Investors were digesting the latest batch of downbeat economic figures out of China which showed output, sales and home prices under pressure

The hugely successful clothing retailer’s fine-tuning of its business by using artificial intelligence comes at a cost, say climate campaigners

The yen was at its highest so far this year versus the US dollar, while speculation on mortgage-rate cuts in China helped Hong Kong

Samsung is struggling to keep up with smaller chip rival SK Hynix, while it’s also facing stiff smartphone competition from Apple and Huawei

Swedish engineers say structural batteries using lightweight electrodes would massively reduce battery mass

Despite a hotter-than-hoped US inflation report, Japan shares leapt more than 3% while Hong Kong enjoyed a tech boost

The tech-leading island also saw its exports to the United States soar to an unprecedented high of $11.89 billion

Zhongzhi units allegedly engaged in potentially unlawful practices before its fall from the top of the country's $18 trillion asset-management industry

Tokyo has given the go-ahead for the world’s first 'zeta-class' supercomputer which would be 1,000 times more powerful than today's fastest machines

US inflation, currency and rate moves, and the fallout from the first US presidential race TV debate all weighed on investor sentiment on Wednesday

Beijing is under pressure to accelerate the decarbonisation of its heavy industries ahead of looming carbon tariffs from the European Union

Beijing is looking to bring 1.28 billion tons more of coal mining capacity online over the next few years, drawing criticism from climate campaigners