People's Bank of China governor Yi Gang said China's financial market is not immune to external shock and the pandemic has also applied more pressure

Boris Johnson will discuss with his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, ways of boosting trade and security ties with the South Asian country

The London-listed company is in joint talks with Chinese state-run oil companies CNOOC, CNPC and Sinopec over its 27.5% holding

Xi says efforts are needed to stabilise global supply chains and maintains that China's economy is resilient and that its long-term trend has not changed

Company says all manufacturing sites in India, the UK and the Netherlands have sourced alternative supplies of raw materials to end dependence on Russia

Japan's biggest oil refiner Eneos Holdings has no plans to buy Russian crude until all problems related to the Ukraine crisis are over

Several Russian banks have been banned from SWIFT after Moscow invaded Ukraine on February 24 as part of wider western penalties

The remarks reflect US appeals for China to side with Western democracies, with whom Beijing has enjoyed a lucrative economic relationship

Analysts say they have yet to see a major indication China is violating Western sanctions on Russia. Overall trade with Russia rose to $38.2bn in January-March, a Chinese customs spokesman said

On the 'dark Web', things are taken further by pro-Russia and pro-Ukrainian actors alike, with both sides leaking sensitive data and moving to disrupt various services

Tokyo joined the US and European Union nations, which announced sweeping sanctions such as bans on importing coal and freezing the assets of banks and individuals

The Australian agribusiness company has benefitted from supply constraints due to the Ukraine war, while its shares have risen to a record high