The world’s No2 and No3 economies met in a bid to calm tensions as Tokyo ramps up defence spending and China continues to threaten Taiwan

World's biggest carmaker says it will revamp a factory in Kentucky with a plan to produce 20,000 EVs a month from 2025, while it has also agreed to the biggest wage hike in 20 years in Japan

The four US representatives will meet Taiwan’s President Tsai, as well as key business leaders from the island

Semiconductor demand remained high whilst orders for electronic products fell 21.8%, Taiwan's economy ministry said

Chinese fishing boats blamed for latest damage to internet cables to Taiwan, which has become a topic of national security, Taiwan News said

Virtually all markets across Asia followed US markets down on Friday, with the strong expectation that the US central bank will hike rates further in the months ahead

Stocks were up in most markets in Asia, as well as other regions on Thursday buoyed by positive economic data from US and around the world.

Equities fell in most Asian markets and currencies were hit Wednesday, after the dollar firmed on sticky US inflation data, which cemented fears of more rate hikes by the Fed

Tokyo believes several Chinese balloons have flown over Japan in recent years but warned it is now looking at allowing weapons to be used to gun down such 'unacceptable' intrusions

Japan increased its defence budget for the upcoming financial year in response to heightened regional tensions with China, Nikkei said

Most Asian markets edged up on Tuesday ahead of US inflation data, following the lead of Wall Street.

The Nikkei and the Topix in Japan finished lower on Monday, while stocks in China rose marginally, but fell in other areas. The dollar extended gains before US CPI and retail data