Three auto suppliers have received "general licences" designed to ease demand pressure by allowing more exports under year-long permits for customers

Revenues of China's top military firms fell 10% last year after the PLA and its Rocket Force were targets of a corruption crackdown ordered by President Xi, new report says

Warmer oceans are one reason Asia is experiencing more intense storms, but some of the latest cyclones were rare, as they formed close to the equator.

Vietnam's ties with China may have warmed since the US imposed tariffs, spurring concern about deals signed recently with Huawei and ZTE, which the US does not trust

36 die and 279 are missing after one of the worst fires in Hong Kong for many years. Meanwhile, China's long-running property crisis drags on

Southern Thailand and Malaysia are the latest regions hit hard by flooding; losses in Thailand are estimated at up to $150 million a day

More than 2,400 mines - many illegal and unregulated - are releasing deadly chemicals such as cyanide and mercury into rivers across much of mainland Southeast Asia

China's aggressive trade stance against Japan appears to kill any chance it has of joining the CPTPP trade bloc in the near future

China's crude imports from Indonesia saw a huge jump this year, which is at odds with Indonesian data on crude exports; traders say it's likely Iranian crude trans-shipped via Malaysia.

The 27-megawatt data centre, to be powered by about 10,000 of Nvidia's new Blackwell GB300 chips, will be Taiwan's largest advanced GPU cluster

China says 'trade cooperation' with Japan has been "severely damaged" by the new PM Sanae Takaichi's comment that a Chinese attack on Taiwan could trigger a military response

According to some analysts, the West will still rely on China for 91% of its heavy rare earths needs by 2030, down only slightly from 99% in 2024