With his 36-year-old son as a possible vice-president, Jokowi is seeking to retain some influence in government, analysts say.

Investors were in no mood to take on risk as Middle East tensions showed no signs of easing while surging yields added to the pressure

Despite some of China’s electric vehicle makers, such as BYD and Nio, being household names, hundreds more now face an uncertain future

Investors were in a positive frame of mind thanks to strong economic signs from the US even as the situation in Gaza darkened

Australia's richest person is now the largest shareholder in Liontown Resources, which has one of the world's most exciting lithium deposits, as well as contracts to supply Ford and Tesla

The Vietnamese automaker saw Q3 earnings jump 159%, year-on-year, but saw its net loss stretch 33.7% to $623 million

The $7.3bn flagship project of President Joko Widodo has been delayed by the pandemic and soaring costs

Beijing is encouraging Chinese companies in the sector to form "innovation consortia” and share tech advances

The proposed collaboration, which would see Nio share its research and technology for investment, has reportedly already met with resistance in Germany

Hyundai confirmed there had been 21 fires and 21 other ‘thermal’ incidents related to the recall, while Kia said it had seen at least 10 blazes

Chinese visitors landing in Bangkok on Monday got a VIP welcome from Thailand's new PM, who is looking to rev up the economy, and has been wooing tech giants such as Tesla, Google and Microsoft

Beijing has been courting foreign capital as its post-pandemic recovery stumbles amid weak overseas demand and an ailing property sector