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Sep 19, 2023

Hong Kong to tighten regulation of cryptocurrencies after arrests linked to JPEX trading platform

Hong Kong’s leader has said the territory will tighten regulation of digital assets after police arrested six people following allegations of fraud at an unlicensed cryptocurrency exchange in the city

Sep 17, 2023

Chinese police detain wealth management staff at the heavily indebted developer Evergrande

Police in a southern Chinese city say they have detained some staff at China Evergrande Group’s wealth management unit in the latest trouble for the heavily indebted developer

Sep 15, 2023

Stock market today: Global shares gain after data show China's economy stabilizing in August

Global shares are mostly higher after China reported that its slowing economy showed signs of stabilizing in August

Sep 15, 2023

China economic data show signs slowdown may be easing, as central bank acts to support growth

China has reported its factories picked up their pace and retail sales also gained momentum in August, suggesting the economy may be gradually recovering from its post-pandemic malaise

Sep 14, 2023

China promotes economic ‘integration’ with Taiwan while militarily threatening the island

China is promoting new economic opportunities for Taiwanese people while at the same time ramping up military activity around the island it claims as its own

Sep 14, 2023

China says EU probe into Chinese electric vehicle exports, subsidies is protectionist

China's Commerce Ministry has protested a decision by the European Union to investigate exports of Chinese electric vehicles, saying it is a protectionist action aimed at distorting the supply chain

Sep 14, 2023

Stock market today: Asian shares gain, led by China after Beijing eases required bank reserves

Asian shares are trading mostly higher, with solid gains for Chinese markets after the central bank eased the reserve requirements for banks

Sep 14, 2023

Cambodia's new Prime Minister Hun Manet visiting close ally China on his first official trip abroad

Cambodia's new Prime Minister Hun Manet has arrived in Beijing on his first official trip abroad since taking office last month

Sep 14, 2023

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet visits country's close ally China on his 1st official trip abroad

Cambodia's new prime minister, Hun Manet, has arrived in Beijing on his first official trip abroad since taking office last month

Sep 13, 2023

Japanese boy-band production company sets up panel to compensate sexual assault victims

The Japanese boys-band production company at the center of an unfolding sexual abuse scandal, Johnny & Associates, has selected three former judges to head its effort to compensate hundreds of victims