Bankers said on Wednesday the RBI is calling for more lenders to take part in pilot programmes using the e-rupee in a bid to push the number of transactions to a million a day

The baht was one of two Asian currencies to rise on Tuesday, but businesses in Thailand are closely watching the vote for a new PM, which will be held in parliament on Thursday.

The Swiss bank has suspended plans for a new China fund unit indefinitely and decided recently to maintain Credit Suisse's partnership with ICBC, sources say

China's looming export controls create doubt on the supply of a metal some say is a game changer for EV chargers. Carmakers may shift to silicon carbide if they can't find other sources

The National Development and Reform Commission says it has met with the likes of Baidu and LONGi Green Energy Technology

Finance ministry in Beijing urges US to take action on its "major concerns" about sanctions on Chinese firms, after talks with US Treasury secretary

Glaciers at the source of some of Asia's biggest rivers are melting faster, with glacial lakes getting bigger and more likely to collapse and create 'outburst floods', a new report says

Yellen expressed concern about "unfair" and "punitive" actions against US companies in China after a meeting on Friday with US business representatives in Beijing

The penalty will pave the way for fintech giant to become a financial holding company and eventually allow it to revive its plan for a stock market listing.

President Xi Jinping warned his Russian counterpart against using nuclear weapons in Ukraine during his visit to Moscow in March, a new report says

Insiders and analysts say Pan Gongsheng is known as a risk averse financial technocrat, who played a key role in crackdowns on perceived threats over the past decade

Beijing has ramped up trade rivalry with the US by announcing controls on gallium and germanium - two minor metals widely used in chips, EVs and high-tech products - and it could get worse