China tech shares sink as U.S. export curbs raise chip sector hurdles

Shares in Chinese tech giants Alibaba Group (9988.HK) and Tencent (0700.HK) as well as in chipmakers slumped on Monday, as investors were spooked by new U.S. export control measures aimed at slowing Beijing’s technological and military advances.
Exclusive: Citigroup to hire 3,000 in Asia institutional banking business in growth push

Citigroup Inc (C.N) plans to hire around 3,000 new staff for its Asia institutional business in the next few years, sharpening its focus in a fast-growing region where it has exited consumer banking in most markets, its Asia Pacific chief executive said.