Japan increased its defence budget for the upcoming financial year in response to heightened regional tensions with China, Nikkei said
Most Asian markets edged up on Tuesday ahead of US inflation data, following the lead of Wall Street.
Vietnam has recently been repeatedly mentioned in US trade meetings among countries at highest risk of falling foul of US trade restrictions, a source said
The electric vehicle maker is aiming to build a facility to produce its Blade Battery, which it claims is safer than other alternatives in the market
US denies flying surveillance balloons over China, while sources said Secretary of State Blinken was considering meeting top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi at Munich Security Conference this week
The Nikkei and the Topix in Japan finished lower on Monday, while stocks in China rose marginally, but fell in other areas. The dollar extended gains before US CPI and retail data
Regulators are said to be probing the sharp sell-off in Adani Group companies, while also looking into trade patterns and any potential irregularities in its now-shelved share sale
The claim comes amid state media reports that Chinese authorities were ‘preparing’ to shoot down an unidentified flying object near a major port city
Nissan and Renault will invest $600m to turn Chennai into an export hub for new models, while Zeekr has now passed the current value of Xpeng, after raising $750m from existing investors
Baidu also said earlier this week it will soon finish internal testing for a ChatGPT alternative called 'Ernie Bot'
Kazuo Ueda, a 71-year-old former BOJ board member, is the 'surprise' nominee to be Japan's next central bank governor. He is expected to spur a prompt change in BOJ interest rate policy
The US carmaker's aggressive price cuts earlier this year helped it to stoke demand amid rising inventories