Asian economies are particularly vulnerable to torrential rains and storms, which can make up for 80% of the extreme weather events in the region

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin was dismissed from office by the country's top court on Wednesday for appointing a former convict to a top-level post earlier this year

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s announcement that he will step down next month after a patchy three years boosted markets

Whoever succeeds Kishida must restore public confidence in LDP and tackle the rising living costs, and geopolitical tensions with China

Analysts say the lack of strong support for the economy means China is unlikely to hit its 5% growth target, as demand for exports looks to be weakening

The PBOC pledged on Tuesday to provide funds to 11 provinces in the south, east, north and southwest, plus farmers, small firms and households

A recent report saying carbon offsets were ‘largely ineffective’ could lead firms to abandon or pare back investment in nature and carbon removals

Some 56 companies trading on exchanges on mainland China and four in Hong Kong will be removed from the MSCI China Index at the end of August, MSCI said

India's Competition Commission issues unusual order after US tech giant complained that its commercial secrets had been revealed to rivals

Tokyo bounced back into life after Monday’s holiday while China and Hong Kong stocks were forced to work hard for small gains

Tens of thousands of citizens left the country in the year to June, as the economy slipped into recession and people sought jobs abroad

Some 1.35 million fully electric or plug-in hybrid electric vehicles were sold in July, Rho Motion market research firm said on Monday