TOKYO -- China's export growth accelerated into double digits in early 2026, the latest data shows, despite global supply uncertainty related to U.S. tariffs and geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.

WASHINGTON -- The U.S.-led strikes on Iran increasingly are seen by experts as part of a strategy by President Donald Trump to put military and economic pressure on governments close to China -- such as Venezuela and Cuba -- as a check on Beijing.

TOKYO -- Must a weak yen be bad for the Japanese economy? Houlihan Lokey's chief executive, Scott Adelson, says that may be an outdated notion.

KUALA LUMPUR -- Major Malaysian banks have posted growth in revenue and profit in 2025, but analysts say sustaining the momentum may be more challenging this year, as they expect the central bank's policy rate to remain at a relatively low level.

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Japanese construction machinery makers Komatsu, Hitachi Construction Machinery and Kubota say they will maintain price hikes meant to offset American tariffs, despite the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling against those duties last month.

HANOI -- Honda Motor will celebrate the 30th anniversary of its expansion into Vietnam by releasing limited-edition motorcycles with designs based on characters from the Spider-Man franchise.

BEIJING -- Suzhou Maxwell Technologies, a Chinese maker of advanced production equipment, plans to spend 3.5 billion yuan ($506 million) on opening a factory to make machines for manufacturing perovskite solar cells, widely considered the next big thing in the growing solar power sector.