Asian stocks struggle, even as China growth tops forecasts

Hong Kong (AFP) Jan 17, 2023

Asian stocks mostly fell Tuesday but pared early losses after data showed China's economy grew more than expected last year, while traders remain hopeful about the country's outlook as it emerges from years of debilitating zero-Covid measures. The three percent expansion was the slowest in four decades - excluding pandemic-hit 2020 - and sharply down from the previous year, as widespread l