Asia's markets mostly rose after fresh records on Wall Street, but concerns over China's zero-Covid policies limited gains.

Xi's expected absence suggests China has decided that it has no more concessions to offer at UN COP26 after three major pledges since last year.

Bondholders confirm they were paid for a dollar bond tranche that was due last month, the deadline for which ended last Saturday

Authorities are trying to curb outbreaks in several provinces with officials in Beijing restricting access to tourist sites and advising residents not to leave the city unless necessary

Beijing will investigate its energy information providers as it calls on coal industry participants to 'strictly' meet contractual obligations in its latest bid to tame prices that have hit record highs

British bank overcomes doubts over bad loans and property problems in China with a big quarterly profit and a $2 billion share buyback

Envision plans a big expansion of its 'gigafactory' in northern England. It also plans to spin off its unit that makes batteries for electric vehicles.

Group said on Sunday it has restarted work on multiple projects in Shenzhen, Dongguan and other cities - and posted photos of workers with dates on them to prove it.

China authorized property tax trials in some areas that if rolled out broadly would signal a profound shift for its economic model.

Creditors of HNA Group have reportedly approved a restructuring of the once high-flying conglomerate, which included Hainan Airlines.

Chairman Hui Ka Yan predicts that electric vehicles will be the group's top focus in the years ahead, but many analysts say Evergrande may be lucky to survive the year, let alone the next decade.

A White House spokesman later said that US policy in regard to Taiwan had not changed while China urged the US to avoid sending wrong signals.