Korean artificial-intelligence chipmaker Rebellions has signed an agreement to merge with Sapeon Korea in a bid to challenge Nvidia and other chip giants

A wave of positivity over the US economy and possible rate cuts lifted equities across the region but also fired Japan’s currency higher

Economists say major intervention is needed if the country is to meet its 5% growth goal this year as speculation rises that Beijing will do more to boost consumption

Current unilateral curbs were benefitting foreign rivals at the expense of US businesses, California Democrats said in a letter this week

Central bank chief says risks from local government debt crises have been reduced, but foreign analysts say the LGFV crisis is far from over and the country's outlook is still uncertain

Moves by the People's Bank of China have stalled a long, frenzied rally and caused prices to drop and a fall in turnover

Tokyo’s benchmark has seen its best week in more than four years while Hong Kong stocks followed in Wall Street’s wake

37-year-old political novice will be Thailand's second female PM and the third Shinawatra to take the top job after her aunt Yingluck and father, the country's most influential and polarising politician

China’s decision to restrict exports of antimony from mid-September could push the metal's price to $30,000 a ton, traders say

Antimony is used as a hardener in lead for storage batteries, plus alloys with lead and tin to improve solders and bullets, and in semiconductor devices

The strong rise in consumption supports the case for another near-term interest rate hike

Fresh inflation data reassured investors the US Federal Reserve could finally start cutting rates next month