BOJ drops stimulus programme as the country finally emerges from deflation; central bank to end purchase of risky assets like ETFs and real-estate trusts
Beijing will vet IPOs more closely, 'severely punish' securities fraud, and also increase supervision of listed companies to ensure they give better dividends and don't 'worship money'
Chinese military researchers have been studying the role of Starlink satellites in the Ukraine war and warned about its risks to Beijing, while calling for the creation of a similar network
Dozens of South Korean companies have left China in recent years for reasons ranging from bilateral strains, geopolitical rivalry, plus China's economic slowdown and push for self-sufficiency
Japan was also in the global market spotlight amid speculation that the Bank of Japan could exit its ultra-dovish monetary policies at its two-day meeting ending next Tuesday
Court says Didi’s alleged desire to sell American depositary shares before a looming government crackdown gave the firm a "concrete and personal economic motive" to go public
The US has reportedly been pressing Seoul, since the second-half of 2023, to implement export curbs targeting chip supplies to China
In Hong Kong, shares of biotech firm WuXi AppTec fell 12% on news that a US-based global trade association representing biotechnology companies sought to “separate” from it
Long-running batteries with 'full life circle' costs will be key for the operating costs of Nio's thousands of battery swapping and charging stations
The space startup still claimed the failed launch was "a big step forward" because the rocket had autonomously aborted the flight, as programmed
Nissan’s Chinese sales dropped by 16% last year while Honda’s were down about 10% in the world’s biggest auto market
While pledging billion-dollar investments in Manila, Raimondo said the US was constantly looking at ways to expand chip curbs against China and restrict its tech progress