The heavily indebted sector faltered last year as Beijing mounted a deleveraging campaign that caught out numerous developers

Companies move to reassure investors saying the scale of Chinese investments in the region is limited and dominated by state firms

The issue is complicated in a region with a mix of large economies, export powerhouses and emerging nations with different trade structures

In the past week, since Xi told the city its "overriding mission" was to control the crisis, Hong Kong has stepped up anti-pandemic measures

The temporary facilities, with a combined capacity of 50,000 beds, will be spread across Hong Kong, including on private land lent for free by developers.

Authorities said two women, aged 21 and 24, had used social media to "incite hatred and incite others to violate anti-epidemic regulations"

The People's Bank of China injected 300 billion yuan ($47.4 billion) worth of seven-day reverse repos into the banking system on Friday

The market pricing self-discipline body issued a notice telling banks not to offer “agreement deposits” to customers who don’t qualify

European industrial giant's exports of passenger cars to China increased by 14% year-on-year to 16.7 billion euros ($18.7 billion) last year

The move comes after the fast-growing operation, already established in Southeast Asia and China, said it was setting up in the Middle East

Tesla plans to start work on a new plant in Shanghai as soon as next month as part of a plan to more than double production capacity in China to meet growing demand for its cars, sources claim

Fresh Moody's downgrade of Shimao's rating also hits investor confidence, highlighting the debt travails bedevilling some bloated developers