The new deal, which excludes aluminium and will take effect on April 1, requires Tokyo to help fight global excess steel manufacturing capacity

Ranks of cryptocurrency speculators have swelled, with even obscure tokens minting the newly wealthy: at least on the blockchain

The framework aims to fill a hole in the US' Asia strategy left by Trump's move in 2017 to quit from Trans-Pacific Partnership, a pact his predecessors designed as a counterweight to China

Presidents Xi Jinping and Alberto Fernandez, who met on sidelines of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, agreed on a five-year plan on agricultural cooperation

GlobalWafers said total capital expenditure may hit T$100 billion ($3.6 billion) between 2022 and 2024, including 'substantial greenfield investments'

China has become Ecuador's top lender in the past decade, with millions of dollars in long-term credit

The Dutch-owned trawler FV Margiris – the world’s second-largest fishing vessel – spilled its catch after its net ruptured

China expressed hope US would act to facilitate free trade in new energy products and 'contribute to global development of low greenhouse gas emission economy'

The plant will be situated in the Tres Quebradas project, the northern province of Catamarca, and will aim to produce 20,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate per year

News of the deal came as the US asked Japan if it could divert some of its LNG imports to Europe in the event of a crisis in Ukraine

The German supplier of construction materials said it may unveil more ambitious CO2 reduction targets in May

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies led by Russia agreed to a small increase for March, raising the collective oil production target by 400,000 bpd