Yuan's trade-weighted CFETS basket index rose to 106.07, the highest level since the index was introduced in early 2015, according to a calculation based on official data

Japan's Nikkei sinks 3.2%, Sensex opens 2.3% down, while the MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares ex-Japan loses 1.6% and Chinese blue chips shed 0.8% amid a sea of red 

The transport and logistics company said it was offering customers "various alternative options of payment" for euro and US dollar transactions

The Public Utilities Commission said it was a "black day" for the island nation as it approved the rationing power stations running out of fuel

Official says city would continue to be gateway between the Mainland and international markets, as well as a bridge for international capital

M-DAQ said it would inject fresh capital to accelerate Wallex's business, which is expected to process about $11 billion worth of transactions this year

Stefanie Holtze-Jen has been recruited from former Deutsche Bank unit DWS, where she coordinated a team to guide portfolio managers on strategy

In terms of international payments, excluding payments within the eurozone, the yuan ranked fifth with 2.29% in January 2022

Bank Indonesia reports that transactions using the local currency settlement facility reached $2.53 billion in 2021, more than double the value recorded in 2020

Progress by emerging Asian nations in using local currencies in trade and investment has strengthened the regional financial safety net, the PBOC chief said

BOC International global chief economist Guan Tao said Fed tightening may cut foreign capital inflows, shrinking China's trade surplus and helping stabilise the yuan

Slowing economic momentum and policy easing in China has cast a pall over the yuan's mid-term outlook, which is historically an ill wind for neighbours