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Malaysia has sent 150 containers of plastic waste back to mainly rich countries since the third quarter last year

Chinese President Xi Jinping has ended a two-day state visit to Myanmar after attending the signing a raft of agreements buttressing bilateral relations and advancing Beijing's ambitious Belt and Road Initiative, in which his host country is a key player

China’s economic growth sank to a new multi-decade low in 2019 as Beijing fought a tariff war with Washington, but forecasters said an interim U.S.-Chinese trade deal might help to revive consumer and business activity

China's President Xi Jinping was given a lavish welcome to Myanmar as he arrived Friday for a state visit meant to deepen bilateral relations at a critical time

An Indonesian official says SoftBank is offering to invest $30 billion to $40 billion in the development of a new Indonesian capital on Borneo island

China’s economic growth sank to a new multi-decade low of 6.1% in 2019 as consumer demand weakened and Beijing fought a trade war with Washington

China's 2019 economic growth weakens to 6.1%, a new multi-decade low, amid trade war with Washington

China has welcomed an interim trade deal with Washington and said the two sides need to address each other’s “core concerns

The trade agreement signed by President Donald Trump and Beijing's lead trade envoy comes amid seismic shifts in supply chains and investment hastened by the tariff war that began in 2018

A group set up by European clothing brands that has monitored factory safety in Bangladesh for years plans to leave the country in May

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos says his company plans to invest $1 billion in digitizing small and medium businesses in India

Visitor numbers to Hong Kong fell by nearly 40% in the second half of last year amid clashes between police and anti-government protesters

Indonesia says Abu Dhabi's crown prince has agreed to lead a committee that will oversee the construction of a new Indonesian capital city at an estimated cost of $34 billion

Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates have affirmed deeper economic ties during a visit by Indonesian President Joko Widodo in which he sought billions of dollars to finance his country's infrastructure and energy projects

China's auto sales fell for a second year in 2019 as a trade war with Washington and an economic slowdown depressed consumer confidence and demand for electric vehicles weakened

Soaring pork prices that nearly doubled in December kept China's inflation at a seven-year high despite government efforts to ease meat shortages caused by a disease outbreak

Soaring pork prices that nearly doubled in December kept China's inflation at a seven-year high despite government efforts to ease meat shortages caused by a disease outbreak

China's food prices jumped 17.4% in December over a year earlier, driven by surging pork costs despite official efforts to ease shortages caused by a disease outbreak

Banking and other businesses across India have suffered as millions of workers went on strike protesting the Hindu nationalist government’s economic policies, especially the planned sale of several state-owned companies including Air India

Malaysia's Anti-Corruption Commission has released a series of audio recordings allegedly showing former Prime Minister Najib Razak seeking help from Abu Dhabi's crown prince and colluding with a former prosecutor to conceal wrongdoings linked to a corruption scandal

Tokyo prosecutors raid office of Japanese lawyer who represented former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn

Samsung Electronics Co. says its operating profit for the last quarter likely fell 34% from a year earlier

Defense team for Carlos Ghosn says Nissan's investigation against him is flawed and biased, aimed at taking him down

Tesla has delivered its first Chinese-made cars to customers and chief executive Elon Musk says the electric car brand plans to set up a design center in China