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Global stocks sink on Evergrande contagion fears
Beyond the Evergrande saga, Gregori Volokhine of Meeschaert Financial Services blamed the standoff over the US debt ceiling
Biden, Xi talk to avoid US-China 'conflict': White House
The list of disagreements between Washington and Beijing is long and growing.
Global stocks rise as taper fears fade
Oil prices rose further following last week's gains
WHO experts say urgent search for Covid origins 'stalled'
Beijing has especially bridled at the suggestion that the virus might have escaped from the Wuhan virology lab.
Oil prices tank, stocks mostly sink on Delta fears
US stocks had dropped the last two sessions, with analysts pointing to a weak retail sales report amid the Delta variant
Huawei exec's extradition hearing in Canada comes to a close
Her arrest in December 2018 during a stopover in Vancouver caused a deep diplomatic rift between Ottawa and Beijing
Stocks retreat on Delta variant gloom
Wall Street's streak of five straight records for the Dow and S&P 500 indices ended with a thud
Global stocks mixed as Chinese data disappoints
Oil prices were down around 1.5 percent on the weak Chinese economic data.
Alibaba earnings down as China tech giants face turmoil
After years of giving them relatively free rein to help digitise the Chinese economy, regulators are now seeking to hobble dominant digital platforms.
Millions under virus lockdown as China battles Delta outbreak
Major cities including Beijing have now tested millions of residents while cordoning off residential compounds and placing close contacts under quarantine.
No jury as Hong Kong's first 'national security' trial gets under way
Hong Kong and Chinese authorities have hailed the security law as successfully restoring stability after the demonstrations that convulsed the finance hub in 2019.
'Uyghur Tribunal' to convene over abuses as China fumes
Rights groups say up to one million Uyghurs and people from other ethnic-Turkic minorities are detained in internment camps in Xinjiang.
Jack Ma to step down as president of his business school
Hupan University was forced to suspend new student enrolments after sustained pressure from Beijing to dismantle Ma's fintech empire.
China reports highest Covid-19 figures since July
A recent outbreak in northern Hebei province, which surrounds Beijing, has seen cases spike and prompted mass testing, school closures and travel links being cut into the province.
Chinese official backs Hong Kong judicial 'reform' calls
Semi-autonomous Hong Kong owes much of its success to a transparent and internationally respected common law legal system.
Slow progress on women's rights decried at UN Summit
The meeting took place on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, marked the 25th anniversary of the seminal 1995 World Conference on Women in Beijing.
China says US biggest threat to peace in South China Sea
US-China rivalry is expected to dominate discussion at this year's ASEAN conference.
US-China tensions set to dominate Southeast Asia Summit
The summit comes just days after China launched ballistic missiles in the flashpoint waters as part of live-fire exercises.
Asian markets mixed with eyes on China-US tensions, stimulus
Analysts said there was little reaction to news that trade review talks between the superpowers due to have taken place Saturday had been postponed.
US, China to discuss trade deal amid COVID-19 disruption
Neither the US nor the Chinese government confirmed the talks but the deal mandates meetings every six months after it takes effect, which would be Saturday.
China calls Britain 'America's dupe' for banning Huawei
The British government bowed to growing US pressure and pledged Tuesday to remove Chinese telecoms giant Huawei from its 5G network by 2027.
Hong Kong marks handover anniversary with new security law arrests
Gatherings of more than 50 people are currently banned under anti-coronavirus laws.
China puts half a million people in lockdown as Beijing fights new cluster
The move comes after another 14 cases of the virus were reported in the past 24 hours in Beijing, taking the total to 311 since mid-June.
Trump warns of 'complete decoupling' from China despite talks
Lighthizer told a congressional committee on Wednesday that China so far has been living up to the terms of a 'phase one' agreement that eased the dispute.
Asian markets mixed as traders weigh second wave, stimulus
Eyes are on Beijing, which has imposed new lockdowns, reclosed schools and banned flights again.
Beijing cancels flights, shuts schools over new virus outbreak
At least 1,255 scheduled flights were cancelled Wednesday morning, state-run People's Daily reported.
India says three soldiers killed in clash on Chinese border
On May 9, several Indian and Chinese soldiers were injured in a clash involving fists and stone-throwing.
Beijing reports 27 new virus cases as WHO expresses 'concern'
Beijing officials said they will give virus tests to stall owners and managers at all of the city's food markets, restaurants and government agency canteens.
Asian markets slip on fears of second virus wave
Beijing carried out mass testing after 36 of China's 57 new cases were linked to a wholesale food market.
Second wave fears rise as China reports more new infections
The shock resurgence in domestic infections has rattled China.