Exports were up by 23.5% from a year earlier to $39.9 billion – its eighth consecutive monthly rise, the finance ministry said on Tuesday

A joint report led by the Australian Cyber Security Centre said China's APT40 hackers are regularly targeting private and state networks, to steal passwords and usernames

Data showed Japanese workers saw their average base pay climb 2.5% in May, the fastest in 31 years, suggesting broadening wage gains will give households more purchasing power

Samsung enjoyed a more than 15-fold rise in second-quarter operating profit, as chip prices rebounded thanks to the AI boom, but the group opposes unions and the strike may have little impact

Foreign firms in Taiwan have been assessing risks to employee safety after China's threat to execute Taiwanese 'diehards' who passionately embrace its independence

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.9% to its highest since April 2022, while the Nikkei was close to its peak, the Topix hit all-time highs, and the Hang Seng rose for a fourth straight day

Two billion parcels with a declared value of less than 150 euros arrived in the EU from outside countries in 2023

Many Chinese battery-makers have invested in the African nation recently as JVs with local firms in countries with trade deals with the US may get tax credits

Among the top applicants for GenAI patents were China's ByteDance - which owns video app TikTok - and e-commerce giant Alibaba Group

South Korea's Hyundai Motor and LG Energy Solution opened the first EV battery plant in Indonesia on Wednesday. It is part of a $9.8bn plan to set up an EV supply chain in SE Asia's biggest economy

Confidence in China's services sector hit a 4-year low in June, according to a private survey, which blamed a drop in foreign orders. Meanwhile, Japan also saw a slide in services activity.

In May, the US Commerce Department revoked licences allowing companies including Intel and Qualcomm to ship chips used for laptops and handsets to Huawei