Companies in China have been testing cargo drones that can carry loads of up to 2 tonnes, while helicopter taxis are planned near Shanghai

Markets took their cue from an overnight rally on Wall Street after a bigger-than-expected drop in US unemployment claims calmed investors' nerves

A 5.3 tremor rocked Tokyo on Friday, a day after a 7.1 quake shook Kyushu and sparked a national emergency warning. Kyushu is home to chip plants run by Sony and TSMC, but damage was believed to be limited

Nobel laureate has been sworn-in as chief adviser of a caretaker government that has taken power, after weeks of turmoil and the abrupt departure of PM Sheikh Hasina on Monday

Weak demand for travel to China, plus rising costs and needing to avoid Russian airspace, has seen Western airlines slash services to the mainland

Sources say some of the compliance checks were related to four rural commercial banks under investigation for suspected bond market manipulation

Some 73 companies are now on the US blacklist. New additions include Rare Earth Magnesium Technology Group in Hong Kong and Century Sunshine Group, which make magnesium fertilizer and alloy products.

The Federation of Thai Industries has warned that cheap Chinese imports are killing local manufacturers, with hundreds of firms forced to close every month in the first half

Scientists have speculated that the region could be holding a huge amount of carbon, equivalent to the annual CO2 emissions of the US

Over half of all vehicles sold in China last month were either new pure electric vehicles (EVs) or plug-in hybrids, industry data has revealed

Russia and China are looking at bilateral barter deals, as a way to avoid use of international banking systems, which can be monitored, trade sources say

As well as market volatility, investors were also spooked by the prospect of Donald Trump’s possible return to office and a likely US-China trade war