Investors hope premier Li Qiang's close ties with president Xi Jinping will enable him to push for more business-friendly policies

Nearly 3,000 National People's Congress members voted unanimously in the Great Hall of the People for the 69-year-old in an election in which there was no other candidate

The world's second-biggest economy is set to slow again in the third quarter as Covid lockdowns across the country hit production

The Chinese President is expected to secure an unprecedented third term as leader at the Communist Party Congress later this year

Chinese property companies outperformed the market on Monday after Premier Li Keqiang confirmed expectations that more easing in the sector is coming

Policymakers are likely to defer painful reforms to ensure nothing goes wrong before a 5-yearly meeting of the Communist Party in autumn, when Xi Jinping will likely secure a third term