The Nikkei and the Topix in Japan finished lower on Monday, while stocks in China rose marginally, but fell in other areas. The dollar extended gains before US CPI and retail data

New bank loans in China rose to a record high of 4.9 trillion yuan in January, but analysts say demand is still weak and the country's recovery is likely to be bumpy

A fourth object flying at high altitude was taken down over Lake Huron in the US on Sunday, intensifying tensions between Washington and China. Taiwan says it has seen many spy balloons

Nissan and Renault will invest $600m to turn Chennai into an export hub for new models, while Zeekr has now passed the current value of Xpeng, after raising $750m from existing investors

Amazon is talks with Times Internet on the possibility of buying MX Player, one of India's largest on-demand video streaming services, new report says

Chinese tech giant's sell-out comes days after Paytm posted its first-ever quarterly operating profit. Meanwhile, Morgan Stanley Asia bought 5 million Paytm shares in trading on Friday

The Group of 20 (G20) economies are pondering whether to collectively regulate cryptocurrencies, India's finance minister said. She will host a meeting of top global officials this month

China’s banks have been given till 2025 to rate their financial assets; listing bond investments, interbank lending and off-balance-sheet assets into five categories ranging from 'normal' to 'loss'.

The US government plans to bar investment in some Chinese tech companies, to stop American money pouring into sensitive sectors such as chips for artificial intelligence

Another unidentified object flying high over Canada was shot down on Saturday, following a similar strike on Friday. The US has also blacklisted six firms linked to China's 'spy balloons' programme

Kazuo Ueda, a 71-year-old former BOJ board member, is the 'surprise' nominee to be Japan's next central bank governor. He is expected to spur a prompt change in BOJ interest rate policy

Beijing hits out at moves to ban Chinese citizens from buying land in multiples states in America, saying such moves violate the principles of a market economy and global trade