The US dollar rose to a more than seven-month high against the Japanese yen on Thursday, close to the 145 mark which could see the Bank of Japan intervene in the forex market again

The Japanese investment house lifted a little-known social media app called IRL to unicorn status on claims it had 20 million users

Shares of top chip designer Nvidia, plus AMD and other chipmakers have fallen after a report that the US may impose tougher curbs on exports of artificial intelligence chips to China

US automaker could sell 155,000 cars in China during April to June, up 13% from its record first quarter, but local rivals may have cut the group's market share, analysts say

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