Tokyo’s main bourse continued its recent slide following its record run while an uplift in China prices boosted hopes of a consumer turnaround

But there are concerns approvals for nuclear projects won’t be able to keep pace with the tech industry’s demand for cleaner power

Shares across the region were in the green with optimism high that central banks are set to U-turn on interest rates soon

New Delhi is to target the cash at developing computing infrastructure and large language models

Wang Yi said Washington’s unrelenting trade curbs have come despite Biden and Xi pledging to work closer to find common ground

Tokyo’s benchmark ended its recent record run, falling back below the 40,000 mark, while Hong Kong and China stocks weakened too

The crypto’s rise has come after US regulators approved several spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in January

Investors were waiting on big policy moves to emerge out of China’s annual national congress and signs from the US on a rate cuts timetable

Telecoms traffic through the vital waterway has been reduced by about 25% amid a missile campaign targeting shipping in the region

Hong Kong’s benchmark slumped, dragging indexes across the region down with it, while Tokyo’s main bourse took a breather

Thailand is already Southeast Asia's leading carmaker and exporter, and has ambitions to become the region's main EV hub too

Nvidia’s chief executive said AI can already pass legal bar exams and could be able to tackle specialised medical tests in five years’ time