Asian markets fell on Tuesday as trade moves back into view with China and the US holding more high-level talks this week, while oil prices edged higher as tensions in the Middle East simmer.

Booming oil output in the United States -- which has threatened to derail other producers' efforts to drive up crude prices -- looks set to expand strongly again this year, OPEC said Monday.

Germany must take "more forceful" action to prepare its booming economy for the future by ramping up public investments, the International Monetary Fund said Monday, as calls mount for Berlin to reduce its oft-criticized trade surplus.

Banking giants HSBC and ING on Monday said they had carried out a landmark  blockchain transaction aimed at speeding up payment processes and making them more secure.

Most Asia markets rose Monday as investors built on last week's rally, with another healthy lead from Wall Street providing support, but oil prices retreated from their three-and-a-half-year highs.

Can a hamburger or steak be labeled "meat" if it is plant-based?

Airbus and Boeing may have built their global success on the back of the transcontinental airliners but they are now eyeing a lucrative if rather less glamorous side of the aviation sector in their battle to dominate the skies -- parts and repairs.

German carmaker Volkswagen rejected Sunday a report that chief executive Herbert Diess knew of the financial risks from the firm's massive diesel cheating earlier than he has so far acknowledged.

Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. on Sunday announced a $45-billion ($38-billion-euro) investment to modify an existing facility into one of the world's largest integrated refining and petrochemicals plants.

While Russia has condemned Washington for its withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal, Moscow remains less exposed to the economic consequences of US sanctions than Europe and its companies could even benefit from the move.

"The deal and the lifting of sanctions in 2015 marked the return of European business to Iran. But it's unlikely they can keep doing business today, giving room to Russia," said independent political scientist Vladimir Sotnikov.