Nomura says China is supporting the easing of property curbs by local governments but is sticking with strict national curbs on the market.

Tech firms admit having problems meeting demand amid supply shortages and transport problems on the mainland

HSBC shares added 1.85% in morning trade, outperforming a flat local market. Top investor Ping An urged the bank to look at options such as spinning off its Asian business

Shares plunged, then recovered, after CCTV revised a report to make clear the individual involved was not billionaire Alibaba founder Jack Ma

Washington is ahead of Beijing in the race but can be expected to be overtaken, former Google boss Eric Schmidt said

The worst is over for shop rents, which are likely to increase by at least 10% in some residential areas

China's zero-Covid policy has stirred anger in Shanghai, where millions have been confined indoors for over a month, but the death toll fell to 32 on Sunday

The once-booming electric vehicle market has been hit hard and Nomura Holdings says the country's hardline Covid policy has put the economy on the brink of recession.

Purchasing managers' indices data released on Saturday showed factory and service-sector activity declined for a second straight month in April, it said

More than 80 cities have sought to boost demand, with subsidies, smaller down payments, mortgage rate cuts and relaxed purchase rules.

Shuttered since mid-March, the plant will resume operations as the city eases covid restrictions.

Head of Russia's foreign ministry's first Asia department tells news agency Interfax Russia-China trade target could be hit even sooner.