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

Guterres warned of fragmentation "in world economic and financial systems" amid differing views on technology and security; he also urged solutions for poor nations' debt and climate change

Analysts expect more debate in the US on the effectiveness of chip curbs and the possibility of Congress including harsher sanctions in a competition bill it is preparing against China

The Taiwanese tech giant blamed falling smartphone sales after its revenue in August fell 8% year-on-year and was down 12% on the previous month

UK data analysis company Logically claims the Chinese government and state media have orchestrated a news campaign against Japan