Asian markets were generally subdued on Tuesday – except for India, where news that the Modi government may fall short of a big election win caused shares to sink

The 5-gigawatt (GW), 200,000-acre solar farm in Xinjiang came online on Monday, the Power Construction Corp of China said

China has suffered a big slowdown in home building, but analysts say the economy will be weighed down for years by huge debts because a major bailout is unlikely

The country's central bank has provided a huge sum to protect Saigon Joint Stock Commercial Bank after it was rocked by a record financial fraud

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