China's expertise in chemical refining and production could see it lead a shift to rechargeable batteries that use sodium rather than lithium, a new report says

Officials said the increase in March showed rising demand for electric vehicles, but experts said suppliers were just catching up on unfulfilled orders after Covid disruptions last year

Chinese e-commerce giant's shares fell by 5% in Hong Kong, before recovering some losses, after news SoftBank will greatly reduce its key stake in Alibaba

The trade in US computer chips from Hong Kong and China to Russia soared more than tenfold last year to at least $740 million, according to a probe by Nikkei

Analysts say China's latest military drills, held from Saturday to Monday, show Beijing is serious about being able to cut off the democratically ruled island in a conflict

South Korea has done a deal to lend half a million rounds of 155mm artillery shells to the United States, so the US can bolster its stockpile while it provides military aid to Ukraine

The news is expected at high-level sovereign debt talks on Wednesday on the sidelines of the World Bank and IMF Spring meetings in Washington

The Kospi in Korea, the ASX 200 in Australia and the Nikkei in Japan all rose more than 1%; Hong Kong was also up, while Shanghai edged down slightly after more negative data on Tuesday

The lawsuit, lodged at a California court, came after a report that Tesla employees shared videos and images recorded by customers' car cameras between 2019 and 2022

Latest data shows that consumer inflation has fallen to an 18-month low, while factory-gate price declines increased in March amid the global slowdown

Industry sources say TSMC and other chipmakers fear the US Chips Act subsidy process could expose confidential corporate strategy

Tesla will build a second factory in Shanghai to make its Megapack battery storage units, aiming to initially produce 10,000 a year, for sale around the world