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Foreign investment into China fell 19.9% in the the first two months of 2024 from the amount in January-February last year to 215 billion yuan ($30 billion), the Commerce ministry said on Friday
China and Japan’s currencies were both under pressure on Friday, panicking investors and central banks across the region
Millions of Japanese are sizing up how to adapt to higher borrowing costs after many years of deflation, when prices, wages and costs changed little
Wu Qing, the infamous 'Broker butcher' now heading China's securities regulator, has begun onsite inspections of mutual funds in a bid to clean up industry management
British insurance giant and asset manager has put off its plan to seek obtain a business licence and halved its staff in China, sources say
Xinjiang shipped goods worth $312 million to Europe with lithium-ion batteries among the region's key exports to the bloc
Truong My Lan stands accused of fraud worth $20 billion, and her trial is part of a "blazing furnace" anti-bribery campaign by the leader of the ruling Communist Party
There has been an unprecedented rise in sea water temperatures, according to the World Meteorological Organization's annual State of the Global Climate report
The US Fed signalled it was ready to reverse on rates in the coming months, lifting sentiment across the region
BOJ Governor defends move to normalise monetary policy, tells parliament that inflation is gaining momentum; said the central bank will eventually scale down its balance sheet
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