Japanese officials have ordered Toyota, Mazda and Yamaha to suspend shipments of some vehicles for submitting incorrect or manipulated safety test data

"Beijing and Moscow were discussing ring-fencing one or more banks that would finance trade in components for Russia's defence industry" - likely to incur US sanctions

More US law firms have left or are about to leave Shanghai, as business activity between the world's top economies continues to drop

The Modi government – widely expected to be returned to power this week – has plans to increase India's share of global manufacturing to 5% by 2030 and 10% by 2047

The investment is part of Saudi efforts to prevent “Silicon Valley dominating this industry,” FT reported, citing a source close to the Aramco-linked fund

This is China’s second successful mission on the far side of the moon, a region no other country has reached

Last month, China announced "historic" steps to stabilise the sector, with the central bank easing mortgage rules and facilitating $140 billion in extra funding

Market analysts say the projections lifted uncertainty about the likely result and signalled the continuity of Modi's economic policies. But exit polls have a patchy record in India

Japanese authorities have not been able to make a sustained difference to the yen and are unlikely to keep the currency from hovering near crucial lows

Earlier this week a top US official called on European and NATO countries to send a collective message of concern to China

Ministry of Justice investigators named Luxshare Precision Industry as one of eight Chinese companies "that came to Taiwan to illegally engage in the poaching our high-tech talents."

"Although stock markets have performed strongly in May, just in the last week it seems very stressed," one analyst said, pointing to investor jitters on inflation expectations