China's Premier Li Qiang signs revised regulation on IC layout-design protection, effective Oct. 15. New rules introduce punitive damages for serious infringement and originality declarations.

Telegram pulled from Apple App Store across Russia, Turkey and US — TASS; previously installed app continues to work

The Telegram app disappeared from the App Store in several countries, TASS correspondents confirmed. The messenger can no longer be downloaded in at least the Russian, Turkish, and American regional stores, though previously installed versions continue to work.

China launches first-ever 'carbon-efficiency leaders' selection for five key industries including aluminum, cement and ethylene, MIIT says.

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and two other agencies jointly issued a notice launching the country's first-ever selection of 'carbon-efficiency leaders' for key industries, with electrolytic aluminum, cement clinker, synthetic ammonia, ethylene, and methanol named as the first batch of eligible sectors. The program builds on an existing 'energy-efficiency leaders' initiative that has recognized 224 enterprises across 43 sub-sectors in previous rounds.

South Korea's CPI inflation eased to 2.8% in July from 3.2% in June, breaking a multi-month accelerating trend. Bank of Korea raised rates to 2.75% last month.

South Korea's consumer price inflation eased to 2.8 percent year-on-year in July from 3.2 percent in June, breaking a multi-month accelerating trend, according to data from the Ministry of Data and Statistics released Tuesday.

Seoul braces for its first severe heat warning as a heatwave sweeps South Korea, with temperatures expected to soar across the peninsula this week.

Seoul braces for its first severe heat warning as a heatwave sweeps South Korea.