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China crisis set to worsen as Evergrande rival Fantasia misses payment

Once China's top-selling property group, Evergrande is facing one of the country's largest-ever defaults as it struggles with more than $300 billion of debt

China relaxes coal mine safety norms on deepening energy crisis

A shortage of coal heading into winter has sent prices in China and around the world surging to record levels

Evergrande trading suspended as major announcement awaited: Report

Chinese property giant Evergrande's shares have been suspended as investors await a statement about its future, the BBC reported.

China Evergrande to raise $5 billion from property unit sale: Report

China Evergrande will sell a half-stake in property management unit to Hopson for more than $5 bn, reports said, after both Evergrande and Hopson requested trading halts ahead of a major transaction

Taliban deny presence of Chinese troops at Afghanistan's Bagram Airfield

The Taliban have denied reports of the foreign troops' presence at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, reported local media

The Chinese crackdown

The State's damaging of firms in ed-tech space improves opportunity for India

China's energy crisis highlights weaknesses in Xi's power plans

Liberalising the power market still poses risks to consumers; more storage needed to manage intermittency of renewables

China tightens political control of internet giants

The ruling Communist Party is tightening political control over China's internet giants and tapping their wealth to pay for its ambitions to reduce reliance on US and European technology.

Headwinds threaten to slow world recovery in final stretch of 2021

Fuel and food costs are soaring worldwide, combining with congested ports and strained supply chains to elevate price pressures. Labor shortages continue to plague some employers

Increase in Chinese troops across Ladakh matter of concern: Army chief

Naravane said India had made matching deployments in terms of troops and infrastructure in its areas along the LAC

Busiest summer for Asia IPOs on record with $56 billion in deals

Busiest summer for Asia IPOs on record with $56 billion in deals

China orders top energy companies to secure supplies at all costs

The order came directly from Vice Premier Han Zheng, who supervises the nation's energy sector and industrial production, and was delivered during an emergency meeting earlier this week

China's aggressiveness frequent topic of discussion among Quad: Pentagon

India, the US and several other world powers have been talking about the need to ensure a free, open and thriving Indo-Pacific

Explainer: Global energy shortage or a coincidence of regional crises?

Goldman Sachs estimated that as much as 44% of China's industrial activity has been hit by the power shortages.

Africa internet riches plundered, contested by China broker

Millions of internet addresses assigned to Africa have been waylaid, some fraudulently

Explained: Why China is facing a power crunch and what it means

A power crunch across China has rippled from factory floors to homes, crimping growth forecasts for the world's second-largest economy

China power cuts bite: Factory output shrinks after 18 months

Goldman slashes its Q3 growth forecast to 0%, from 1.3% earlier

Evergrande pays back some cash owed to wealth product investors

The distressed developer paid the first 10% installment of wealth management products due September on Thursday, in line with a repayment plan announced earlier

'Border incidents with China will go on till boundary agreement is reached'

Each side currently has around 50,000 to 60,000 troops along the LAC (Line of Actual Control) in the sensitive sector

Real estate billionaires gain from China's move to ease Evergrande crisis

Evergrande agreed to sell a 20% stake in the bank to the local Shenyang government for 10 billion yuan ($1.55 billion), with the bank demanding that all proceeds go to settle debts with the lender