Official data on Friday showed that industrial profits fell 7.3% in November from the same month last year, following a 10% drop in October

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

The Murdoch media group has sold its Australian cable TV unit Foxtel to UK-based streaming network DAZN, sparking talk it may make a bid for rugby broadcast rights

Beijing plans to issue a record amount of debt in a bid to maintain economic growth while trade with the US faces the threat of higher tariffs

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

Investigation aims to counter 'unfair' practices and stymie China's plan to dominate global production of chips, US Trade Rep says. "Trump can decide" on possible fourth wave of chip tariffs

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

Apple has had talks with Tencent and Bytedance about integrating their AI models into iPhones sold in China, sources say

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

Restrictions on US investments in AI and other tech sectors will be part of a new bill to fund government operations through till mid-March, lawmakers say

Rocked by the biggest hack of its telecom services, US cyber security unit warns senior officials to ditch regular calls and texts, saying they need to switch to end-to-end encryption services