Japanese shares soared to a 34-year peak on Tuesday, rising 2.9% while stock markets in China were all closed again for the Lunar New Year holiday.

Industry sources said a merger or partnership deal would have been tricky, partly because rare earths prices have dropped sharply due to a slowdown in China's economy

Singapore police have issued arrest warrants for two ethnic Chinese linked to a massive money laundering case involving assets that now total over S$3 billion (US$2.24 billion)

China will get a 'Silk Road' gateway to South America and its resources via a $3.5 billion deep-water port at Chancay in Peru, due to open late this year

A probe into HyperVerse's supposed CEO suggests his identity is fake as none of his qualifications could be confirmed, a new report says

Drilling a single hole to search for a mineral can cost from $7,000 to $33,000 and building a more accurate virtual picture could slash costs, Atomionics CEO says

The University of Technology Sydney team say their electroencephalography cap can read and translate brainwaves

The move gathered momentum on Tuesday when a draft text emerged and research revealed that global CO2 emissions from burning fossil fuels are set to hit a record high this year

The US will give $3 billion to the Green Climate Fund, sources said Saturday. The fund helps poor countries lower emissions and transition to clean energy

The government's plan to underwrite 32 GW of renewable projects was announced on Thursday, just before a vote on a takeover of the country's second biggest power producer

The fund’s push to remove Northern Minerals' chairman comes after the miner asked Australian authorities to investigate whether ‘Chinese interests’ were trying to bypass an earlier ban on greater stake in the firm

All other members back US push for economies to boost opportunities for disadvantaged groups and incorporate clean energy and carbon-emission reduction goals in their trade policies