The US will release 50m barrels from its Strategic Reserve to help cool oil prices in the lead-up to Christmas. States in Asia will do what they can.

Temasek subsidiary's deal comes at a time of booming demand for warehouses and logistics infrastructure in China and SE Asia as the pandemic spurs e-commerce

Apple won't be able to ship new iPads to consumers in Asia in time for Christmas amid a supply crunch ahead of the crucial holiday sales season

Limited supply of lithium and cobalt - the key constituents of a Li-ion battery - is also behind the global hunt for a replacement, which may become ready by 2030

Hong Kong's Secretary for Food and Health said adolescents aged 12 to 17 will be accorded priority to receive the CoronaVac vaccine

A flurry of asset sales and share placings, including some from Evergrande, has sparked hopes this week that the sector will be able to avoid a full-blown crisis

The stake sale is being pulled as Reliance Industries is making huge strides in its new energy business. The Indian conglomerate has vowed to invest $10 billion in alternative energy over the next three years

Some analysts fear the jump in prices of lithium, a key constituent of batteries that drive electric vehicles, could cool people’s adoption of electric vehicles

Katherine Tai said the trade arrangement would involve US allies and friends. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said the framework would be flexible and Congress would not be involved

US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo says the new Indo-Pacific economic framework will not be a typical trade deal

China, India, Indonesia and the Philippines are among developing Asian nations that fall in lowest-risk categories, according to new research by Nomura

The three countries' progress on vaccination, plus falling or low case numbers and relatively large tourism sectors were factors in them topping this rating, Oxford Economics said