India’s auto parts industry could be forced to slash a fifth of its 5 million or so workforce if the slowdown in vehicle sales continues, the president of the country’s largest industry group for auto parts makers said.

The Chinese parent company of popular video app TikTok will set up a data centre in India, as privacy concerns prompt Indian regulators to push for greater domestic storage of information.

An Indian government panel has recommended banning all private cryptocurrencies and a jail term of up to 10 years and heavy fines for anyone dealing in digital currencies, which could signal the end of them in India.

India’s edible oil imports are likely to rise 7.3 percent in 2019/20 to a record high as weak monsoon rains curtail yields of summer-sown oilseeds such as soybeans and groundnut, a senior industry official said.

Japan’s Toshiba Memory said there was a “good chance” for acquisitions as it pushes to increase its share of the market for advanced storage products used in data centres.

For public relations officer Rachel Li, paying top dollar for “beautiful” cherries imported from the United States was a no-brainer.

Sentiment in the oil market has shifted dramatically in recent days, with hedge funds, producers and traders all taking a more bearish tack in response to what they see as weakness in worldwide demand.

European funds managing $2 trillion in assets called on cement companies to slash their greenhouse gas emissions on Monday, warning that a failure to do so could put their business models at risk.

A plunge in exports and the worst growth rates for a decade have fuelled concerns about the outlook for Singapore’s economy, with analysts saying the figures offer a warning that Asia is heading for a slowdown as China-US tensions bite.

Shinzo Abe’s so-so victory in Japanese elections over the weekend will keep his focus on the Japanese economy, where it should be. The prime minister’s ruling coalition won a majority in Japan’s upper house, but slack turnout denied him enough seats to scrap the

MALAYSIA will find it challenging to meet its 3 percent fiscal deficit target for next year due to uncertainties around the US-China trade war, the finance minister told Reuters in an interview on Monday.

The manager of a sausage factory near Moscow, Arslan Gizatullin says his halal business has been feeling the pinch -- not so much from Russia’s sluggish economy but competitors vying for a piece of a growing Islamic market.

Some Chinese companies are seeking new purchases of US agricultural products, China’s official Xinhua news agency said on Sunday, citing authorities.

Lifestyle magazine Colors has honoured women entrepreneurs in seven categories for their impressive success in the field of business.

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government faces mounting pressure as rising prices and tough austerity policies under Pakistan’s latest bailout from the International Monetary Fund are squeezing the middle class that helped carry it to power.

South Korea’s Samsung Electronics has sent letters to local partners urging them to stockpile more Japanese components in case Tokyo expands its export restrictions, a source with knowledge of the matter said on Thursday.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau launched the Canada-EU summit Wednesday by praising the “progress” resulting from CETA, their free trade deal, while European Council president Donald Tusk called Ottawa the bloc’s “closest transatlantic partner.” Their mutual

Tokyo is facing a shortage of accommodation when Olympic fans pour into the Japanese capital for next year’s Games so officials are looking offshore -- to moored cruise ships operating as floating hotels.

Samsung has launched a “Meet the Eid” campaign marking the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha offering free consumer electronics and cashbacks on purchase of select models of refrigerators, televisions and washing machines till August 11.

G7 finance ministers meeting in France on Thursday agreed a plan for taxing digital companies such as Facebook and Google that will set a minimum level of taxation for them.