This is the second consecutive year of declining FDI into China, with numbers for 2023 less than 10% of the record amount of foreign inflows seen in 2021

BASF is getting out and VW may follow. China said in response it hopes businesses in Xinjiang "cherish" their opportunities and not believe "rumours" about forced labour

As investor anger and concern spreads through China's $2.9-trillion trust industry, the popular belief that the government would “step in to resolve any financial instability” is starting to fade

Improving net interest margins are seen as giving authorities some space to use monetary stimulus to bolster the economy's flat growth

EU’s antitrust regulators have open an investigation into a Chinese state-backed rail maker over its planned participation in a $657 million tender for electric trains

While the tourism boom will offer some relief to Chinese policymakers, the sustainability of the boost remains uncertain as the country's faces deflationary risks and slowing demand

"The quality of Indian labour is stable, they are hard working and well considered," Taiwan's Ministry of Labour said

The launch marks a second straight win for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency after its lunar lander, SLIM, achieved a "pinpoint" touchdown last month

PricewaterhouseCoopers had been Evergrande’s auditor since 2009 — when the developer listed in Hong Kong — and resigned from that position in January last year

Navalny was President Vladimir Putin's staunchest critic and had returned to Russia just three years ago after being treated for what Western laboratory tests showed was a poisoning from nerve agent

US-listed shares of the chip designer, seen as benefitting from investors' hunt for the "next Nvidia", have surged more than 95% in just the last seven trading sessions alone

The Nikkei 225 was up 0.92% at the close in Tokyo on Friday, while the Hang Seng in Hong Kong jumped by 2.4%, and stocks in Australia and India were also boosted