Vanuatu, Fiji and Samoa ask ICC to recognise 'ecocide' as an international crime; with companies and executives punished for severe cases of environmental degradation

Investors were in cautious mood ahead of Wednesday’s latest US inflation figures while China’s woes also distracted traders

Since last year, multiple reports have raised concerns about the authenticity and integrity of oil firms' emissions reduction projects in China — which in one case was actually chicken farm, according to a whistleblower

Excess capacity and a lack of domestic demand threaten to create a vicious cycle within China’s economy where lower employment and wages could lead to a further fall in private consumption

The outlook for the US and Chinese economies saw investors ditch equities, sending bourses across the region intro retreat

Guo, who is accused of links to online casinos that were a front for scam centres and human trafficking syndicates, was deported from Jakarta on Friday

The biggest solar manufacturers, such as Jinko, Longi and Trina, are in rocky water, but expected to survive, and may even prosper, if orders pour in from Africa

All eyes were on US jobs figures due out later in the day as Tokyo extended its losing streak to four days while China stocks hit seven-month lows

Guotai Junan bids for Shanghai rival Haitong Securities, after Beijing called for mergers in a sector with over 140 local and foreign players. It wants about 10 leading institutions in coming years.

In a 65-page indictment, US prosecutors say Chinese government representatives have allegedly given millions of dollars in kickbacks and gifts to Linda Sun and her husband

"I think to make the case that this is about national security is getting harder and harder" said Christophe Fouquet

China's consumer confidence index slipped to 86 in July, just above the level in late 2022 during the Covid pandemic, while the employment index hit a record low