Microsoft India unveils a fourth data centre on Monday in a bet on the country's rising digital consumption. The public cloud services market is expected to reach $10.8 billion by 2025

Investors have shown growing interest in Thai, Malaysian and Indonesian stocks as economic prospects brighten in ASEAN nations, while other regions are hit by impacts of the Ukraine crisis

The Indian rupee fell to a historic low on Monday, after a sharp rise in global prices of crude oil stirred concern on inflation and possible interest rate hikes by the central bank

Chinese property companies outperformed the market on Monday after Premier Li Keqiang confirmed expectations that more easing in the sector is coming

Japan, which counts Russia as its fifth-biggest supplier of crude, is in discussion with the US and European countries about possibly banning Russian oil imports, Kyodo says

Russia's invasion of Ukraine could spur the US and its allies to far more robust rivalry with China, and Russia, to revitalise the liberal international order, CSIS analyst says

China's central bank said on Thursday it expects to reduce the number of high-risk banks from 316 to under 200 by 2025, as the country tries to defuse risks and seek stability

The Ministry of Finance said on Thursday a major telecom group did not account for income of 4 billion rupees ($52 million) on its books, and had costs of 4.8 billion rupees it failed to justify

Hundreds of companies have sought to open Chinese accounts in recent days in a bid to get around Western sanctions, a worker at a Chinese state bank in Moscow said

Japanese chipmaker Renesas Electronics said on Thursday it will set up a design centre with Tata Elxsi to jointly develop electric vehicle technology as the appetite for EVs grows

Analysts say soaring prices for fuel will push consumers into electric vehicles and boost investment in clean technologies like hydrogen, but it also spurs more drilling of oil and gas

Only 20-25% of the world's listed companies are on course to hit the global target, sustainability data chief says, despite boards pledging to act amid growing regulatory, investor pressure