The Nikkei 225 was up 0.92% at the close in Tokyo on Friday, while the Hang Seng in Hong Kong jumped by 2.4%, and stocks in Australia and India were also boosted
Google is partnering with the Environmental Defense Fund, a non-profit, with a plan to launch a satellite next month that uses Google's AI system to measure methane leaks
Small exporters in India, many of whom work on small margins, have warned that job losses could soar if attacks in the Red Sea drag on for months this year
Leaders of Pacific Island nations allied with the US have become anxious about the US budget impasse that has delayed approval of vital new funding packages
The Nikkei benchmark rose to a 34-year high, while TSMC and other chip-related stocks helped most Asian markets higher on Thursday
Alter-magnets could be used to boost the storage on computer hard drives or new kinds of computers that use magnetic spin instead of current to perform measurements and calculations
Late last year a Russian firm imported car kits to assemble Citroёn C5 models at an old plant still owned by Stellantis; they came from China's Dongfeng Motor Group
Government data released on Thursday showed that GDP fell by an annualised 0.4% in the October-December period after a 3.3% slump in the previous quarter
The Nikkei fell after stronger than expected inflation data in the US, but the Hang Seng and indexes in India managed to edge up on Wednesday
Four polling bodies said Prabowo had about 58% of votes, based on ballots counted in a sample of voting stations nationwide
The government will invest $9 billion to bolster the transition to solar energy via subsidies and cheaper loans for rooftop solar
Shares of WuXi Biologics and its affiliate WuXi AppTec plunged again on Wednesday after US lawmakers called for a probe on whether they should face sanctions