A US-led group met with African nations recently to bolster supply chains needed for the clean energy transition in a bid to "challenge Chinese dominance" in critical minerals

Investigators from South Korea's Fair Trade Commission raided Apple's office in Seoul last week to look into claims the tech giant charged developers excessive App Store fees

The Japanese yen fell below the 145 mark per dollar on Monday, while sterling jumped after Britain's finance minister said the government would retain the top rate of income tax.

Manufacturing activity shrank in Taiwan and Malaysia, and grew at a slower pace in Japan, Vietnam and India compared with August, survey data showed on Monday

South Korea's exports grew at the slowest pace in nearly two years in September. Weaker global demand has put pressure on the trade-dependent economy.

Asian markets had a mixed day on Friday with most markets down, bar India. Overall, equity investors experienced their worst month since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic

South Korean President met with economic officials on Friday, when the won traded 0.6% higher, amid talk of modest intervention in the forex market. The won hit a 13-year low recently.

The semiconductor shortage, which forced some carmakers to halt production, put a spotlight on chip powerhouse Taiwan and made supply chain management a priority for governments

Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki made the pledge after his government last week intervened in the forex market to help the yen for the first time in 24 years

The world's largest automaker produced 766,683 vehicles worldwide last month, above its target of around 700,000 and above year-ago output of 531,448.

The bZ3 sedan will be the second model of Toyota's "Beyond Zero" collection," powered by BYD electric batteries.

The US will work to address South Korea's worry about recently electric vehicle subsidies that could disadvantage Asian carmakers, US Vice-President Kamala Harris said on Tuesday