Businesses and governments across the world need to alter their operations and priorities to minimise impacts on nature, or face extinction, a global body has warned

Stocks surge after Japanese PM's huge election win, but she'll need to be careful with spending outlays to retain her popularity

Australia could be the next nation to finalise a free-trade agreement with Europe, if a deal can be reached on farm exports in the near future

Experts say lower US tariffs on most Indian goods will reinvigorate exports to the US, but others advise caution until the deal's fine print becomes clear

Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi hails the retrieval of rare earths from close to 20,000 feet below sea level as a world first. She faces an election on Sunday.

Korean officials have been unable to stop the US from increasing the tariff on their exports, as the National Assembly needs to pass a special law on the deal, which could take a few more weeks

President Trump hikes tariffs on South Korean goods to 25% after asking why the Korean legislature has not approved the trade agreement reached with President Lee last year

European carmakers currently hold a less than 4% share of India's 4.4-million units a year car market, which is dominated by Japan's Suzuki and homegrown brands

PM Mark Carney is heading to Delhi and Canberra in March to ramp up his country's diversification to more friendly "middle-power" trading partners

Canada will allow up to 49,000 vehicles to be imported annually from China with a tariff of 6.1%. PM Mark Carney said the quota could rise to 70,000 vehicles within 5 years

Diversification of trade to Africa, SE Asia and other regions, helps China manage US tariffs, but it also highlights its weak domestic economy, analysts say

The Nikkei shot up on Tuesday amid widespread speculation that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will call a snap election, possibly in just a month's time