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US regulators were cautious about the deal signed with China on Friday, which will allow initial audits of US-listed Chinese firms in Hong Kong from mid-September
Shares on mainland China slipped on Friday, but Hong Kong rose on news of a possible deal between the US and China with audit teams due to conduct initial checks in the city
Policy work has also been undertaken to assist foreign firms to resume activity amid the Covid-19 pandemic, government spokesperson Shu Jueting said.
China dependence on foreign sources of battery metals such as nickel, lithium and cobalt poses a risk to its electric vehicle industry, a metals industry official said on Friday.
This was the largest share listing in Hong Kong this year and raised $2.1 billion for China Tourism, which is a major duty-free network operator in mainland China
Hong Kong's Hang Seng index posted its biggest jump in nearly four months in a shortened trading session on Thursday, while China shares also rose. Markets elsewhere were mixed
The yuan rebounded Thursday from a two-year low against the dollar after a firmer-than-expected setting and news forex regulators phoned banks to get them to ease dollar buying
Shanghai Exchange said trading in 67 funds was halted on Thursday at the request of asset managers, as the southbound leg of their Stock Connect schemes was interrupted
The Shanghai Stock Exchange now requires 100% of proceeds from green bond issues to be invested in green projects such as clean energy, compared with at least 70% previously.
Markets fell in Hong Kong and Shanghai amid the bleak economic outlook in China, but shares edged up in Australia and India
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