It’s claimed the firms operate through agents in Dubai, Bangkok and some Indian cities recruiting workers through social media ads

The Biden administration has brought in new export controls, including cutting China off from certain semiconductor chips made with US tools

The head of Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council said Xi will consolidate his power at the party congress – and that will spell trouble for the island nation

US Federal Reserve chiefs reasserted their commitment to capping inflation sending stock indexes across the region downwards again

Japan's Nikkei reached a two-week high but Hong Kong’s Hang Seng dipped on a thin day of trading ahead of key employment figures from the US

Hong Kong saw its best day in almost seven weeks, led by its tech stocks, but eyes will now be on US jobs data

Auto market observers say Tesla’s premium pricing could limit the US firm’s ability to cope when demand dips

German rental giant Sixt says it will be Europe's first car rental company to offer BYD vehicles

Weaker US manufacturing figures raised expectations among Asian investors of a softer rate stance by the Federal Reserve

The increased quotas include 13.25 million tonnes of refined products – gasoline, diesel and aviation fuel

Australia’s thermal coal revenue is tipped to jump 35% while its LNG revenue is seen rising 29%, Canberra revealed

Japan’s Nikkei was the outlier, boosted by chips stocks and rallying oil prices, but markets elsewhere had little to be encouraged by