Analysts say China's latest military drills, held from Saturday to Monday, show Beijing is serious about being able to cut off the democratically ruled island in a conflict

South Korea has done a deal to lend half a million rounds of 155mm artillery shells to the United States, so the US can bolster its stockpile while it provides military aid to Ukraine

The South Korean anti-monopoly regulator has fined Google close to $32 million for blocking the release of mobile video games on a competitor's platform

The news is expected at high-level sovereign debt talks on Wednesday on the sidelines of the World Bank and IMF Spring meetings in Washington

The sale is part of a series of similar moves by Berkshire, which started selling its BYD shares in late August last year

The Kospi in Korea, the ASX 200 in Australia and the Nikkei in Japan all rose more than 1%; Hong Kong was also up, while Shanghai edged down slightly after more negative data on Tuesday

Companies that fall foul of the new rules, likely to come into effect sometime this year, could have their services suspended, face fines or even face a criminal investigation

The lawsuit, lodged at a California court, came after a report that Tesla employees shared videos and images recorded by customers' car cameras between 2019 and 2022

Australia will suspend a case it lodged at the WTO, while China does a prompt review into duties imposed on the grain; there is hope also their dispute on wine can also be resolved

Latest data shows that consumer inflation has fallen to an 18-month low, while factory-gate price declines increased in March amid the global slowdown

"Until our company's official announcement, any Ernie app you see from App Store or other stores are fake," the Chinese search engine giant said in a statement

April could see a good recovery in sales growth thanks to a low base in the corresponding period last year when China imposed strict Covid-19 lockdowns