Japanese officials are working on ways to get around restrictions on releasing national oil reserves in tandem with other countries to dampen prices, government sources say

Banks are adjusting lending to reflect the latest central bank guidance of "meeting the normal financing needs" of the property sector

Cross-bank debt consolidation is among a series of measures to help debtors and businesses, who face the worst financial crisis the country has seen since the late 90s

Group, which owns a $175 billion minority stake in Tencent, posted an 8% rise in first-half trading profit to $2.9bn as revenue rose rapidly in its overall portfolio

Multinationals give go-ahead to Scarborough gas project in a field off northwest Australia that will supply LNG to north Asia and locally

State-backed China Vanke’s sales fell 31% in October compared with 2020, while net profit declined by 23% to $884m in the third quarter amid property sector debt crisis

Cash-strapped developers move cautiously on land buying after tighter regulatory curbs on fresh borrowing

People will be able to cross from Hong Kong to mainland China in early December, but the initial quota will be limited to just a few hundred a day, the South China Morning Post said on Friday

Katherine Tai said the trade arrangement would involve US allies and friends. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said the framework would be flexible and Congress would not be involved

Funds with large holdings of Chinese real estate companies have been hit hard by the crisis spurred by Evergrande and debt-laden developers

Hong Kong extended losses with tech firms among the biggest losers, while Tokyo, Shanghai, Seoul, Wellington, Manila and Jakarta also saw sizeable selling

Allianz said its Chinese business won regulatory approval to become the first wholly foreign-owned life insurer in China created from a joint venture