 
 
							Vietnam, Indonesia, South Korea and Japan all have export numbers that are near or at their highest in at least a decade
 
 
							The Ukraine war is stirring tensions in the Middle East, where two old US allies are questioning their ties because Joe Biden wants to resurrect a nuclear deal with Iran
 
 
							President Gotabaya Rajapaksa called for a unity government on Monday to deal with the economic crisis, as ministers and the central bank chief offer to resign and stock trading is halted
 
 
							Mineral sands group commits to the country's first refinery, boosted by a $749m loan from the federal government to counter China's dominance of the processing of rare earths
 
 
							Multiple provinces such Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Beijing have sent healthcare workers to Shanghai, with some estimates putting the total number at more than 10,000
 
 
							Announcement comes as media said Chief Secretary John Lee, Hong Kong's second most senior official, was set to resign to join the race to replace Lam in May
 
 
							Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar—key members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries—have remained hesitant to increase oil and gas exports
 
 
							The Biden administration sanctioned a gamut of entities, including Singapore's Alexsong, that reportedly helped Russia evade curbs
 
 
							The flagship policy that included a crackdown on tech firms had put businesses on the edge
 
 
							City-state sees climate impacts such as rising sea levels as existential threats, said minister of sustainability and the environment Grace Fu
 
 
							Chinese exports to Russia have been buffeted as the rouble swings in value, clear evidence of the effect Western sanctions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine are having in China
 
 
							China agreed on Wednesday to a request by Pakistan to roll over a $4.2 billion debt that was due to be repaid this week