Customs data on Wednesday showed China's imports were boosted by greater chip imports, but exports rose by the slowest pace in three months, which adds to concern about the trade outlook
The Nikkei in Japan suffers its biggest ever one-day loss, plummeting by a whopping 13%, while Taiwanese and Korean shares both sank by more than 8%.
A corporate climate targets group says the use of carbon offsetting can be counterproductive and act as a disincentive to emissions reduction
Global methane emissions are rising at their fastest rate in decades, scientists have warned in a new study
Wildfires in Southeast Asia were among the causes in the switch which saw one of the Earth's major carbon sinks collapse in 2023
Big Tech anxieties, China’s wayward economy, Donald’s Trump’s possible return and currency shifts all weighed on sentiment
Prof Sean Turnell says Myanmar's central bank should be hit with sanctions as it is the key actor providing the junta with funds to wage war against the people of Myanmar
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.9% to its highest since April 2022, while the Nikkei was close to its peak, the Topix hit all-time highs, and the Hang Seng rose for a fourth straight day
Thai banks were involved in $120 million worth of weapons and related materials exported to Myanmar in the 2023-24 fiscal year – "sustaining the junta's campaign of violence," the official said
Russian president gets a warm welcome from his communist colleagues in Hanoi. But his mutual defence pact with Pyongyang is likely of far greater concern
Multiple deals agreed in KL on banking, energy and education. Beijing will also study a revised plan to connect Malaysia to a high-speed rail link from Thailand to Singapore
Cable outage reports raise eyebrows because Russian President Vladimir Putin is due to visit Hanoi this week – news that drew a sharp rebuke from US officials