The plant will be situated in the Tres Quebradas project, the northern province of Catamarca, and will aim to produce 20,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate per year

Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore have been most vocal about using a harder approach to compel junta chief Min Aung Hlaing to abide by a five-point peace plan

“Journalists — and the things they're working on — are fairly high on their list of priorities."

Friday was a day of strong geopolitical rhetoric by Asia's biggest authoritarian states, whose leaders met in Beijing and condemned the United States and its allies, while vowing to support each other

News of the deal came as the US asked Japan if it could divert some of its LNG imports to Europe in the event of a crisis in Ukraine

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies led by Russia agreed to a small increase for March, raising the collective oil production target by 400,000 bpd

The firmer outlook for inflation indicates policy goals might be met sooner than previously thought, the Reserve Bank of Australia said in its quarterly statement on monetary policy

IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva said policymakers need to carefully calibrate their fiscal and monetary policies in 2022

Inflation remains subdued due to a delay in the economy's recovery from the coronavirus pandemic and the public's sticky deflationary mindset, the BOJ governor said

Major assets that went public over the last year and are now trading below their listing price include Didi Global, Coupang and Auto1 Group

Western countries say invasion of Ukraine would result in sanctions and Washington officials say they are ready to impose financial penalties and export-control measures

Japan's population peaked in 2008 and its workforce has been shrinking because of ageing. Researchers say country will be like a deserted village if they don't allow in more migrant workers