The first audio recordings from Mars by NASA's Perseverance rover indicate that it is a quiet planet but one where sounds have different speeds, scientists said in a study published last Friday

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen has said the island will ramp up the development of drones, after seeing how they had helped Ukraine resist the Russian invasion

Chinese vaccine developer CanSino Biologics said on Monday its potential Covid-19 vaccine using mRNA technology has been approved by the medical products regulator to enter clinical trials

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa called for a unity government on Monday to deal with the economic crisis, as ministers and the central bank chief offer to resign and stock trading is halted

Mineral sands group commits to the country's first refinery, boosted by a $749m loan from the federal government to counter China's dominance of the processing of rare earths

Chinese exports to Russia have been buffeted as the rouble swings in value, clear evidence of the effect Western sanctions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine are having in China

China agreed on Wednesday to a request by Pakistan to roll over a $4.2 billion debt that was due to be repaid this week

The Caixin/Markit Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) fell to 48.1 in March, indicating the steepest rate of contraction since February 2020

Shares of 14 Chinese developers and 18 other firms were suspended from trade by Hong Kong exchange on Friday for failing to declare results; many said audits were hit by Covid curbs.

Activity in Chinese manufacturing and services simultaneously contracted in March for the first time since the height of the country's Covid-19 outbreak in 2020

A big increase in Russian oil imports by India could expose Delhi to "great risk" as the US prepares to step up enforcement of sanctions against Moscow for invading Ukraine, a US official has warned

DJI says claims it is leaking GPS data on Ukrainian military positions to Russia are false, after a German retailer gave that reason for blocking sales of its drones