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Hospitals in Wuhan overwhelmed and cases confirmed in US and across east Asia
Agreement brings Jingye a step closer to completing takeover
Shares in China and Hong Kong drop after authorities shut Wuhan’s transport network
The price of crude has fallen this week as the outbreak has worsened
Shares in Ding Yi Feng soared 6,000% before being frozen in probe 10 months ago
Outbreak compounds problems facing Chinese president in HK and Taiwan
Controls on information may have hampered efforts to curb spread of disease
Drawing on China and Confucian culture, two books make the case against political equality via top-down rule and meritocracy
Experts expect number of confirmed cases to rise as deadly disease spreads from China
Transport in Wuhan shut down and residents told not to leave centre of Sars-like epidemic
Longer-term shifts can affect capital markets ahead of time
As the carmaker enjoys bottom-line improvement it is, however, not all good news
Danger of new escalation in tariffs has subsided and there are big sweeteners for US financial services
Traders in Asia have sought ways to cash in on epidemic of deadly virus
The Chinese real estate market continues to require fresh capital.
This year’s Davos World Economic Forum is staged amid critical environmental and geopolitical concerns. We analyse hopes for greener finance easing the politics of climate change, US-China tensions, demands for more responsible capitalism and other key themes
Rules-based international order has lost its sense of direction
WEF marks 50th year at risk of globalisation gospel appearing irrelevant
Many American companies are shifting supply chains to elsewhere in Asia
Watchdogs growl as traditional antitrust thinking comes under review
Temasek, SoftBank and Alibaba are expected to invest in ecommerce platform
Lured by prospect of $300bn digital economy, they also escape competition at home
Ups and downs of Raman Capital show challenges of opaque, fast-changing environment
Cedar Holdings described as ‘a good fit’ after paying $150m for British company
Stocks fall as Beijing confirms human-to-human transmission ahead of Chinese new year
