Asia-Pacific stocks fell on Tuesday, with mainland Chinese stocks leading losses regionally the Russia-Ukraine war continued weighing on investor sentiment.
American businesses in China no longer expect relations between the two countries to improve from the tensions of the Trump administration, a survey found.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi emphasized Beijing's relationship with Moscow in a news conference just over a week after Russia's war on Ukraine began.
A conservative victory for South Korea's upcoming presidential election on March 9 could see the country adopt a rigid stance on North Korea and China.
Sri Lanka is facing the double whammy of rising prices and high debt, and its people are bearing the brunt of it as the situation turns increasingly grim.
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