US chip toolmaker Applied Materials will invest $400 million over four years in a new engineering centre in India

The two countries signed agreements on computer chips, tech, critical minerals, space cooperation, plus defence and cooperative arrangements aimed at countering China's influence

US President expects to meet with Xi Jinping in the near-term and doubts that his remark undermined ties with Beijing

Pakistan and China signed a $4.8bn deal to build a 1,200 MW nuclear power plant, while the debt-laden state is in talks with the UAE for control of Karachi port in exchange for emergency funds

Two of the world’s richest men are locked in a battle over the Indian government's distribution of satellite broadband spectrum in a bid to tackle costs and competition

Yellen says the World Bank and global development banks should be reformed to become more efficient before being given more funds to help poor nations counter climate change

Technological advances have helped lithium-iron-phosphate batteries edge past EV batteries made of nickel and cobalt, experts say

The move would allow some Indian and other foreign workers on H-1B visas to renew those visas in the US, without having to travel abroad, sources said

Young Chinese face the "most difficult employment market in generations" and need to brace for tougher times as the situation could get worse before things improve, a top economist has warned

Musk says it's "quite likely there will be a significant investment in our relationship with India in the future,” adding that he thinks "India has more promise than any large country in the world"

The Nikkei 225 in Japan was up by 0.56% on Wednesday, but the Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong slumped by nearly 2%; stocks also fell in Shanghai, Sydney, Bangkok and other markets

The PBOC is expected to make a modest cut in rates in the second half, but weak private sector confidence has undermined demand for loans