Sales of trucks that run on new energy are reported to have soared by 175% in the first half of this year

China's cabinet boosts social insurance and support for young people as economy weakens. Prices in June fell by the most in two years amid weak consumption.

The price of copper shot up on Wednesday after Trump's threat of a 50% tariff, while pharma stocks fell on his talk of a 200% levy on drug imports. Deals with India and the EU expected soon.

China said BRICs is not seeking 'confrontation' after the bloc issued a statement that Trump damned as 'anti-American.' He threatened to hit all members with a 10% tariff

Closure of the 'de minimus' loophole on small parcels has led to a double-digit drop in the amount of air cargo being flown from Asia to the United States

Surge of solar output in May sees China pass the 1,000 GW mark, but its record on coal power remains a dark shadow on its impressive energy transition

In a report on Monday the World Meteorological Organization warned that Asia is warming nearly twice as fast as the rest of the world, fuelling more extreme weather and exacting a heavy toll on the region

Closing the Strait would spur a big rise in the price of oil, but analysts say shipping and air travel to the Middle East has already been hit and there may be other ways Tehran seeks to strike back against the US.

The world's biggest trial of software designed to keep children under 16 offline has found there are 'no big tech barriers' to enforcing a social media ban for teenagers in Australia

Global firms are seriously underestimating the threats to their operations from increasingly changing climates, experts say

Border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia continues to simmer, as Phnom Penh pushes for international recognition of old boundaries

Notorious ethnic group in northeast Myanmar is guarding new Chinese-run rare earth mines in Shan State, where chemicals are used to flush the minerals out of local mountains, creating another toxic runoff concern for Thailand