Malaysia has agreed to ratify the ILO's protocol on forced labour, following repeated claims of serious labour abuses this year involving firms in the glove-making and other sectors.

Top economic policy official says tech platforms that possess large amounts of personal data should return 20% to 30% of revenue generated by transactions to the state

US government memos show Visa raised concerns about a "level playing field" in India during an August meeting between US Trade Representative Katherine Tai and company bosses

China could face more than 630,000 Covid-19 infections a day if it dropped its zero-tolerance policies by lifting travel curbs, a study by Peking University mathematicians has warned

India's economic crime-fighting agency have summonsed officials of Amazon and its warring partner Future Group in a case related to alleged violation of foreign investment rules

China's rail link down into Laos opens this week, but experts question if Laotians will benefit from a $6-billion project that led to the eviction of 4,400 farmers and created huge national debt

Nations around the world tightened border controls to guard against the spread of the new coronavirus variant Omicron.

The Omicron variant has raised alarm because of the large number of mutations it has, spurring fears that this may help it spread or evade antibodies created by vaccines currently being used

Smartphone giant Xiaomi will build a plant that can produce 300,000 vehicles annually, plus its auto unit headquarters, with sales and research offices in a Beijing tech development zone

A government statement issued late on Friday said Starlink had been told to comply with regulations and refrain from booking satellite internet services in India immediately

Contact tracing is being done to determine the extent of a Covid outbreak in Manzhouli with mass testing due to begin for the city's 300,000 residents and people told not to leave their homes

Wenzhou city in eastern China has issued an arrest warrant for Macau junket mogul Alvin Chau, accusing him of operating gambling activities in mainland China