Producers overwhelmed as supply chain disruption fuels fears of shortages

Companies lean heavily on equity in effort to dent blow from coronavirus

Canberra’s call for an inquiry into the origins of coronavirus has provoked threats from Beijing

The outlook looks weak for shares exposed to the local economy

Boost for world’s largest producer of the canned fish as consumers stockpile long-life goods

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Chinese ecommerce giant to help expand 50-floor Axa Tower

Catering and ground-handling company excluded from Canberra’s coronavirus support scheme

Banks try to limit fallout from collapse of Singapore commodities trader Hin Leong

The fallout for Asian banks’ exposed to the oil and trading sector has just begun

Vice-chairman Lee Jae-yong’s claim that family will release control over tech giant met with scepticism

Coronavirus has added months to game console’s lifespan, but not years

Jump in downloads helps Japanese video game group score 41% rise in profit

Bank alleges collapsed Singaporean company raised money through duplicate invoices

Charles Li will not seek reappointment when contract expires in October 2021

Phone-based system controls entry and exit to neighbourhoods and taxi cabs

Research finds WeChat analyses messages from users registered outside China to train its algorithms

Kingdom offers crude to US at a premium but shows reluctance to lose Asian market share

Executive decree set to prop up prices in hopes of saving domestic shale industry

Washington’s stance is alarming US allies when a joint approach is needed

Government clarifies report that 400,000 garments were unusable

Central bank of Latin America’s largest economy can now engage in monetary financing

Investment in Reliance tech and telecoms division follows Facebook and Silver Lake agreements

A collapse in global car-booking demand was offset by a surge in food delivery at Uber

Two sides hold call on ‘phase one’ deal in rare easing of war of words over pandemic

Government’s travel ban due to coronavirus makes it nearly impossible for citizens to return home

For the most part, its unravelling ought to be of deep concern. But we need a new social compact

US asset manager apologises following comments by company’s president over debt rules

As with other industries reeling in the wake of the pandemic, watchmakers were facing battles long before the virus struck

China’s example suggests that life will not snap back to normal, strategists say

The taciturn lawyer’s corruption-busting career has also paved a path to power

Trust between the countries has deteriorated during the pandemic and is close to its lowest point since 1979

Cheaper parts of the market can lag a lot more before the current global downturn ends

Prices fall as farmers struggle to sell fruit seen as national delicacy

Bondholders await government’s next move as fears of default intensify

Founders plan for further expansion in Wuhan and beyond

Popular programme is sparking debate about social change during holy month of Ramadan

President Lukashenko under fire from neighbouring countries for lax approach to pandemic

When Britain leaves, the power imbalance between Berlin and Paris will be laid bare

Fundamental questions about the country’s direction will remain unanswered

The EU should do more to defend itself, without expecting the US to underwrite the peace

Boris Johnson’s allies include a national mood of exhaustion, and his Labour opponent

Quitting Europe would see Washington deliver to Beijing its most important strategic ambition

Donald Trump’s all-guns-blazing approach is a sure way to a lose-lose break with Beijing

The UK needs a hard-headed assessment of how to safeguard the national interest

The death of a doctor who transformed Afghan lives contrasts with revelations of US ignorance

The aggregate gains are distributed unevenly — witness how well the top 1 per cent have done

Politicians know what they have to do, but must beware the ‘gilets jaunes’

Boris Johnson stood up to Washington over Huawei, but he badly needs a US trade deal

Past prime ministers put head before heart on Europe. Not any more