Earlier this week a top US official called on European and NATO countries to send a collective message of concern to China

Ministry of Justice investigators named Luxshare Precision Industry as one of eight Chinese companies "that came to Taiwan to illegally engage in the poaching our high-tech talents."

"Although stock markets have performed strongly in May, just in the last week it seems very stressed," one analyst said, pointing to investor jitters on inflation expectations

The latest halt in the global risk rally comes on the back of data pointing to lingering inflationary pressures across major economies

Solid-state batteries hold the promise of improved safety, a longer lifespan and faster charging compared with conventional lithium-ion batteries, but mass adoption remains some way off

Stronger than expected consumer confidence data pushed US government bond yields to a near four-week peak, lifting their global counterparts

Days after meeting the Chinese PM, Samsung boss Jay Y Lee faces the threat of the group's first-ever walkout over demands for better pay and conditions

Plug-in hybrids priced from 79,800 yuan ($11,014) have made up the bulk of BYD's sales in the past three years

Chinese premier met South Korea's Yoon and Japan's Kishida in Seoul in a push to revitalise ties, plus talks on a three-party free-trade deal

Bid by Pyongyang to launch a second spy satellite on Monday night fails, when a newly developed liquid fuel rocket motor exploded over the Yellow Sea

Economic data from April heightens uncertainty on the timing of the Bank of Japan's next interest rate hike

"3D simulation animation" shows a barrage of missiles fired from the mainland, planes and warships, that rain down on targets in the north, south and east of the country