Authorities in big cities such as Nanjing and Wuxi are advising residents to stay at home this weekend, to limit the spread of Covid as China's Congress Party summit edges closer

Exports rose 7.1% from a year earlier, as inflation weakened global demand, while imports were flat, hit by Covid restrictions and other problems that undermined output

China's Covid lockdown situation is deteriorating, according to Nomura, which said nearly 300 million people are now affected by restrictions imposed in 49 cities.

An Indonesian nickel miner signed a big investment deal on Tuesday with China's Shandong Xinhai Technology to build a processing plant on Sulawesi Island.

It was the fifth rate hike in five months by the RBA – moves described as the most aggressive actions by the central bank since 1994, which have decimated real estate sales

Top universities and research institutes in China have been spending large sums on advanced US computer chips designed by Nvidia to power artificial intelligence research work.

The move by Beijing is seen as a bid gain more leverage over some of the world's biggest mining conglomerates

Many funds in Hong Kong have cut exposure to China stocks and taken positions in US companies or Southeast Asia, portfolio managers say

An earthquake of 6.8 magnitude that rocked Sichuan on Monday killed at least 21 people and shook the provincial capital of Chengdu, where 21m people are locked down amid a Covid outbreak.

The court approved an application by Evergrande on Monday and its major offshore credit group to adjourn the wind-up petition until November 7.

Prices of homes are expected to drop in China this year, while total sales could fall by about a quarter from last year, a new poll of economists has found

Move to cut the amount of foreign exchange reserves that financial institutions must hold is seen as aimed at slowing the depreciation of the yuan