The cause of the blaze is yet to be confirmed, but there is concern it could reduce consumer confidence and derail growth of a sector that is key to India's carbon reduction goals.

The number of people who made road trips during the Sept 10-12 holiday was down by 37% while the number of people who flew was down by nearly 60%, state media said

Vedanta won subsidies on expenditure and cheap power from western Gujarat state to build the computer chip mega-project, sources say

The European push for a ban on products made from forced labour follows a similar move in the US, which focused on commodities from Xinjiang province.

Indonesia may join India and China in buying cheap Russian crude because of pressure of rising costs, President Joko Widow has said

From next month US companies that export chipmaking equipment to Chinese factories that produce advanced chips with sub-14nn processes will require a government licence

Sea's e-commerce platform Shopee plans to shut operations in Argentina, while scaling back in Mexico, Chile, and Colombia. Staff are also being laid off at its Garena gaming unit in Shanghai

WeChat users received a notification on Sept 6 saying personal data such as likes, comments, browsing and search history, content uploads will be transmitted to the mainland

Some executives say the US ban on exports to China of Nvidia and AMD's advanced computer chips could backfire if it creates chances for startups in China's fast-growing chip market.

Chinese carmaker Leapmotor's plan for a $1.5-billion initial public offering in Hong Kong has been suspended, because of a lukewarm response by investors, sources say.

Germany's economy ministry is looking at moves to cut its dependence on China, its top trade partner, and measures to boost dealings with democracies, sources say

India's move on Thursday is expected to lead to price increases by other major exporters, like Thailand, Vietnam and Myanmar. It could hit China and the Philippines hardest.