With only 9% of Taiwan's 23.5 million people having had at least one Covid jab, the pressure was on Taipai to protect its population – and globally critical tech industries – from the virus

The investigation comes just a couple of days after the SoftBank-backed outfit’s spectacular New York market debut – the biggest US listing by a Chinese company since 2014

The highly contagious form of the Covid virus has forced the region’s nations to bring back new curbs with slow vaccination rollouts aiding its spread

Negotiators have revealed China’s approval was the hardest to win for the breakthrough agreement between 130 countries over a global minimum corporate tax rate of 15%

Traders around the Pacific couldn’t keep pace with their Wall St colleagues where post-pandemic positivity pushed the numbers to record highs again

A vaccination push on the island has persuaded desperate authorities to trial a scheme which will see 200 visitors return to its beaches – as Covid runs rampant elsewhere in the country

Supply chain issues and Covid’s resurgence have tripped up manufacturers across the region with activity even shrinking in Vietnam, Malaysia and India while European rivals are pacing ahead

The world’s second biggest economy has rebounded in impressive style after a Covid-hit year but its factory output slowed again in June

The Guangzhou-based company, which holds its own against Tesla and Nio in its domestic market, offloaded 5% of its shares in the deal

The move by the Japanese firm to shrink its robotics business is a defeat for chief executive Masayoshi Son's plans to make it a leader in the industry

The SoftBank-backed Chinese operation is now hoping to raise just $94.4 million compared to earlier expectations of up to $357 million after watching rival slump on its market debut

The South-east nation’s Prime Minister promised the cash help as he warned the country that restrictions won’t be lifted until the numbers of new daily cases falls below 4,000