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Indian billionaire Gautam Adani and his nephew Sagar Adani have agreed to settle a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit over allegations they misled investors.

Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are scheduled to meet Friday to close out a two-day summit that has featured pageantry and dealmaking.

Market watchers are betting that the Trump-Xi summit could extend trade truce and lift Chinese equities.

Asia markets eyed gains ahead of closely watched Trump-Xi summit on trade, tariffs and technology restrictions.

Can Japan be a major player in the international defense sector, like its neighbor South Korea?

Heading into the summit, Beijing and Washington will likely reaffirm their shared intention to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and restore stability in the region.

Disruptions from the Middle East conflict pose a risk to India's economic growth and inflation.

Trump said Monday that U.S. arms sales to Taiwan and the imprisonment of Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai would be among the issues at the summit in Beijing.

Modi appealed to Indians to cut fuel use, overseas travel and gold purchases as the Middle East conflict exposes India’s heavy reliance on imported energy.

Washington has sought to press Beijing to lean on Tehran to reopen the strait, though China's appetite to act as a pressure mechanism remains unclear.

China has cushioned the worst of the energy shock through its strategic oil stockpiles and a diversified mix of renewable energy sources.

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While hardware sales took a hit in Sony's fourth-quarter, strong revenue from its image sensing and music businesses offset the dip.

India is the world’s fastest-growing consumer market, and with cricket commanding near-religious devotion, investors are rushing to own IPL franchises.

Southeast Asia to benefit significantly from Asian Development Bank's $70 billion new energy and digital infrastructure plan in Asia and the Pacific by 2035.

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi trip to Beijing on Wednesday marks the first time he has visited China since the beginning of the Iran war.

It comes as the U.S. Navy seeks to deliver on President Donald Trump's "Project Freedom" initiative.

The victory of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's political party in state polls dispels worries about his waning popularity, analysts said.

Inflation had picked up materially in the second half of 2025, and the conflict in the Middle East had resulted in sharply higher fuel and commodity prices.

India, the world's third-largest emitter of carbon dioxide, is burning more coal as demand for power rises, most of which is coal-fired.