Nikkei share index rose by 2% to an all-time peak on Thursday, thanks to cheap valuations and corporate reforms that have lured foreign money looking for alternatives to China's battered markets

Revelations about the amount of power and water needed for computers that power artificial intelligence have led to concern about AI's environmental impacts

US indictment seeks the arrest of two Russian cyber criminals after Britain's National Crime Agency infiltrated the gang's systems, stole their data, and took down Lockbit's site on the dark web

The first chunk of funds earmarked for housing projects endorsed by city officials has been issued, as debate rages over plans for far greater state involvement in the sector

Researchers say Chinese propaganda "has increasingly sought to stoke existing US divisions in the same way Russia has"

National regulators say they "want to build is a socialist financial powerhouse", but warn that businesspeople must avoid graft and "excessive" risks

BASF is getting out and VW may follow. China said in response it hopes businesses in Xinjiang "cherish" their opportunities and not believe "rumours" about forced labour

As investor anger and concern spreads through China's $2.9-trillion trust industry, the popular belief that the government would “step in to resolve any financial instability” is starting to fade

Google is partnering with the Environmental Defense Fund, a non-profit, with a plan to launch a satellite next month that uses Google's AI system to measure methane leaks

Small exporters in India, many of whom work on small margins, have warned that job losses could soar if attacks in the Red Sea drag on for months this year

Leaders of Pacific Island nations allied with the US have become anxious about the US budget impasse that has delayed approval of vital new funding packages

Late last year a Russian firm imported car kits to assemble Citroёn C5 models at an old plant still owned by Stellantis; they came from China's Dongfeng Motor Group