Banks vow to follow government guidance, as they did on Russia, if Beijing invades Taiwan. But some said the US had to compete with big Chinese banks, which have grown in size in recent years

A global squeeze on maintenance, repair and overhaul capacity is a key factor contributing to higher airfares, as demand has bounced back faster than aircraft can be made available

The move by the Federal Communications Commission follows action in recent years against Huawei and a range of other Chinese telecom firms

The island's highly valuable chip factories were spared thanks to quakes occurring in areas away from chip foundries, plus modern design safety features, according to TrendForce

Apart from exploring a possible rupee-riyal trade mechanism, the nations also discussed trade diversification and expansion, removal of trade barriers, and marketing of Indian pharma products

Yoon will meet Biden in New York, where they are expected to discuss North Korea and concerns in Seoul over the climate bill cutting tax credits for electric vehicles made outside the US

The projects involve development of new energy and securing people's livelihoods, urban transit, railways and housing, plus offshore wind power, safe drinking water and an ecological park

US Secretary of State will host Partners in the Blue Pacific nations on Thursday, that has been set up to deal with climate change, and China's push for strategic footholds in the region

The bill authorises the president to form an oversight body to fine data handlers for breaching rules on distributing or gathering personal data

Malaysian bonds lured $1.25 billion as foreign inflows last month, the highest since December, while Indonesian bonds obtained about $600 million and Indian bonds also received $483m

Core consumer inflation hit 2.8% in August, its fastest since late 2014, which was well over the central bank's target. Price pressure is seen as lasting longer than the BoJ expected

China bought a record 8.54 million tonnes of Russian coal last month to help deal with extreme hot weather, plus 15.8 million tonnes of thermal coal from Indonesia.