China bought a record 8.54 million tonnes of Russian coal last month to help deal with extreme hot weather, plus 15.8 million tonnes of thermal coal from Indonesia.

Five million foreign tourists have arrived so far this year, expecting to rise to 10 million by the end of the year, finance minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith said.

The world's largest exporter of coal wants to retire some coal plants early and nearly double the proportion of renewable power sources in its energy mix to 23% by 2025

Indonesia may join India and China in buying cheap Russian crude because of pressure of rising costs, President Joko Widow has said

Vietnamese EV maker set to take on legacy automakers and startups with its two all-electric SUVs, the VF8 and VF9

Sea's e-commerce platform Shopee plans to shut operations in Argentina, while scaling back in Mexico, Chile, and Colombia. Staff are also being laid off at its Garena gaming unit in Shanghai

India's move on Thursday is expected to lead to price increases by other major exporters, like Thailand, Vietnam and Myanmar. It could hit China and the Philippines hardest.

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

China's car maker has purchased 112 hectares of land in Thailand's Rayong province, which will be the electric vehicle maker's first hub in Southeast Asia, said Nikkei

An Indonesian nickel miner signed a big investment deal on Tuesday with China's Shandong Xinhai Technology to build a processing plant on Sulawesi Island.

Thailand's economy is recovering amid an influx of foreign tourists and expected to grow by 2.7% to 3.2% this year, the state planning agency has forecast.

Most Asian markets slipped on Wednesday as investor worries about monetary tightening were inflamed by strong US jobs data. But stocks in Korea edged up slightly