Shanghai blue chips saw another fall, but the Nikkei, Hang Seng and other key regional indexes all saw gains on Wednesday

“To say [Xi’s absence] is extraordinary is an understatement as Chinese leaders never miss highly choreographed events like this,” one China expert said

The deals mania comes as Australia undertakes a critical minerals strategy that envisages major collaborations with investors and global partners to become a renewables superpower

Officials expect "significant" economic impact after Hong Kong said it would join mainland China in banning most Japanese seafood from Thursday, when treated water from the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant will be released into the sea

Secretary of State Antony Blinken urges China to end its "repressive assimilation policies" that force up to a million Tibetan children to leave their families and attend state boarding schools

Putin has sent an emissary — Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov — instead, and Kremlin said he would “still play a key role in the main summit meeting”

Markets in Asia rose after a week of declines, with the Hang Seng Index rebounding nearly 1% as beaten down China shares climbed up, while the Nikkei was up by a similar amount

The more than 300-page document mentioned "PRC" 130 times and "China" 222 times, as it outlined risks and uncertainties emanating from the ongoing chip war between Beijing and the West

South Korea’s Star Group Industrial and China’s Baotou INST Magnetic will join companies in sectors such as electronics and autos in shifting assembly lines amid backdrop of increasing trade rivalry

Multiple sources said earlier this year that Mintz was looking into the possible use of forced labour in supply chains linked to Xinjiang in days prior to Beijing's crackdown

China's blue-chip index fell 1.24%, while the Hang Seng sank by 1.8% – to levels seen last November. Investors appear to have lost faith in Beijing's ability to restore economic momentum

Earlier this month, China called on all its citizens to be spies for the country, alarming the United States