The deal announced on Tuesday is Tokyo's most significant defence sale since the country ended a military export ban

Ishiba has responded to criticism from opposition lawmakers for not having signed an official document when Japan agreed to a trade deal with the US last month

Sales of China-made Model 3 and Model Y vehicles, including exports to Europe and other markets, were down 5.2% from June, China's car association said on Monday

After announcing a 25% tariff on Indian imports, Trump posted stinging remarks on social media about its high tariffs and slandering its "dead economy". Other countries in the Asia-Pacific fared much better.

Tesla has signed multi-billion-dollar battery and chip deals with South Korea's LG Energy Solutions and Samsung, to cut reliance on China because of Trump tariffs

Politburo vows to manage the country's overcapacity crisis that have plagued key sectors – such as EVs, solar and more – by boosting capacity cuts in the second half of this year

Giant 8.8 quake created up to 5-metre waves that hit parts of Kamchatka, while tsunami alerts were raised in Hawaii, Guam and islands across the Pacific

India and Vietnam exported more phones to the US than China in the second quarter, amid shifts in production and tariffs imposed by President Trump, a new report says

EU agrees to invest $600 billion and buy more US products in return for Trump halving his threatened tariff on most European goods to 15%

A 90-day extension would slow escalation and help planning for a possible meeting between Trump and Xi Jinping in October or early November

With China demanding a stake in the $23bn sale, officials in Beijing and Washington may need to negotiate who gets what, as part of a bilateral trade deal

Climate experts say the International Court of Justice has drawn red lines to clarify countries’ obligations under international law to protect the climate and rein in the fossil fuel industry