 
 
							Tencent is the second large Chinese technology company to look for domestic alternatives to Nvidia amid tightening US sanctions
 
 
							Huawei saw its sales surge 83% in the first four weeks of October, according to data from Hong Kong-based research firm Counterpoint
 
 
							Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index saw its best day in four months, while the Nikkei rose 2.5% and most other Asian markets and currencies were also lifted
 
 
							For US businesses, the dinner will particularly be a chance to hear directly from the leader of the world’s second-biggest economy as they search for ways to navigate its economic slowdown
 
 
							Analysts say the BOJ is looking for an appropriate time to raise interest rates. Many experts believe the policy change could occur in April.
 
 
							Holiday spending is likely to have boosted the latest factory and retail data for October, according to analysts, who say a proper recovery is still elusive
 
 
							China seems poised to the end the year on a high too, with the final two months of the year seen as seasonally high for vehicle sales
 
 
							If approved, the new measures will apply specifically to auditors that have been hired by domestic firms or are conducting cross-border work
 
 
							Asian markets were mixed on Tuesday, with stocks in China flat, while shares in Japan, Korea, Malaysia and Australia rose
 
 
							The Biden-Xi summit in San Francisco is likely to see a pledge to ban AI in nuclear weapons and autonomous weapons, sources have told the South China Morning Post
 
 
							Notorious hacking gang Lockbit claims the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China paid a ransom to resolve the attack on the bank's unit in the United States
 
 
							US lithium miner will meet investors in Allkem Australian in coming days ahead of vote on $10.6-billion merger next month