BLOOMBERG Japan’s foreign minister is planning to visit China this weekend in the first such trip in about three years, Kyodo News and other local media reported, as Asia’s two largest economies seek to maintain stable ties amid rising tensions. Yoshimasa Hayashi is set to meet his Chinese counterpart Qin Gang during a two-day visit, Kyodo reported, citing government sources …

BLOOMBERG White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan spoke with China’s top diplomat Wang Yi, people familiar with the matter said, as the two sides look to ease tensions that have continued to build in recent months. Sullivan’s previously unreported call took ahead of Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen scheduled visit to the US en route to Central America, a trip …

BLOOMBERG Stocks rose with US index futures as a rally in Chinese tech shares boosted sentiment and concern about contagion from banking turmoil continued to wane. Contracts on the three main US gauges climbed, with the Nasdaq 100 poised to extend its best quarter since 2020. Alphabet Inc and Tesla rose in premarket trading, while tech shares were among the …