As Tokyo and Washington finally formalise a trade deal with lower tariffs, many smaller Japanese carmakers are unlikely to get much relief from the pinch of six times higher levies

Allies close to a contract that will lower car tariffs to 15%, while expanding US rice imports and purchases of US-made aircraft, source says

Head of the Financial Action Task Force says countries around the world must eliminate the problem of shell companies - or face greater monitoring. Countries in SE Asia seen as likely targets.

Investors and officials in other countries have been confused about the status of Trump's tariffs after a Federal Appeals Court ruled that they were could not be filed under an emergency powers bill

Japan is seeking clarification of key issues and written confirmation of pledges made at the White House before their top trade negotiator flies to the US to seal a huge investment deal

Prosecutors in Taiwan said they would seek a long jail term for a man accused of getting trade secrets from former colleagues at TSMC, to allegedly help Japan’s Tokyo Electron compete for supplier deals

In the latest episode of The Oval Office, Trump meets South Korea's leader, says he'd like to meet North Korea's Kim Jong Un, and maybe fly to China with President Lee.

As he headed to Washington, Lee sent a delegation to Beijing, with a message calling for normalised relations with China, while he has offered huge help with US shipbuilding

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang visits TMSC in Taipei. His company is working on a new chip named the B30A, based on its Blackwell architecture, that will be more powerful than the H20 model

Huge cloudbursts cause havoc in mountainous parts of India and Pakistan, while China has seen peak levels in 330 rivers in recent weeks

Billionaire Masayoshi Son backs his long-time ally Lip-Bu Tan, now Intel CEO, with $2bn share investment amid push for huge data centre venture with OpenAI in the US

AI pioneer Sam Altman says the money being thrown at some players in the industry is 'insane' and 'not rational'