South Korea does not recognise cryptocurrencies as financial assets and has laws that effectively prohibit ETFs linked to virtual assets

Oil tankers diverted from the Red Sea on Friday after Houthi militants in Yemen said they would keep targeting vessels in the region in response to US and allies' attacks on their military bases

Chinese shipments to Russia jumped 47% in 2023 from a year earlier, and soared 64% compared with 2021, before the Russia-Ukraine war, China's customs data showed

Consumer prices fell for a third month in December while factory-gate prices extended a more-than-year-long decline, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed

A Chinese space launch company has fired the most powerful rocket developed by the country's private sector from a ship in the Yellow Sea

The US Securities and Exchange Commission's decision to approve Bitcoin ETFs is a landmark move for the crypto sector

Finland's president had talks with China's Xi Jinping over damage done in October to the gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia, suspected to have been done by a Hong Kong container ship

China's central bank is under pressure to cut rates at a time it faces falling prices, which may discourage private investment and spending; experts say structural reforms are needed

Naval forces shoot down 18 drones and 3 anti-ship missiles, ahead of a UN vote to deter such attacks. Vessel data shows most oil tankers are still using the Suez Canal but container ships are down 28%

The China Passenger Car Association says the country became the top auto exporter for the first time with sales likely to top 5.26 million, ahead of Japan's 4.3 million (but final figures yet to be tallied)

Chinese chipmakers are forecast to start production at 18 new fabs this year, according to a microelectronics industry group

China tech giant is discussing the sale of games with Tencent and other prospective buyers but no deal has been reached yet, it said