The purchase of jets from Qatar aimed to fill an air defence 'gap', but lawmakers said the planes were old and Prabowo's plan drew more heat during his election campaign

A political deal and a venture to protect freight vessels could bring a resolution to the crisis within six months, the CEO of Hapag-Lloyd said. Meanwhile, the EU plans to launch a naval mission to intercept attacks in coming weeks

A record 9 billion domestic trips are expected to be made over the next six or so weeks, state media has predicted.

Companies that normally ship exports from Vietnam to Europe are opting for more expensive air freight because of attacks on vessels in the Red Sea, a freight platform said

The country's most indebted provinces and cities have been told to delay, downsize or stop work on state-funded transport projects, so municipal debt is contained

A Chinese space launch company has fired the most powerful rocket developed by the country's private sector from a ship in the Yellow Sea

China moves to maintain dominance of rare earths sector, by banning the export of production technology for rare earth metals and alloy materials, plus tech linked to some rare earth magnets

Japan's most significant defence build-up since the Second World War has seen a wave of new investment in its domestic aerospace sector

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo makes the first of a dozen funding awards to boost chip production in the US, while urging Nvidia to sell AI chips to China - but not their top models

The number of Chinese blacklisted for defaulting on debts has hit a record high, which means millions can be blocked from using mobile apps for payments

The US Treasury has imposed sanctions on Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise, the ruling junta's main source of foreign revenue, in a bid to stop the military's deadly attacks on civilians

Civil servants and bankers face tighter travel limits, while the government is monitoring people's relatives abroad, sources said, as Beijing has become paranoid of foreign influence and spying