The Japanese auto giant has lagged behind rivals in the electric vehicle race but is now accelerating its efforts to catch up

The announcement came after customs data showed China had completely blocked its exports of germanium and gallium products in August

China’s blue-chip dipped 0.8%, with Hong Kong’s Hang Seng and the ASX in Sydney both tumbling 1.3%, while the BSE Sensex in Mumbai was also down 0.85%.

The deal will allow the vast Japanese conglomerate, which has been plagued by scandals and controversies in recent years, to become a private entity and one that is back in local hands

ByteDance and Flipkart are among the handful of names on the Japanese tech giant’s roster tipped to go public sometime soon

The Japanese tech fund giant is reportedly looking to invest tens of billions of dollars into artificial intelligence

Arm's debut will likely encourage other tech companies to move forward with their IPOs, but it does not likely signal a return to the frothy market of 2021, market analysts say

The sanctions against Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman would be imposed via China's Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law, a foreign ministry official said on Friday

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