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BYD brings price war to Japanese market in bid to win over customers

The automaker sold just 5,300 vehicles between January 2023 and June this year despite opening its 45th sales location in Japan

Asian markets edge higher as investors eye possible US govt shutdown

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan firmed 0.4 per cent, to be up almost 4 per cent for the month

Indonesia's military expanding power, raising authoritarian fears

Groundwork was laid in March, when lawmakers approved changes to the 2004 Indonesian Military Law, which broadened the government's ability to appoint serving military officers to civilian positions

Why Musk, Gates were both wrong about the future of electric trucks

Sales of electric heavy trucks in August nearly tripled from a year earlier, according to First Commercial Vehicle Network

North Korean, Chinese FMs agree to deepen ties, resist US dominance

Kim and Xi earlier attended a massive Beijing military parade marking the end of the World War II, with other world leaders including Russian President Vladimir Putin

China's plan to cut refining capacity faces pushback in key regions

China's oil refiners need to stop producing so much transport fuel because the energy transition means the demand is no longer there

Oregon sues Trump admin over national guard deployment to Portland

The suit filed in federal court in Oregon called his troop callup an 'unlawful federalisation' of the National Guard

Citi's Wall Street rebound turns Vis Raghavan into CEO contender

Citigroup has scaled the M&A advisory ranking and displaced rivals on at least two recent deals

4 dead, 8 wounded in shooting, fire at Michigan church, say police

Hundreds of people were inside the church in Grand Blanc Township when a man rammed a pickup truck through the front door, then got out of the vehicle and started shooting

South Korea, US to launch working group on visa issues after ICE detentions

The first meeting of the new working group will take place in Washington on Tuesday, just weeks after the high-profile raid on a factory construction site that drew international attention

Amid political turmoil, ousted Nepalese PM Oli dismisses exile rumours

Oli recently vacated the Prime Minister's official residence in Baluwatar on September 9 after weeks of Gen Z-led protests culminated in the fall of his government

Russia needs to accept reality in ongoing war against Ukraine: Vance

His remarks follow President Donald Trump's statement earlier in the week, suggesting that Ukraine is now in a strong position to win the war

Vietnam rescues thousands, shuts airports as Typhoon Bualoi makes landfall

Bualoi has left at least 20 people dead in the central Philippines since Friday, mostly from drownings and falling trees, and knocked out power in several towns and cities

Moldovans vote in tense election amid claims of Russian interference

Moldova is landlocked between Ukraine and European Union member Romania

US mulls supplying long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine, says JD Vance

Tomahawk missiles have a range of 2,500 km (1,550 miles), and would be a powerful asset in Ukraine's arsenal as it fights back against regular barrages of Russian missile and drone attacks

Echoes of 2007 grow louder as risky debt, buyouts raise concerns

There are some key differences between now and 2007. Banks are more heavily regulated and have larger equity cushions. Consumers haven't borrowed as much this time around

Russia embeds war machine into economy as Putin eyes long-term power

Years of massive defense outlays have locked the country in a state of militarization that's transformed factories and sucked in hundreds of thousands of workers

Donald Trump to meet top Democrats as both sides dig in on shutdown

The bill at issue would only fund the government until mid-November and must pass before Oct. 1

Trump will speak at hastily-called meeting of military leaders on Oct 2

The person was not authorised to discuss the president's plans before a public announcement about his attendance and spoke on condition of anonymity

All about Iran's nuclear programme as UN reimposes 'snapback' sanctions

A 30-day clock for the sanctions started when France, Germany and the United Kingdom on Aug. 28 declared Iran wasn't complying with its 2015 nuclear deal