MUMBAI -- Indian drivers on Friday morning encountered higher prices for regular gasoline and diesel for the first time in four years as government-owned oil retailers began partially passing on their rising crude oil bills.

TOKYO -- Google parent Alphabet will issue close to 600 billion yen worth of yen-denominated bonds, the largest-ever bond offering in the Japanese currency by a foreign company, surpassing a previous record set by the U.S. investment firm Berkshire Hathaway.

TOKYO -- Subaru will postpone the launch of its own electric vehicles, which was previously scheduled for 2028, as demand for EVs is dwindling, the company announced Friday.

TOKYO -- Japanese and South Korean stocks fell sharply on Friday, led by a tech sell-off, as investors repriced their risks in the face of rising oil prices and higher bond yields stemming from the ongoing Iran war.

NEW DELHI -- Iran, in remarks at a BRICS foreign ministers' meeting in New Delhi, has accused the United Arab Emirates of involvement in the U.S.-Israeli strikes against it, according to Tehran.

SHANGHAI -- U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping wrapped up their two-day summit in Beijing on Friday, touting positive outcomes but offering few immediate specifics on what was achieved.

KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia's economy grew at a slower pace in the January-March quarter, as the impact of the Middle East conflict began to weigh on the economy, official data from the central bank showed Friday.

TOKYO -- Kioxia Holdings on Friday forecast a 48-fold jump in quarterly net profit as booming demand from artificial intelligence data centers continues to drive up prices and shipments of memory semiconductors.

BANGKOK -- Thailand's state oil and gas conglomerate PTT on Thursday reported a 10% rise in net profit for the January-March period, as it capitalized on the Middle East crisis , which pushed up oil prices, even as the company sold more petroleum products.