With Russian forces on the back foot in Ukraine and worries over harsher US rate hikes receding, traders were in positive mood at the start of the week

Chinese hackers have been allowed to collect unprecedented amounts of information on US citizens, claimed writer Gordon G Chang

Tokyo must be prepared to step in to tackle 'excessive, one-sided' yen moves, the government’s deputy chief cabinet secretary said

The discovery is part of a government crackdown on Indian entities providing fake directors to shell companies linked to China

India's crude oil flows from Russia have soared from 2% of its total imports to more than 12% since February – when Russia invaded Ukraine

The world’s No1 and No3 economies also face other issues as the global economy struggles to recover after two years of Covid disruptions

Vietnamese EV maker set to take on legacy automakers and startups with its two all-electric SUVs, the VF8 and VF9

Banks agreed $180.63bn in new yuan loans last month, up from July but below analysts' expectations, PBOC data revealed

China's demand for gasoline, diesel and jet fuel could fall by 380,000 barrels a day this year - the first decline in 20 years, largely because of Covid curbs

Traders across the region responded positively to US and EU central banks’ determination to beat inflation and a weaker US dollar

Japan’s industry chief warned US officials its new rules restricting tax credits to EVs assembled in North America could be illegal

Japan is to spend $24bn on support measures as inflation soars in the world’s No3 economy, while the yen’s plunge also has Tokyo worried