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Fresh moves by Beijing to bolster China’s struggling property industry helped sentiment but the country’s worsening Covid situation capped gains
Chinese firms raised $71.2 billion, putting them far ahead of the $17.3 billion raised by US companies' listings and European firms' $16.4 billion from IPOs this year
Beijing is propping up its slowing economy by keeping money rates low. On Monday China's central bank drained 170 billion yuan on a net basis via seven-day reverse repos
"We cannot give authoritarian regimes any chance to exploit our vulnerabilities and undermine us," NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said
With new Covid lockdowns imposed in Beijing and Guangzhou, investors were in pessimistic mood about China’s economic prospects
Plans for the new facility in Arizona are not completely finalised but it will produce advanced 3-nanometre chips, founder Morris Chang said on Monday. He plans to attend the launch.
The Asia-Pacific market should benefit all nations and protect global supply chains, Xi said
"China has 28% of the greenhouse gas emissions at the moment. So they must also contribute to dealing with the damage," German Development Minister Svenja Schulze said
Investors across the region were holding back on Friday with the US Fed warning inflation was still not under control and China still fighting Covid outbreaks
Buying of Shenzhen and Shanghai-listed equities through Hong Kong’s Stock Connect programme rose to $3.8 billion this week, the FT said
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