Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi unveiled a new economic blueprint aimed at revitalising the country's economy. The plan includes fiscal stimulus measures and growth-focused policies.
Floods have struck Afghanistan, leaving at least 20 people dead and more than 100 missing. Officials said aid teams are struggling to reach areas where roads have been cut off.
Taiwanese authorities allege that former employees of leading chipmaker TSMC stole confidential technological information and attempted to sell it to Chinese parties. The investigation has heightened concerns over protecting one of Taiwan's most valuable industrial assets.
Beijing and Manila exchanged fresh accusations over a clash in the South China Sea, coming just as China's top diplomat is due to attend the ASEAN foreign ministers' meeting in the Philippines. The China Coast Guard said two rubber dinghies were launched "illegally" from the Philippine Navy's BRP Sierra Madre near Second Thomas Shoal.
Speculation that Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund, the world's largest pension fund, has been buying Japanese government bonds has moved bond yields and swayed the yen. Market participants are closely watching for signs of a shift in the fund's strategy.
North Korea's top diplomat, Choe Son-hui, traveled to Moscow this weekend for talks that analysts say likely focused on fresh ammunition and missile shipments to feed Russia's war in Ukraine, while also laying the groundwork for a possible visit by Kim Jong-un.
At least 12 people have died in India's Poonch and Rajouri districts after flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy monsoon rain. The disaster adds to a growing toll from seasonal flooding across the region.
The US military on Sunday reported the death of another soldier, bringing the total US military death toll in the Iran war to 17. US Central Command said the soldier was killed in northern Iraq during a controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance from a downed Iranian drone.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 406.55 points, or 0.77 percent, to close at 52,146.42. Selling pressure in chipmaker stocks broadened into a wider market decline, dragging both the day and the week lower.
Israel is set to receive more US aerial refueling planes as Iranian attacks intensify, Israeli officials say. The move is intended to sustain the pace of regional air operations amid the ongoing confrontation.