The yuan has slid more than 4% against the dollar so far this year, while policymakers in Japan are also considering their options to fix the yen's rapid and one-sided plunge

A Bank of Japan member has called for an early tweak to the key yield curve control setting as the country’s currency continues to come under pressure

Prosecutors allege that Choi Jin-seok’s staff stole data from Samsung’s Hwaseong plant in Korea so they could build a plant in China

Japan’s efforts follow increasing military aggression by neighbours China and Russia, which have been building their capability to target satellites

A government fund will buy JSR for $6.4bn in the latest move to boost the country’s chip industry which has also seen deals with TSMC and Samsung

Markets broadly expect stimulus policies to be unveiled after a regular meeting of the Communist Party's political bureau in July

Japanese households are being hit hard by rising import costs though the yen's depreciation has boosted exporters' profits and seen stocks soar

Yellen says the World Bank and global development banks should be reformed to become more efficient before being given more funds to help poor nations counter climate change

Technological advances have helped lithium-iron-phosphate batteries edge past EV batteries made of nickel and cobalt, experts say

The Nikkei 225 in Japan was up by 0.56% on Wednesday, but the Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong slumped by nearly 2%; stocks also fell in Shanghai, Sydney, Bangkok and other markets

The PBOC is expected to make a modest cut in rates in the second half, but weak private sector confidence has undermined demand for loans

The Korean automaker has raised its EV sales target to 2 million by 2030, will develop next-gen batteries and sell two China plants