The move, for the port of Chabahar, aims to boost Delhi's effort to enhance trade with Afghanistan and Central Asia. It follows remarks by President Trump this week that he wants to reach a trade deal with India

Trump says 'amazing' Busan summit rated 12 out of 10. The two sides agreed to lift agricultural trade, pause port fees and deal with issues in the US TikTok sale

China has published its five-year development plan for 2026-2030 and for the first time in 15 years, new energy vehicles are not included in its list of strategic emerging industries

Tariff deal nearly finalized, Trump says, with $350bn worth of investment in US to be split into bundles, plus extensive help to reinvigorate US shipbuilding

Nvidia is set to become the first company with a market cap of $5 trillion after its shares jumped in pre-market trading on Wednesday following the announcement of two new deals

Trump also lavished praise on Japan’s newly-elected PM Sanae Takaichi, the country’s first female leader who, in return, promised to nominate the US President for the Nobel Peace Prize

Satellite data has revealed a swag of rare earth mines in Laos, near tributaries that flow into the Mekong, spurring fears of an environmental crisis for Asia's third biggest river

The US is racing to establish a rare earth supply chain separate from China following Beijing’s increasingly aggressive moves to restrict its exports of rare earths to the country

Trump signed a flurry of deals on his visit to the ASEAN summit on Sunday, but there is concern already that the trade agreement with China will only cover a handful of key concerns

Two Asian markets hit record levels on Monday, while Chinese stocks roseto their highest in over a decade amid optimism of a US-China trade deal

China's next 5-year plan focuses on innovation and industrial upgrades. Policymakers also want to raise household consumption, but they refused to put a figure on that

The news spotlight will focus on Malaysia this weekend, for the latest tariff talks, another episode of 'Trump the Peacemaker' and key issues for Southeast Asian nations and global heavyweights