Sanctions may not hit payments in euros because GAIL's contract is with a Singapore unit of Gazprom and the EU has stopped short of placing curbs on energy imports

Profits rose 5.0% from a year earlier, up from a 4.2% gain in December, the National Bureau of Statistics said

The probe agency has asked the Reserve Bank of India to cancel licences of shadow lenders which are owned by Chinese nationals based in Hong Kong

Australia will back two new freight terminals as part of the Melbourne Intermodal plan to send more goods by rail, setting out a plan that could ease differences with the state government

China's latest comprehensive energy plan has two clear goals: to secure the energy-hungry nation's supply, and gradually tilt the mix of sources toward long-term green ambitions

Firms in South Korea face the risk of delayed payments from Russian owners, as Seoul has supported sanctions that ban major Russian banks from the Swift International payments network

The failure of efforts to restore the pact could carry the risk of a regional war, or lead to more harsh Western sanctions on Iran, analysts say

Beijing strikes a conciliatory note during a meeting of Indian and Chinese foreign ministers in New Delhi

Prime Minister Scott Morrison declined a meeting with China’s new ambassador to Australia, Xiao Qian, despite a formal request from the Asian nation’s new top diplomat

News that the Solomons PM wants to sign a security pact with China has created shockwaves in Australia and New Zealand, given the risk it could lead to a Chinese naval base in the South Pacific

While the BOJ had made no decision yet whether to issue its own digital currency, its governor told parliament it was proceeding with experiments

The benefit from a weak yen comes more through an increase in the value of profits companies earn overseas, rather than a rise in export volume