Technical talks with China had intensified to an almost daily basis and could extend beyond the end of October, a top European Commission official said

Katsunobu Kato named as finance minister, Takeshi Iwaya made foreign minister and Gen Nakatani returns to be defence minister

Top analyst says crime zones are seeing a huge inflow of stolen funds; calls for sanctions to be imposed on Karen warlord who hosts scam centres on the Thai-Myanmar border

OpenAI's proposed data centres would need power equal to the output of about five nuclear reactors – at least 100 times the requirements of a standard large data centre

Huawei has sent out samples of its new Ascend 910C to top Chinese server companies, but issues continue to persist with the chip's predecessor

Mainland China stocks enjoyed their biggest single-day gains since 2008, with property stocks soaring after mortgage cuts were announced by the PBOC; meanwhile, the Nikkei plunged on news of Japan's new PM

China's central bank says local banks should reduce rates on existing mortgages by no less than 30 basis points below the Loan Prime Rate.

Analysts say making household demand a driver of development, instead of investing in industry and infrastructure, is a long path paved with tough choices

At stake for OpenAI is fundraising worth $6.5 billion that could give the company a valuation of $150 billion

A self-proclaimed lone wolf, Ishiba has long been popular with the public. He is a supporter of the idea of an Asian NATO.

Battery-electric vehicles accounted for 8% of new vehicle sales in June and July of this year, while overall auto sales are set to drop 12% this month

Industrial profits fell by 17.8% in August from a year earlier following a 4.1% increase in July, data released on Friday showed