Four more nations are seeking to join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership next month, officials in Southeast Asia said on Thursday

Taiwan appeared to suffer the worst of the most powerful cyclone this year, which was still battering cities in southern China late on Wednesday night.

The Reserve Bank said ASX's clearing and settlement units fall short on regulatory standards and it needs to make big changes to its culture and risk management

Forecasters have warned of gale-force winds, a huge sea surge and a damage bill similar to typhoons in recent years that caused billions of dollars in damage.

Australian mining companies have been assessing setting up plants in the US amid the Trump Administration's push to bolster its processing facilities for rare earths and other critical minerals

Trump is expected to announce the takeover of TikTok in the US this week, with confirmation that the app's algorithm is "secured, retrained and operated in the US"

No country in Southeast Asia is more exposed to US tariff hikes than Vietnam, only China would be hit harder, a UNDP rep said

Lee said they cannot afford to invest $350 billion without a safety mechanism to cut risk, such as only supporting commercially feasible projects

Analysts say China is happy to drag out talks on the TikTok takeover, but President Xi agreed to meet President Trump in South Korea on October 31.

Thailand needs to monitor gold exports to Cambodia, to find out if they are connected to money laundering, the country's central bank chief has said

China and the US 'have larger agendas to work out,' Nvidia chief says after China's cyberspace regulator bans local firms from buying its AI chips

Chinese shareholders' stake will be cut to below 20%, while Andreessen, Silver Lake and Oracle look set to be key players in the new firm running TikTok in the US