The Nikkei index in Tokyo saw a second straight weekly loss, down 3.4% over the past five sessions, as it pulled back from an all-time high of 41,087.75
Expectations of an easier US monetary policy also boosted investor sentiment across Asia after inflation data on Friday fuelled rate-cut hopes
The Chinese president also warned his Dutch counterpart against restricting chip ties with Beijing, amid increasing pressure from the United States
Sources say the meeting was deliberately scheduled separately from the China Development Forum held this week, where an event between Premier Li Qiang and visiting foreign CEOs was axed
Xinjiang shipped goods worth $312 million to Europe with lithium-ion batteries among the region's key exports to the bloc
“What we see right now is the unfolding of a slow-motion train accident,” the chief of a European trade lobby in China said
Investors are pouring their cash into safe financial products amid a continuing crisis in the country’s real estate sector
Beijing will vet IPOs more closely, 'severely punish' securities fraud, and also increase supervision of listed companies to ensure they give better dividends and don't 'worship money'
Japan was also in the global market spotlight amid speculation that the Bank of Japan could exit its ultra-dovish monetary policies at its two-day meeting ending next Tuesday
Court says Didi’s alleged desire to sell American depositary shares before a looming government crackdown gave the firm a "concrete and personal economic motive" to go public
The US has reportedly been pressing Seoul, since the second-half of 2023, to implement export curbs targeting chip supplies to China
In Hong Kong, shares of biotech firm WuXi AppTec fell 12% on news that a US-based global trade association representing biotechnology companies sought to “separate” from it