The move to join the CPTPP will deepen Britain's ties with Japan and several of the rising economies in Southeast Asia – Vietnam, Malaysia and Singapore.

"External pressure will not hinder our determination to go to the world," Tsai said on Wednesday before flying to the US, where she could meet Speaker Kevin McCarthy

Group's shares jump 16% after similar rise in the US; Hang Seng Index lifted by speculation China's regulatory crackdown is ending and talk of IPOs from Alibaba hiving off business units

The deal aims to strengthen their battery supply chains, by reducing dependence on China, and help Japanese carmakers access to a new tax credit for electric vehicles in the US.

Beijing spent $240 billion bailing out 22 developing countries that struggled to repay loans used to build Belt & Road projects from 2008 to 2021, a new study says

Lawmakers say Tokyo must crack down on social media platforms if they are being used to spread disinformation

“When you’re driving, when it’s a hard key, it’s easy to sense and feel it,” said Sang Yup Lee, Hyundai's head of design

Analysts say original target was China importing 38 bcm of Russia gas by 2025 – that has now jumped to 98 bcm by 2030

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said the money would be shared around the region by 2030 via private investment, yen loans, aid and grants

A former US security adviser said China would be able to "control the world economy" if it took over Taiwan’s chip factories

A Japanese trade mission including public officials and private representatives of 16 battery industry firms were in Canada last week

Nissan Motor Co's new electric crossover has been hampered by problems at its high-tech ‘intelligent factory’