Among the biggest drags on Nikkei was Toyota Motor, which slid 2.6% amid continued fallout from a safety test certification scandal

China's state-owned banks can offer loans as low as 1.4% for nuclear power development, far lower than available in Western economies

Sentiment was hurt as the United States said it was considering taking additional steps against Chinese companies that have been supplying Russia's defence industrial sector

Industry insiders say EU tariffs are unlikely to stop the expansion of Chinese EV exports, with carmakers likely to simply pass on higher costs to customers

AI Steve, an artificial intelligence-powered candidate is running for the UK Parliament while a YouTube prankster says he's running for PM in 11 constituencies

World stocks retreated from record highs as China signalled it would respond to the EU's tariffs on its electric vehicle makers

Losses in Japan and Hong Kong were offset by markets rallying in Taiwan and South Korea — both of which were buoyed by overnight gains on Wall Street and positive tech news.

Billions of dollars worth of state subsidies and incentives have fuelled a steep plunge in prices of China's solar cells and modules, slashing the industry's profits

Trump’s remarks are a sharp U-turn from his earlier stance on the app, given it was he who began the US crusade against TikTok during his presidency in 2020

The halt in the Asian risk rally came as Friday's non-farm payroll data underscored the resilience of the US labour market

China sat out of the global risk rally after a group of Republican lawmakers said battery companies CATL and Gotion should be banned from shipping goods to the US

Lawmakers say the US should ban imports from the battery-makers because their supply chains are linked to Xinjiang and 'deeply compromised'