Asian investors were in upbeat mood at the end of the week, lifted by positive reports from Meta, Microsoft and Google

The nuclear submarine announcement came after Seoul and Washington reaffirmed their ‘nuclear umbrella’ to counter threats from Pyongyang

Buenos Aires is hoping the move will relieve pressure on the country's dwindling dollar reserves but switch is still a coup for Beijing

The Shenzhen outfit's hybrids and fully electric vehicles outsold Volkswagen-branded cars in the first three months of the year in China

US lender First Republic Bank’s struggles continued to unsettle investors already fearing an economic downturn

The executive from China’s leading EV maker said the idea of fully automated travel was still a pipe dream

South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol was speaking on a US visit that has seen Seoul secure another $5.9 billion in US investment

Beijing has been pushing hard for the yuan to be used over the US dollar to settle cross-border trades but its use in global finance remains low

The First Republic Bank’s woes troubled investors while positive news from Google and Microsoft boosted sentiment in tech-heavy Hong Kong

Japan’s Nikkei reached its highest point since last August while mainland China stocks slumped for a fifth straight session

The Tianwen-2 mission will see a probe launched to rendezvous with the asteroid 2016HO3 before exploring a comet in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter

Household savings in China soared 9.9 trillion yuan in the first quarter, after record growth of 17.8 trillion yuan last year