Canada will allow up to 49,000 vehicles to be imported annually from China with a tariff of 6.1%. PM Mark Carney said the quota could rise to 70,000 vehicles within 5 years

Takaichi plans to dissolve parliament on Friday ahead of the snap vote on February 8 for all 465 seats in the lower house of parliament

Prime minister cancels contracts with Italian Thai Development after crane collapses on consecutive days that killed nearly three dozen people

The world needs to mount a multinational response to cybercrimes as threats from scam centres and organised gangs are rising, UNODC says

Chinese companies ordered to avoid cybersecurity software made by about a dozen US and Israeli firms due to national security concerns, sources say

Diversification of trade to Africa, SE Asia and other regions, helps China manage US tariffs, but it also highlights its weak domestic economy, analysts say

Trump urges Iranians to keep protesting. Meanwhile, analysts unsure if Trump will impose a higher tariff on China, plus countries that are US allies. States are also waiting to see if the US will intervene in the crisis

The Nikkei shot up on Tuesday amid widespread speculation that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will call a snap election, possibly in just a month's time

Chinese companies making electric vehicles must commit to sell their cars at agreed minimum prices, if they want to avoid tariffs in Europe

China's finance ministry said the VAT export rebates for battery products would be cut to 6% from 9% from April, then rolled back entirely from January 1, 2027.

German government sources said there are high expectations that a deal could be signed at the end of January after "very intensive" talks between Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Modi on Monday

Videos on social media show cars and buildings ablaze as riots rage in several cities; dozens have died and the regime looks vulnerable amid a dire economic crisis and strikes last year by Israel and the US