A survey of factory activity in October reveals worst contraction in 6 months, as export orders dropped after a long period of front-loading to beat US tariffs

Samsung's earnings have recovered and it's now in 'close discussion' with Nvidia on HBM4 – the next-generation of high-bandwidth memory chips

The move, for the port of Chabahar, aims to boost Delhi's effort to enhance trade with Afghanistan and Central Asia. It follows remarks by President Trump this week that he wants to reach a trade deal with India

Trump says 'amazing' Busan summit rated 12 out of 10. The two sides agreed to lift agricultural trade, pause port fees and deal with issues in the US TikTok sale

Tariff deal nearly finalized, Trump says, with $350bn worth of investment in US to be split into bundles, plus extensive help to reinvigorate US shipbuilding

Nvidia is set to become the first company with a market cap of $5 trillion after its shares jumped in pre-market trading on Wednesday following the announcement of two new deals

Satellite data has revealed a swag of rare earth mines in Laos, near tributaries that flow into the Mekong, spurring fears of an environmental crisis for Asia's third biggest river

China's next 5-year plan focuses on innovation and industrial upgrades. Policymakers also want to raise household consumption, but they refused to put a figure on that

The news spotlight will focus on Malaysia this weekend, for the latest tariff talks, another episode of 'Trump the Peacemaker' and key issues for Southeast Asian nations and global heavyweights

Trade officials from the US and China will meet in Kuala Lumpur this weekend to try to reach a trade deal that allows their leaders to meet in Seoul next week.

Major oil importers in India and China told industry and trade sources on Wednesday they will refrain from buying seaborne Russian oil after the US hit Lukoil and Rosneft with sanctions. Most refiners are now reportedly looking at alternate sources.

Most governments, and oil and gas companies, are not acknowledging alerts from the global satellite system warning them about methane leaks, the UN says