The Bank of Japan conducted a rate check on Wednesday, in possible preparation for currency intervention, Nikkei reported. The yen has falled around 20% so far this year.

The storm, moving in a northwesterly direction in the East China Sea, is expected to make landfall later on Wednesday near Zhoushan port, forecasters said.

The US is considering sanctions against China to try to deter it from invading Taiwan, while Taipei has lobbied the European Union to do the same

Taiwan's Globalwafers will start work in November on the first silicon wafer facility built in the US in more than two decades.

Vedanta won subsidies on expenditure and cheap power from western Gujarat state to build the computer chip mega-project, sources say

Tokyo must be prepared to step in to tackle 'excessive, one-sided' yen moves, the government’s deputy chief cabinet secretary said

The slide in Japan's currency has begun to spook big investors, and some are cutting bets that it will decline further, expecting that the government could step in to try and stop the fall.

Japan’s industry chief warned US officials its new rules restricting tax credits to EVs assembled in North America could be illegal

Japan is to spend $24bn on support measures as inflation soars in the world’s No3 economy, while the yen’s plunge also has Tokyo worried

Greenpeace ranked Toyota last out of the top 10 automakers in sales volume - for the second year running. Zero-emission vehicles made up less than 1% of its sales, report said

President Tsai vows to "deepen our cooperation with democratic partners to jointly safeguard peace and stability in the region"

The talks in Los Angeles will seek to agree on a framework for economies to engage on trade and data flows, environmental and labour standards, supply chains and anti-corruption efforts