HKEX has suffered a notable decline in listings and trading at its two Hong Kong exchanges from both China's economic slowdown, plus lingering geopolitical tension.

About 200,000 tonnes of copper believed held at storage sites in Qinhuangdao port for Glencore and over a dozen Chinese companies is reportedly missing, the report says

Companies in India use the UAE dirham, the HK dollar, yuan or euro when buying Russian coal, in a bid to avoid the dollar and US sanctions, according to customs data and industry sources

Thousands of people flooded the streets of Dhaka, demanding gas prices are cut to previous levels within 48 hours.

The news, announced by Investment Affairs Minister Luhut Pandjaitan on Monday, follows a meeting between Tesla chief Elon Musk and President Joko Widodo in Texas in May

A heatwave spurred power generators in China to ramp up purchases of coal in July by 24% over the previous month, driven by greater use of air conditioners in many cities.

India's top rice-producing states of Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh have recorded a monsoon rainfall deficit of as much as 45% so far this season

The Pakistan Ministry for Energy wants to move away from imported power sources like coal and use more wind, solar and hydroelectric

Water would be moved from the Three Gorges Dam to the Han River via a 1,400km open canal, the South China Morning Post reported, with the aim of boosting food production by some 540 tonnes.

Refiners from India, Dubai and other Chinese state oil firms have been outbidding Asia's biggest oil refiner in purchases of Russian oil this month, market traders say

Analysts said the yen's tumbling value against the dollar caused share price boosts for automakers and microchip producers

Chinese exports grew by almost 18% in June, well above forecasts and the highest rate in five months, but imports were flat and foreign trade still faces instability, a Customs spokesman said