S&P Global’s India services purchasing managers’ index rose to 62.3 in July from 58.5 in June - its fastest growth since 2010

The move on Thursday could hit companies such as Apple, Dell and Samsung hard. Indeed, it appears aimed at forcing them to manufacture their products locally.

Sandwiched between Russia and China, Mongolia has cultivated allies – like the US – in a bid reinforce its independence, but its economy relies heavily on its giant neighbours

Some of the biggest rare-earth companies outside of China are facing challenges in refining elements for the green energy transition

VW and automaker FAW Group could "buy" a platform of EV technologies from Leapmotor, according to the state-backed news-site. Meanwhile, BYD is facing a tax probe in India.

The world's largest crypto exchange withdrew from mainland China in 2017 during a regulatory crackdown, but the country is allegedly still the biggest source of its trading, a new report says

India and Thailand are contenders for production sites for a small electric vehicle made by Foxconn's Mobility in Harmony, CEO Jack Cheng said

China's Caixin/S&P Global manufacturing purchasing managers' index data fell to negative territory, while Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam also saw factory activity contract

The deals follow the introduction of the US's Inflation Reduction Act, designed to wean the US off the Chinese supply chain for electric vehicles

Italy signed up to the BRI four years ago under a previous government, becoming the only major Western country to have taken such a step

Once an illustrious Chinese technology giant, Ant is emerging from a near three-year-long regulatory crackdown that started with the shelving of its planned mega listing in 2020

Sukbae Lee, one of the scientists that the alleged superconductor LK-99 is named after, said the claims were in the process of being peer-reviewed