Australia could be the next nation to finalise a free-trade agreement with Europe, if a deal can be reached on farm exports in the near future

Xi reminds Trump that arming Taiwan is a 'red line', while discussing developments in Venezuela and Iran. Later, news emerged of talks on a new arms deal with Russia

Chip giant's CEO meets PM Sanae Takaichi as work starts on a second fab on Kyushu, which will produce 3-nanometre chips for AI use

Shares of Chinese solar panel makers jump after Musk sent a team to visit companies making equipment, silicon wafers, battery modules and perovskite tech

Beijing lashes court ruling scrapping Panama port deals, while CK Hutchison launches move for the case to be put to international arbitration

Experts say lower US tariffs on most Indian goods will reinvigorate exports to the US, but others advise caution until the deal's fine print becomes clear

Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi hails the retrieval of rare earths from close to 20,000 feet below sea level as a world first. She faces an election on Sunday.

Notorious debt restrictions policy imposed in 2020 appears to have been abandoned, but analysts say a lot more is needed to stabilise the sector's grim outlook

India has made clear its ambition to attract greater investment in AI and data centres, but its dreams will have to reckon with a shortage of water and power

Cambodia is deporting hundreds of people freed from scam centres in recent weeks, but there is concern for thousands stuck in a 'humanitarian crisis.'

Panama's Supreme Court has ended a concession to a subsidiary of CK Hutchison to operate two ports on the Canal. The verdict has upset officials in Beijing and Hong Kong

Multiple shipments of jet fuel by Iran's 'shadow fleet' have helped Myanmar ramp up aerial attacks on rebel groups over the past 18 months, new reports say