Samsung insiders say his quiet manner disguises a steely determination that Lee will need if he is to grow Samsung amid mounting business headwinds amid a sharp downturn in global tech demand

Data Lake, a Manila-based firm part owned by Henry Sy Jr, said it signed a deal to be first SE Asian partner of SpaceX's Starlink. Currently few Filipinos have broadband internet service

Shares in Japan closed at their highest level in nearly seven weeks, while world stocks also hit a five-week high and most Asian currencies also eked out gains after a decline in the dollar index

Reports of Foxconn's Zhengzhou campus operating in a “production bubble” went viral on Chinese social media platforms

Korean tech groups SK Hynix and LG Display joined US tech giants in reporting big slowdowns in growth and warning things are going to get worse, fanning recession fears.

About 95% of Singapore's electricity is generated from natural gas, though the country plans to ramp up sources of renewable energy.

Central banks from Hong Kong, Thailand, China and the UAE issued CBDCs worth $12m on BIS’ mBridge platform to test cross-border transfers to and from commercial banks and foreign exchanges

Rising gas prices have forced Thailand to extend the lifespan of some coal plants to meet its power needs. Meanwhile, Thai exports rose by 7.8% in September

Mirae Asset is creating a 300 billion won ($208 million) fund to support Musk's takeover of Twitter, the Korea Economic Daily said

Problems were reported by 19,000 users in Singapore and 68,000 in the UK, as well as users in India and Hong Kong

The world is facing its "first truly global energy crisis" but IEA chief says that has sped up the transition to clean, renewable sources of power.

China's top exports to Russia included smartphones, generator sets, excavators and containers, while imports from Russia also rose 55%.