Japan will revise its Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act in the current parliamentary session to prevent sanction-busting by Russia via digital assets, the Cabinet secretary said

US automaker Tesla is suspending production at its Shanghai factory for four days after city officials said on Sunday they would lock down in two stages to carry out mass testing for Covid-19

Shanghai has battled a new Covid-19 surge for nearly a month and for Saturday it reported its highest daily number of cases since the initial outbreak in China receded

Tesla chief executive Elon Musk said in a tweet on Saturday he is giving "serious thought" to building a new social media platform, one that would prioritize free speech

Prime Minister Scott Morrison declined a meeting with China’s new ambassador to Australia, Xiao Qian, despite a formal request from the Asian nation’s new top diplomat

News that the Solomons PM wants to sign a security pact with China has created shockwaves in Australia and New Zealand, given the risk it could lead to a Chinese naval base in the South Pacific

Thailand's central bank said on Friday it is planning new policy guidelines for the banking sector, including virtual banks and open banking, for later this year

Numbers compiled by the Institute of International Finance show a dramatic shift in flows, mostly out of Chinese stocks. Investors are pulling out amid concern over Ukraine

Japanese trading house Mitsui has agreed to invest 575 million euros ($631 million) for a 27.5% stake in Mainstream Renewable Power, a company controlled by Norway's Aker Horizons

Sources say the country will seek World Bank assistance to stave off a severe economic crisis, in addition to an IMF rescue plan to be discussed in Washington next month

The US and China may soon be locked in a recruitment battle for Taiwanese semiconductor talent as the world's most powerful nations bid to ramp up their computer chip capacity

Officials believe tough rules are needed to make platforms remove "unlawful" content quickly. The new rules mean they would have to take down 'urgent' unlawful content within 4 hours