Chinese banks could see their ratio of non-performing property loans more than double by the end of the year, S&P Global Ratings said

Officials are steering a risk management committee at the group but there are signs Evergrande's debt crisis is more complicated than expected

Buying onshore debt, which is usually more senior than offshore debt, would give holders stronger influence in restructuring talks and help offshore bondholders better grasp the group's situation

Guangdong province, a major tech hub on the southeast coast, plans to move some big data centres to new sites under the sea in a bid to cut energy use, according to a plan published on Tuesday

World's biggest carmaker said on Tuesday it would invest 4 trillion yen ($35 billion) to build 30 battery electric vehicles by 2030 as it looks to tap the growing market of zero emission vehicles

Social media platform Weibo has been hit with a 3 million yuan ($470,000) fine by China's internet regulator for repeatedly publishing illegal information. Total fines this year top 14m yuan.

CSRC said it would properly resolve bond default risks and crack down on "fake financial exchanges" after a meeting to discuss orders from last week's Central Economic Work Conference

Taiwanese voters are set to decide on a new LNG terminal considered key for the chipmaking powerhouse to secure its energy supply but facing attacks from conservationists

Food safety rules imposed by Customs in recent weeks have been damned as a 'draconian' non-tariff barrier by companies in the US and Europe. Some predict a trade bottleneck in January

Beijing vows to respond to sanctions announced on Friday, while Blinken has begun a tour of Southeast Asia nations to shore up ties with Jakarta, Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur

The Chinese yuan has been one of the best-performing Asian currencies this year, rising about 3% against a strengthening US dollar. It is now at its strongest since late 2015

China will loosen restrictions on energy consumption to ensure its climate targets do not erode economic growth, but will seek to cap CO2 emissions to meet environmental goals