Australia and Japan are expected to update their security agreement, given China's aggressive posturing over Taiwan and the South China Sea. But Tokyo also wants help with its energy transition

Imports rose by more than 40% for the fifth month in a row, hitting their highest ever level since data began in 1979, according to Japan's MOF

Falling prices and cooling demand in China, because of the prolonged crisis in its property sector, caused Rio to more than halve its interim dividend payout in July

Stagnant demand from China, monetary policy tightening, and high inflation were the key causes of falling exports, Finance Ministry official Beatrice Tsai said.

Global recession fears and high inflation pose big risks to the economy, Premier Fumio Kishida told parliament on Wednesday, but there are hopes tourism will lift the economy

Australia’s thermal coal revenue is tipped to jump 35% while its LNG revenue is seen rising 29%, Canberra revealed

The ADB has already agreed an emergency loan of $200 million to ensure access to food and protect livelihoods in Sri Lanka

India's move on Thursday is expected to lead to price increases by other major exporters, like Thailand, Vietnam and Myanmar. It could hit China and the Philippines hardest.

India’s fast-rising Russian oil imports are being matched by its rising oil exports suggesting it may be reselling Russia’s oil to the West.

The move by Beijing is seen as a bid gain more leverage over some of the world's biggest mining conglomerates

The deal will give the global miner ownership of Turquoise Hill's 66% stake in Oyu Tolgoi, the world's largest known copper and gold deposits, 550km south of Mongolia's capital Ulaanbaatar

China dependence on foreign sources of battery metals such as nickel, lithium and cobalt poses a risk to its electric vehicle industry, a metals industry official said on Friday.