Iran is facing a major energy crisis which has forced many businesses to shut down and schools to go online, a new report says

China is seen as a coercive neighbour that 'weaponizes' water projects to the detriment of neighbouring states. India and Bangladesh regard the Brahmaputra as a vital resource, but China refuses to abide by UN transboundary river rules

Top-selling Japanese carmaker will produce its luxury car brand Lexus at a new plant in Shanghai, Nikkei business daily says

MNRE official says renewable energy projects will soon have to include storage capacity for 10% of their power output, as they do in China

PM says Vietnam will start work on a high-speed rail link from Haiphong port to China, while the southern business hub Ho Chi Minh opens its first metro line

The Modi government is looking to offer tariffs cuts on farm and other imports from the US in a bid to clinch a broader trade and investment deal once Trump takes office

Japanese officials are abandoning past goals of cutting back reliance on nuclear power, and planning to develop ‘next-generation reactors’

Myanmar's ruling junta is suppressing information about a troubling food crisis, which is affecting at least 14 million people, and is severe in western Rakhine State.

Thousands of tonnes of oil were leaked when the two mid-sized vessels ran aground in bad weather near the contested Kerch Strait; Yellen warns the US could still hit 'dark fleet' vessels or banks with sanctions

US case against Indian billionaire looks to be backed by documents that would help prosecutors, but they may struggle to get witnesses from India and help from Delhi, legal experts say

Trafigura attributed the majority of debts owed by its counterparty in the country, Lex Oil, but its own internal probe is ongoing to try to locate around $500 million.

China may seek to buy US food and energy in a trade deal with Trump to avoid new tariffs, but cutting the flow of fentanyl may also be a factor, analysts say