Japan's Nikkei closed above 29,000 for the first time in seven months and China and Hong Kong stocks rose. South Korea was down.

The US warned New Delhi that Russian oil was being exported via high-seas transfers to hide its origin – in violation of US sanctions, a top Indian banker official said on Saturday.

Thousands of people flooded the streets of Dhaka, demanding gas prices are cut to previous levels within 48 hours.

China and India now account for more than 41% of purchases of Russian crude oil, but there are signs that their buying has maxed out.

Imports from Russia rose by 49% last month, while Chinese exports to Russia jumped by nearly a quarter, the latest customs data revealed

A heatwave spurred power generators in China to ramp up purchases of coal in July by 24% over the previous month, driven by greater use of air conditioners in many cities.

The new target will focus on renewable and nuclear power, said the report, taking another step towards India's net zero by 2070 ambition

Four Chinese companies based in Hong Kong, plus one in Singapore and one in the UAE have been targeted by a third round of US sanctions against firms trading in Iranian oil

The marine news publication Lloyd's List said an anonymous entity based in Dalian has bought several very large crude carriers to create the hub off the coast of Portugal

The Pakistan Ministry for Energy wants to move away from imported power sources like coal and use more wind, solar and hydroelectric

In 2021 and the first quarter of 2022, new coal power plants were approved in six provinces. Beijing needed to decide these moves, it said, not state entities run by provincial governments

Reliance emerged as one of the key buyers of discounted Russian crude after some Western buyers shunned it following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in late February