Chinese companies have asked top Malaysian officials to lobby against the US imposing tariffs on products made or assembled in Malaysia

Fire and rescue service personnel said 22 people - most of them Chinese workers – were killed when the factory exploded in an industrial area near Hwaseong

The EU and Beijing will discuss tariffs imposed on Chinese EVs, following a visit by Germany's economy minister, who had "very open" and "blunt" exchanges with his counterparts

Deadly heatwaves scorched cities across Asia and the northern hemisphere this week, with hundreds dying on the Haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia

Germany's trade with China has been falling, while deals with the US have risen. In the first quarter, the US surpassed China as Germany's top trade partner, for the first time in eight years

US scholars at semi-official bilateral talks were told China would not resort to nuclear threats in regard to a conflict over Taiwan

Russian president gets a warm welcome from his communist colleagues in Hanoi. But his mutual defence pact with Pyongyang is likely of far greater concern

Multiple deals agreed in KL on banking, energy and education. Beijing will also study a revised plan to connect Malaysia to a high-speed rail link from Thailand to Singapore

New guidelines aim to suppress the industry after years of over-expansion, which caused lithium prices to plunge more than 80% last year

Cable outage reports raise eyebrows because Russian President Vladimir Putin is due to visit Hanoi this week – news that drew a sharp rebuke from US officials

Li Qiang ended his four-day trip to Australia on Tuesday with a visit to a lithium processing plant, after embassy officials 'clumsy' bid to hide jailed journalist from cameras

China's state-owned banks can offer loans as low as 1.4% for nuclear power development, far lower than available in Western economies