Australia could be the next nation to finalise a free-trade agreement with Europe, if a deal can be reached on farm exports in the near future

Xi reminds Trump that arming Taiwan is a 'red line', while discussing developments in Venezuela and Iran. Later, news emerged of talks on a new arms deal with Russia

Experts say lower US tariffs on most Indian goods will reinvigorate exports to the US, but others advise caution until the deal's fine print becomes clear

Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi hails the retrieval of rare earths from close to 20,000 feet below sea level as a world first. She faces an election on Sunday.

PM Mark Carney is heading to Delhi and Canberra in March to ramp up his country's diversification to more friendly "middle-power" trading partners

President's decision to nominate his nephew as a governor of Bank Indonesia has raised concerns about the central bank's independence

Takaichi plans to dissolve parliament on Friday ahead of the snap vote on February 8 for all 465 seats in the lower house of parliament

The Nikkei and the Hang Seng Indexes fall after Trump's threat to impose tariffs on eight EU nations over bid to take over Greenland - but gold soars to a new high

China's finance ministry said the VAT export rebates for battery products would be cut to 6% from 9% from April, then rolled back entirely from January 1, 2027.

Indonesian president Prabowo's robust policy of ousting illegal miners and plantation operators has unnerved business groups

A three-month curb on Chinese exports of rare earths, like that seen during 2010, could cost Japanese businesses 660 billion yen ($4.21 billion)

Japan will conduct a deepsea mining test next month off its most easterly island, where the seabed is believed to be rich in manganese and rare earth elements