Japan’s impending earning season saw investors rushing to cash in while Hong Kong shares were unaffected by new market regulations

The US official said US businesses operating in China regularly complain about insufficient protections and enforcement over intellectual property

The news comes after the US outfit came under fire at the weekend after it emerged Huawei’s new high-end laptop was powered by Intel AI chips

White House trade chief Katherine Tai will tell lawmakers the administration is even looking at reintroducing some Trump-era tariffs on Chinese imports

While rivals claim to be further ahead in the race to develop the next generation of batteries, Nissan has hinted it’s poised to make the great leap forward sooner

Escalating tensions in the Middle East and the threat of open conflict between Israel and Iran also darkened the mood on trading floors

Samsung, which launched its latest flagship smartphone Galaxy S24 series at the beginning of the year, shipped more than 60 million phones in Q1

The bloc’s solar panel manufacturers have been struggling to compete with their Chinese competitors as its members install new solar panels at record speed

Elon Musk’s firm has seen its stock fall by about 31% so far this year with customers slow to transition away from fossil-fuelled motors

The tech trade battle between Washington and Beijing has created a window of opportunity for China’s southern neighbours

Escalating tensions in the Middle East put pressure on equities while gold and the US dollar strengthened

China’s emergency management ministry said the country had also been hit by a drought, sandstorms and forest fires so far this year