Speculation swirled on Friday that China's defence minister - who has not been seen for over two weeks - may be under investigation or held in house arrest

The Taiwanese chip giant is considering setting up a second fab in Japan, and adding capacity to an $8.6 billion plant already under construction in the country

The State Department told Congress on Wednesday it has agreed the sale of 25 of its top-of-the-line fighter jets – the F-35 – to South Korea

Putin showed Kim around Vostochny Cosmodrome, his most advanced space rocket launch site, as North Korea twice failed to launch reconnaissance satellites in recent months

Tokyo has sent a defence ministry official to assist a role in Taipei usually undertaken by a sole retired military officer to avoid riling China

Putin needs artillery shells and anti-tank missiles, while Kim is anxious for help on technology for satellites and nuclear-powered submarines, plus food for his people, analysts say

The 10 biggest US IPOs of the past four years are down an average of 47% from the closing price on their first day of trading

The sweeping deal aims to link South Asia and the Middle East to help the flow of energy and trade from the Gulf to Europe

China's ban on iPhone use by government workers was extended to local government entities last month, raising fears that Apple and its suppliers could be hit hard by rising Sino-US tension

Republican chair of influential House panel calls for harsher curbs after the discovery of new chips in Huawei phones "that may violate trade restrictions"

Sources said the catastrophic malfunction happened after an update of the automaker's parts ordering system

Foreign envoys complain of lack of access to officials and scholars as geopolitical tensions simmer and officials become wary of contact amid a ramped up security drive and rising anti-Western sentiment