During the height of the pandemic, most GCC nations saw a mass exodus of expats as jobs dried up

Putting people as avatars into a virtual world with that kind of surveillance and behavior modification would be extremely dangerous for everyone, says Philip Rosedale

US and China leaders took part in two-hour long video call with Russia-Ukraine conflict top of the agenda

Asia’s major markets experienced a calmer day after two days of surging gains following China’s pledge to back its struggling economy

The China property giant, facing more than $300 billion in liabilities, has so far managed to avoid a technical onshore bond default

Comments reinforce expectations that Japan will remain an outlier in the global shift towards tighter monetary policy

Wuhan is offering firms up to 50 million yuan ($7.88 million) in financial incentives each in projects related to the manufacturing of satellites, rockets and spacecraft

Stalemate on financial disclosure rules threatens more than $2tn of shares in US-listed Chinese companies

The Hang Seng advanced another 7% and stocks across the region benefited as the Fed finally announced its first interest rate rise in more than three years

Japanese auto giant Toyota says it plans to hack back its April global production by 17% to 750,000 units

Japan chip heavyweight Renesas, which has suspended work after the earthquake, makes nearly a third of the microcontroller chips used in cars around the world

Malaysia sticks with plan for a sole 5G network to maintain policy continuity, but will allow telecom firms to hold equity stakes to speed up infrastructure construction