"A few of the Russian banks are joining hands with UCO Bank and Yes Bank. It will be primarily rupee-basis trade, could be rupee-rouble or could be rupee-riyal," a government official said

Imports rose by more than 40% for the fifth month in a row, hitting their highest ever level since data began in 1979, according to Japan's MOF

Two main coalitions are vying to form government – Barisan Nasional, which is the current ruling coalition, and the opposition Pakatan Harapan.

"Rather than staying in that role, I recognise the gravity of this situation," former Kakao chief Namkoong Whon said

Pakistan is looking to buy Russian oil at the same low rate that India is buying at, its finance minister Ishaq Dar said

BrahMos Aerospace, a JV set up by Delhi and Moscow, is in talks with Malaysia, Vietnam and Indonesia for new orders, having just bagged a $375m export deal with the Philippines

About 500 shipments of Cisco Systems gear arrived in Russia in August, months after the US networking giant halting operations in the country, a leaked Customs document suggests

"It will support our transition to net zero emissions as well as create jobs in green sectors," Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said

Hyundai and Kia together could generate at least a $315 million loss this year due to the business environment in Russia, Samsung Securities analyst Esther Yim said

The group estimates net profit for the July-September quarter came in at $765 million-$820 million, which is a rise of 333% to 365% from the same period a year earlier

South Korea's technology ministry is probing whether the outage violated any laws, with compensation of $8.4 million expected for users

Japan's defence ministry has asked for a 3.6% rise in spending to $37.98 billion for the next financial year, equivalent to 1% of GDP