Former Malaysia premier dies

Abdullah Ahmad Badawi became the country’s fifth prime minister in 2003

Iranian foreign minister heading to Russia before next US talks

Iran and US will reconvene on nukes with President Donald Trump threatening military action if no deal

Iran talks positive, constructive, says US

Indirect talks mediated by Oman aim to address Tehran’s nuclear programme

China hits back at Donald Trump’s tariff hike with 125% duty

As Trump paused his ‘reciprocal’ tariffs on other countries, he pushed up duties on Chinese imports as punishment for Beijing’s initial move to retaliate

Beijing says no to Hollywood amid US tariffs fallout

In recent years the enthusiasm of Chinese audiences for US movies has waned

New tariffs likely to put China’s car exports under pressure

Though it ships very few cars to the US, China is bracing for a major indirect effect on sales elsewhere

Iran wants indirect talks with US, warns neighbours hosting bases

Negotiations through Oman offer a chance to evaluate Washington’s seriousness about a political solution, source says

Tariffs could cut $17bn from Japan’s car exports

Japan’s automotive sector comprises 20% of the country’s total exports, most of which go to the US market

Indian markets shrug off 27% US tariff

New Delhi vows to push ongoing talks for trade deal with US

Japan warns ‘megaquake’ could kill 300,000 people

A new government report says Japan’s economy could lose as much as $1.81-trillion in the event of ‘big one’

Australia home prices hit record in March

Data shows property prices in every city, bar Hobart, experienced growth, though affordability threatens the momentum

Iran vows retaliation if US carries out bombing threat

Trump has reiterated his threat that Iran would be bombed if it does not accept his offer for talks

Deaths reported after 7.7 magnitude quake in Southeast Asia

The epicentre was about 17.2km from the city of Mandalay in Myanmar, which has a population of 1.2-million

Huawei-linked firm says it can help China make advanced chips

Semiconductor equipment firm Shenzhen SiCarrier Industry Machines says it tools could be employed to make 5-nanometre chips