Officials in Tokyo fear retaliation from China over its move to restrict sales of advanced microchips, so coordination of moves is still being discussed with Washington

The world's largest contract chipmaker, which saw Q2 revenue down 13.7% on last year, says the global economic recovery has been weaker than expected

Cybersecurity experts said the government-backed "Labyrinth Chollima” hackers squad was responsible for the digital cash theft attempt

Ambassador Xie Feng told the Aspen Security Forum that China did not want a trade or tech war but would definitely respond if the United States imposes more restrictions on its chip sector

India, the world's third biggest oil importer and consumer, currently pays for UAE oil in dollars but is looking to cut transaction costs by eliminating conversions

Prospects for this year are unclear; even steady growth of 3-4% a year must seem small for a country that averaged around 7% last decade, and more than 10% in the 2000s

The BOJ will examine how its unconventional monetary policy affected economic developments, as well as its impact on financial markets and the banking system, it said

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rallied 0.86% on Friday for its biggest weekly gain in eight months

Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index jumped 2.6%, while the Nikkei rose by 1.5%, and other key markets ignored dismal trade data in China to stay in positive territory on Thursday

The high-profile criminal case against Choi, an award-winning engineer, highlights Seoul's efforts to crack down on industrial espionage

The Japanese auto giant sold just over 3,900 fuel cell vehicles in 2022, less than half of 1% of its global sales of around 9.5 million vehicles

Japanese car giant believes it could make a solid-state battery that charges in 10 minutes and has a range of 745 miles (nearly 1,200km)