Hanoi will reduce tariffs on LNG and cars from the US, and will allow satellite internet services by Elon Musk’s Starlink, it said today. It has also signed big energy deals with US firms

Another unpopular decision by Indonesia's Prabowo has unnerved citizens and investors. The Jakarta stock exchange has plunged by over 11.5% this year and there are growing doubts about his economic judgement

Some private banks will be able to have up to 49% foreign ownership – up from 30% – if they take over struggling financial institutions, Hanoi has said

US tariffs are set to be announced next month, but Treasury secretary says some of the 'dirty 15' trading nations are already curbing unfair practices and seeking to avoid reciprocal levies

Nvidia chief expected to reveal details about the company's new flagship AI chips – designed for huge data centres that train AI systems

PetroVietnam signed an MoU with to buy GE equipment for gas-fired power plants, plus deals with Conoco Phillips and Excelerate, while oil refiner Binh Son did a deal with Kellogg Brown & Root

Singapore prosecutors say local firms have been accused of fraudulently supplying $390m worth of US servers to Malaysia, amid reports it involves Nvidia chips sent to China

Countries in Central and South Asia continued to see some of the worst air quality, with India's New Delhi being the most polluted capital city in the world

Southeast Asian nations seen being caught in US dragnet, while tariff exemptions for carmakers have put the spotlight on Trump's use of exemptions, which critics liken to 'crony capitalism'

Crackdowns on scam centres near Thailand's borders with Myanmar and Cambodia led to the rescue of 7,200 people - and warnings of the threat they pose to countries in the West

Carmakers such as Toyota have been discussing 'End of Life vehicle schemes' with Thai officials to reduce old cars to help lift the sector out of a slump

Sales of $7 billion worth of Chinese steel, processed by third countries and sold to the US, are at risk because of a wave of tariffs imposed by the US and many other countries