Court in Zug says islanders have a right to protection from cement giant Holcim's emissions, but legal challenge to bid for compensation remains

Beijing said the US seizure of a China-bound oil tanker off Venezuela was a serious violation of international law, but other factors are also seen behind gold and silver's latest rise

Demand for renewables and data centres has caused a surge in shipments of lithium-ion storage batteries, with Chinese firms exporting more than $66 billion this year

The review process, once complete could result in the first shipments to China of Nvidia's second-most powerful AI chips

Government stands by its no-nukes pledge after an unnamed security official suggested the country should have such weapons to deter aggressors. Japan has been intimidated by three nuclear-armed neighbours.

The Bank of Japan lifted interest rates to a three-decade high on Friday, which caused the yield of 10-year government bonds to jump to a 26-year peak. Meanwhile, MUFG bought a 20% stake in an Indian non-bank lender

Move avoids US ban, but critics say there are unanswered issues. Elizabeth Warren says Trump wants to hand control of what people watch "to his billionaire buddies."

Firms are now focusing on batteries for energy storage systems that are quickly becoming critical to the global data-centre build-out

Japan's third-largest developer has been attracted by rising rents and construction costs far lower than in Tokyo, New York or London

Chinese scientists have built an advanced chipmaking machine in a secret lab in Shenzhen with help from former ASML staff lured to produce cutting-edge chips

Beijing’s push for artificial intelligence self-reliance could be hyping up stocks of Chinese chipmakers despite their lags in technology

China Vanke is the latest developer sinking in the country's long-running property crash, which some say could drag on for another 5-10 years