On January 15, Beijing reported its first case of Omicron, less than a week after neighbouring Tianjin detected China's first local case

Reports that lenders are curbing property loans to local government financing vehicles is "concerning" as they are bigger and more significant source of funding than dollar bonds, DBS says

China will release crude from its strategic oil stockpiles around the lunar new year in February as part of a plan urged by the US with other major consumers to cut fuel prices, sources say

The EU executive said the scheme was deemed risky because all applicants are accepted and not sufficiently screened, despite some appearing in Interpol's security databases.

The coastal town of Onslow hit the blistering high on Thursday afternoon and such temperatures could become commonplace in Australia due to global warming

Analysts expect the BoK to increase interest rates a few times more this year as Lee’s comments herald additional tightening

Lithium allows electricity to be stored and transported and is essential to battery production as carmakers turn to new energy vehicles

If tropical deforestation were a country it would be the third biggest source of CO2 emissions after China and US, ahead of the EU and India

The research found that India loses 259 billion hours annually while China loses 72 billion hours and Bangladesh 32 billion hours.

The rejection came as energy prices remain high and the EU is scrambling to diversify its fossil fuel supply away from Russia

The $508 million approved will cover the first quarter of 2022 and is almost entirely dedicated to funding government institutions

Fitch Ratings said growth is underpinned by a robust mergers and acquisitions deal pipeline and increasing intra-regional cooperation.