off and expects a deal soon.

The London-listed company is in joint talks with Chinese state-run oil companies CNOOC, CNPC and Sinopec over its 27.5% holding

Chinese oil giant CNOOC surged 44% in its Shanghai debut on Thursday, after raising 28.08 billion yuan ($4.41 billion) in a public stock offering

Do Duc Nam was accused of colluding with executives of two local companies, Louis Capital and Louis Land, to manipulate the companies' share prices

Miner records 6.2% year-on-year decline in production to 71.7 Mt, warning of risks from rising inflation, war in Ukraine and China’s Covid-19 lockdowns

The offer represented a 37% premium on Ramsay’s closing share price on Tuesday. The stock rose more than 25% on Wednesday to A$81 on news of the approach

In proposing to install an independent chair, the National Legal and Policy Center said the roles of CEO and chairman are "greatly diminished" when one person holds both

Stocks fell on most Asian markets on Monday amid continued concerns over rate hikes and China's slowing economy.

China Merchants Bank shares plunged the most in seven years after a report that said a bank executive was helping officials with an inquiry.

Unexpectedly strong GDP data for the first quarter of 2022, not heavily affected by China's worse Covid-19 outbreak in two years, also fails to lift the market