The World Bank has moved to alter its mission, lending tools and capacity to help countries shift from coal power to address climate change and other global crises

The world's most indebted property developer has been struggling to repay its many creditors, making this a 'crucial year' for debt repayment

Tesla's Korean outlet was fined $2.2m for failing to tell customers its EVs' driving range would drop significantly in cold weather. Meanwhile, the group delivered a record 1.3m vehicles in 2022

Many young people have welcomed the change, given they face less threat from the virus, while others have been rocked by the death of family members.

The combined value of the world's sovereign wealth and public pension funds slumped for the first time in 2022

The US-based group said on Wednesday it will shut its operations in Japan next month because of weak local and global market conditions.

Hospitals have been swamped by people seriously ill with Covid, while the country has also seen a rush of queries from people wanting to travel again, as quarantine rules will end on January 8

Prime Minister Kishida Fumio said all travellers from China will be tested for Covid-19 on arrival because people are getting worried about the huge surge of Covid on the mainland

A new study says Covid deaths in China "could be cut to less than 200,000" if Chinese authorities boost vaccination rates of elderly people with mRNA vaccines and other measures

Stocks in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Tokyo all rose on Tuesday after Beijing dropped its quarantine requirement for inbound travellers; the US dollar also eased

Japanese oil and gas giant signs 20-year agreement to buy LNG from Venture Global in the United States

Samsung's persistence with investment plans could help it take market share in memory chips and support its share price when demand recovers