In a final statement at his impeachment trial, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol defended his martial law decree that plunged the country into chaos as a bid to inform the public of the danger of the opposition-controlled parliament as he vowed to push for political reform if reinstated
February 25, 2025
Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown survived on Wednesday a vote of no confidence in parliament brought by the opposition over deals he struck with China that strained
February 26, 2025
China's market regulator held a symposium on fair competition with executives from seven companies, including Alibaba and LONGi Green Energy, the State Administration for Market
February 26, 2025
Taiwan detains Chinese-crewed ship suspected of cutting undersea cable
February 25, 2025
Chinese e-commerce leader Alibaba said on Wednesday its video- and image-generating artificial intelligence model Wan 2.1 is now publicly available - or open source - in a move
February 25, 2025
China's government said on Wednesday that Taiwan was "manipulating" possible Chinese involvement in the latest severing of an undersea communications cable, saying the island was
February 26, 2025
A vacation photo posted online by Shanghai-based designer Guo Qingshan and captioned “Puppy Mountain” has become a sensation in China
February 25, 2025
Japan's Nikkei share average will rise 4.6% by end-June based on the view that Japanese firms will revise up their outlook once uncertainties over U.S. tariff policy
February 26, 2025
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. Is the U.S. economy beginning to roll over?
February 25, 2025
Scientists have identified a new coronavirus in bats, but it’s not a public health threat
February 25, 2025
Two major Wall Street indexes saw their fourth straight decline on Tuesday, as Treasury yields and the dollar retreated on signs of
February 25, 2025
South Korea's business leaders are taking action to offset the threat posed by U.S.
February 25, 2025
Wall Street fell further from its record as worries worsen among U.S. consumers about inflation and tariffs
February 25, 2025
The dollar retreated on Tuesday, extending declines after a soft reading on U.S. consumer confidence and a drop in U.S. yields weighed, while optimism for
February 25, 2025
Taiwan's coast guard said it detained a China-linked cargo ship on Tuesday after a nearby undersea cable to the Penghu Islands in the sensitive Taiwan Strait was
February 25, 2025
American Express and Alipay on Tuesday said all global American Express card members can now link their cards to the Alipay digital wallet, enabling payments at tens of millions of
February 25, 2025
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Stella Qiu It is a sea of red in Asia as investors grapple with risk posed by the U.S. intensifying its technology war with China in areas
February 25, 2025
Malaysia had approved investments of 378.5 billion ringgit ($85.8 billion) in 2024, a record figure and an increase of 14.9% from the previous year, its trade minister said on
February 25, 2025
The outlook for China's property sector has turned gloomier despite expectations of price stabilisation by next year as government measures to boost demand help the fragile
February 25, 2025
Hong Kong is expected to focus on steps to curb spending in its annual budget on Wednesday, as it seeks to tackle a fiscal deficit likely to have widened to double
February 25, 2025
Indonesia and Apple have agreed on terms to lift the country's ban on iPhone 16s and could sign a deal as early as this week, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar
February 25, 2025
Hedge funds' willingness to boost bets on Asian stocks last week rose to its highest level on Goldman Sachs record since 2016, the bank said in a note.
February 25, 2025
The U.S. plan of coercing other countries into going after China's semiconductor industry will backfire, China's foreign ministry said on Tuesday.
February 25, 2025
South Korea's Industry Minister Ahn Duk-geun will travel to Washington D.C. from Wednesday through to Friday to press again for an exemption from U.S. steel tariffs and discuss ways
February 25, 2025
India could extend restrictions on low-ash metallurgical or met coke imports to encourage local steel mills to source the steelmaking ingredient
February 25, 2025
Former Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and other former U.S. national security officials on Tuesday warned that China was outpacing the U.S. in critical
February 25, 2025
The Hong Kong High Court has ordered the withdrawal of the winding-up petition against Chinese property company Shimao Group filed by CPYM Link Investment, Shimao said on Tuesday.
February 25, 2025
India's booming quick-commerce sector may struggle to maintain its current pace of growth as expansion beyond major cities remains limited and competition from larger e-commerce players
February 25, 2025
U.S. investor Carson Block is weighing plans for an India fund which could be based on a 'long-only' or 'long-short' strategy but would not look at activist short-
February 25, 2025
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's party and a coalition partner agreed with a key opposition party on Tuesday to revise the $770-
February 25, 2025
DeepSeek is looking to press home its advantage.
February 25, 2025
Japan's automobile industry association urged the government on Tuesday to try to shield Japanese automakers from tariffs that the United States may impose on imports of autos and
February 25, 2025
Baidu said on Tuesday it has bought JOYY's China live-streaming business for about $2.1 billion, reviving a deal that fell through a year ago, as the search giant doubles down on the fast-
February 25, 2025
Japan's ANA Holdings said on Tuesday it planned to place a company-record order for up to 77 aircraft to replenish its fleet and take advantage of
February 25, 2025
The Reserve Bank of India has partially reversed tighter rules for bank loans to small borrowers and non-bank lenders, according to two separate circulars issued on Tuesday.
February 25, 2025
KKR & Co, Fountainvest Partners and PAG are among buyout firms interested in acquiring a stake in Starbucks' China business, four sources said, as the
February 25, 2025
TUI wants to attract holidaymakers from China and the United States to its new hotels in Asia and is offering cheaper destinations in eastern Europe as budget-
February 25, 2025
Nippon Steel plans to use its current merger agreement to acquire U.S.
February 25, 2025
Sportswear group Amer Sports expects lower sales growth this year, the company said on Tuesday as it reported fourth-quarter results boosted by sales of Salomon shoes
February 25, 2025
Afghanistan's cricketers know things are not right at home, their coach said on Tuesday, over calls for opponents to boycott Champions Trophy matches in response to the Taliban
February 25, 2025
Global demand for liquefied natural gas is estimated to rise by around 60% by 2040, driven largely by economic growth in Asia, AI impact and
February 25, 2025
The Bank of Korea cut interest rates by 25 basis points and significantly lowered its GDP forecasts on Tuesday, steering Asia's fourth-largest economy
February 25, 2025
Vietnam's goods exports to the United States accounted for 30% of its gross domestic product last year, the highest share among U.S. top trade partners, a
February 25, 2025
At least four people died and six were injured on Tuesday after a collapse at a highway construction site in an area south of the South
February 25, 2025
Iron ore futures prices faltered on Tuesday, weighed down by a recovery in iron ore shipments, with increasing levies and legislations on Chinese steel exports
February 25, 2025
Tesla on Tuesday made a long-awaited update to its autopilot software in China to add a city navigation feature, but the move disappointed Chinese owners who said it fell short of
February 25, 2025
Tesla billionaire’s financial entanglement in China raises the prospect that he could be the odd man out when it comes to Trump’s Asia policy.
February 24, 2025
DBS Group plans to cut 4,000 temporary jobs over the next three years as it expects artificial intelligence (AI) to increasingly take on roles carried out by humans, Chief Executive
February 24, 2025
South Korean parliamentary lawyers seeking President Yoon Suk Yeol's removal over his short-lived imposition of martial law compared him to a dictator on Tuesday during
February 25, 2025
South Korea’s president is fighting to stay in office and out of prison after martial law fiasco. Here’s what happens next
February 25, 2025
Chinese companies are ramping up orders for Nvidia's H20 artificial intelligence chip due to booming demand for DeepSeek's low-cost AI models,
February 25, 2025
Taiwan's economy minister said on Tuesday his ministry had not received information about an overseas investment application by Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC, when asked about possible
February 25, 2025
A Chinese national political adviser has recommended lowering the legal age for marriage to 18 to boost fertility chances in the face of a declining population and "unleash
February 25, 2025
A U.S.
February 25, 2025
Australia found out about Chinese navy live-fire drills through a commercial pilot, official says
February 25, 2025
Tesla is readying a software update for customers in China to offer driving-assistance capabilities similar to its full self-driving (FSD) features in the U.S., Bloomberg News reported on
February 24, 2025
Highway overpass collapses, killing at least four construction workers in South Korea
February 25, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump’s abrupt reversal of three years of American policy toward Ukraine has raised concerns China might become emboldened to push its territorial claim on Taiwan, though experts say Beijing is most likely in a wait-and-see mode right now to see how the situation in Europe plays out
February 24, 2025
Toyota announced plans to restructure its board on Tuesday in what it described as an attempt to bring in more diverse views and give a larger roles to auditors
February 25, 2025
A leading indicator of Japan's service-sector inflation in January accelerated to 3.1% from a year earlier as prices for a wide range of services continued to rise, keeping alive
February 25, 2025
Shares in Japan's five major trading houses rose more than 5% in early trade on Tuesday after billionaire investor Warren Buffett said his conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway would
February 25, 2025
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the country has come a long way in building a powerful army but weapons without ideology are simply "ironware", as he stressed loyalty to some of
February 24, 2025
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.
February 24, 2025
China’s Xi stresses strength of Russia ties in Putin call as Washington warms to Moscow
February 24, 2025
A report says a fleet of Chinese fishing vessels used North Korean crews in violation of U.N. bans and many were apparently subjected to abuses including being trapped at sea for years
February 24, 2025
U.S. stocks drifted lower following their sharp losses from last week
February 24, 2025
Former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, now the head of the BRICS bloc's development bank, has been hospitalized in Shanghai, Brazilian newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo
February 24, 2025
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is introducing legislation on Monday to toughen U.S. trade enforcement laws and address the impact of Chinese-supported
February 24, 2025
Nepal said on Monday seven more projects funded by the United States have been put on hold after President Donald Trump suspended foreign development assistance.
February 24, 2025
After opening in Aspen, Colorado, next week, Shaun White’s new halfpipe league will travel to the mountain in China where he closed out his career at the 2022 Beijing Olympics
February 24, 2025
Chinese property developer Shimao Group has secured creditor backing to restructure about $11.04 billion in offshore debt, the latest such deal in the sector after years of liquidity
February 24, 2025
India's economy likely rebounded last quarter, expanding 6.3%, driven by increased government spending that helped offset weak household demand, according to a
February 24, 2025
China's President Xi Jinping affirmed his "no limits" partnership in a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, China's
February 24, 2025
Live-fire drills by ‘extremely capable’ Chinese warships rattle New Zealand and Australia
February 24, 2025
China's rising demand for food calls for increased efforts to boost grains production even after record high output in recent years, China's Central Rural Work
February 24, 2025
A sharp slowdown in India's manufacturing sector - a key driver of job creation - was a major factor in the monetary policy committee's (MPC) decision to cut the key
February 24, 2025
The Volkswagen Group's China subsidiary and CATL, the world's largest battery maker, plan to collaborate on developing lithium batteries for Volkswagen's electrified cars in China, CATL
February 24, 2025
Car production in Thailand fell a surprisingly large 24.63% in January from a year earlier to 107,103 units due to weak domestic sales and exports, the Federation of Thai
February 24, 2025
U.S. drugmaker Amgen will invest about $200 million this year in its new technology centre in southern India, with further investments planned, CEO Robert
February 24, 2025
Singapore's key consumer price gauge rose 0.8% in January from a year earlier, lower than economists' forecasts and the smallest rise in more than three years,
February 24, 2025
Thousands of foreigners freed from online scam-operating centres in Myanmar are stuck in limbo on the border with Thailand after a
February 24, 2025
Dalian iron ore futures prices snapped a four-day winning streak on Monday as increasing levies on Chinese steel dampened demand prospects for the key steelmaking ingredient,
February 24, 2025
Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu, an ally of President Vladimir Putin, has started a working visit to Indonesia and Malaysia on Monday to discuss security and defence
February 24, 2025
Bangladeshi students, who were at the forefront of last year's protests that ousted then Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, are set to launch a political party this week, two sources with
February 24, 2025
Malaysia's Capital A Berhad, owner of budget airline AirAsia, said on Monday it will start to publish internal business targets alongside quarterly results to give investors a better
February 24, 2025
Samsung Electronics and its labour union in South Korea have reached an agreement for a 5.1% wage increase, the company and the union said in separate statements on Monday.
February 24, 2025
New Zealand’s Foreign Minister Winston Peters will touch down in Beijing on Tuesday for a three-day visit as relations between the two countries
February 24, 2025
The Philippines shares a common cause with Japan of opposing any unilateral attempt to reshape the global order, its defence minister said on Monday.
February 24, 2025
Thailand's low inflation means there is room for an interest rate cut to boost economic growth and help weaken the baht
Japan and the Philippines agreed on Monday to further deepen defence ties in the face of an "increasingly severe" security environment in the Indo-Pacific region,
February 24, 2025
Alibaba said on Monday it plans to invest at least 380 billion yuan ($52.44 billion) in its cloud computing and artificial intelligence infrastructure over the next three years.
February 24, 2025
France’s nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and accompanying warships are in the Philippines after holding combat drills with Filipino forces in the disputed South China Sea in a show of firepower that will likely antagonize China
February 23, 2025
The Bank of Thailand (BOT) will keep its key interest rate unchanged on Wednesday and cut only once this year to preserve a policy buffer amid growing global
February 24, 2025
Japan’s Emperor Naruhito, marking his 65th birthday, stressed the importance to keep telling the tragedy of the World War II to younger generations, pledging to contribute to the effort to promote understanding of the history and determination for peace as the world observes the 80th anniversary of the war’s end
February 23, 2025
An American Airlines flight from New York to New Delhi was diverted to Rome due to a security concern the airline later said was not credible
February 23, 2025
Britain's Business and Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds and India's Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal will meet in New Delhi on Monday to restart talks on a UK-India trade deal, the
February 23, 2025
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.
February 23, 2025
Investors in Japan's government bond market are getting a glimpse of life without heavy intervention by the Bank of Japan, which is showing little sign of reverting to
February 21, 2025
Indian teenager alleges rape over five years by nearly 60 schoolmates, neighbors, relatives and strangers
February 23, 2025
China will deepen its rural reforms as part of efforts to revitalise the agricultural sector and bolster food security in the face of U.S. tariffs, an economic slowdown and
February 23, 2025
China notched a record 9.02 billion domestic trips during the 40-day Lunar New Year travel rush, the state Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday, surpassing the 8.4 billion
February 23, 2025
The Taliban say an Afghan women’s radio station will resume broadcasts after its operations were suspended over alleged cooperation with an overseas TV channel
February 23, 2025
China defence ministry spokesperson Wu Qian said on Sunday that Australian complaints over recent Chinese live-fire naval drills in international waters between Australia
February 23, 2025
Warren Buffett said on Saturday that his conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway will likely increase its ownership in the five Japanese trading houses it holds.
February 22, 2025
India's EV policy, which offers import tax cuts for foreign automakers investing in the country, will restrict them from using funds spent on charging
February 21, 2025
North Korea's defence ministry said on Saturday "military provocations" by the United States and its allies were becoming more "pronounced" under the current Trump administration,
February 21, 2025
This cricket-mad country spent years convincing international teams it was safe to come play. Now the party is in full swing
February 22, 2025
‘We are in danger’: Migrants deported from US were locked in hotel and held at remote camp in Panama, lawyers say
February 22, 2025
New Zealand said the Chinese navy conducted a live-fire exercise in international waters near the Pacific nation on Saturday, a day after it held a similar drill between Australia and New
February 22, 2025
Japan's Seven & i Holdings, operator of the 7-Eleven convenience store chain, has picked Bain Capital as its preferred buyer for a stake of its non-core assets, local media reported
February 22, 2025
Indian authorities are looking into "deeply troubling" information about U.S. governmental activity in the country, New Delhi said on Friday, after President Donald Trump
February 21, 2025
Woven City near Mount Fuji is where Japanese automaker Toyota plans to test everyday living with robotics, artificial intelligence and autonomous zero-emissions transportation
February 22, 2025
India and Pakistan are renewing their epic rivalry on the cricket field in front of an audience of hundreds of millions of people tuning in to catch the two arch rivals go head-to-head in Dubai in United Arab Emirates
February 22, 2025
Over two decades and 37 surgeries on, Chusnul Chotimah is still reeling from the night she survived the Bali bombing, which killed 202 in one of the
February 22, 2025
Angel Yin birdied three of her final four holes on the front nine to help set up an 8-under 64 to take a five-stroke lead into the final round of the LPGA Thailand tournament
February 22, 2025
South Korean police are formally building a case against impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over accusations he obstructed the execution of an arrest warrant, a police spokesperson
February 21, 2025
Japanese phenom pitcher Roki Sasaki has revealed that he is married
February 21, 2025
OpenAI has removed accounts of users from China and North Korea who the artificial intelligence company believes were using its technology for malicious purposes including
February 21, 2025
When President Donald Trump sat down to lunch with his Japanese counterpart this month, talk turned quickly to how Tokyo
February 21, 2025
Oil prices settled down more than $2 a barrel on Friday, posting a weekly decline as investors grappled with a fading Middle East risk premium alongside
February 21, 2025
U.S. stocks fell sharply after reports showed that worries among consumers and businesses about President Donald Trump’s policies may be hitting the economy
February 21, 2025
Stocks finished lower on Wall Street but edged higher in Europe on Friday amid uncertainty about U.S.
February 21, 2025
The U.S. dollar rose against a broad range of currencies on Friday including the euro, sterling and those tied to commodities such as the Australian
February 21, 2025
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global anti-money laundering watchdog, said on Friday it had removed the Philippines from its 'grey' list of countries under increased
February 21, 2025
Syria's new President Ahmed al-Sharaa met China's ambassador to Damascus in the first public engagement between the two countries since the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad in
February 21, 2025
U.S.
February 21, 2025
Search startup Genspark has raised $100 million in a series A funding round, valuing the startup at $530 million, according to a source familiar with the matter, as the race
February 21, 2025
Singapore announced on Friday a set of measures to rejuvenate its equities market, including a 20% tax rebate for primary listings and a S$5 billion ($3.74
February 21, 2025
A high-level Japanese group that includes a former prime minister has drawn up plans for Tesla to invest in Nissan after the collapse of its merger talks with Honda, the Financial Times
February 21, 2025
Alibaba's shares opened 10% higher in Hong Kong on Friday to reach their highest level in more than three years, after it reported third-quarter
February 20, 2025
Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong raised concerns with her Chinese counterpart on Friday over inadequate notice
February 21, 2025
Hundreds of students and activists rallied in some major cities for more "Dark Indonesia" protests on Friday, opposing President Prabowo Subianto's policies including $19 billion
February 21, 2025
China cabinet on Friday held a meeting to study the work related to the service sector, saying the country will roll out new opening up measures in sectors including
February 21, 2025
Indian pharmaceutical companies will be able to retain their dominant market share in the U.S. in selling generic drugs even if President Donald Trump
February 21, 2025
Can a budget phone help Apple overtake Huawei in China?
February 21, 2025
Chinese startup DeepSeek will make its models' code publicly available, it said on Friday, doubling down on its commitment to open-source artificial intelligence.
February 21, 2025
Chinese tech stocks listed in Hong Kong advanced on Friday for their best weekly winning streak since 2020, as earnings surprises and optimism about the artificial
February 21, 2025
Taiwan's Foxconn has proposed forming a partnership with Japan's Honda Motor, aiming to create a tie-up framework that also includes rival carmakers Nissan Motor and Mitsubishi
February 21, 2025
As Trump loses patience with Ukraine, Russia’s biggest backer sees a ‘window for peace’
February 21, 2025
Tokyo Gas, Japan's biggest city gas supplier, will sell its 25% stake in an Eagle Ford shale gas project in south Texas to Shizuoka Gas for $130 million under an asset portfolio
February 21, 2025
Depicting Taoist deities in a misty landscape, a Qing dynasty lacquer panel inlaid with jade and agate is among thousands of artefacts pulled out of museum storage in
February 21, 2025
For the last three years, China has repeatedly signalled a willingness to act as a peacemaker in the war in Ukraine.
February 21, 2025
Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles says airliners were over the Tasman Sea crossing between Australia and New Zealand when the Chinese navy warned they were flying over a secret live-fire exercise
February 21, 2025
Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD's off-road brand Fangchengbao on Friday launched smart versions of its plug-in hybrid SUV Bao 5.
February 21, 2025
The Philippine central bank on Friday said it was reducing the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) for banks by 200 basis points from late March.
February 21, 2025
The Bank of Japan may raise interest rates in March if U.S.
February 21, 2025
Standard Chartered announced a new $1.5 billion share buyback on Friday after reporting its annual profit rose 18% on record growth in its wealth business and a
February 21, 2025
Sponsor invite Akie Iwai of Japan has shot a 5-under 67 to take a two-stroke lead after two rounds of the LPGA’s Thailand tournament at Siam Country Club’s Pattaya Old Course
February 21, 2025
Britain has lined up a Mandarin-speaking diplomat whose father was a governor of Hong Kong as the next ambassador to China,
February 20, 2025
Iron ore futures prices climbed on Friday to their highest levels in more than four months and headed for a weekly gain, as signs of recovery in steel
February 21, 2025
Consumer inflation in Tokyo likely slowed down in February as the government reinstated steps to ease the burden from energy bills as higher living costs haunt persistent inflation
February 21, 2025
Moody's Ratings said on Friday it has downgraded its rating of Nissan Motor's credit by one notch to junk status, citing a weak and worsening outlook for the Japanese automaker's
February 21, 2025
Chinese companies, mainly those in the tech sector, are accelerating plans to raise funds offshore, tapping into a rebound in investor
February 21, 2025
The Bank of Japan stands ready to ramp up government bond buying if long-term interest rates rise sharply, Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Friday after recent increases
February 21, 2025
Japan's core consumer inflation hit 3.2% in January for its fastest pace in 19 months, data showed on Friday, reinforcing expectations that the central bank will keep
February 20, 2025
A further reduction in Thailand's policy interest rate would support inflation and improve the debt-servicing capacity of borrowers, the International Monetary Fund said.
February 21, 2025
Abrdn is in advanced talks with Citic Bank to launch an asset management joint venture in China, two people with knowledge of the matter said, as the British firm
February 21, 2025
Costa Rica's government received its first group of mostly Asian migrants deported from the United States on Thursday, part of a deal with Washington to temporarily house up to
February 21, 2025
CATL has signed a strategic cooperation MOU with Volkswagen to deepen partnership in battery R&D, new materials application and components development, the Chinese electric vehicle
February 21, 2025
South Korean officials have requested an exemption from U.S. reciprocal, steel and aluminium tariffs during their visit this week to Washington, the industry ministry said in a
February 21, 2025
Actor Kim Sae-ron’s death adds to the list of celebrity deaths in South Korea that underscore the enormous pressure they face under the gaze of a relentlessly unforgiving media that pounces on their every misstep
February 20, 2025
China's largest bubble tea and drinks firm, Mixue Group, is seeking to raise HK$3.45 billion ($443.66 million) in a Hong Kong initial public offering, a
February 20, 2025
Key tools China introduced last year to stabilise the property market are making very little impact, pressuring Beijing to find new
February 21, 2025
Huawei's founder told Xi Jinping at a meeting the Chinese president held with private sector entrepreneurs that concerns China had about a lack of homegrown chips or operating
February 21, 2025
China came out in support of U.S.
February 20, 2025
Japan's factory activity extended declines for an eighth straight month in February but at a slower pace, a private-sector survey showed on Friday, in a sign struggling factories may
February 21, 2025
The Bank of Korea (BOK) will cut its key interest rate by 25 basis points on Tuesday, offering support to an economy which barely grew last quarter, according to
February 21, 2025
ChatGPT developer OpenAI's weekly active users surged past 400 million in February, a company spokesperson told Reuters on Thursday, highlighting rapid growth in the adoption of artificial
February 20, 2025
Wall Street retreated from its record after a sharp slide for Walmart weighed on U.S. stock indexes
February 20, 2025
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.
February 20, 2025
Global equity markets fell while gold prices surged on Thursday, with traders marking one month since U.S.
February 17, 2025
Billionaire investor Ryan Cohen has increased his personal stake in Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group to roughly $1 billion in recent months, the Wall Street Journal reported on
February 20, 2025
The U.S. dollar dropped against major currencies on Thursday, as investors took a step back and assessed President Donald Trump's latest tariff plans,
February 20, 2025
Train hits elephant herd in Sri Lanka, killing at least six elephants, say police
February 20, 2025
Hong Kong's Democratic Party said late on Thursday it would start preparations to disband and wind up its affairs after a meeting of its leadership
February 20, 2025
Coca-Cola is attempting to capitalise on Pakistan hosting its biggest cricket event in nearly 30 years, and steal the spotlight away from the host nation's official
February 20, 2025
Hong Kong-listed Autohome said on Thursday the financial conglomerate Ping An Insurance will cease to be its controlling shareholder after agreeing to sell a 41.91% stake in
February 20, 2025
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has appeared in two different courts, contesting his arrest on rebellion charges in one and pleading to preserve his presidency in the other, both related to his brief imposition of martial law in December
February 20, 2025
AstraZeneca will buy longtime partner FibroGen's China unit for about $160 million to gain rights to its anemia drug in the country, further boosting its presence in the world's second-
February 20, 2025
The US has largely managed its empire in a more ‘gentlemanly manner’ than many historical empires, says a US foreign policy expert. Trump is turning back the clock.
February 20, 2025
China will direct more efforts to boosting consumption and lifting people's livelihoods, Premier Li Qiang said on Thursday, vowing to adopt more targeted measures to stimulate
February 20, 2025
Walmart-backed Indian fintech firm PhonePe is beginning preparatory steps for a public listing on the country's stock exchanges, the company said on Thursday.
February 20, 2025
Indonesia's central bank will support the government's affordable housing programme through purchases of bonds in the secondary market, Governor Perry Warjiyo told reporters on
February 20, 2025
Indonesian investigators on Thursday arrested a senior politician from the only opposition party in parliament in a long-running bribery case connected to a parliamentary
February 20, 2025
It’s more than just a soft skill.
February 20, 2025
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held a meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, to discuss a wide range of topics, including relations with the U.S. and the Ukrainian
February 20, 2025
The Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN plans to hold a summit with the United States so its member countries can present their views on planned U.S. tariffs, Malaysia's Foreign
February 20, 2025
China's central bank vowed on Thursday to provide strong financial support for the healthy development of private economy and the growth of private enterprises.
February 20, 2025
Support from U.S.
February 20, 2025
Singapore Airlines on Thursday reported a record quarterly revenue stemming from robust demand for air travel at the end of last year, but said its capacity expansion outstripped passenger
February 20, 2025
Alphabet Inc's Google is close to deciding on locations in its key market of India where it will open its first physical retail stores outside the United States,
February 20, 2025
Thousands of students staged 'Dark Indonesia' protests in cities across the country on Thursday against budget cuts and
February 20, 2025
A group of 200 Chinese nationals plucked from scam centres in Myanmar crossed into Thailand and were flown home on Thursday, as part of a multinational effort to
February 20, 2025
An airlift carrying more than 1,000 Chinese nationals who had worked at online scam centers in eastern Myanmar began Thursday, after the rescued workers were taken across the border to Thailand and put on chartered flights to China
February 20, 2025
Short positions on all Asian currencies were at multi-month lows on Thursday, as analysts shrugged off fears around the potential of an extended global trade war and
February 20, 2025
Taiwan's export orders fell for the first time in 11 months in January as demand for technology products softened amid a seasonal slowdown, but the government remained optimistic
February 20, 2025
Two major infrastructure projects in Nepal funded by the United States have been put on hold after President Donald Trump suspended all foreign development
February 20, 2025
TikTok is laying off global staff at its trust and safety unit which handles content moderation as part of a restructuring, three sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday
February 20, 2025
China's central bank said it will support setting up a new model of real estate development to help stabilize the crisis-hit sector, according to a statement on Thursday.
February 20, 2025
Japanese carmaker Suzuki Motor has trimmed its sales target in India, its "most important market", and scaled back its line-up of electric car
February 20, 2025
China’s foreign investment sank in January. Can Beijing turn things around?
February 20, 2025
Iron ore futures gained on Thursday as strong steel consumption data from top consumer China boosted sentiment, shifting investor focus to prospects of
February 20, 2025
Chinese tech company Lenovo reported hefty gains in quarterly revenue and net profit that beat expectations and said it would benefit from the adoption of DeepSeek's artifical
February 20, 2025
Japan's Fuji Soft said on Thursday that KKR now owns nearly 58% of the company after the second stage of a tender offer, ending a fierce battle with rival
February 20, 2025
South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared in a Seoul court on Thursday for his first trial hearing on charges of insurrection in the
February 20, 2025
President Donald Trump’s restrictions on foreign aid and targeting of a key agency funding programs around the world may be offering an opening to China
February 20, 2025
Oscar-winning director Bong Joon Ho said on Thursday he was proud of how his fellow South Koreans had overcome the fallout from impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol's
February 20, 2025
Dixon Technologies India, which assembles Google's Pixel smartphones, is set to more than double its revenue this fiscal year, driven by rapid growth in local
February 20, 2025
Singapore is set to import multi-year high diesel volumes for February, according to data from two shiptrackers and trade sources, as sellers shipped cargoes to
February 20, 2025
Japanese bank shares have become highly popular with investors betting on rising Bank of Japan interest rates as uncertainty over the
February 20, 2025
Japan's Murata Manufacturing is considering deals of more than 100 billion yen ($665 million) to drive growth, the smartphone component supplier's CEO said
February 20, 2025
Indonesia posted a $1.1 billion deficit in its current account in the final quarter of 2024, equivalent to 0.3% of GDP, the central bank said in a statement on Thursday.
February 20, 2025
Most U.S. manufacturers surveyed by the American Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam said they would be likely forced to lay off workers if the Trump administration
February 20, 2025
The Bank of Japan will hike interest rates only once more this year, most likely during the third quarter to 0.75%, according to a majority of economists in a
February 20, 2025
North Korean state media on Thursday criticized the United States for a nuclear submarine deal with Australia under the AUKUS partnership signed in 2021, calling it a "threat to
February 19, 2025
The United States is set to cut the size of its diplomatic mission in China by up to 10%, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported on Wednesday, citing people
February 20, 2025
Japan Petroleum Exploration (Japex) is prioritising investment in oil and gas exploration and production (E&P) through 2030 - revising an earlier plan to
February 20, 2025
China left benchmark lending rates unchanged at the monthly fixing on Thursday, showing authorities are going slow with monetary stimulus as they prioritise financial and currency
February 20, 2025
The last of Bengal’s female impersonators
February 20, 2025
Almost nine out of 10 Japanese companies expect U.S.
February 19, 2025
Grab Holdings forecast its annual revenue below analysts' estimates on Wednesday, as it grapples with intense competition in food delivery and ride-hailing businesses,
February 19, 2025
Japan's Trade Minister Yoji Muto plans to visit the U.S. in March and will seek exemptions from Trump administration plans to set import tariffs on steel and cars, the Asahi newspaper
February 19, 2025
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.
February 19, 2025
Australia is closely monitoring a Chinese navy task group in the country's exclusive economic zone off its east coast but the ships did not pose any threats as they had not breached
February 19, 2025The S&P 500 added to its record as U.S. stock indexes drifted through a quiet, mixed day on Wall Street
February 19, 2025
Safe-haven currencies led by the U.S. dollar and yen gained on Wednesday, as market jitters escalated amid the latest round of tariff threats from U.S.
February 19, 2025
Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki threw 27 pitches over two innings of live batting practice at Camelback Ranch in front of hundreds of fans and several teammates
February 19, 2025
U.S.-listed exchange-traded funds focused on China have drawn bullish options flows as the emergence of artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek brightens the
February 19, 2025Pakistani authorities have stepped up arrests of Afghan citizens in Islamabad and the nearby city of Rawalpindi and are forcing them to move elsewhere in Pakistan
February 19, 2025
Aid groups across the world have closed operations, laid off staff and halted life-saving work, including with
February 19, 2025
The World Trade Organization said on Wednesday that discussions on trade tensions were "constructive", after China accused the US of imposing "tariff shocks" that
February 18, 2025
These are the world’s best beaches for 2025, according to Tripadvisor
February 18, 2025
Inside a Thai military camp, four Ethiopian men on Wednesday showed the bruises and scars on their bodies they said were sustained during their time in one of
February 19, 2025
Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao has expressed strong dissatisfaction with U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods in a letter addressed to the newly confirmed U.S.
February 19, 2025
Six Little Dragons, Seven Sisters and the Terrific Ten.
February 19, 2025
Afghan refugees are facing arrests and harassment in Pakistan as part of a mass expulsion campaign, Kabul's embassy in Islamabad said on Wednesday, after the U.N.
February 19, 2025
Pakistani police say suspected militants riding on a motorcycle shot and killed a police officer assigned to protect polio workers in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban in a region in the country's northwest bordering Afghanistan
February 19, 2025
A Singapore court has granted a stay of execution to a Malaysian man just hours before he was set to be hanged for drug trafficking
February 19, 2025President Donald Trump says his administration will ensure a major natural gas pipeline in Alaska gets built
February 19, 2025
Ant Group, the Alibaba-linked fintech giant, is venturing into the humanoid robot industry, joining a growing list of major Chinese tech companies exploring this emerging field.
February 19, 2025
Some of China's prominent business leaders, including the heads of carmakers BYD and Xiaomi, said they would resist external pressure and keep
February 19, 2025
HSBC expects to incur $1.8 billion in expenses by the end of next year related to an overhaul initiated by its new CEO to cut long-term costs
February 19, 2025
US calls out ‘dangerous’ Chinese helicopter maneuvers as tensions rise over South China Sea
February 19, 2025
Separatist gunmen shot dead seven passengers on a Lahore-bound bus in southwestern Pakistan's Balochistan province on Tuesday after forcing them off the vehicle and
February 19, 2025China's top financial regulator vowed it will maintain stable and effective credit supply to private firms and will step up support for their loans, an official statement showed on
February 19, 2025
The Japanese government on Wednesday stuck to its view that the economy was recovering moderately, but flagged U.S. trade policies as key factors to watch as President Donald Trump's
February 19, 2025
Global hedge funds keen to navigate U.S.-China trade tensions are amassing Chinese stock bets in the hopes of making huge profits
February 19, 2025
Indonesia's central bank kept interest rates steady on Wednesday, emphasizing its focus on stabilising the rupiah currency amid global
February 19, 2025
Vietnam's National Assembly on Wednesday approved raising the economic growth target for this year and backed major infrastructure projects, including a rail link to China and the
February 19, 2025
Japanese trading house Mitsui & Co said on Wednesday it would acquire a 40% stake in the Rio Tinto-operated Rhodes Ridge iron ore project in Western
February 19, 2025
Hong Kong is expanding the ways investors can trade virtual assets, its financial regulator said on Wednesday, as the city races to become Asia's
February 19, 2025
President Joe Biden capped South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's official state visit with a state dinner at the White House to celebrate the two nations' 70-year alliance. Following a round of musical performances, Yoon took to the microphone himself with a rendition of Don McLean's "American Pie."
April 27, 2023
China is expected to leave its benchmark lending rates unchanged on Thursday, a Reuters poll showed, as authorities walk a fine line between prioritising financial stability and
February 19, 2025
China opposes Vietnam's construction activities on a disputed islet in the South China Sea known as the Barque Canada Reef, its foreign ministry said on Wednesday.
February 19, 2025Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir have raided bookstores and seized 668 books linked to a major Islamic organization in the disputed region, where strict controls on the press have escalated in recent years
February 19, 2025
Ukrainian forces have struck and destroyed a North Korean self-propelled howitzer on the eastern front of the nearly three-year-old war with Russia, Ukraine's military said on Tuesday.
February 18, 2025Hong Kong's population inched up 0.1% in 2024 to more than 7.53 million, its third consecutive year of expansion, as the Asian financial hub saw an increase in the number of
February 19, 2025
HSBC's headcount fell 3% last year and its staff bonus pool hardly changed as a new CEO sharpened focus on costs and initiated sweeping
February 19, 2025
A Thai industry body said it wanted more government support to counter global trade risks even as data on Wednesday showed
February 19, 2025
Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte has asked the Supreme Court to nullify an impeachment complaint against her, making her first legal move to fight the case that could lead to
February 19, 2025
Kazakhstan will seek contact with Ukraine in order to avoid any repeat of this week's Ukrainian drone strike in southern Russia that hit a pumping station of the main Kazakh oil
February 19, 2025A South Korean court found four former government officials guilty on Wednesday of forcibly repatriating two North Korean fishermen in 2019, despite their intention to defect, in a
February 19, 2025A Philippine village in the densely populated capital region has launched a battle against dengue by offering a token bounty to residents for captured mosquitos — dead or alive
February 19, 2025
The Bank of Japan must raise interest rates more as keeping them at current low levels could cause excessive risk-taking and push up inflation too much, its board
February 19, 2025
Snow joke: Chinese attraction apologizes for winter wonderland made of cotton and bedsheets
February 19, 2025China will always be Latin America's "trustworthy" friend and partner, its foreign minister told his Bolivian counterpart, as Beijing looks to improve its foothold in a
February 19, 2025
The United States condemned the "dangerous" manoeuvres of a Chinese navy helicopter that endangered the safety of a Philippine government aircraft patrolling a disputed shoal in the
February 19, 2025
A Japanese court has convicted a man who threw a homemade pipe bomb at Japan's former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at a 2023 campaign event, sentencing him to 10 years in prison
February 19, 2025
Japan's exports rose for a fourth consecutive month in January led by auto shipments to the United States, but if U.S.
February 19, 2025The new French ambassador to Singapore said on Monday that France and Europe
February 18, 2025China invested 6.8 trillion yuan ($940 billion) in clean energy in 2024, approaching the $1.12 trillion in global investment in fossil fuels, according to a new analysis for U.K.-
February 19, 2025
China's new home prices stalled in January, official data showed on Wednesday, suggesting declining demand in the crisis-hit property sector is
February 19, 2025
The U.S.
February 18, 2025
Panama is detaining in a hotel nearly 300 people from various countries deported by the United States, not allowing them to leave while waiting for international authorities to organize a return to their countries
February 19, 2025
JP Morgan analysts upgraded Singapore equities to overweight on Wednesday, citing inexpensive valuations, high dividend yields as well as government initiatives to revive the
February 19, 2025
Shares of Singapore's United Overseas Bank, or UOB, hit a record high on Wednesday after it posted a 9% rise in fourth-quarter net profit that beat expectations
February 18, 2025
Dairy giant Fonterra said on Wednesday it would engage with potential buyers of its global consumer business and integrated businesses over the coming weeks, and also named key management
February 18, 2025
Singapore Telecommunications reported a 22% rise in its third-quarter underlying net profit on Wednesday, boosted by strong contributions from its Australian telecom unit Optus.
February 18, 2025
Business sentiment for Japanese manufacturers climbed for a second straight month in February and is expected to have improved again by May, albeit modestly, the
February 18, 2025
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.
February 18, 2025
The U.S. dollar strengthened against major currencies on Tuesday, led by gains versus the euro, driven by safe-haven bids amid tariff worries and
February 18, 2025
Oil prices settled higher on Tuesday as supply disruptions mounted in Russia and the U.S., while talks to end the war in Ukraine capped gains as this could boost supply from
February 18, 2025
Wall Street fluttered to a record after U.S. stock indexes drifted through a mixed day of trading
February 18, 2025
China supports all efforts conducive to peace talks in Ukraine, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi told the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday, and
February 18, 2025
Investors piled into emerging market countries' debt to the tune of $45 billion and bought up $2 billion of Chinese stocks in January, a closely followed report from
February 18, 2025
Woodside Energy has held talks with several potential buyers of stakes in its Louisiana liquefied natural gas plant, including Tokyo Gas, Japan's JERA and
February 17, 2025
The main organization coordinating resistance to Myanmar’s military government says its forces have arrested 10 members of a local resistance group suspected in the killing of a Catholic village priest last week in the country’s northwest
February 18, 2025US tourists can’t visit North Korea. This American spent six figures on a second passport so he could travel there
February 18, 2025
Tesla has selected locations for two showrooms in the Indian cities of New Delhi and Mumbai, moving closer to its long-delayed plans to sell its electric cars in
February 18, 2025
Ride-hailing platform Uber has moved to a zero-commission model for its autorickshaw drivers in India and will instead charge them a subscription fee, mirroring a
February 18, 2025
China's electric vehicles are around three to five years ahead of the competition in terms of products, technology and the industrial chain, BYD's CEO Wang Chuanfu said in an
February 18, 2025
Chinese search engine group Baidu said on Tuesday that the success of AI company DeepSeek had inspired it to embrace an open source model, under which the source code of its upcoming
February 18, 2025
Pakistan's army said on Tuesday it killed 30 Islamist militants in South Waziristan near the border with Afghanistan during an operation to clear the tribal district of the
February 18, 2025South Korean actor Kim Sae-ron’s death this week has triggered an outpouring of grief and calls for changes to the way the country’s celebrities are treated in the public arena and on social media, which critics say can foster a culture of harassment
February 18, 2025
When President Xi Jinping hosted entrepreneurs at a rare meeting in Beijing in 2018, the executives granted coveted front-row seats came
February 18, 2025
Pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai is physically breaking down in a Hong Kong prison and "time is running out" for him if the U.S. and Britain do not push
February 18, 2025
Restaurant Brands International said on Tuesday it has bought stakes in Burger King China from its local franchisee for about $158 million, giving it nearly total ownership of the business
February 18, 2025
Decarbonising steel production is one of the major challenges of the energy transition, especially given that consumers across the world show little
February 18, 2025
A Chinese company has stopped exporting a piece of equipment used to process the electric vehicle battery metal lithium, in the clearest sign yet
February 18, 2025
Greentown China said on Tuesday it will issue additional dollar bonds worth $150 million to help refinance its existing borrowings, after offering the
February 18, 2025China’s Foreign Ministry has taken issue with a revised U.S. government fact sheet that removed a line on American opposition to independence for Taiwan
February 17, 2025
Indonesia's deputy finance minister on Tuesday said the total budget funding the government is freeing up through efficiency measures remained unchanged at 306 trillion rupiah ($
February 18, 2025
Taiwanese electronics companies are planning more investments in the U.S. state of Texas, with announcements possible in May to coincide with President Donald Trump's
February 18, 2025
Singapore offered broad support for workers and businesses, as well as assistance with living costs, with the economy bracing for a rise
February 18, 2025
China will fly home about 200 of its nationals found in scam-running compounds on the Thai-Myanmar border, a Thai security official said on Tuesday, as
February 18, 2025
A Chinese navy helicopter has flown within 10 feet of a Philippine patrol plane in a disputed area of the the South China Sea, highlighting Beijing's use of force in asserting its claims to the strategic waterway
February 18, 2025
The Philippine coast guard accused the Chinese navy of performing dangerous flight manoeuvres on Tuesday when it flew close to a government aircraft patrolling a disputed shoal in
February 18, 2025South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol could try to impose martial law again or undermine constitutional institutions should he be reinstated, lawyers for parliament
February 18, 2025
The Bank of Japan could raise interest rates twice more this year if inflation stays around current levels, which would help prevent the yen from
February 18, 2025
The Supreme Court has told India's top podcaster to stop doing any shows until further notice, days after he was charged with obscenity, legal news website LiveLaw said on Tuesday.
February 18, 2025
The Philippines has detected foreign attempts to access intelligence data, but its cyber minister said on Tuesday no breaches have been recorded so
February 18, 2025
The case for buying Chinese stocks - particularly tech shares - is improving, perhaps enough to tempt back long-term investors, investment banks
February 18, 2025
Vietnam's National Assembly on Tuesday approved a bold bureaucratic reform plan that will slash up to a fifth of government bodies, as the country tries to cut costs and
February 18, 2025
HSBC has laid off around 40 investment bankers in Hong Kong, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter, as part of a global
February 18, 2025
A popular dish in China, longevity noodles might be thick, thin, flat or crispy -- but they are always long. In Hong Kong, where the fried e-fu noodle is king, one factory has ramped up production by 30% to meet the demand at Lunar New Year.
January 26, 2025
Turkish police have detained 282 suspects in a large-scale operation targeting the banned Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK
February 18, 2025
Chinese tech giant Huawei has held a global launch for the industry’s first tri-foldable phone
February 18, 2025
Chinese manufacturer Sany Heavy Industry is planning a listing in Hong Kong that could raise up to $1.5 billion, two people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
February 18, 2025
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Tuesday the sharp volatility seen in currency and stock markets last summer was mainly caused by investors' concern over weak U.S. jobs data
February 18, 2025
Thailand's government will push for 3.5% economic growth this year and will seek to work closer with the central bank to support small businesses, Prime Minister Paetongtarn
February 18, 2025
Vietnam plans to adopt rules that would allow Elon Musk's Starlink to provide satellite internet services in the country while maintaining
February 18, 2025
North Korea's foreign ministry said on Tuesday that it will keep bolstering its nuclear force, denouncing a recent joint pledge by the United States,
February 18, 2025
Elon Musk's Tesla is looking to hire senior staff in India, job advertisements posted this week showed, signalling progress in the electric vehicle maker's plans to enter the world's third
February 18, 2025
Tiger Brokers said on Tuesday it embedded DeepSeek's model into its AI-powered chatbot, as brokerages and money managers race to
February 18, 2025
Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte has asked the Supreme Court to void her impeachment and block a Senate trial that could remove her from office
February 18, 2025
Sri Lanka's budgeted expenditure for 2025 will likely lead to a wider fiscal deficit and slower-than-expected fiscal consolidation, Moody's Ratings said on Tuesday, a day after the
February 18, 2025
Indonesia's parliament on Tuesday passed a bill to revise the country's mining law, aimed at boosting development of domestic mineral processing industries and
February 18, 2025
Efforts to shut down online scam centers in Myanmar appear to gain momentum with a visit by a top Chinese official to the border zone ahead of expected large-scale repatriations of workers in the illicit industry
February 17, 2025
Complaints about BYD over its move to offer free smart driving features across most of its line-up have flooded a prominent Chinese auto quality platform, many from customers who
February 18, 2025
China's political, economic and social environment is "very conducive" to the development of the private economy and policies will be implemented to help ease difficulties faced by
February 18, 2025
A strategic partnership deal between China and the Cook Islands spans areas from deep-sea mining to education scholarships but excludes security
February 17, 2025
India has assured students from Nepal of its efforts to ensure their well-being, following protests triggered by the suicide of a
February 18, 2025South Korea acting President Choi Sang-mok on Tuesday said the government plans to roll out a record 360 trillion won ($249.3 billion) worth of trade policy financing to aid
February 18, 2025
Samsung Electronics on Tuesday nominated its chip business chief Jun Young-hyun and Chief Technology Officer Song Jai-hyuk to join its board, as the tech giant looks to boost
February 18, 2025
A tourist village in China's southwestern province of Sichuan famed for its scenic snow landscape said it was sorry for using cotton wool and soapy water to create fake snow
February 18, 2025North Korea has criticized the United States and Asian neighbors for pursuing the “absurd” goal of denuclearizing the North and says it will push to expand its nuclear forces under the direction of its authoritarian leader Kim Jong Un
February 18, 2025
China’s President Xi Jinping has met with private sector business leaders, offering them assurances that policies regarding the private sector would not change, state media reported
February 17, 2025Police in the Philippines have filed criminal complaints against former President Rodrigo Duterte after he said during a campaign rally that 15 senators should be killed in a bomb attack so there will be more vacant seats for his own party’s candidates to fill
February 17, 2025In from the cold? Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma spotted among top tech bosses who met China’s Xi
February 17, 2025
Samsung Electronics has decided to cancel 3.05 trillion won ($2.11 billion) worth of its own shares that it had acquired previously, the company said in a regulatory filing.
February 18, 2025
Honda Motor will resume talks with Nissan Motor to form the world's fourth-biggest automaker provided Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida steps down, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday citing a
February 18, 2025
The artist giving centuries-old scroll painting a feminist twist
February 18, 2025
BHP sees signs of economic recovery in China and central bank rate cuts reviving demand for steel and copper but flagged risks to global
February 17, 2025
Change to State Department website sparks fiery rebuke from Beijing over Taiwanese independence
February 17, 2025
Is China’s military really built for war? New report questions Beijing’s arms buildup
February 17, 2025A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.
February 17, 2025
Taiwan is exploring buying arms worth billions of dollars from the United States, sources briefed on the matter said,
February 17, 2025
China is reaping the rewards of its massive mining investment in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the form of surging imports of physical copper.
February 17, 2025
An Indian court jailed a 31-year-old man for life on Monday following the rape and murder of a young Irish woman in the tourist resort state of Goa, nearly eight
February 17, 2025The Taiwan Strait does not belong to China and any attempts to create tension threaten global security, the island's defence ministry said on
February 16, 2025
The yen rose on Monday in a boost from upbeat Japanese growth data, while the dollar hovered near its lowest in two months after investors
February 17, 2025
Authorities say militants in northwestern Pakistan have killed two people when they ambushed a convoy of trucks carrying food and medicine for thousands of residents trapped by sectarian violence
February 17, 2025India's opposition parties have criticised U.S.
February 17, 2025
Chinese and Australian military officials had an "in-depth" exchange of views on bilateral and military relations, regional security and other issues of common concern, China's
February 17, 2025China's apparent breakthrough in AI and rapprochement with tech giants has sent Hong Kong stocks and internet giants soaring, but the buyers behind
February 17, 2025
Thailand has proposed tough entry requirements for local punters in casinos as it plans to build a major gaming industry to boost
February 17, 2025
India said on Monday that bilateral merchandise trade with the United States has increased by about 8% to more than $106 billion in the ten
February 17, 2025
President Xi Jinping held a rare meeting on Monday with some of the biggest names in China's technology sector, such as Alibaba founder Jack Ma, urging them to "show their talent"
February 17, 2025
South Korean actor Kim Sae-ron dead at 24
February 17, 2025
South Korea's data protection authority on Monday said new downloads of the Chinese AI app DeepSeek had been suspended in the country after DeepSeek acknowledged failing to take into
February 17, 2025
DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence startup, has temporarily paused downloads of its chatbot apps in South Korea while it works with local authorities to address privacy concerns, according to South Korean officials on Monday
February 17, 2025
The Hong Kong government has responded for the first time to questions about the use of cryptocurrencies as proof of wealth for an immigration scheme after a local
February 17, 2025
Chinese President Xi Jinping addressed more than a dozen founders and chief executives from some of China's largest companies on Monday, in a bid to boost private sector sentiment.
February 17, 2025
Airbus, Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Rolls-Royce are expanding parts sourcing from India, driving growth in the country's emerging aerospace
February 17, 2025
The Hong Kong shares of Baidu plunged on Monday, wiping $2.4 billion off its market value, after the founder of the Chinese search engine giant was not spotted at a rare meeting
February 17, 2025
Standard Chartered Plc said on Monday its Hong Kong banking division, Animoca Brands and HKT will establish a joint venture to apply for a license from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority for
February 17, 2025
China's foreign ministry said on Monday that "healthy and stable" China-EU relations are needed now more than ever, after a push by the United States to initiate Ukraine
February 17, 2025
A Singapore court on Monday found opposition party leader Pritam Singh guilty on two counts of lying to parliament, handing down fines that spared him a loss of
February 17, 2025
China will strengthen support for exploring domestic mineral resources including lithium, cobalt and nickel, its industry ministry said on Monday.
February 17, 2025
China's President Xi Jinping spoke on Monday at a symposium on private enterprises attended by tech entrepreneurs including Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma, state media said, but gave no
February 17, 2025
Investors in HSBC are backing management attempts to shutter parts of its investment bank, even as U.S.
February 16, 2025
Global shares are trading mixed as investors continue to watch economic data and policy moves from U.S. President Donald Trump, as both are likely to impact upcoming central bank moves
February 17, 2025
Thailand's economy grew less than expected into the end of 2024, data showed on Monday, and analysts said hopes of an improving outlook
February 17, 2025
South Korea on Monday announced plans to secure 10,000 high-performance graphics processing units (GPUs) within this year in a bid to keep pace as the global AI race
February 17, 2025
Hawkish comments from the Bank of Japan and sticky inflation are lifting bond yields to multi-year highs and pushing forward rate hike expectations, shaking long-held
February 17, 2025
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on Monday signed a regulation requiring exporters of resources other than oil and gas to hold all proceeds locally for at least a year, which
February 17, 2025
For traders, it's a case of which way to look next with their screens flooded by headlines from tariffs and shaky Middle East ceasefire deals, to Russia and Ukraine.
February 14, 2025
China on Monday urged the United States to "correct its mistakes" after the U.S.
February 17, 2025
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. It's been a mostly upbeat start to the week for Asian shares, even though a holiday in U.S. markets has thinned liquidity.
February 17, 2025
China's retaliatory tariffs against U.S. energy imports is likely to be most keenly felt in the seaborne market for metallurgical coal.
February 17, 2025
The Taiwan Strait is absolutely "not within the scope of China's sovereignty", and any deliberate Chinese attempts to create tension will pose a real threat to global security, the
February 17, 2025A court in India’s western Goa state has sentenced a 31-year-old man to life in prison for raping and murdering an Irish woman at a popular tourist resort nearly eight years ago
February 17, 2025Some members of Indonesia's parliament plan to propose the president remove the central bank governor because they think he was not properly backing the government's policy,
February 17, 2025
Indonesia booked a $3.45 billion merchandise trade surplus in January, bigger than expected, amid surprisingly weak imports, official data showed on Monday.
February 17, 2025
The Russian Navy's large landing ship, Admiral Nevelskoy, conducted artillery firing drills in the Sea of Japan, Russian news agency Interfax reported on Monday, citing the press service
February 17, 2025
U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital said on Monday it will not launch a tender offer for Fuji Soft, formally ending a takeover battle with rival KKR for the Japanese IT company.
February 17, 2025
Shares of Tencent were set to open up 6.6% on Monday after the company said its Weixin messaging app has launched beta testing with Deepseek as firms race to link up with China's
February 17, 2025
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has paid his respect at a family mausoleum to mark the birthday of his late father and former leader Kim Jong Il, state media KCNA
February 17, 2025
Goldman Sachs raised its target price for Chinese stocks on Monday, estimating that AI adoption could boost earnings growth and potentially bring in $200 billion of inflows.
February 17, 2025
Japan's economy grew faster than expected in the fourth quarter, on improved business spending and a surprise increase in consumption and
February 16, 2025
Japan’s economy grew at a better-than-expected annual rate of 2.8% in October-December, underlined by steady exports and moderate consumption
February 17, 2025
Singapore's non-oil domestic exports fell 2.1% in January from the same month a year earlier, data on Monday showed, led by a drop in non-electronic exports.
February 17, 2025
Indonesia Investment Authority (INA), the country's first sovereign wealth fund, and the Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) have launched a hybrid fund to provide financing for medium-sized
February 17, 2025A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.
February 16, 2025
South Korean actress Kim Sae-ron has been found dead at her home, a police official with knowledge of the case said on Sunday.
February 16, 2025
The U.S.
February 16, 2025
Tencent said on Sunday its Weixin messaging app, China's largest, is allowing some users to search via DeepSeek's artificial intelligence model as firms race to link up
February 16, 2025
The death toll in a stampede at the main railway station in India's capital New Delhi rose to at least 18, including five children, media reports said on
February 16, 2025
South Korea's industry and trade ministers plan to travel to the United States as early as possible to discuss cooperation, the government said in a statement.
February 16, 2025
China's central bank governor said on Sunday a stable yuan currency has been key to global financial and economic stability and Beijing will continue to let the market play a
February 16, 2025
At least 15 people died and another 15 were injured in a stampede at the main railway station in India's capital New Delhi on Saturday night, the chief minister of the capital territory
February 15, 2025
At least 18 people, including 14 women, were killed in a stampede at a railway station in India’s capital of New Delhi
February 15, 2025
Panda craze has once again gripped Hong Kong as residents compete to name the territory’s first locally-born giant panda cubs who just turned six months old
February 15, 2025
At least 18 dead in crush at New Delhi train station as crowds head for religious festival, Indian media reports
February 15, 2025
Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, said late on Saturday that they had discussed Kyiv's vision of a path to peace
February 15, 2025
China considers Germany and the European Union as a whole as strategic partners, and it wants stronger cooperation with them in the spirit of free trade and
February 15, 2025
China’s animated blockbuster smashed box office records at home. Now it’s hitting Western cinemas
February 15, 2025
U.S.
February 15, 2025
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday that China will "play along to the end" if the United States is bent on suppressing the country even though Beijing does not wish to
February 15, 2025
U.S.-Philippine military exercises are longstanding, "purely defensive" and intended to maintain force readiness and preserve regional security, a U.S.
February 15, 2025
There is no need for one country to control the semiconductor industry, which is complex and needs a division of labour, Taiwan's top technology official said on Saturday after U.S.
February 15, 2025
China believes all stakeholders in the Russia-Ukraine conflict should participate in the peace talks, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday, underscoring Europe's role in them
February 15, 2025
One of the Taiwan air force's new, domestically developed advanced jet trainer aircraft crashed on Saturday after reporting engine failure, though the pilot safely bailed out, the
February 15, 2025
North Korea said on Saturday that the United States should abandon military threats if it has concerns about its mainland safety, state media KCNA reported, citing an official at
February 15, 2025
The Cook Islands said on Saturday that it signed a comprehensive strategic partnership deal with China, a move expected to raise concerns in New Zealand with which it has
February 15, 2025
General Motors is closing a plant this month in the northeastern Chinese city of Shenyang as part of the U.S. automaker's restructuring in China, according to a
February 14, 2025
India is likely to seek bids this year for 114 multi-role fighters, two sources said, marking a major step in a process to bolster
February 14, 2025
China is willing to deepen mutual political trust with the Cook Islands, China's Premier Li Qiang said during a meeting with Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown, China's
February 14, 2025
Alibaba's announcement this week that it will partner with Apple to support iPhones' artificial intelligence services offering in China has again thrust the spotlight on the
February 14, 2025
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, a bottling unit of Coca-Cola, reported a 5% rise in fourth-quarter sales on Friday, helped by strong demand for higher-priced beverages, especially in the
February 14, 2025
Pakistan's largest bank, HBL, and global financial information and analytics firm S&P Global have launched a new index to track the country's manufacturing sector
February 14, 2025
Thai authorities will send 10 Chinese nationals who were involved in the abduction of actor Wang Xing back to China, police said on Friday, amid a mounting crackdown on scam
February 14, 2025
Indian industry and trade experts see an opportunity to expand business with the U.S. after Prime Minister Narendra Modi met President Donald
February 14, 2025
More than 500 million people have taken a "holy dip" in sacred river waters in north India over the last four weeks as part of the Hindu Maha Kumbh festival,
February 14, 2025
India has slashed tariffs on bourbon whisky to 100% from 150%, a move that will benefit imports of brands like Suntory's Jim Beam, after U.S.
February 14, 2025
Nvidia reduced its stake in British chip firm Arm Holdings by about 44% and exited its holdings in Serve Robotics and SoundHound AI in the fourth quarter, a regulatory
February 14, 2025
The dollar was on track for a weekly loss against the euro on Friday as a delay in the introduction of trade tariffs planned by U.S.
February 14, 2025
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te pledged on Friday to talk with the United States about President Donald Trump's concerns over the chip industry and to
February 14, 2025
Malaysia's economy grew faster than expected in the fourth quarter of 2024 amid strong domestic demand and a recovery in exports, the central bank said on
February 14, 2025
TikTok has returned to the app stores of Apple and Google in the U.S., after President Donald Trump delayed the enforcement of a TikTok ban
February 14, 2025
A court in Tajikistan has handed down prison sentences of between eight and 20 years to more than 30 people it convicted of trying to poison attendees of a festival last year, the
February 14, 2025Wall Street edged back from an all-time high following mixed profit reports from big companies
February 14, 2025
The World Bank's private investment arm is increasing equity investments and eyeing large-scale infrastructure financing in Pakistan, in an investment plan that
February 14, 2025
U.S.
February 14, 2025Sony's shares closed up 8.7% in Tokyo on Friday after the technology and entertainment conglomerate reported strong results at its games and music divisions.
February 14, 2025Sri Lanka's new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will outline the government's revenue and policy goals in his first full-year budget on Monday, seeking to
February 14, 2025
Shipments of foreign-branded smartphones, including Apple Inc's iPhone, in China rose 0.6% in December year-on-year, according to data released on Friday by a government-affiliated
February 14, 2025
Dozens of non-government groups monitoring dissent, human and labour rights in China have laid off staff after being forced to suspend work following a freeze on
February 14, 2025
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February 14, 2025
A group of India's top Bollywood music labels, from T-Series to Saregama and Sony, is seeking to join a copyright lawsuit against OpenAI in New Delhi,
February 14, 2025
Tightened U.S. sanctions on Moscow have disrupted a roaring trade in discounted Russian oil to China and India, reviving demand for
February 14, 2025
Thailand is hoping it will not face U.S. tariff measures and will do everything to make sure the country is not a target, the commerce minister said on Friday, amid concerns that
February 14, 2025
Sri Lanka's headline inflation is expected to peak around 2 percentage points above the central bank's target in the second quarter of 2026, the bank said in a monetary policy
February 14, 2025
Robotic exoskeletons help Chinese tourists climb the country’s most punishing mountain
February 14, 2025
A court in India has found a 31-year-old man guilty of raping and murdering an Irish woman at a popular tourist resort in 2017
February 14, 2025A bomb targeting a vehicle carrying coal miners in southwestern Pakistan killed at least 11 people and wounded six others, local officials said on Friday.
February 14, 2025
Taiwan's GlobalWafers said on Friday its investments in the United States were proceeding as planned as the company had not been notified of changes to agreed
February 14, 2025
The Philippine foreign ministry said on Friday it was "concerned" over what it described as "unsafe manoeuvres" and the use of flares by a Chinese air force plane against an
February 14, 2025
Malaysia will crack down on fraud in the used cooking oil industry, its deputy commodities minister told Reuters, as western governments investigate whether
February 14, 2025
China's outstanding property loans were down 0.2% at the end of the fourth quarter, less than the prior year's 1% decline, central bank data showed on Friday, indicating government
February 14, 2025
China accused Australia on Friday of deliberately provoking it with a maritime patrol in the disputed South China Sea this week, saying
February 14, 2025
New bank loans in China surged more than expected to a record high in January as the central bank moved to shore up a patchy economic recovery,
February 14, 2025
China has urged the Philippines to withdraw the United States' "Typhon" intermediate range missile, the defence ministry said on Friday, accusing the Southeast Asian nation of
February 14, 2025Six people have died in a fire in a hotel resort construction site in South Korea's port city of Busan, according to the city's fire agency, with a
February 14, 2025
Trump hosts four foreign leaders in two weeks as the world navigates his return to power
February 14, 2025
The real reason behind the DeepSeek hype, according to AI experts
February 14, 2025
Australian and Philippine authorities have taken steps on Valentine’s Day to help would-be victims avoid hurting their “hearts and bank accounts” in online love scams
February 14, 2025There is a guarded optimism among military experts in India as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Donald Trump have outlined plans to ramp up sales of defense systems to New Delhi to deepen the U.S.-India strategic relationship
February 14, 2025
Authorities say a roadside bomb has struck a vehicle carrying coal miners in restive southwest Pakistan, killing 11 people and wounding five others
February 14, 2025AI giants Baidu, OpenAI offer their chatbots for free in response to DeepSeek’s advance
February 14, 2025
Hong Kong plans to crack down on poor-quality subdivided flats are leaving many low-income residents uncertain about their future in one of the world’s most expensive housing markets
February 14, 2025
Mongolia and China agreed to construct a new cross-border railway link, according to a statement released by the Mongolian government on Friday.
February 14, 2025Chinese President Xi Jinping plans to chair a symposium to boost private sector sentiment next week that will be attended by the country's business leaders including Alibaba co-founder Jack
February 14, 2025
Chinese electric carmaker BYD acquired mineral rights for two plots of land in a lithium-rich part of Brazil in 2023, entering the mining business in its
February 14, 2025
Japanese investors withdrew heavily from foreign stocks in the week through February 8, snapping an eight-week buying spree as U.S.
February 14, 2025
Sri Lanka's new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will present his first budget on Monday to outline how the island nation plans to strengthen its recovery
February 14, 2025
South Korea's market watchdog has decided to impose fines on JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, Nomura and UBS for violating short-selling rules in the domestic stock market, officials at the
February 13, 2025
Japan's lower house of parliament on Friday approved the government nominee for the central bank's policy board, Junko Koeda, an academic known as a fiscal and monetary hawk, paving
February 14, 2025
Singapore's government is expected to focus on cost of living issues, housing and employment in next week's budget, as it heads towards an election buoyed by
February 14, 2025
Vietnam stands ready to import more farm products from the United States, according to a statement from trade minister Nguyen Hong Dien on Friday,
February 14, 2025
Pakistan is hoping that hosting its first major multi-country cricket tournament in nearly 30 years will help erase worries of instability in the
February 14, 2025
JX Advanced Metals (JXAM), a wholly owned metals unit of Japan's Eneos Holdings, won approval to list its shares in a $3 billion share offering, a
February 14, 2025
HSBC is preparing to report $1.5 billion of annual cost savings from the changes implemented under its broad restructuring initiatives, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.
February 14, 2025
The U.S. has approved the extradition of a suspect in the 2008 militant attacks in India's financial capital Mumbai in which over 160 people were killed,
February 14, 2025
India and the U.S. agreed on Thursday to start talks to clinch an early trade deal and resolve their standoff over tariffs
February 13, 2025
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te says he will communicate more with the U.S. over President Donald Trump’s concerns over the chip industry and invest more in the U.S. Trump said Thursday that Taiwan had taken away the U.S. chip business and he wanted it back in the country
February 14, 2025
South Korea will thoroughly review non-tariff barriers and other vulnerabilities to respond to a U.S. plan to introduce reciprocal tariffs, the country's acting
February 14, 2025
Chinese search engine giant Baidu said on Friday it would make its next-generation artificial intelligence model Ernie open-source from June 30, a major shift in strategy as
February 14, 2025
Japan's core consumer price inflation likely accelerated in January from the previous month and rose at the joint-fastest pace in 17 months due to high food prices and reduced energy
February 14, 2025
Iran is rearming its missile program and a ship of supplies just arrived from China, Western sources say
February 13, 2025
Thailand's army says some 260 people believed to have been trafficked and trapped into working in online scam centers are to be repatriated after they were rescued from Myanmar
February 13, 2025
The Philippine central bank's decision to keep its key policy rate steady was its way of hedging against global uncertainties, its governor said on Friday.
February 14, 2025
Singapore's economy grew faster than expected into the end of 2024, data showed on Friday, but the government maintained its forecast for slower growth this year
February 14, 2025
The United States will increase military sales to India starting in 2025 and will eventually provide F-35 fighter jets, U.S.
February 13, 2025
U.S.
February 14, 2025
Thailand receives 260 victims of human trafficking from Myanmar, mostly Ethiopians, army says
February 14, 2025Why do Japanese government workers keep losing sensitive data while drunk?
February 13, 2025South Korean acting President Choi Sang-mok said on Friday authorities would closely monitor financial markets, citing high uncertainty over U.S. trade policy and global geopolitical
February 14, 2025
Thailand's economy likely grew at its fastest pace in over two years last quarter, driven by a surge in foreign tourists and strong exports that helped offset
February 14, 2025
Japan has already initiated communication with the United States following President Donald Trump's order on formulating plans for tariff proposal, a government spokesperson said on
February 14, 2025
Sri Lanka extended power cuts for a third day on Thursday as it scrambled to restore its national grid to full capacity after a monkey triggered a widespread blackout over the
February 13, 2025
Jeremy Fang, a sales officer at a Chinese aluminium products maker, is trying to export more to markets in Asia, Africa and Latin America to offset the U.S. tariffs'
February 13, 2025
China is ready to work with the United Kingdom towards stable and improving bilateral ties, and to further cooperate in infrastructure, trade and investment, the Chinese
February 13, 2025
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.
February 13, 2025
U.S.
February 13, 2025
Today's the day Trump says he's signing off on reciprocal tariffs, a day after a report showing higher-than-expected inflation.
February 13, 2025
U.S. stocks rallied to the brink of a record after more companies reported fatter profits than expected
February 13, 2025
A suspected gas explosion at a department store in Taiwan's central city of Taichung killed at least four people and injured 26 on Thursday, among them tourists from the gambling hub
February 13, 2025
The dollar slipped on Thursday after components of January’s producer price report pointed to lower inflation, and fell further after the White House said that
February 13, 2025
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Thursday in Washington where they discussed issues including space, mobility, technology and innovation, Modi said on X.
February 13, 2025
‘White Lotus’ Season 3 cast would love to see Season 4 set in either of these two destinations
February 13, 2025
More than 40% of Indians polled in a survey by India Today magazine think U.S.
February 13, 2025
Thai consumer confidence in January rose for a fourth consecutive month to the highest level in eight months, bolstered by government stimulus measures, tourism and exports, a
February 13, 2025
South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul and U.S.
February 13, 2025
Most economists expect the Bank of Japan to raise short-term interest rates again in the latter half of this year, a monthly survey on economists conducted by private think tank
February 13, 2025
India, the No. 2 importer of crude from Russia, wants to buy Russian oil only if it is supplied by companies and ships that have
February 13, 2025
Vietnam plans to take loans from the Chinese government to partly fund a $8.3 billion project to build a new railway linking the two countries, the transport minister said on
February 13, 2025
India expects to sell short-range missiles to the Philippines this year in a deal worth more than $200 million, Indian sources told Reuters, for New Delhi's
February 13, 2025
Mazda Motor Corp plans to invest 5 billion baht ($150 million) in Thailand to produce electric compact sport utility vehicles, Thailand's Board of Investment said on Thursday.
February 13, 2025
Australia has raised concerns with China over what it said on Thursday were "unsafe and unprofessional" actions by a Chinese fighter jet towards an Australian maritime patrol in the
February 13, 2025
South Korea on Thursday announced strengthened aviation safety measures following a fire on an Air Busan plane last month, saying the rules would include limiting the
February 13, 2025
Alibaba will partner with Apple to support iPhones' AI services offering in China, its chairman said on Thursday, a move likely to help the U.S. company ease falling
February 13, 2025
Vietnam is ready to engage with the United States to discuss the new tariffs on steel imposed by Washington and to avoid risks of additional duties, a spokesperson for its foreign
February 13, 2025
China's central bank said on Thursday it would adjust its monetary policy at the appropriate time to support the economy, amid rising external headwinds.
February 13, 2025
Nissan on Thursday reported a sharp drop in third-quarter profit and cut its full-year outlook for the third time, in a sign of deepening turmoil at the Japanese automaker
February 13, 2025
China acknowledged a visit by the Cook Islands leader for the first time on Thursday, amid exasperation in New Zealand that it was not consulted about expected agreements involving
February 13, 2025
Google's head of public policy in India, Sreenivasa Reddy, has quit, a company spokesperson told Reuters on Thursday, marking the second
February 13, 2025
Sony on Thursday raised its operating profit forecast for the year ending in March by 2% to 1.34 trillion yen ($8.70 billion) as it reported strong growth at its key
February 13, 2025
Asia's crude oil markets are adjusting rapidly to new sanctions against top supplier Russia, sucking up cargoes while they can and moving to
February 13, 2025
Freeport McMoRan is expected to resume shipments of copper concentrate from Indonesia this month under a new export licence after the previous
February 13, 2025
The Indian federal government took over direct control of the restive northeastern state of Manipur on Thursday after the region's chief minister resigned amid ethnic violence
February 13, 2025
Vietnamese electric vehicle maker VinFast said on Thursday it delivered about 97,000 cars last year, nearly three times as many as in 2023, but sales were almost
February 13, 2025
Thailand has received 260 human trafficking victims, more than half of them Ethiopians, from Myanmar, its army said on Thursday, in a massive repatriation that comes amid a
February 13, 2025
A U.S. district court has awarded Tencent nearly $85 million in compensation after finding that Taiwan-based TV box firm Unblock Tech and other distributors violated copyrights of
February 13, 2025
Fire authorities in Taiwan say a gas explosion at a department store killed four people and injured 26, fire authorities said
February 13, 2025
Bain Capital, Advent International and EQT AB are among the private equity firms competing to acquire Japanese cybersecurity firm Trend Micro, which has a market
February 13, 2025China has floated a proposal to hold a summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S.
February 13, 2025
U.S.-based investment firm Carlyle Group has entered India's auto components market by buying a controlling stake in an entity formed by the combination of Indian auto parts companies
February 13, 2025Greentown China will buy back $741 million of outstanding bonds and is also planning to issue U.S. dollar-denominated notes, both as part of a debt refinancing plan, the real estate
February 13, 2025The rise of DeepSeek's artificial intelligence (AI) models is seen providing some Chinese chipmakers such as Huawei a better chance to compete in the domestic market against more
February 13, 2025
More than 120 teams battled it out in a snowball fight tournament in a mountainous Japanese city on Sunday, in what the local weather bureau called the coldest
February 13, 2025
Japan's annual wholesale inflation jumped to a seven-month high of 4.2% in January and accelerated for the fifth straight month, highlighting persistent price
February 13, 2025
South Korea's Acting President Choi Sang-mok said on Thursday the country should be able to negotiate with the administration of President Donald Trump on tariffs as its investment
February 13, 2025Asian Investment firm PAG on Thursday announced its 10th Asia-focused opportunistic real estate fund closed at $4 billion, as the firm expands its regional foray on
February 13, 2025A suicide bomber killed one person and wounded three in an attack near government offices in Kabul on Thursday, an official spokesman said, the second explosion in Afghanistan this
February 13, 2025Japan's Honda Motor said on Thursday its third-quarter operating profit increased 5% from a year earlier, largely due to a strong performance of its motorcycle business and a weak yen
February 13, 2025
A court in Tajikistan has sentenced three men to prison sentences ranging from two to 26 years for attempting to kill the Central Asian republic's chief mufti last year, the head
February 13, 2025Nissan and Honda ended merger talks to forge a $60 billion car company on Thursday, pitching Nissan deeper into uncertainty and
February 12, 2025
North Korea is dismantling a facility at its Mount Kumgang resort used for hosting meetings between families separated after the Korean War, South Korea said on
February 13, 2025
Deadly gas explosion in Taiwan tears through shopping mall floor, kills at least five
February 13, 2025
Japanese electronics and entertainment company Sony is reporting a 3% gain in October-December profit, and raised its full-year forecast
February 13, 2025Carmakers Nissan and Honda call off merger talks
February 13, 2025
Apple picks Alibaba to launch AI features in China
February 13, 2025
Japanese automakers Honda, Nissan and Mitsubishi are dropping their talks on business integration
February 13, 2025
The Taliban leader has made a rare visit to a university in Afghanistan in his first known trip to a modern education institution
February 13, 2025South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is putting up a desperate fight for his political life at Seoul’s Constitutional Court after being impeached and arrested for his short-lived imposition of martial law last year
February 13, 2025
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February 13, 2025An Afghan government spokesperson says a blast at a ministry compound in Kabul has killed one person and injured three
February 13, 2025
Thousands in Taiwan and China have celebrated the Lantern Festival, a holiday that marks the end of the Lunar New Year period and is celebrated on the 15th day of the first month of the lunar calendar
February 12, 2025
What you need to know about US-India trade, in 4 charts
February 11, 2025
Chinese search engine leader Baidu said on Thursday it would make its artificial intelligence chatbot Ernie Bot free starting April 1, citing improved technology and reduced costs.
February 13, 2025
India's demand for back taxes running into a record $1.4 billion from Volkswagen, after 12 years of scrutiny, is reigniting concerns
February 12, 2025
India's state fighter jet maker Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) said it understood why India's air force was impatient over delays in delivering warplanes and would
February 12, 2025
North Korea is demolishing a South Korea-built property that had been used to host reunions of families separated during the 1950-53 Korean War, the South’s government said Thursday, as it continues to eliminate symbols of engagement between the war-divided rivals
February 13, 2025
From rooftops to remote islands, this city has basketball courts everywhere
February 13, 2025
Indonesia plans to import around 200,000 metric tons of raw sugar to top up government's food reserve as white sugar prices have climbed in the domestic market ahead of Ramadan,
February 13, 2025
Taiwan's Foxconn would consider taking a stake in Nissan for cooperation, its chairman said, as the Japanese automaker's future hangs in the balance after
February 12, 2025
China hopes new fleet of ‘silver trains’ will encourage its elderly to travel, and spend, more
February 13, 2025
President Donald Trump has upended three years of U.S. policy toward Ukraine, saying he and Russian leader Vladimir Putin have agreed to begin negotiations on ending the war
February 12, 2025
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.
February 12, 2025
Equinix forecast first-quarter and annual revenue below estimates on Wednesday, hurt by a strong dollar amid rising concerns about hefty spending on data center expansion as businesses
February 12, 2025
Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki are the likely starting pitchers for the Los Angeles Dodgers when they face the Chicago Cubs in Tokyo next month, according to manager Dave Roberts
February 12, 2025
Cook Islands' Prime Minister Mark Brown said on Thursday he had held discussions with institutions on marine science, climate resilience and economic cooperation
February 12, 2025
U.S. stock futures tumbled and the dollar rose on Wednesday after data showed consumer inflation picked up more than expected in January, underscoring Federal
February 09, 2025
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s longstanding bonhomie with President Donald Trump may be tested as the Indian leader kicks off a visit to Washington, eager to avoid tariffs that have been slapped on others and threats of further taxes and imports
February 12, 2025
China is helping Russia's military drone production by becoming a hub for the smuggling of critical Western components for Moscow's armed forces, Estonia's foreign
February 12, 2025
Most U.S. stocks fell after a report said inflation is unexpectedly worsening for Americans
February 12, 2025
Air India is holding off on exercising its outstanding options to buy additional Boeing jets until the planemaker has cleared its backlog, CEO Campbell Wilson
February 12, 2025
Oil prices settled down more than 2% on Wednesday after U.S.
February 12, 2025
The U.S. dollar jumped to a one-week high against the Japanese yen on Wednesday after data showed that consumer prices rose more than economists expected in
February 12, 2025
The U.N. human rights office estimates that up to 1,400 people may have been killed in Bangladesh over three weeks last summer in a crackdown on student-led protests against the now-ousted former prime minister
February 12, 2025
Scientists have unearthed in southeastern China the fossil of a quail-sized bird that lived about 150 million years ago during the Jurassic Period and possessed surprisingly
February 12, 2025
Russia has what it needs to fight on in Ukraine for at least another year and retains the battlefield initiative, but is struggling to replace its
February 12, 2025
Nissan was deep in trouble late last year when rival Honda offered a lifeline: a $60 billion tie-up that would help both Japanese
February 12, 2025
French automaker Renault and its Chinese partner Geely plan to announce a deal later this month on expanding their cooperation to Brazil, three sources said, as they seek
February 12, 2025
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said Chinese startup DeepSeek has done very good work that showed how global artificial intelligence is.
February 12, 2025
The amount of Russian and Iranian oil held on ships has hit multi-month highs as harsher U.S. sanctions reduced the number of buyers, leaving fewer
February 12, 2025
China giveth, China taketh away.
February 11, 2025
The Harry Potter Studio Tour experience is going to China
February 12, 2025
India's top court said on Wednesday that the practice of giving handouts was creating a "class of parasites" that was unwilling to work during elections because of "freebies"
February 12, 2025
World’s biggest EV battery maker seeks blockbuster listing in Hong Kong
February 12, 2025
Officials from Bangladesh's former government and security apparatus systematically committed serious human rights violations against protesters staging mass demonstrations last
February 12, 2025
Japan's SoftBank Group booked a surprise $2.4 billion quarterly loss on Wednesday, hit by a decline in the value of e-commerce platform Coupang and other tech
February 12, 2025
More than 100 trapped fishermen rescued from ice floe in Russia’s Far East
February 12, 2025
A military court in Uzbekistan sentenced 10 defendants to lengthy prison terms for the attempted murder of the former presidential press secretary, the country's supreme court
February 12, 2025Tokyo-based moon exploration company ispace is heartened by signs the United States and Japan will remain on course for joint lunar missions, its CEO said on
February 12, 2025
Thailand is setting its sights on becoming a global gaming hub, with plans to build a casino industry that generates billions in revenue
February 11, 2025
Kazakhstani lawmakers on Wednesday proposed that the country adopt a law restricting "foreign agents", an apparent move to emulate Russia in adopting a measure used to clamp down on
February 12, 2025Most of the world's population is exposed to polluted air, and to those living in cities with chronically bad air, the smog might feel inescapable
February 12, 2025
North Korean state media on Wednesday denounced U.S.
February 12, 2025
Japan’s government says it asked the U.S. to exclude it from 25% steel and aluminum tariffs, a change from duty-free quotas that Tokyo was given previously
February 12, 2025
A Malaysian court has ordered the government and a political analyst, Abdul Razak Baginda, to pay a total of more than 9 million ringgit ($2 million) to the family of murdered
February 12, 2025South Korea's free trade agreement with the United States could help mitigate its exposure to reciprocal tariffs threatened by U.S.
February 12, 2025
The Wuhan Institute of Virology was not involved in the creation or leakage of the COVID-19 virus, a spokesperson of China's foreign ministry said during a regular press conference
February 12, 2025
Trump wants China to play a role in peace in Ukraine. Is Xi Jinping willing to help?
February 12, 2025Foreign investors accelerated sales of Vietnamese stocks in recent weeks as trade risks grew for the export-reliant country, data shows, despite the prospect
February 12, 2025
China's purchases of chipmaking equipment are set to decline this year after three years of growth, as the industry grapples with overcapacity
February 12, 2025
Russia's emergency services said on Wednesday that it had rescued all 139 fishermen stranded on an ice floe drifting in the Sea of Okhotsk in the Western Pacific.
February 12, 2025
The Philippines is looking to buy more military hardware to modernise its arsenal, including additional BrahMos missiles from India and at least two submarines, the chief of the
February 12, 2025China's largest chipmaker SMIC said the market for its staple mature-node chips could be oversupplied in the second half of 2025, tempering optimism about a recovery from a post-
February 11, 2025
Philippine government investigators have filed criminal complaints including sedition against Vice President Sara Duterte over her public threat to have the president assassinated if she herself was killed in an escalating political storm
February 12, 2025
U.S.-based chip toolmaker company Lam Research said it will invest over 100 billion rupees ($1.2 billion) in the next few years in India's southern Karnataka state, the latest
February 12, 2025
China oversaw its largest-ever wave of rural bank mergers last year, a Reuters review of official data showed, but analysts say Beijing's efforts to tackle risks in the small banking sector
February 12, 2025
Taiwan's Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics manufacturer and Apple's main iPhone maker, can plan its production around new U.S. tariffs, the company's
February 12, 2025
Singapore's financial regulator and the Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) said on Wednesday they will set up a new entity to consolidate the administration and governance
February 12, 2025
India's central bank hiked the quantum of funds that it intended to inject into the banking system through an overnight infusion on Wednesday, after aggressively
February 12, 2025
As China directs its large financial institutions to help revive and rebalance a struggling stock market, analysts see merit in the
February 12, 2025
More than 10 million devout Hindus seeking absolution from their sins took a dip in holy waters in northern India during a span of four hours on Wednesday,
February 12, 2025
The Philippines' National Bureau of Investigation has recommended filing criminal charges against Vice President Sara Duterte over an alleged threat to assassinate President
February 12, 2025
Two U.S.
February 11, 2025China tightens screws on what can be shared online about its military
February 11, 2025
South Korea's acting President Choi Sang-mok on Wednesday said he hoped for a swift agreement within the country's parliament on an extra budget to support an economy
February 12, 2025
Indonesia's central bank said it will increase to 80 trillion rupiah ($4.9 billion) the amount of liquidity freed up by reducing reserve requirements for banks that lend to the
February 12, 2025
Japan's largest oil refiner, Eneos Holdings, aims to raise at least 400 billion yen ($2.61 billion) by listing its wholly owned metals unit, two sources
February 12, 2025
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Wednesday the central bank will conduct monetary policy bearing in mind there are risks that food prices may continue to
February 12, 2025
President Donald Trump’s freeze on foreign assistance has dealt a blow organizations fighting human trafficking and forced labor in Cambodia, where tens of thousands of people are held captive and forced to work in call centers running telephone scams
February 12, 2025
A teacher at a South Korean elementary school has admitted to stabbing a seven-year-old girl who was found in cardiac arrest and later died in hospital, a police official said on
February 11, 2025Singapore-based financial technology firm Atome Financial said on Wednesday it had secured a private credit fund managed by asset manager BlackRock and venture debt provider
February 12, 2025
Japan industry minister Yoji Muto said on Wednesday the nation has requested that the United States exempt Japan from steel and aluminium tariffs. U.S.
February 12, 2025
Vietnam will officially revise up its gross domestic product growth target for 2025 to 8.0% from 6.5%-7.0%, Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung said on Wednesday.
February 12, 2025
Warner Bros has agreed to develop a "Harry Potter Studio Tour" in Shanghai with Jinjiang International, the Chinese group said on Wednesday.
February 12, 2025
India wants more nuclear power, has pledged over $2 billion toward research and will change laws to boost investment to do it
February 11, 2025
Global electric and plug-in hybrid vehicle sales in January rose 18% year on year, as growth in Europe and the United States outpaced China for the first time since
February 12, 2025
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February 10, 2025
The U.S. Navy confirmed on Tuesday two of its ships carried out a Taiwan Strait transit, calling it routine despite an angry reaction from Beijing.
February 12, 2025A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.
February 11, 2025
ArcelorMittal is considering a potential shift of some of its European business support activities to India, as the region’s steel sector faces pressure from high costs
February 11, 2025
The United States is expected to boost coal exports to India after China imposed tariffs on energy imports from the U.S., five industry
February 11, 2025
Russia has offered to make its fifth-generation stealth fighter jet Sukhoi Su-57 in India for the Indian Air Force, a Russian and
February 11, 2025
Apple is partnering with Alibaba to roll out artificial intelligence features for iPhone users in China, the Information reported on Tuesday, citing one person with direct knowledge of the
February 11, 2025
U.S.
February 11, 2025
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis, who control most of western Yemen including the capital, are ready to mount attacks on Israel if it resumes its assault on Gaza and does not commit to
February 11, 2025Marriott International forecast 2025 profit below Wall Street estimates on Tuesday, hurt by poor performance at its hotels in Greater China, sending the hospitality
February 11, 2025
U.S. sanctions on Russia should not affect Moscow's oil trade with India, Pavel Sorokin, Russia's first deputy energy minister, said on Tuesday, while adding it was
February 11, 2025
The secretary general of South Korea's National Election Commission defended the integrity of the country's elections on Tuesday amid claims by impeached President
February 11, 2025
Vietnam has become a key driver of global growth in thermal coal imports and use, after supercharging imports of the power fuel by over 30% in 2024 to
February 11, 2025
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February 11, 2025
Investment in data centres and cloud infrastructure is still needed despite DeepSeek challenging the cost efficiency of large AI models, Baidu CEO Robin Li said on Tuesday.
February 11, 2025
China's largest bubble tea firm, Mixue Group, will begin bookbuilding for its Hong Kong initial public offering by the end of February to
February 11, 2025
Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has ordered a study on the potential impact of U.S. trade policy on Thai exports, an official said on Tuesday, underlining concerns
February 11, 2025
South Korea's acting President Choi Sang-mok on Tuesday said his government would seek talks with the U.S. administration about Washington's 25% tariffs
February 11, 2025
An 18-year-old Singapore student who was radicalised by violent far-right extremism online and who idolised the gunman behind deadly attacks on two mosques in
February 11, 2025At least five people were killed when a suicide bomber with explosives strapped to his body detonated outside a bank in northeastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, police said.
February 11, 2025A South Korean court on Tuesday acquitted HSBC on charges of violating the country's short-selling rules, a court official said.
February 11, 2025
Shares at major listed steelmakers in top producer China slid on Tuesday as fresh tariffs by U.S.
February 11, 2025
South Korea's acting President Choi Sang-mok on Tuesday said the government would seek talks with the U.S. administration on the tariffs Washington is imposing to reflect the
February 11, 2025
China's car sales fell 12% in January from a year earlier, the first decline since September and the biggest drop in almost a year, as automakers braced for intense competition in
February 11, 2025
Bangladesh is working towards holding general elections by December, the party of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia said after some of its officials held a meeting with Muhammad
February 11, 2025
India is not expected to lift a ban on Chinese investments into the country soon, according to remarks by India's Chief Economic Adviser V. Anantha Nageswaran on Tuesday.
February 11, 2025
Global hedge funds have been snapping up Chinese stocks for much of this year, with their buying accelerating in the past week as the emergence of homegrown
February 11, 2025A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook Gold made a foray towards the $3,000-an-ounce mark in the Asia session overnight, touching $2,942, functioning as markets'
February 11, 2025
Wall Street held relatively firm following President Donald Trump’s latest tariff escalation and after the Federal Reserve hinted interest rates may not change for a while
February 11, 2025
Cash-strapped China Vanke said its major shareholder, state-owned Shenzhen Metro, is giving it a 2.8 billion yuan ($383.12 million) loan, in a sign the government is stepping up
February 11, 2025
Indonesia's appointment of an army general to run the national food procurement company has raised concerns about the expansion of military roles under President Prabowo Subianto,
February 11, 2025
Thailand's government plans to set up a long-term equity fund to support the Thai stock market, the finance minister said on Tuesday, as the bourse has been the worst performing
February 11, 2025
Campaigning for the Philippines' midterm elections kicked off on Tuesday against a fractured political backdrop, heightened by a high-profile row among warring elites
February 11, 2025
Shares in Chinese automakers Xpeng and Geely Auto tumbled on Tuesday on concern they will struggle to compete against BYD's move to offer free smart driving features on almost all
February 11, 2025
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February 11, 2025
The U.S. dollar fell on Tuesday as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the U.S. central bank was in no rush to cut its short-term interest rate again and as traders
February 11, 2025
Chinese battery giant CATL has started the process to list in Hong Kong by lodging its filings with regulators in a deal that is expected to raise at least $5
February 11, 2025
Way.com shares a guide to the cheapest countries for American travelers to visit.
February 10, 2025
Pakistan says at least 16 citizens died when a boat carrying Europe-bound migrants capsized near the Libyan coast over the weekend
February 11, 2025World’s most populous nation saw a ‘staggering’ rise in hate speech last year, report says
February 11, 2025
DeepSeek hasn’t just disrupted OpenAI. Chinese tech giants are being upended too
February 11, 2025
Hundreds of wounded Russian soldiers treated in North Korea, envoy says
February 11, 2025
South Korea’s top economic think tank on Tuesday slashed its growth forecast for the country’s economy for the second time in four months, expressing concern about the potential impact of U.S. President Donald Trump’s expanding tariffs
February 11, 2025
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has thanked Cambodia’s king for granting royal pardon to 13 Filipino women who were convicted of illegally serving as surrogate mothers in the Southeast Asian kingdom but were flown back to Manila last year
February 11, 2025Hong Kong will file a complaint on recent U.S. tariffs imposed on the city to the World Trade Organization, claiming the U.S. has completely ignored the city's
February 11, 2025
Leapmotor, the Chinese partner of Stellantis, on Tuesday launched a new electric vehicle with smart driving technology priced under 150,000 yuan ($20,535), a day after BYD slashed
February 11, 2025
U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital said it may withdraw its tender offer proposal for Japanese IT firm Fuji Soft, after rival suitor KKR raised its offer above Bain's in a
February 11, 2025
North Korea's defence ministry said on Tuesday the United States is again posing a grave security threat by sending a nuclear submarine to a South Korean port and its military forces
February 10, 2025Indian oil companies are looking to buy U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG), buoyed by the Trump administration's lifting of a ban on export permits for new projects,
February 10, 2025
A jury found a Boston man not guilty on Monday of U.S. charges that he acted as an unlawful agent of China's government by supplying officials information about
February 10, 2025
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.
February 10, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he will introduce new 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports into the U.S., on top of existing metals duties.
February 10, 2025
U.S. stock indexes rose as Wall Street took President Donald Trump’s latest threat on tariffs in stride
February 10, 2025
Oil prices rose nearly 2% on Monday after posting their third straight week of losses, even though investors remained worried that U.S.
February 10, 2025
The U.S. dollar gained on Monday after President Donald Trump pledged 25% tariffs on all imports of steel and aluminium, while the Canadian dollar, Japanese yen,
February 10, 2025
A spokesperson for Hamas says it will delay the next hostage release after accusing Israel of violating a ceasefire agreement
February 10, 2025
Japan's SoftBank Group is set to make a quarterly net profit of 234 billion yen ($1.54 billion) on Wednesday as shares in its telecommunications holdings edge up and
February 10, 2025
Instances of hate speech against minorities in India such as Muslims increased 74% in 2024, a Washington-based research group said on Monday, with incidents
February 10, 2025
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi is due to visit Britain on Thursday to hold talks with his British counterpart David Lammy in a sign that relations between the countries are
February 10, 2025
Traders in China's export manufacturing hub of Yiwu shrugged off U.S.
February 10, 2025
India's consumer inflation likely fell sharply to a five-month low of 4.60% in January from 5.22% in December on slowing food price rises, according to
February 10, 2025
A child was found in cardiac arrest and later died after being stabbed in a South Korean elementary school on Monday alongside a woman in her 40s who also had stab wounds, local
February 10, 2025India's aluminium shipments to the U.S., its top export market for the metal, will likely drop due to tariffs proposed by Washington, prompting producers to look at
February 10, 2025
India's central bank on Monday said it will double the quantum of security purchases under its next tranche of open market operation on February 13 to manage the liquidity deficit
February 10, 2025
China will boost residents' income to support consumer spending, according to a cabinet meeting hosted by Premier Li Qiang, the national television broadcaster CCTV reported on
February 10, 2025
India is committed to boosting manufacturing and exports of defence equipment in the coming years, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on
February 10, 2025
Donald Trump's plan to impose new 25% tariffs on steel and aluminium boosted share prices of U.S. producers in pre-market trading, while shares of producers
February 10, 2025
China’s tit-for-tat duties on U.S. imports have taken effect
February 10, 2025
Sri Lankan police say autopsies are being conducted after the deaths of two foreign tourists earlier this month while they were vacationing in the country
February 10, 2025Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's cabinet approval rate rose 5 points from the previous month to 44% in a February 7-9 poll, recovering to the highest level since his October
February 10, 2025
New marriages in China crash to record low, while divorces on the rise
February 10, 2025
A district in Russia's Sakhalin region has been put on high alert after a Chinese cargo ship ran aground off the southwest coast of the Sakhalin Island, the governor of the region in
February 09, 2025
When Taiwan's Powerchip Technology entered a deal with the eastern Chinese city of Hefei in 2015 to set up a new chip foundry, it hoped the move would help provide
February 10, 2025
South Korean prosecutors indicted on Monday 63 people for their role in storming a court building last month to protest the detention of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol
February 10, 2025
HongKong Post said on Monday it would resume parcel services to the United States starting from February 11.
February 10, 2025Ed Sheeran busted by Indian police for busking without permission
February 10, 2025
By Colleen Howe and Krishna N.
February 10, 2025
Chinese automaker Great Wall Motor and China's leading telecoms providers are integrating the AI model released by DeepSeek into their offerings, the latest Chinese companies
February 09, 2025
South Korea's spy agency has accused Chinese AI app DeepSeek of "excessively" collecting personal data and using all input data to train itself, and questioned the
February 10, 2025
GAIL India Ltd will seek to buy a stake in a U.S. liquefied natural gas plant or secure long-term U.S.
February 10, 2025
Hong Kong's Sports Association and Olympic Committee said it welcomed a decision by the International Ice Hockey Federation to suspend four Turkmen athletes over what it called
February 10, 2025
Japan's Nissan Motor is open to working with new partners including even technology firms after merger talks with cross-town rival Honda Motor foundered, people
February 10, 2025
China's foreign ministry said on Monday it had complained to Japan over "negative" references to China in a statement issued after a meeting between the leaders of Japan and the
February 10, 2025
Boeing signalled on Monday it would need more orders from India before it considers setting up a final civil aircraft assembly line there, potentially
February 10, 2025
TSMC, the world's biggest contract chipmaker, said on Monday its first-quarter revenue would be closer to the lower end of its guidance, as it expects a $161 million impact from an
February 10, 2025
Taiwan's Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker and Apple's biggest iPhone assembler, reported on Monday that its January revenue rose 3.16% on year.
February 10, 2025
Japanese cosmetics giant Shiseido said on Monday its full-year profit slumped 73%, partly due to a drop in consumer spending in key overseas market China, a trend the company expects
February 10, 2025
New Zealand expressed renewed concern on Monday about the Cook Islands' prime minister travelling to China this week to sign agreements without properly
February 10, 2025
Chinese President Xi Jinping has accepted Russia's invitation to attend the commemorations of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, TASS state news agency reported
February 10, 2025
Indonesia launched an annual free health screening on Monday, a 3 trillion rupiah ($183.54 million) initiative to prevent early deaths that
February 10, 2025
Marriages in China plummetted by a fifth last year, the biggest drop on record, despite manifold efforts by authorities to encourage young couples to wed and have
February 10, 2025
India is in talks with the United States for the purchase and co-production of combat vehicles as well as finalising a fighter jet engine deal, people familiar
February 10, 2025
Malaysia’s palm oil production remained resilient despite potential disruption from floods that have hit several states in recent months, the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB)
February 10, 2025
A street performance by Ed Sheeran in India's tech capital of Bengaluru was stopped abruptly by police on Sunday, outraging fans and prompting the British singer to issue a clarification.
February 10, 2025
Shares of Dongfeng Motor soared as much as 85.8% in Hong Kong on Monday after the Chinese automaker said its parent was planning a restructuring, stoking speculation that some of
February 10, 2025
Japan's current account surplus jumped to a record last year, data from the finance ministry showed on Monday, as a weaker yen boosted returns on foreign
February 10, 2025
Taiwan is interested in natural gas from Alaska and will continue to assess the feasibility of purchases, the economy ministry said on Monday, as the government looks to narrow the
February 10, 2025
Japan's Nippon Steel is considering proposing a bold change in plan from its previous approach of seeking to buy U.S.
February 10, 2025
Shares of DBS soared to a record high on Monday after Singapore's largest bank flagged an improvement in net interest income for 2025 and a
February 09, 2025
Shares of South Korean steelmakers dropped on Monday, after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would introduce new tariffs.
February 10, 2025
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said an elevated U.S. security partnership with South Korea and Japan poses a grave threat to his country and vowed to further bolster his nuclear weapons program
February 09, 2025
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.
February 09, 2025
A three-member International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission will visit Pakistan to conduct a Governance and Corruption Diagnostic Assessment under the country's 2024 Extended Fund Facility
February 09, 2025
The chief minister of India's northeastern state of Manipur resigned on Sunday, bowing to pressure to quit amid ongoing ethnic clashes that have cost at
February 09, 2025
Thousands of Afghan refugees who worked alongside American soldiers in Afghanistan and underwent a yearslong vetting process to enter the United States are in limbo
February 09, 2025
China's healthcare regulator on Sunday defended the efficacy of off-patent medicines it had approved to be distributed through the country's public hospitals, saying an
February 09, 2025
Li Haotong has holed a birdie putt from 15 feet at the last hole to secure a one-shot win at the Qatar Masters on Sunday for his fourth title on the European tour
February 09, 2025
Modi’s party returns to power in Indian capital for first time in 27 years
February 09, 2025
When Surasak Rumnao, 31, left his home in Thailand's rural Udon Thani province three years ago to go across the world to
February 09, 2025
Emergency teams in China’s southwestern Sichuan province are racing against time to locate 28 people after a landslide triggered by rains buried their homes
February 09, 2025
China's top economic planning agency said on Sunday it was taking steps to scale back subsidies for renewable energy projects after a boom in solar and wind power installations.
February 09, 2025
Indian security forces gunned down 31 Maoist rebels in the forests of country's central state of Chhattisgarh on Sunday, police said, in its biggest encounter this year.
February 09, 2025At least 31 suspected Maoist rebels and two police officers have been killed in the deadliest combat so far this year in central India
February 09, 2025Asian airline named world’s best for 2025 by AirlineRatings
February 09, 2025Five Thai workers released after being held hostage for over a year in Gaza arrived in Bangkok on Sunday
February 09, 2025
China's consumer inflation accelerated to its fastest in five months in January while producer price deflation persisted, reflecting mixed consumer spending and weak factory
February 09, 2025
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba expressed optimism on Sunday that his country could avoid higher U.S. tariffs, saying President Donald Trump had "recognised" Japan's huge
February 09, 2025
Five Thai nationals held hostage by Hamas since its Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel have returned home after their release from captivity
January 30, 2025
Five Thai nationals held hostage by Hamas since its attack on Israel have returned home after their release from captivity last month
February 09, 2025North Korean leader Kim Jong Un criticised trilateral military cooperation among the United States, Japan and South Korea for raising tensions in the region and vowed countermeasures,
February 08, 2025
Chinese rescuers are searching for at least 29 people after a landslide in southwestern Sichuan province buried 10 houses
February 08, 2025
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party on Saturday regained power in the nation's capital for the first time in 27 years, a boost for the
February 08, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Friday Japan was looking at an investment in U.S. Steel instead of an acquisition.
February 07, 2025
Indonesia has begun talks with Britain to repatriate the most prolific rapist in British history, a senior minister said, following its move to also seek the return of a Guantanamo
February 07, 2025A Canadian task force said on Friday that malicious news articles originating on Chinese social media tried to disparage former Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland,
February 08, 2025
China expressed regret on Saturday over Panama's intention to leave Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative, urging the Latin American nation to "make the right decision".
February 08, 2025Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said he agreed with U.S.
February 07, 2025
North Korea said on Saturday its nuclear weapons are not meant for negotiations but are intended for combat use against enemies that threaten its people and world peace, its state
February 07, 2025President Donald Trump is suggesting that Nippon Steel will no longer buy U.S. Steel as planned, but the Japanese company will instead invest in the symbolically important American business
February 07, 2025
President Donald Trump on Friday pushed Japan to invest in U.S. energy and technology, showered his closest Asian ally
February 07, 2025
Japan will soon begin importing a record amount of new shipments of American liquefied natural gas, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday.
February 07, 2025
Bangladesh’s interim government, headed by Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus, says his makeshift administration will contain vandalism and arson after a historic house tied to ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was demolished by angry protesters
February 07, 2025
U.S. stocks slumped as worries flared again on Wall Street about tariffs and inflation
February 07, 2025
The dollar rose in choppy trading on Friday after data showed that U.S. job growth slowed in January but that the unemployment rate edged down to 4.0%, giving the
February 07, 2025
U.S.
February 07, 2025
Lawmakers and protestors were seen demonstrating outside India's parliament following the deportation of around 100 Indian migrants back to the country from the US. Following footage released by the US Border Patrol showing migrants in shackles while boarding the plane before the 40-hour flight, the protestors set alight an effigy of President Donald Trump amid his administration's migration crackdown.
February 07, 2025
Turkey has terminated the mission of diplomats appointed by Afghanistan's former pro-Western government
February 07, 2025
Legal & General said on Friday it would sell its U.S. protection business to Japan's Meiji Yasuda for $2.3 billion in cash and
February 07, 2025
Chevron is speeding up its expansion of Kazakhstan's Tengiz oilfield, two sources familiar with the plans told Reuters, raising its output to around 1% of global crude supply.
February 07, 2025
Two tourists died in Sri Lanka after hostel fumigated for bedbugs, police say
February 07, 2025
Lawmakers and protesters were seen demonstrating outside India's parliament following the deportation of around 100 Indian migrants back to the country from the US. Following the release of footage showing the migrants in shackles while boarding the plane before the 40-hour flight, the protestors set alight an effigy of President Donald Trump due to his migration crackdown - with some lawmakers also wearing shackles.
February 07, 2025
Bangladesh has objected to a speech that its ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina made from India and asked New Delhi to stop her making "fabricated" comments, its foreign ministry
February 07, 2025
‘Treated like criminals’: Shackling of Indians aboard 40-hour migrant flight sparks new outrage against Trump
February 07, 2025
Thailand and Georgia said they are investigating a human trafficking ring that a Thai NGO says is engaged in harvesting human eggs of Thai women brought to the South
February 07, 2025A Burmese refugee with lung problems died after she was discharged from a U.S.-funded hospital on the Myanmar-Thai border that was ordered to close as a result of U.S.
February 07, 2025
US-contracted surveillance plane crashes in Philippines, killing four
February 06, 2025
About 500 workers at Samsung's plant in south India are holding a sit-in to protest against the suspension of three employees, and the company has deployed
February 07, 2025
India's top opposition leader questioned the country's main election body on Friday over what he said were suspect electoral rolls in the richest Indian state.
February 07, 2025
Singapore has passed a law
February 05, 2025
Officials say Indonesian authorities have ordered the halting of development of a tourism project affiliated with U.S. President Donald Trump over water management and environment issues
February 07, 2025
U.S. automaker Tesla's sales of China-made electric vehicles fell 11.5% to 63,238 units in January from a year earlier, data from the China Passenger Car Association showed on
February 07, 2025
The chief executive of Taiwan's top chip design company MediaTek said on Friday that the company has been running simulations for possible U.S. tariffs on the island, but thinks for
February 07, 2025
Taiwan's exports rose more than expected in January thanks both to artificial intelligence demand and companies getting in orders before Donald Trump assumed office as U.S.
February 07, 2025
Pakistan issues deadline for Afghan refugees after Trump blocks US resettlement pathway
February 06, 2025
Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte says her lawyers are preparing for a legal battle in her upcoming impeachment trial but refused to say if resignation is an option
February 07, 2025
South Korean prosecutors will appeal to the Supreme Court after an appeals court found Samsung Electronics Chairman Jay Y.
February 07, 2025
Global wheat imports are likely to drop this year as slowing economic growth among top buyers, a stronger greenback and higher local
February 07, 2025
Thailand is targeting economic growth of 3.5% this year, supported by tourism, foreign investment and government stimulus, a deputy finance minister said on Friday.
February 07, 2025
Online fast-fashion retailer Shein is set to cut its valuation in a potential London listing to around $50 billion, said three
February 07, 2025
The lobby of Indonesia's Economic Affairs ministry was a bit darker this week when some lights were turned off as the minister looked for savings after
February 07, 2025
China is opposed to U.S. "smearing and sabotage" of the Belt and Road Initiative in Panama through "pressure and coercion", its foreign ministry said on Friday, after the South
February 07, 2025
Real estate private equity firm Gaw Capital and Singapore-based investor Patience Capital Group have completed the acquisition of Tokyu Plaza Ginza, a prime mall in
February 07, 2025
Singaporean banks are set to report stronger profits for the fourth quarter, but growth could take a hit this year as U.S.
February 07, 2025
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cut its key interest rate for the first time in nearly five years on Friday, as it seeks to boost the sluggish
February 07, 2025
U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital has bought Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma in a deal worth 510 billion yen ($3.4 billion), saying it was encouraged by
February 07, 2025
Taliban raids and suspends Afghanistan’s only nationwide women’s radio station
February 05, 2025
China's new yuan loans likely surged in January compared to December but still remained below the record level hit a year earlier, a Reuters poll showed
February 07, 2025
Singapore's disgraced former transport minister S.
February 07, 2025
Pakistan's external financing needs will remain significant in the coming year, despite progress in rebuilding its foreign exchange reserves, Fitch Ratings said on Thursday.
February 07, 2025
Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) posted on Friday an investment gain of 10.7 trillion yen ($70.6 billion) in the October-December quarter, marking a recovery from a
February 07, 2025
K-pop act NewJeans unveils new identity — and a new name
February 07, 2025
Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte said on Friday she had been preparing since last year for impeachment and would welcome on her defence team her firebrand father, former
February 07, 2025
Thailand will host a regional BIMSTEC summit of the leaders of seven mostly South Asian countries in April, its foreign ministry said on Friday.
February 07, 2025
Thailand's prime minister, seeking to allay security concerns among Chinese tourists visiting Thailand, said she had "Chinese blood in her" and that she had personally looked into
February 07, 2025
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) reduced its key repo rate on Friday for the first time since May 2020, aiming to provide stimulus to the sluggish economy, which is projected to grow at its
February 07, 2025
Japan's economy probably expanded in the final three months of 2024 marking a third quarter of consecutive growth, a Reuters poll showed, as strong business
February 07, 2025
Frenzy for new Nvidia gaming chips causes chaos in Tokyo
February 07, 2025
The Bank of Japan is likely to raise interest rates again this year and see borrowing costs reach levels deemed neutral to the economy by the end of 2027, a senior
February 07, 2025
One U.S. military service member and three defense contractors were killed on Thursday when their aircraft crashed in the southern Philippines, the U.S. military said.
February 06, 2025The Philippines' lower house has impeached Vice President Sara Duterte, the daughter of the country's firebrand former president, setting the stage for a rare, high-
February 06, 2025
Oil and gas traders are likely to seek waivers from Beijing over tariffs that the Chinese government plans to impose on U.S. crude and
February 06, 2025
India’s Parliament was disrupted as opposition lawmakers protested alleged mistreatment of 104 Indian citizens deported by the United States
February 06, 2025
Japan should be on alert for any spillover effects from rising foreign market volatility that could affect liquidity conditions for its financial institutions, the
February 07, 2025Japanese household spending rose for the first time in five months in year-on-year terms in December and at a much faster-than-expected pace, but the government
February 07, 2025
An emerging trade war between the United States and China could drive U.S. crude exports lower in 2025 for the first time since the pandemic by reducing access
February 06, 2025
The cobalt market is no stranger to boom and bust cycles but the current downturn is unprecedented and no-one is sure how long it's going to last.
February 06, 2025
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command says that one U.S. service member and three defense contractors were killed when a plane contracted by the U.S. military crashed in a rice field in the southern Philippines
February 06, 2025
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February 06, 2025
Pernod Ricard and Carlsberg warned on Thursday they see few signs of a pick-up in consumer demand in China, the world's second-biggest
February 06, 2025
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.
February 06, 2025
Wall Street drifted through a mixed day of trading as rising fashion and cigarette stocks worked against drops for Ford Motor and Qualcomm
February 06, 2025
By Ron Bousso LONDON - The burgeoning trade war between the United States and China has caught American gas exporters in the crossfire as they face the prospect of losing their edge in the world's
February 06, 2025
French cosmetics group L'Oreal reported on Thursday the slowest quarterly rise in growth since the height of the pandemic, missing expectations, as Chinese demand
February 06, 2025
The yen touched an eight-week high versus the dollar on Thursday after a Bank of Japan policy board member advocated continued interest rate hikes, while sterling
February 06, 2025
Oil prices settled lower on Thursday after U.S.
February 06, 2025
There was a time when few people in the coastal Pakistani city of Gwadar understood what climate change was
February 05, 2025
DeepSeek has temporarily suspended API service top-ups, a platform that allows developers of other models to integrate its AI models, due to server resource constraints, its
February 06, 2025
It took Daler Singh six months and $45,000 to reach the United States last month without paperwork.
February 06, 2025
Nippon Steel, Japan's biggest steelmaker, said on Thursday its proposed acquisition of U.S.
February 06, 2025
Air Products forecast second-quarter profit below Wall Street's expectations on Thursday, as the industrial gases manufacturer expects challenging conditions in key
February 06, 2025
A spoof Russian news report that China's DeepSeek AI app was based on a secret Soviet code has found its way onto state TV, reflecting nostalgia in Russian society for a lost age of
February 06, 2025
Canada Goose Holdings trimmed its annual profit forecast and missed market estimates for third-quarter revenue on Thursday due to choppy sales in China, a key market
February 06, 2025
China's new trade dispute with the U.S. could test Washington's commitment to the World Trade Organization, which has so far escaped the scrutiny of President Donald
February 06, 2025
Thousands of protesters set fire to the home of Bangladesh's founding leader as his daughter, ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, called on her supporters to stand against the
February 06, 2025
HongKong Post said late on Thursday it would continue to suspend postal goods to the United States, despite the U.S.
February 06, 2025For Asia's biggest satellite company, SKY Perfect JSAT, the rise of Elon Musk's rocket and satellite internet giant SpaceX under the second Donald Trump U.S.
February 06, 2025
Foreign investors pulled heavily out of Asian stocks in January, deterred by higher U.S.
February 06, 2025
Despite a growing trade war between Washington and Beijing, China's ethane imports from the U.S. are set to surge this year as big petrochemical
February 06, 2025
The Chinese commerce ministry said on Thursday U.S. tariffs were "vile", "unilateralist" and exacerbated global trade tensions, after President Donald Trump threatened to heap
February 06, 2025
China and Pakistan will upgrade and reconstruct Pakistan's railway network and further develop its Gwadar port, while Chinese companies can invest in the South Asian nation's
February 06, 2025
Sberbank plans to collaborate with Chinese researchers on joint AI projects, a top executive at Russia's biggest bank told Reuters, as China's DeepSeek has upended
February 06, 2025
China has named controversial diplomat and ex-ambassador to France, Lu Shaye, as Special Representative for European Affairs, the Chinese foreign
February 06, 2025
The Trump administration move to stop low-cost imports entering the U.S. tariff-free is likely to hit fast fashion retailer Shein harder than online dollar-store
February 06, 2025
The selection committee for the chair of the Bank of Thailand expects to pick a candidate at the end of this month, the panel head said
February 06, 2025
South Korea's impeached prime minister told parliament on Thursday that "everyone" in a hastily-arranged meeting of ministers expressed concerns about
February 06, 2025
Indonesia's health partnerships with the U.S.
February 06, 2025
Russia is practising stealth manoeuvres of Yars intercontinental ballistic missiles in its Volga region, the defence ministry said on Thursday.
February 06, 2025
Beijing opposes U.S.
February 06, 2025
Pakistani police say a group of militants armed with assault rifles attacked a police post in the country's restive northwest, killing three officers and wounding five
February 06, 2025Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Thursday distanced himself from the impeachment of his estranged Vice President Sara Duterte, saying the executive branch of government
February 06, 2025
Boeing said on Thursday it expects Indian and South Asian airlines will add 2,835 commercial aircraft to their fleet over the next 20 years, a four-fold increase
February 06, 2025
Nissan is open to working with new partners after merger talks with Honda foundered, two people familiar with its thinking said on Thursday, with
February 06, 2025
Indonesia has ordered property firm PT MNC Land to halt development of a Lido tourism project affiliated with U.S.
February 06, 2025
The bodies of four Pakistanis who drowned in the capsizing of a migrant boat off West Africa last month have been repatriated
February 06, 2025China touts record spending over Lunar New Year holiday
February 06, 2025
Japan's Mitsubishi Corp took a 52.2 billion yen ($342.4 million) impairment charge on its domestic offshore wind projects in the nine-month period
February 06, 2025
The Indian rupee is set to become more volatile as the Reserve Bank of India's new governor loosens control over the partially convertible currency as a rampant U.S. dollar
February 06, 2025
South Korea's industry ministry has temporarily blocked employee access to Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek due to security concerns, a ministry
February 05, 2025
Canada's Alberta province, a major gas producer, needs to find new export markets in face of a U.S. tariff threat, and expanding in Japan is an important target,
February 06, 2025
Singapore's Economic Development Board said geopolitical and economic uncertainties would pose challenges in 2025 as it reported on Thursday a rise in investment
February 06, 2025
Chinese investors are rushing into AI-related stocks, betting the artificial intelligence advance of home-grown startup DeepSeek will lead to
February 06, 2025
Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD plans to hire 20,000 employees in Zhengzhou in the first quarter, in areas including R&D and manufacturing, government-run Henan Daily reported
February 06, 2025
The Bank of Japan must raise interest rates to at least 1% by the second half of the fiscal year beginning in April, hawkish board member
February 06, 2025
North Korean ballistic missiles fired at Ukraine by Russian forces since late December have been far more precise than salvos of the weapons launched over the past
February 06, 2025
China and Thailand should deepen trust in each other and expand cooperation to counter growing global uncertainties, President Xi Jinping said on
February 06, 2025
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February 05, 2025
Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Thursday that New Delhi is engaging with the U.S. to ensure that illegal
February 06, 2025
The Philippine Senate president says the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte will begin after Congress reopens in June and will be done fairly to avoid a repeat of a 2001 impeachment proceeding that stalled and sparked massive protests that forced a president to step down
February 06, 2025China’s leader Xi Jinping and visiting Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra have vowed to crack down on the scam networks that plague Southeast Asia as the two met in Beijing
February 06, 2025At least 104 Indian citizens deported from US on military aircraft, say Indian officials
February 05, 2025
China filed a World Trade Organization complaint on Wednesday against U.S.
February 06, 2025
Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown will visit China next week, the first visit by a leader of the small South Pacific state in a decade, to help improve ties ranging from trade,
February 06, 2025
Malaysia sees any proposal for the forced displacement of Palestinians as constituting ethnic cleansing and a violation of international law, the foreign ministry said on
February 06, 2025
Thousands of protesters in Bangladesh have taken out their anger at exiled former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina by destroying a family home that came to symbolize the country’s independence — and now, they say, the authoritarianism they believe she led
February 05, 2025
Power cut to site of global, billion-dollar scam industry. But will it halt the swindling?
February 05, 2025
Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte has been impeached on a range of accusations that include plotting to assassinate the president and engaging in large-scale corruption
February 05, 2025
The U.S.
February 05, 2025
Prince Karim Al-Husseini, Imam, or leader, of the Ismaili Muslims and chair of the Aga Khan Development Network, passed away Tuesday in Lisbon, Portugal. His son, Prince Rahim Aga Khan, was named in his will as successor.
February 06, 2025
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. Famous last words, but an air of resilience is enveloping world markets.
February 05, 2025
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Wednesday said India is now OpenAI’s second-largest market by number of users, which have tripled in the past year.
February 05, 2025
Wall Street drifted higher as gains for most stocks outweighed drops for Alphabet and some other big-name companies following their latest profit reports
February 05, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump this week shut a trade loophole that has been used to ship low-value packages duty-free from China, the "de minimis" exemption on import tariffs.
January 23, 2025
Senator Dan Sullivan on Wednesday urged Japan and other U.S. allies in Asia to get behind a multibillion-dollar gas project in his home state of Alaska,
February 05, 2025
The U.S. dollar fell to its lowest in more than a week on Wednesday as investor nerves about a global trade war abated, while the Japanese yen rallied on the back of
February 05, 2025
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February 04, 2025
China said on Tuesday it would restrict exports of five metals used in defence, clean energy and other industries in response to
February 04, 2025
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP party is set to win an election in the Delhi capital territory, TV exit polls projected on Wednesday, in a rebound after its surprisingly poor
February 05, 2025
The U.S. Postal Service is reversing course a day after placing a ban on all inbound packages from China and Hong Kong
February 05, 2025
US Postal Service restores delivery of incoming parcels from China and Hong Kong after briefly suspending them
February 05, 2025
Two U.N. refugees and migration agencies have expressed their concern over Pakistan’s recent decision to forcibly deport thousands of Afghan refugees awaiting here for relocation to the United States and elsewhere
February 05, 2025
The value of French cognac exports to China fell by nearly a quarter last year as the Chinese economy struggled and Beijing imposed anti-dumping measures on European brandy
February 05, 2025
China's antitrust regulator is preparing for a possible investigation into Apple's policies and App Store fees, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
February 05, 2025
Vietnam's trade surplus with the U.S. soared to a record high last year, U.S. data released on Wednesday showed, potentially complicating Hanoi's efforts to
February 05, 2025OpenAI CEO Sam Altman plans to visit the United Arab Emirates this week to discuss raising funds with Abu Dhabi investment group MGX, two
February 05, 2025
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party was trying to regain power in the federal territory that includes New Delhi on Wednesday as residents voted in a state legislature election
February 05, 2025
A U.S. military plane carrying 104 deported Indian illegal immigrants landed in India on Wednesday, authorities said, part of President Donald
February 05, 2025
Nissan looks set to step back from merger talks with rival Honda, two sources said on Wednesday, calling into question a $60 billion tie-up to
February 04, 2025
Nissan says is in ‘various discussions’ with Honda after reports the two will end merger talks
February 05, 2025
India plans to review import tariffs on over 30 items, including luxury cars, solar cells and chemicals, a senior finance ministry official said,
February 05, 2025
Chinese Premier Li Qiang said that China should take effective measures to address domestic economic problems and respond to external challenges.
February 05, 2025
Japan's Toyota Motor raised its full-year operating profit forecast by 9% on Wednesday, in a sign of confidence in its ability to ride out the impact of any potential U.S. tariffs.
February 05, 2025
U.S. stocks rallied on Tuesday, while gold reached new highs as global trade jitters kept
February 03, 2025
Thailand has cut electricity, internet and fuel supplies to five border areas in Myanmar, a senior Thai minister said on Wednesday, as the
February 05, 2025
A former South Korean defence minister charged with insurrection over his role in a short-lived martial law declaration has praised protesters who stormed a court over
February 05, 2025
India has accused South Korea's Kia of evading taxes of $155 million by misclassifying component imports but the carmaker has denied
February 05, 2025
As China and the U.S. battle over tariffs, locked in a tussle that could result in a deal or a trade war between the world's two largest economies, staying away
February 05, 2025
Why China is blacklisting Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger after Trump’s tariffs
February 05, 2025
BlackRock plans to hire nearly 1,200 people to expand its two support hubs in India, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
February 05, 2025
China is building a giant laser to generate the energy of the stars, satellite images appear to show
February 05, 2025China's foreign ministry said on Wednesday it had lodged complaints with the United States over "irresponsible" remarks regarding the Panama Canal and "attacks" on China's
February 05, 2025
A team of doctors and nurses battled to revive Adabi, an 86-year-old Myanmar refugee fighting long-standing heart problems and pneumonia, as her
February 05, 2025
Japan's demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG) may grow by more than 10% to some 74 million metric tons by 2040 under a government scenario where the renewable
February 05, 2025
The U.S.
February 05, 2025Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi took holy dips in sacred river waters in the northern city of Prayagraj on Wednesday as he joined millions of people at the
February 05, 2025
Thailand on Wednesday cut off power supplies to areas in Myanmar where scam networks operate, following a public outcry demanding government action to tackle the problem
February 05, 2025
Thailand's economy is still expected to grow between 2.4% to 2.9% this year despite intensifying global trade wars and increased competition from imported goods, a leading joint
February 05, 2025
Chinese firms control about 75% of Indonesia's nickel refining capacity, raising concern over supply chain control and environmental risks, Washington-based global security
February 05, 2025
The Chinese foreign ministry called for dialogue between China and the United States on Wednesday as an additional 10% in U.S. tariffs on all Chinese products kicked in.
February 05, 2025
China's stocks and currency came under pressure as markets returning from a week-long break were greeted by a new trade dispute with the United States and
February 04, 2025
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February 05, 2025China has delayed imports of up to 600,000 metric tons of mostly Australian wheat and offered some of these cargoes to other buyers as
February 05, 2025
Chinese companies, from chip makers to cloud service providers, are rushing to support DeepSeek's artificial intelligence models, spurring analysts to
February 05, 2025
Malaysia recorded just over 25 million international tourist arrivals in 2024, falling short of its 27.3 million target that the tourism, arts, and culture ministry had set
February 05, 2025
Indonesia's economy grew 5.03% in 2024, roughly similar to the previous year's rate and in line with expectations, but the pace was the
February 05, 2025
China will mandate a licensing requirement for broadcasting micro dramas, enabling it to foster their "healthy and prosperous development", authorities said, in a move that will
February 05, 2025Toyota Motor will establish a wholly owned company in Shanghai to develop and produce electric vehicles and batteries for the Lexus brand, with production set to start in 2027, the
February 05, 2025
Thailand's government will implement the third phase of its 450 billion baht ($13.4 billion) stimulus scheme in the second quarter of 2025, and will also discuss more measures
February 05, 2025
BENGALURU - Growth in India's dominant services sector was the slowest in over two years in January amid cooling demand but remained historically strong and led to a substantial rate of hiring, a
February 05, 2025
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole.
February 05, 2025
Japan's SKY Perfect JSAT will invest about $230 million to build a constellation of low-Earth orbit satellites using U.S. company Planet Labs' Pelican satellite, the company said on
February 05, 2025
Toyota is developing and making electric vehicles and EV batteries in China under a new partnership with the Shanghai government
February 05, 2025
East Timor would prefer to work with Australia and partners Woodside Energy and Japan's Osaka Gas over Chinese firms that have expressed interest in developing
February 05, 2025
Citigroup has appointed Ashu Khullar to partner with Anthony Diamandakis to serve together as co-heads of global asset managers, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters on
February 05, 2025
Shares of major Chinese tungsten producers rallied on Wednesday as markets reacted to Beijing's latest critical mineral export controls on the first day
February 05, 2025
Vietnam's consumer price index rose 3.63% in January from a year earlier while industrial production rose a modest 0.6% due to the Lunar New Year holidays late in the month, the
February 05, 2025
Thailand will suspend electricity supply to some border areas with Myanmar in an effort to curb scam centres, its government said on Tuesday, amid growing
February 04, 2025
The Bank of Japan will continue to raise interest rates if underlying inflation accelerates toward its 2% target as projected, a senior central bank official said on
February 05, 2025
The U.S. is discussing whether to add Chinese ecommerce retailers Shein and Temu to the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) 'forced labor' list, Semafor reported on Tuesday.
February 05, 2025
South Korean airport officials confiscated almost 11 tons of kimchi last year
February 04, 2025
When Ukrainian soldiers captured two North Korean prisoners of war last month, it provided the first undeniable proof of Pyongyang’s direct involvement in the war against Ukraine
February 05, 2025
The Philippine central bank will take a "measured approach" in easing policy rates, it said on Wednesday, as annual inflation held steady at 2.9% in January,
February 05, 2025
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia's North Maluku on Wednesday, the geophysics agency said.
February 05, 2025China's services activity expanded at a slower pace in January, with the Lunar New Year holidays worsening employment, but business sentiment improved, a private sector survey
February 05, 2025
A major government initiative to get people to think about their energy choices to pollute less — like cycling instead of driving or using less plastic — has received virtually no funding or publicity in the last year
February 04, 2025
Japan's December inflation-adjusted real wages rose 0.6% year-on-year thanks to a wintertime bonus bump, preliminary government data showed on Wednesday, with government officials
February 04, 2025
Japan's service activity expanded for a third straight month in January, helped by a rebound in new export business on Asian demand, a private-sector survey showed on Wednesday.
February 05, 2025
President Donald Trump says he wants the U.S. to take ownership of the Gaza Strip and redevelop it after Palestinians are resettled elsewhere
February 04, 2025
China has announced retaliatory tariffs on select American imports and an antitrust investigation into Google, just minutes after a sweeping levy on Chinese products imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump took effect
February 04, 2025
Calm returned to Wall Street, and tech stocks led U.S. indexes higher
February 04, 2025
China announced a wide range of measures on Tuesday targeting U.S. businesses including Google, farm equipment makers and the owner of fashion brand Calvin Klein, minutes after new
February 04, 2025
Goldman Sachs on Tuesday said it expects Beijing's retaliatory tariffs in response to new U.S. restrictions against Chinese goods to have only limited impact on energy prices.
February 04, 2025
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.
February 04, 2025
President Donald Trump's emerging trade war with Beijing poses a new threat to billions of dollars in planned U.S. liquefied natural gas export projects, many of
February 04, 2025
Huang Ruo’s “The Monkey King,” based on an episode from the 16th century Chinese novel “Journey to the West” in which a primate born from stone acquires supernatural powers and seeks immortality, will be given its world premiere by the San Francisco Opera on Nov. 14
February 04, 2025
A top South Korean military commander said on Tuesday he trusted President Yoon Suk Yeol to be making a legitimate decision when he declared martial law, but declined
February 04, 2025
The three major stock indexes closed higher on Tuesday, aided by energy stocks, while investors saw reason for optimism for a trade breakthrough
February 04, 2025
An Azerbaijani passenger plane that crashed in December after being diverted from Russia to Kazakhstan was hit by a Russian Pantsir-S air defence system, an Azerbaijani government
February 04, 2025
A U.N. aid official said on Tuesday that a U.S. funding pause would cut off millions of Afghans from sexual and reproductive health services, and the continued absence
February 04, 2025
‘With heartfelt sadness,’ Tiger Woods announces death of his mother, Kultida Woods
February 04, 2025
Italy's data protection authority, the Garante, said on Thursday it had ordered DeepSeek to block its
January 30, 2025
Shares of genetic testing company Illumina and Calvin Klein-owner PVH Corp fell on Tuesday after China placed the two companies on its "unreliable entity" list, putting them
February 04, 2025
Merck said on Tuesday it would not ship its HPV vaccine Gardasil in China until at least the middle of this year due to weak discretionary spending, a move
February 04, 2025
The Chinese government’s move to open an antitrust probe into Google is the latest development in a long and entangled relationship that goes back to the early 2000s
February 04, 2025
China hits back as Trump’s tariffs go into effect
February 04, 2025
China's retaliating against US tariffs that started today, as Europe braces for a potential trade showdown with Trump next.
February 04, 2025
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan After a four-day guessing game and much financial turbulence, the United States and China appear to have resumed a tit-for-tat trade
February 04, 2025
Indonesia has handed over to French authorities a man on death row for drug offences who will start his return to his home country late on Tuesday, the latest in a series of
February 04, 2025
China announced sweeping export controls on Tuesday targeting five metals used across defence, clean energy and other industries, minutes after an
February 04, 2025
The trade in crude oil, liquefied natural gas and coal between the United States and China is effectively dead after Beijing responded to President Donald Trump's
February 04, 2025
China on Tuesday slapped tariffs on U.S. imports in a rapid response to new U.S. duties on Chinese goods, renewing a trade war between the world's top two economies as President Donald
February 04, 2025
China plans to send a flying robot to search for water on the moon’s far side
February 04, 2025
OpenAI said on Tuesday it will develop artificial intelligence products for South Korea with chat app operator Kakao, unveiling a second major alliance with a high-
February 04, 2025
U.S. private equity firm KKR has sweetened its offer for Japan's Fuji Soft by 4%, the latest salvo in its protracted and messy bidding war with Bain Capital for the $4
February 04, 2025
Afghanistan's Taliban rulers will stay united despite enemies' efforts to create divisions among the movement's leaders and the people, a spokesman said, ruling out the prospect of
February 04, 2025China is the world's top energy importer but its purchases from the United States are relatively modest, blunting the impact of Beijing's move on Tuesday to slap retaliatory
February 04, 2025
Nintendo’s profits tumbled as sales of its Switch console lost momentum, prompting the Japanese video-game maker to lower its full-year forecasts
February 04, 2025
Indonesian authorities are sending home an ailing French national who has been on death row in the Southeast Asian country, following a transfer agreement between Paris and Jakarta
February 04, 2025Vietnam will hold talks with foreign partners this month about projects to develop its first two nuclear power plants, the government said on Tuesday.
February 04, 2025
The air forces of the Philippines and the United States held joint patrols over the South China Sea on Tuesday, a move that angered China, which
February 04, 2025A voting board member, Shin Sung-hwan, who dissented in the Bank of Korea's decision to keep policy rates unchanged in January, said the economy faces bigger risks due to domestic
February 04, 2025
South Korea's Air Busan will not allow passengers to keep power banks in luggage stored in overhead cabin bins, in what on Tuesday it called a preemptive measure after one of its
February 04, 2025
At least five prisoners who supported Islamic State were killed after attacking guards with knives and trying to break out of a jail in Tajikistan, a law
February 04, 2025The Bank of Japan will aim to sustainably achieve 2% inflation as measured by the overall consumer price index, Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Tuesday, keeping alive
February 04, 2025
Japan's Panasonic Holdings raised the full-year earnings forecast for its energy unit, which supplies batteries to Tesla, on stronger sales of energy storage systems and improved
February 04, 2025
All three of Japan's "megabanks" are on course for record annual income after the first nine months of the financial year as they cash in on sales of cross-
February 04, 2025
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook Markets have taken the one-month delay in tariffs on Canada and Mexico as a signal that everything's negotiable.
February 04, 2025
Japan's Nintendo cut its full-year sales Switch forecast by 12% to 11 million units as the aging console loses momentum ahead of the launch of a successor device this
February 04, 2025
A man accused in the explosives attack on former Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during an election campaign denied his murder intent Tuesday as his trial opened at a court in western Japan
February 04, 2025South Korea aims to rebuild its aviation safety system from scratch, the transport ministry said on Tuesday, launching a new committee to improve air travel in the country that
February 04, 2025
Malaysia will actively build trade relations with other countries, such as China, Russia and Brazil, instead of waiting for the impact of potential U.S. trade tariffs, Prime
February 04, 2025
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party is eyeing the state legislature election in Delhi where it is in race against a popular regional party that has governed the Indian capital for over a decade
February 04, 2025
Japan's exports of agricultural, forestry and fishery products rose 3.7% to a record high in 2024, despite China's ban on seafood imports following Tokyo Electric
February 04, 2025
Japan's Toyota Motor is expected to post its second consecutive quarterly profit drop when it reports third-quarter earnings on Wednesday, as sales growth cools
February 04, 2025
Mailed packages from China must undergo formal customs entry under new tariffs scheduled to be implemented on Tuesday, according to a notice from the U.S.
February 04, 2025
Indonesian police arrested 56 men at a "gay sex party" in the capital Jakarta, three of whom could face up to 15 years in jail on charges of breaching pornography laws, a
February 04, 2025The dollar index was lower on Monday after U.S.
February 02, 2025
Financial markets that had banked on avoiding trade wars are recalibrating the possibility of
February 03, 2025
A United Nations Security Council meeting in two weeks could be a "very good opportunity" for Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and U.S.
February 03, 2025
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. First the stick, then the carrot. Investors breathed a sigh of relief on Monday after some of U.S.
February 03, 2025
U.S.
February 03, 2025
President Donald Trump’s tariffs sent Wall Street on a roller coaster
February 03, 2025
Global bullion banks are flying gold into the United States from trading hubs catering to Asian consumers, including Dubai and Hong Kong, to capitalize on the
February 03, 2025
The festival of Nadaam is one of the highlights of the Mongolian calendar. A nationwide celebration of nomadic sports, arts and culture, it's attended by thousands of Mongolians and tourists alike.
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The U.N. mission in Afghanistan says a Taliban fighter opened fire at the U.N. compound in Kabul, slightly injuring a security guard, and was later found dead
February 03, 2025China Evergrande New Energy Vehicle said on Monday it is struggling to attract strategic investors amid a severe liquidity crisis, which has hampered its operations and delayed essential
February 03, 2025
Pakistani police say unidentified gunmen shot and killed a police officer working on Pakistan’s first polio vaccination drive of the year
February 03, 2025
Gunshots fired by a member of the Taliban's security forces at the United Nations' largest compound killed one person and injured another in Kabul, the United Nations Assistance
February 03, 2025From the sharply political to the deeply personal, Chinese internet users have described questions asked of the DeepSeek artificial intelligence app, including
February 03, 2025
The euro zone's beleaguered manufacturing industry showed some signs of stabilisation last month but factory activity in Asia lost momentum
February 03, 2025
Taiwan on Monday banned government departments from using Chinese startup DeepSeek's artificial intelligence (AI) service as it was a security risk, toughening language from last
February 03, 2025
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July 18, 2023
Taiwanese actor Barbie Hsu dies of flu-related illness at age 48
February 03, 2025
Stock markets slide around the world as Trump’s new trade war rattles investor confidence
February 03, 2025
Hong Kong's economy increased in the fourth quarter by 2.4% from a year earlier, official advance estimates showed on Monday, expanding for an eighth quarter.
February 03, 2025
India is assessing whether a global corporate tax deal agreed between 140 nations can work following U.S.
February 03, 2025
Samsung Electronics Chairman Jay Y.
February 03, 2025
Thailand's finance ministry wants to see a cut in interest rates this year to be align with economic fundamentals and will discuss monetary policy easing with the central bank, a
February 03, 2025
Pakistan's consumer inflation rate fell to its lowest in more than nine years, dropping to 2.4% year-on-year in January, the statistics bureau said on Monday.
February 03, 2025
SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son on Monday said he has agreed with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to set up a joint venture in Japan to offer artificial intelligence services to
February 03, 2025
The South African government has given Taiwan a deadline of the end of March to relocate the island's de facto embassy outside of the capital city Pretoria, the Taiwanese Foreign
February 03, 2025
Cryptocurrency prices slid on Monday, with bitcoin at a three-week low, as the risk of a trade war spooked investors and caused a selloff across financial markets.
February 02, 2025
North Korea has lashed out at U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio for calling it a “rogue” state and warned that such remarks will never contribute to U.S. interests
February 03, 2025
Samsung Electronics Chairman Jay Y.
February 02, 2025
Japanese technology giant SoftBank Group and OpenAI are stepping up their partnership in artificial intelligence, setting up a 50-50 held company called SB OpenAI Japan
February 03, 2025
China's initial proposal to tariffs imposed by U.S.
February 03, 2025
India's factory activity started 2025 on a positive note, growing at the quickest pace in six months in January largely buoyed by resilient demand and strong output, a private
February 03, 2025
Taiwanese actor Barbie Hsu, who rose to fame across East Asia as the romantic lead in the 2001 television drama "Meteor Garden", has died of influenza aged 48, her sister said on
February 03, 2025
Japan's Economy Minister Ryosei Akazawa said on Monday the country's underlying inflation was approaching 2%, a goal that is included in the government's joint statement with the
February 03, 2025
Taiwan will support companies that plan to relocate to the United States, including helping them find partners, the economy ministry said on Monday, outlining assistance it will
February 03, 2025
Indonesia's annual inflation rate slowed to its lowest in 24 years to 0.76% in January, official data showed on Monday, down sharply from 1.57% in December and below the lower
February 03, 2025
Shares of Japanese and South Korean car makers and their suppliers led declines in Asia on Monday, as exporters across the region were walloped by U.S.
February 03, 2025
Taiwan and China need to talk to each other to achieve peace given the "multifold changes" in the international situation, Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te said on Monday, calling
February 03, 2025
India does not want to give any signal that it is protectionist, the top bureaucrat in the finance ministry said, after slashing import duties on
February 03, 2025
Japan's industry ministry is aware of a view that expansion of data centres may increase demand for electricity, however, it is difficult yet to predict how demand may change with
February 03, 2025
Japan has launched a navigation satellite on its flagship H3 rocket as the country seeks to have a precise positioning system of its own
February 02, 2025
China's factory activity grew at a slower pace in January, while staffing levels fell at the quickest pace in nearly five years as trade uncertainties increased, a private-sector
February 03, 2025
Reliance Retail has launched an app in India to sell fashionwear from China's Shein under a licensing deal, almost five years since Shein's app was banned in the
February 02, 2025
Most countries in fast-growing Southeast Asia are looking to develop nuclear energy in their quest for cleaner and more reliable energy
February 03, 2025
Japan's factory activity fell at the fastest pace in 10 months on sluggish demand, a private-sector survey showed on Monday, with business confidence hitting a more than two-year low
February 03, 2025
South Korea's retail sales declined in December, reflecting weak consumer spending and the fallout of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law declaration during what is
February 03, 2025
South Korea's factory activity expanded marginally in January, with production rising for the first time in five months on robust overseas demand, a private-sector
February 03, 2025
Bank of Japan policymakers discussed the likelihood of raising interest rates further with some warning of upside inflation risks and the damage a weak yen could
February 03, 2025
Volkswagen has sued Indian authorities to quash an "impossibly enormous" tax demand of $1.4 billion, arguing the ask is
February 02, 2025
India's annual budget announcement was a bigger deal than usual this year: As the first full budget of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's third term, it will
February 02, 2025
China's government on Sunday denounced the Trump administration's imposition of a long-threatened 10% tariff on Chinese imports while leaving the
February 02, 2025
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.
February 02, 2025
North Korea on Monday criticised U.S.
February 02, 2025
In public, they ran a successful global business. In private, police allege they abused hundreds of children
February 02, 2025
The Indian franchisee of U.S. shared office space manager WeWork has filed for an initial public offering in Mumbai, draft papers filed by the company showed.
February 02, 2025
China's movie box office took in record revenue during the Lunar New Year holiday, as sequels to popular Chinese hits drew theatregoers at a time when other types of spending have
February 02, 2025
How Alexander the Great redrew the map of the world
February 01, 2025
Pakistan's military says 18 troops and 23 separatist rebels have been killed in fighting in northwestern Balochistan province
February 01, 2025
India on Saturday proposed defence spending of 6.81 trillion rupees ($78.70 billion) for the 2025-26 fiscal year, up 9.5% from the previous year's initial
February 01, 2025
Eighteen paramilitary soldiers and 24 militants were killed in fighting in south-western Pakistan, the military's media wing said in a statement on
February 01, 2025India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled the annual budget on Saturday, which focused on boosting the spending power of its middle-class population, encouraging inclusive
February 01, 2025
The Indian government will target a narrower fiscal deficit of 4.4% of gross domestic product for fiscal year 2025-26, down from a revised 4.8% for the current
February 01, 2025
India's decision on Saturday to ease the tax burden for middle-class consumers may not have a large impact on growth, Moody's Ratings said in response to the budget,
February 01, 2025
China's sales of new housing and prices for existing residential units both continued to decline in January, a leading real estate research institute said on Saturday.
February 01, 2025
India cut personal income tax rates for some individuals in a bid to boost consumption across Asia's third-largest economy, which is projected to grow at its slowest pace in four
February 01, 2025
India will focus on boosting the spending power of its middle class population, encouraging inclusive development and private investment to strengthen growth,
February 01, 2025
India has removed import duties on some components key to producing mobile phones, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced in the annual budget on
February 01, 2025
India will spend 4.57 trillion rupees ($52.81 billion) on subsidies for food, fertilisers and rural employment schemes in the next financial year, nearly unchanged from the current
February 01, 2025
India slashed personal tax rates in its annual budget on Saturday, as the world's fifth largest economy focuses on
February 01, 2025
India's plans to cut personal income tax rates will put more disposable income in the hands of the people and eventually
February 01, 2025
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has presented an annual budget that focuses on wooing the salaried middle class with tax cuts and spurring economic growth by boosting agriculture and manufacturing
February 01, 2025
China's top financial market regulator said on Saturday that "stabilising the market, stabilising confidence and stabilising expectations" were priorities as the government works
February 01, 2025
Peace prospects look bleak in Myanmar as a civil war rages despite international pressure on the military four years after it seized power from an elected civilian government
February 01, 2025
OpenAI faces an uphill climb as it argues that Indian courts cannot hear lawsuits about its U.S.-based business in the
January 31, 2025
Trump wants an ‘Iron Dome’ over the US. But even a mini version in the Pacific is taking a while
February 01, 2025Myanmar’s military government has extended its mandate to rule another six months, as the country enters its fifth year of crisis
January 31, 2025
Stocks surrendered early gains and closed lower after the White House said President Donald Trump would impose promised tariffs on some key U.S. trading partners
January 31, 2025
News from China upset U.S. markets Monday and disrupted the frenzy that had built up around artificial intelligence
January 27, 2025
The U.S. dollar advanced against major currencies on Friday, while the Canadian dollar weakened and the Mexican peso edged higher after the White
January 31, 2025
Wall Street stocks slipped and the dollar gained on Friday after President Donald Trump announced tariffs on Canada, Mexico and
January 27, 2025
Two executives of a Chinese chemical company have been found not guilty by a Manhattan jury on charges they conspired to ship precursor chemicals to the United States
January 31, 2025
Chinese state-linked social media accounts amplified narratives celebrating the launch of Chinese startup DeepSeek's AI models last week, days
January 31, 2025
Ukraine's special operations forces have not seen North Korean troops on the battlefield in Russia's Kursk region for around three weeks, suggesting they have been forced to withdraw
January 31, 2025North Korean troops pulled back from frontline after heavy losses, Ukrainian officials say
January 31, 2025
The European Union has warned Pakistan that its status as a duty-free exporter to the bloc will continue to depend on the progress the country makes in addressing concerns about civil and labor rights and freedom of speech
January 31, 2025
India is set to see above-average temperatures in February after a warmer than normal January, the weather office said on Friday, posing a risk to key winter-sown
January 31, 2025
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will hold talks with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son on Monday, the Japanese government said on Friday. U.S.
January 31, 2025
Investigators have recovered the so-called black boxes from an American Airlines Bombardier CRJ-700 regional jet, which collided with a U.S.
January 12, 2025
India's foreign exchange reserves halted a seven-week losing streak and rose to $629.56 billion as of Jan. 24, coming off near 11-month lows, data from the central bank showed on
January 31, 2025
India lowered imports of thermal coal by over 5.5 million tons in 2024 from the year before, according to data from Kpler, which may seem like good news
January 31, 2025
India's economy is likely to continue its sluggish pace of growth next fiscal year weighed down by global risks, according to a finance
January 31, 2025
Brazil’s slow soybean harvest means that supplies are not reaching buyers as quickly as they might have hoped.
January 30, 2025
The world's second-largest car parts maker is not unduly worried about U.S.
January 31, 2025
The founding family of Japan's Seven & i is asking Thailand's Charoen Pokphand (CP) Group to invest in a management buyout of the Japanese retailing giant, national broadcaster NHK
January 30, 2025A sinkhole swallowed a truck driver in Japan. It’s expanding and residents are worried
January 31, 2025
Tens of thousands of people have gathered on a riverbank near Bangladesh’s capital to listen to sermons by Islamic scholars at the Biswa Ijtema or global congregation of Muslim devotees
January 31, 2025
Global bodies should stop excluding Taiwan for political reasons, President Lai Ching-te told Pope Francis in a letter, adding that he agrees war has no winners.
January 31, 2025
Taiwan's digital ministry said on Friday that government departments should not use Chinese startup DeepSeek's artificial intelligence (AI) service, saying that as the product is
January 31, 2025
Indonesia's additional budget of 100 trillion rupiah ($6.14 billion) for its programme to give free meals to school children this year will add nearly 2 percentage points to the
January 31, 2025
India's financial sector regulators need to put in place a formal process to assess the impact of their regulations, the government's Economic Survey said on Friday.
January 31, 2025
A sharp correction in the equity markets could hurt sentiment and spending by India's retail investors, the government's Economic Survey said on Friday.
January 31, 2025
Japan is considering offering support for a $44 billion gas pipeline in Alaska as it seeks to court U.S.
January 31, 2025
Japanese police say they have arrested a Canadian national on suspicion of smuggling hundreds of kilograms of methamphetamine into Japan hidden inside large industrial machinery that he had shipped in a container from the United States
January 31, 2025Myanmar's ruling military has extended a state of emergency for another six months, state media reported on Friday, a day ahead of the four-year anniversary of a coup that plunged the
January 31, 2025
The fading shadow of reflationists in the Bank of Japan, and the latest addition to the board of an academic favouring an end to ultra-low interest rates, will likely
March 18, 2024
(embeds graphic) By Chayut Setboonsarng BANGKOK -Thailand is bracing for an extended EV price war triggered by a surge in local production from Chinese car makers, a move likely to deal a further blow
January 31, 2025
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Friday the central bank must maintain loose monetary policy to ensure underlying inflation gradually accelerates toward its 2% target.
January 31, 2025
Passengers evacuated from an Air Busan plane that was engulfed in flames this week at a South Korean airport will have their checked baggage returned to them, after authorities on
January 31, 2025
A vermilion dot on the forehead is one of India’s most widely accepted Hindu cultural insignias
January 31, 2025
South Korea's exports are expected to have fallen for the first time in 16 months on U.S. tariff uncertainty and a slower tech sector, a Reuters poll showed,
January 31, 2025
Japan is expected to report its first year-on-year increase in household spending in five months, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, although the rise appears to be marginal,
January 31, 2025
South Korea's information privacy watchdog plans to ask DeepSeek about how the personal information of users is managed, an agency official said on Friday.
January 31, 2025
Daiwa Securities reported on Friday a near two-thirds jump in third-quarter net profit, driven by record quarterly income in its asset management division and a
January 31, 2025
Five Thai hostages have been released after 15 months of captivity in the Gaza Strip
January 30, 2025
A new report says the expansion of nickel mining in Indonesia is a threat to one of Earth's most biodiverse marine regions
January 30, 2025
Thailand's manufacturing production index dropped by a more than expected 2.11% in December from a year earlier, due to a slump in the automotive industry and weak consumption, the
January 31, 2025
China offered deep condolences over the Washington air disaster, the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a post on Friday on its official website.
January 31, 2025
Hamas has released eight hostages from Gaza in exchange for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel
January 30, 2025
Japan needs to promote digitalisation as rising inflation and interest rates will increase demand for new financial services from households, a Bank of Japan executive said on Friday
January 31, 2025
Japanese auto parts maker Denso, a top Toyota supplier, posted a near six-fold jump in third-quarter operating profit on Friday, as currency gains and cost-cutting efforts offset a
January 31, 2025
Samsung Electronics on Friday warned of sluggish sales of its artificial intelligence chips in the current quarter due to U.S. export restrictions to
January 31, 2025
Hamas-led militants freed eight more hostages from the Gaza Strip and another 110 Palestinian prisoners were released by Israel as part of a ceasefire that began earlier this month
January 30, 2025
Indonesia's foreign direct investment last year was 900.2 trillion rupiah ($55.33 billion), up 21% on a yearly basis, the investment ministry said on Friday.
January 31, 2025
Nissan Motor will aim to announce the direction of its possible integration with Honda Motor by mid-February, a company spokesperson said on Friday, pushing back the plan from the end
January 31, 2025
Japanese homemaker Kirina Mochizuki has always considered "okonomiyaki" savoury pancakes the ultimate comfort food: simple, satisfying and cheap.
January 31, 2025
Thailand's economic growth may falter at under 2.9% this year after a weaker-than-expected fourth quarter despite a
January 30, 2025
Core inflation in Japan's capital hit 2.5%, marking the fastest annual pace in nearly a year, well exceeding the central bank's 2% target and keeping alive market
January 30, 2025
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday he had "zero doubt" that China has a contingency plan to shut down the Panama Canal in the event of a conflict
January 30, 2025
Apple executives on Thursday forecast relatively strong sales growth, a sign the company will recover from a dip in iPhone sales as it rolls out artificial intelligence
January 30, 2025
Italy’s data protection authority has blocked use of Chinese tech startup DeepSeek’s AI application to protect Italians’ data and announced an investigation into the companies behind the chatbot
January 30, 2025
India doubled its tiger population in a little over a decade by protecting the big cats from poaching and habitat loss, ensuring they have enough prey, reducing human-wildlife conflict, and increasing communities’ living standards near tiger areas
January 30, 2025
Weeks after Japan revealed details of a landmark energy plan partly designed to keep up with an expected AI surge, the shock rise of Chinese
January 30, 2025The fading shadow of reflationists in the Bank of Japan, and the latest addition to the board of an academic favouring an end to ultra-low interest rates, will likely
January 30, 2025
Tesla, IBM and Meta Platforms helped lead most U.S. stocks higher following a rush of profit reports from some of the country’s most influential companies
January 30, 2025
Individual investors responded to the market selloff earlier this week triggered by concerns regarding a Chinese artificial intelligence startup by buying a wide array of
January 30, 2025
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. A tumultuous week rounds off with investors in Asia taking their cue from more U.S.
January 30, 2025
Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek shocked Wall Street and Silicon Valley with its ChatGPT-like AI model called R1. Clare Duffy talks to D.A. Davidson’s Gil Luria about how DeepSeek compares to ChatGPT and why it represents a monumental shift for the AI industry.
January 30, 2025
Toyota Motor sold 10.8 million vehicles in 2024, it said on Thursday, remaining the world's top-selling automaker for a fifth straight year.
January 30, 2025
Mobileye forecast full-year revenue below Wall Street expectations on Thursday, anticipating fewer shipments of its assisted driving technology to China amid stiff competition from local
January 30, 2025
Days after Chinese startup DeepSeek's breakthrough low-cost AI computing shook the U.S. technology industry, CEOs of Microsoft and Meta defended
January 30, 2025
Global investment in low-carbon energy transition exceeded $2 trillion for the first time last year, a report by BloombergNEF showed on Thursday.
January 30, 2025
Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa was declared president for a transitional phase on Wednesday, tightening his hold on power less than two
January 29, 2025
JK Cement said on Thursday four of its workers were killed in an accident at one of its plants in central India.
January 30, 2025Millions of devout Hindus thronged the northern Indian city of Prayagraj on Thursday for the Maha Kumbh festival, a day after dozens died
January 30, 2025
China's imports of iron ore and seaborne coal are on track for a soft start to the year, with January arrivals declining to multi-month lows.
January 30, 2025
Osaka bans public smoking ahead of Expo 2025
January 29, 2025
Bodies, clothes and bags lay scattered on the ground after a deadly stampede at the world's largest gathering of humanity, the Maha Kumbh Mela in northern
January 29, 2025
Grieving families in India are cremating their loved ones while others are caring for their injured relatives in hospitals a day after a stampede
January 30, 2025
India is set to see above-average temperatures in February, with key wheat- and rapeseed-growing states likely to see maximum temperatures up to 5 degrees Celsius
January 30, 2025
Moments before a deadly stampede at the world's biggest religious gathering in India, Hindu devotees queuing to take a spiritual bath in
January 30, 2025
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Thursday he would meet U.S.
January 30, 2025
A sinkhole that suddenly opened up on a road just northeast of Tokyo and swallowed a truck has captured national attention as the rescue operation of the driver has dragged on for days
January 30, 2025
Microsoft has made Chinese startup DeepSeek's R1 artificial intelligence model available on its Azure cloud computing platform and GitHub tool for developers, the U.S. company said on
January 29, 2025
Dozens of Indonesians, angered over the fatal shooting of an Indonesian migrant worker in neighboring waters, have thrown eggs at the Malaysian embassy in Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta
January 30, 2025Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino said on Thursday that the central bank will continue to raise interest rates if the economy and prices move in line with
January 30, 2025
Japan's Rakuten Group has decided not to seek a listing for Rakuten Securities on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, it said on Thursday, adding it would instead deepen
January 30, 2025
Pakistani police say a man suspected of killing his U.S.-born 15-year-old daughter in a so-called honor killing after she refused to stop sharing videos on TikTok has appeared in court
January 30, 2025The Reserve Bank of India's $5 billion dollar/rupee buy-sell swap auction on Friday is likely to see strong demand from lenders and corporate
January 30, 2025DeepSeek is giving the world a window into Chinese censorship and information control
January 30, 2025Japan's annual interest payments on government debt could surge more than 50% over the next few years, government estimates showed on Thursday, highlighting the
January 30, 2025
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority left its base rate unchanged at 4.75% on Thursday, tracking a move by the U.S. Federal Reserve to keep rates steady.
January 30, 2025
The Philippine economy expanded a lower than expected 5.2% in the fourth quarter from a year earlier, official data showed on Thursday, weighed down
January 30, 2025
SoftBank is in talks to invest up to $25 billion in ChatGPT owner OpenAI, according to a person familiar with the matter, as the Japanese conglomerate continues to expand
January 30, 2025
Japan and the United States are in the final stage of planning for a meeting between Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and President Donald Trump in Washington on Feb. 7, the Asahi
January 30, 2025
Several people were feared dead after a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela, or Great Pitcher Festival, in northern India's Uttar Pradesh State on Wednesday, on one of the holiest days
July 02, 2024
Japan's Nissan Motor is offering buyouts to workers and cutting back shifts at three U.S. factories, a company spokesperson said on Thursday, as the automaker pushes to slash $2.6
January 30, 2025
Four years after seizing power in a dawn coup that ousted an elected civilian government, Myanmar's embattled ruling generals are making their
January 30, 2025
New York-based cybersecurity firm Wiz says it has found a trove of sensitive data from the Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek inadvertently
January 29, 2025
More than 70 Rohingya came ashore in Indonesia's Aceh province, an official said on Thursday, the latest wave of Rohingyas who often faced rejection from Indonesia's regional
January 30, 2025A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.
January 29, 2025
Top White House advisers this week expressed alarm that China's DeepSeek may have benefited from a method that
January 29, 2025
U.S. stocks slipped after the Federal Reserve held its main interest rate steady and broke a run of cuts that began in September
January 29, 2025
The Year of the Snake is a perfect time to try snake soup at one of Hong Kong’s family-run restaurants.
January 29, 2025Firecrackers, parades and prayers marked the Lunar New Year as millions around Asia and farther afield celebrated
January 29, 2025
Renault executives travelled to Japan this week to meet counterparts at Nissan in an effort to maximise the value of the French automaker's stake in the Japanese firm ahead of its
January 29, 2025
A fire aboard the Hong Kong-flagged ASL Bauhinia on Tuesday was not linked to Houthi attacks, the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden Joint Maritime Information Center said on Wednesday.
January 29, 2025Oil prices fell on Wednesday, with the U.S. benchmark settling at its lowest year to date, after domestic crude stockpiles in the world's top petroleum producer and consumer
January 29, 2025
Chinese bloggers, state media and local citizens have welcomed DeepSeek's global success with pride and glee, with some saying the
January 29, 2025
Chinese tech company Alibaba on Wednesday released a new version of its Qwen 2.5 artificial intelligence model that it claimed surpassed the highly-acclaimed
January 29, 2025
Israel says three Israeli and five Thai hostages to be released in Gaza Thursday
January 29, 2025
Did the upstart Chinese tech company DeepSeek copy ChatGPT to make the artificial intelligence technology that shook Wall Street this week
January 29, 2025
The 40-year-old founder of China's DeepSeek, an AI startup that has startled markets with its capacity to compete with industry leaders like OpenAI, kept a low profile as he built up a hedge fund that now manages a reported $8 billion in assets
January 28, 2025
Liang Wenfeng, the 39-year-old founder of Chinese AI startup DeepSeek, has in the matter of weeks become the face of China's tech industry and its hope of
January 28, 2025
The Japanese network Fuji Television and its parent company say its president and chairperson have resigned over a widening sex assault scandal involving one of Japan’s top TV celebrities
January 27, 2025
More than seven people were killed in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela, or Great Pitcher Festival, in the northern Indian holy city of Prayagraj on Wednesday.
January 12, 2025
Satellite imagery firm Planet Labs said on Wednesday it signed a $230 million agreement to build satellites for an unnamed customer in the Asia-Pacific
January 29, 2025
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek's chatbot achieved only 17% accuracy in delivering news and information in a NewsGuard audit that ranked it tenth out of eleven in a comparison with its Western
January 29, 2025
A rickety wooden boat carrying more than 100 Rohingya Muslims landed Wednesday in Indonesia as the northernmost province of Aceh continued to receive the refugees fleeing persecution and political unrest in Myanmar
January 29, 2025The Chinese artificial intelligence firm DeepSeek has rattled markets with claims its latest AI model performs on a par with those of OpenAI, despite using less advanced but more energy-efficient computer chips
January 28, 2025
Nearly 40 people were killed in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday and several others injured in a pre-dawn stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela - a Hindu religious
January 29, 2025
Quantitative hedge fund, High-Flyer, built a 100 billion yuan ($13.79 billion) portfolio using artificial intelligence models to make investment decisions, but
January 29, 2025
More Indians are becoming less hopeful about their quality of life as stagnant wages and higher living costs cloud future prospects, a survey showed, in disappointing news for
January 29, 2025
Chinese startup DeepSeek's cheaper AI is sharpening investor scrutiny of the billions U.S. tech giants are pouring to develop the technology and analysts say
January 27, 2025
Dozens of people were killed in a pre-dawn stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela in northern India on Wednesday as tens of millions of Hindus
January 29, 2025
A man who had recently brought his family back to Pakistan from the United States on Wednesday confessed to shooting dead his teenage daughter, motivated
January 29, 2025A passenger plane has caught fire before takeoff at an airport in South Korea, but all 176 people on board have been safely evacuated
January 28, 2025
Commercial fishing fleets have been playing a key role in the trafficking of parts of tigers poached in Malaysia, according to new research, information that could help enforcement efforts to save the critically endangered cat
January 29, 2025
A machine learning expert breaks down where the money goes in building big AIs, and how DeepSeek found ways to do it far more cheaply.
January 29, 2025
Dozens killed in crowd crush at world’s largest religious festival
January 29, 2025
Police say at least 30 people were killed and many more injured in a stampede at the world’s largest religious gathering as millions of pilgrims rushed to dip in sacred waters during the Maha Kumbh festival in northern India
January 29, 2025
Nearly 40 bodies were brought to a hospital morgue near the site of a stampede at the Maha Kumbh festival in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh, three police sources
January 29, 2025
Apple is expected to report tepid quarterly revenue growth on Thursday as its slow roll-out of artificial intelligence features and tough Chinese competition weighed on
January 29, 2025
At least seven people were killed and around 10 injured in a pre-dawn stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela in the northern Indian city of Prayagraj on Wednesday, an official said, the
January 29, 2025
Why DeepSeek could mark a turning point for Silicon Valley on AI
January 29, 2025
ByteDance's TikTok will invest 126.8 billion baht ($3.76 billion) in Thailand in a data hosting service, the Thai investment board said on Wednesday.
January 29, 2025
At least 14 civilians were killed and 29 wounded in attacks by Turkish-backed forces in northern Syria on Monday and Tuesday, the U.S.-backed Kurdish militia group said.
January 29, 2025Chinese tech startup DeepSeek’s new artificial intelligence chatbot has sparked discussions about the competition between China and the U.S. in AI development, with many users flocking to test the rival of OpenAI's ChatGPT
January 28, 2025
Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato and U.S.
January 29, 2025
Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group said third-quarter net profit surged 54% on a boost in interest income, putting it on track to post record annual profit and
January 29, 2025
A United States-based watchdog has launched an online database on more than 80 Roman Catholic priests who have been accused of sexually abusing minors in the Philippines and said the silence of Filipino bishops on the such assaults amounted to a cover-up
January 29, 2025
An explosion has struck a Hong Kong-flagged container ship traveling north through the Red Sea
January 28, 2025
Sri Lanka's central bank held its overnight policy rate steady on Wednesday to underpin a stronger economic recovery as the country gradually pulls ahead from
January 29, 2025Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi may seek to shore up faltering economic growth, placate a middle class squeezed by high prices and low wage growth, and
January 29, 2025
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi may seek to arrest slowing economic growth in the world's fifth-largest economy and prepare for an uncertain year of global trade when his
January 29, 2025
Some Bank of Japan policymakers began to lose faith in the power of former Governor Haruhiko Kuroda's "bazooka" stimulus less than two years after its introduction,
January 29, 2025
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has inspected a facility that produces nuclear material and called for bolstering the country’s nuclear capability, state media reports
January 28, 2025
Philippine priests accused of sex abuse remain in active ministry in the Catholic-majority country, a U.S.-based abuse tracking group said on Wednesday, urging the
January 29, 2025Thailand expects its 609-km (378 miles) portion of a high-speed railway that will connect it with China through Laos to begin operations in 2030, its government said on Wednesday,
January 29, 2025
Train services in Bangladesh resumed on Wednesday after railway workers ended their indefinite strike, which had brought the country’s rail network to a halt.
January 29, 2025
Global investors who have historically bet on China's economic development are ditching grand narratives of long-term prosperity and instead adopting more modest
January 29, 2025
Healthcare centres serving tens of thousands of refugees on the Thai-Myanmar border have been ordered shut after U.S.
January 29, 2025
Short sellers of artificial intelligence-related stocks raked in bumper profits after the smashing debut of low-cost AI models from China's DeepSeek spooked Wall Street
January 28, 2025
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January 27, 2025
(This Jan. 27 story has been corrected to fix text after Shukan Bunshun magazine said it reported in error that the dinner invitation had been extended by a Fuji TV
January 27, 2025
Sony Group President Hiroki Totoki will add the CEO role from April 1, while incumbent Chairman and CEO Kenichiro Yoshida will remain as chairman,
January 29, 2025
Trains have been canceled across Bangladesh as railway workers went on strike for higher pensions and other benefits
January 28, 2025
Millions of Hindus are gathering in a northern Indian city for the Maha Kumbh festival, the world's largest religious congregation
January 13, 2025
India successfully launched into orbit on Wednesday a new navigation satellite aboard a home-grown rocket, strengthening its independent satellite
January 29, 2025
Australia Treasurer Jim Chalmers on Wednesday urged Australians to be cautious when using Chinese AI model DeepSeek, the latest government to warn over its use.
January 29, 2025
On the campaign trail last year, President Donald Trump talked tough about imposing tariffs as high as 60% on Chinese goods and threatened to renew the trade war with China that he launched during his first term
January 29, 2025
Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek stunned markets and AI experts with its claim that it built its immensely popular chatbot at a fraction of the cost of those made by American tech titans
January 28, 2025
A photographer’s fantastical portrait of rural China during Lunar New Year
February 10, 2024
Taiwan's government will soon look at whether it needs to help its domestic industry over threats by U.S.
January 29, 2025
More than seven people were killed and around 10 injured in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela in northern India on Wednesday, said an official, as tens of millions
January 14, 2025
Bank of Japan board members discussed how to use estimates on the economy's neutral interest rate to determine further hikes in borrowing costs, with one saying the
January 29, 2025
HSBC Chairman Mark Tucker leaned into the microphone at a vast conference table in Beijing, telling British business leaders and senior Chinese
January 29, 2025
An Airbus plane belonging to South Korean carrier Air Busan caught fire on Tuesday at Gimhae International Airport in the country's south while preparing for departure to Hong Kong,
January 28, 2025
Pakistan’s upper house of parliament has passed a controversial bill that critics say threatens freedom of speech
January 28, 2025
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for bolstering nuclear forces this year during a visit to a nuclear material production base and nuclear weapons institute,
January 28, 2025
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January 28, 2025
Oil prices settled up on Tuesday, bouncing back from multi-week lows, after the White House reaffirmed U.S.
January 28, 2025
Point72 Asset Management's founder Steven Cohen said on Tuesday that he would expect the stock market to reach a peak soon amid inflation pressure and uncertainties
January 28, 2025
Rebounding tech stocks drove U.S. indexes higher a day after they tumbled on doubts about whether the artificial-intelligence frenzy really needs all the dollars being poured into it
January 28, 2025
The U.S. dollar advanced against the yen on Tuesday amid fresh tariff threats from the Trump administration and as concerns over the
January 28, 2025
U.S. officials are looking at the national security implications of the Chinese artificial intelligence app DeepSeek, White
January 28, 2025
China raced ahead building renewable energy last year, installing more wind and solar power than ever before and continuing to leave all other countries in the dust
January 28, 2025
Field hospitals in Thai refugee camps, landmine clearance in war zones, and drugs to treat millions suffering from
January 28, 2025
Technology shares on Tuesday regained some ground lost and AI chip leader Nvidia rose more than 6% after the previous
January 28, 2025
General Motors swung to a loss in the fourth quarter on an increasingly difficult environment in China, but still topped profit and revenue expectations on Wall Street
January 28, 2025
Chinese zodiac predictions: What’s in store for 2025 as we enter the Year of the Snake
January 28, 2025
The western Indian state of Maharashtra has formed a panel to study a proposal to ban petrol and diesel vehicles in Mumbai city amid worsening air quality and only allow electric or
January 28, 2025
Islamist militants in an explosive-laden vehicle were thwarted in their attempt to overrun a Pakistani security post near the border with Afghanistan, the army said on
January 28, 2025Donald Trump's rapid move to ban a "digital dollar" has left the field wide open, observers say, for China and Europe to make their already-advanced central bank
January 28, 2025
Hundreds of Pakistani journalists rallied on Tuesday against a proposed law to regulate social media content that they say is aimed at curbing press freedom and controlling the
January 28, 2025
China has prohibited imports of sheep, goat, poultry and even-toed ungulates from African, Asian and European countries due to outbreaks of livestock diseases such as sheep pox,
January 27, 2025Talks between Deutsche Bank, its asset management arm DWS and Chinese lender Postal Savings Bank of China (PSBC) over a joint venture in
January 28, 2025
A frenzy over an artificial intelligence chatbot made by Chinese tech startup DeepSeek was upending stock markets Monday and fueling debates over the economic and geopolitical competition between the U.S. and China in developing AI technology
January 27, 2025
The crew of the Hong Kong-flagged ASL Bauhinia have abandoned the container ship in the Red Sea after it caught fire on Tuesday, two maritime sources said, adding the cause
January 28, 2025Chinese startup DeepSeek's launch of its latest AI models, which it says are on a par or better than industry-leading models in the United States at a fraction
January 27, 2025
CNN's Matt Egan reports on a new Chinese AI model called R1, which was created by the company DeepSeek. The R1 model is causing US stocks to drop and is raising questions about US dominance in AI.
January 27, 2025
Authorities say militants have attacked a security post in southwest Pakistan that triggered an intense shootout in which two soldiers and five insurgents were killed
January 28, 2025China and India agree to resume direct commercial flights for first time in five years
January 28, 2025
China appears to be building a large laser-ignited fusion research centre in the southwestern city of Mianyang, experts at two analytical organisations say, a
January 28, 2025U.S. President Donald Trump plans to impose tariffs on imported computer chips, pharmaceuticals and steel, he said on Monday, to push companies to manufacture more in the United States.
January 28, 2025
Microsoft-backed OpenAI sought to block on Tuesday India's biggest media organisations, including those of billionaires Gautam Adani and
January 28, 2025
The jury is still out on whether Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek will be the disruptive straw that breaks Wall Street's back.
January 27, 2025
Semiconductor business between Taiwan and the United States is a "win-win" model for both sides given the high level of complementarity, the government said on
January 28, 2025
Japan's Honda Motor plans to launch a small electric vehicle priced below $30,000 in North America by as early as 2026, the Nikkei newspaper said on Tuesday, as it plays catch-up in
January 28, 2025
Blue Pool, a Hong Kong-based investment firm backed by Alibaba co-founder Joe Tsai, has bought a 12% stake in Italian luxury sneaker maker Golden Goose, the Venice-based brand said
January 28, 2025
India and China have agreed to resume direct air services after nearly five years and work on resolving differences over trade and economic
January 27, 2025
China celebrates DeepSeek’s breakout AI success as tech race heats up
January 28, 2025Trade for March-loading Russian oil in top buyer Asia has stalled as a wide price gap between buyers and sellers emerged in China after
January 28, 2025
Train services in Bangladesh came to a standstill on Tuesday as railway staff, demanding benefits for extra work, went on a nationwide indefinite strike that hit hundreds of
January 28, 2025
Philippine soldiers will train on the U.S. military's intermediate range missile system during unilateral army drills next month as part of preparations for bigger exercises with
January 28, 2025The Bank of Japan will likely raise interest rates again around June or July, and seek to triple its policy rate to at least 1.5% in the next two
January 28, 2025
Japan's government on Tuesday nominated Junko Koeda, an academic who had warned of the cost of prolonged monetary easing, to
January 28, 2025
Car production in Thailand dropped 17.37% in December from a year earlier to 104,878 units due to lower domestic sales and exports, Federation of Thai Industries said on Tuesday.
January 28, 2025
A management reshuffle at China Vanke that reinforced government support sent the developer's shares higher on Tuesday, as investors cheered the removal of near-term
January 28, 2025
Thailand denies abusing a jailed gambling tycoon fighting extradition to China over charges he ran illegal online gambling operations in Southeast Asia, the country's justice
January 28, 2025OpenAI CEO Sam Altman called Chinese startup DeepSeek's R1 AI model "impressive" on Monday, but emphasized that OpenAI believes greater computing power was key to their own success.
January 28, 2025
Singapore-based 3D Investment Partners launched a $160 million unsolicited tender offer on Tuesday to boost its stake in Japan's NTT UD REIT Investment, saying the
January 28, 2025China and India agreed to facilitate the exchange of journalists between the two countries, China's foreign ministry said on Tuesday.
January 28, 2025China is aiming to beef up physical education in schools, making it core to the curriculum rather than a secondary subject, authorities said as they push for a more "holistic
January 28, 2025
U.S.
January 27, 2025
A leading indicator of Japan's service-sector inflation hit 2.9% in December as prices rose for a broad range of services such as accommodation and transportation, data showed,
January 28, 2025
Global sales of fully electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles will rise by at least 17% this year to over 20 million cars, helped by an extension of China's auto trade-in
January 28, 2025
Nearly three decades after the fall of Indonesia's authoritarian leader, General Suharto, the nation's new president is causing unease among liberals and others
January 28, 2025
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has become the country’s first leader to be indicted, less than two weeks after he was the first to be detained
January 27, 2025
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.
January 27, 2025
Nvidia on Monday said Chinese AI firm DeepSeek's advances show the usefulness of its chips for the Chinese market and that more of its
January 27, 2025
Global investors dumped tech stocks on Monday as they worried that the emergence of a low-cost Chinese artificial
January 27, 2025
Wall Street’s superstars tumbled as a competitor from China threatens to upend the artificial-intelligence frenzy they’ve been feasting on
January 27, 2025
The Japanese yen and the Swiss franc gained while the U.S. dollar fell against major currencies on Monday amid a selloff in technology stocks
January 27, 2025
Chinese tech startup DeepSeek said it was hit by a cyber attack on Monday that disrupted users’ ability to register on the site
January 27, 2025
A shocking Chinese AI advancement called DeepSeek is sending US stocks plunging
January 27, 2025
Law enforcement arrests four after searching several massage parlors across the state
January 27, 2025
What is DeepSeek, the Chinese AI startup that shook the tech world?
January 27, 2025
DeepSeek's new open-source AI model surpassed Stability AI and Microsoft-backed OpenAI's models in benchmarks for image generation, the Chinese startup said in a technical report on Monday
January 27, 2025
China said on Monday it is willing to repatriate confirmed Chinese nationals from the United States, as U.S.
January 27, 2025
Chinese startup DeepSeek said on Monday it will temporarily limit registrations due to a cyberattack after the company's AI assistant amassed sudden popularity.
January 27, 2025
One person is believed to have died in India's Maharashtra state in an outbreak of Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) - a neurological disease that causes numbness,
January 27, 2025Technology shares around the world slid on Monday as a surge in popularity of a Chinese discount artificial intelligence model shook investors' faith in the AI sector's
January 27, 2025
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te appealed on Monday in his Lunar New Year message for harmony between ruling party and opposition, amid a standoff over the opposition slashing this
January 27, 2025
Hedge funds were already waiting to see if a U.S.-fostered, home-grown artificial intelligence boom would continue as China's new AI model was emerging to
January 27, 2025
Oil production in Kazakhstan reached a daily record high of 278,499 metric tons on Sunday just after it embarked on an expansion of its largest oilfield, Chevron-led Tengiz,
January 27, 2025
Several independent oil refineries in eastern China have halted operations, or plan to do so, for indefinite maintenance periods as new Chinese
January 27, 2025
China is more in love with its pandas than ever. That’s complicated matters for Beijing
January 27, 2025
Japan defeats France to win the Pastry World Cup
January 27, 2025
China's central bank said on Monday it conducted 1.7 trillion yuan of outright reverse repurchase agreements in January.
January 27, 2025
Property developer China Vanke said on Monday its chairman Yu Liang and CEO Zhu Jiusheng stepped down as it forecast a record $6.2 billion net loss for 2024, as
January 27, 2025
Digital news units of Indian billionaires Gautam Adani and Mukesh Ambani, and other outlets including the Indian Express and the Hindustan
January 27, 2025
Chinese authorities have detained a key suspect in human trafficking cases linked to online scam networks in Myanmar
January 27, 2025The first report on last month’s Jeju Air crash in South Korea has confirmed traces of bird strikes in the plane’s engines, though officials haven’t determined the cause of the accident that killed all but two of the 181 people on board
January 27, 2025
Both engines of the Jeju Air plane that crashed last month contained duck remains, according to a preliminary report on Monday, with authorities still
January 26, 2025
Teenage snowboarder Hiroto Ogiwara makes history by landing remarkable first ever 2340, with a fractured arm
January 26, 2025
The new era of unpredictability, marked by tariff threats and rising global tensions, is prompting emerging market investors to look for shelter in frontier markets
January 27, 2025
The Filipino wife of a Chinese national arrested recently in the Philippines for alleged espionage denied on Monday that her husband was a spy, saying he worked for a company
January 27, 2025China Vanke's bonds gained on Monday after the state-backed developer said it would redeem its 2027 notes worth 1 billion yuan ($137.68 million)
January 27, 2025
Canadian investment firm Brookfield Asset Management said on Monday it has closed two real-estate investments in Japan worth a combined $1.6 billion.
January 27, 2025
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Kevin Buckland For two years, investors and analysts have pondered what - if anything - could take some of the steam out of the AI stocks
January 27, 2025
Police have detained a man suspected of involvement in the case of a Chinese actor who was duped into travelling to Thailand for a film job and then trafficked to Myanmar, China's
January 27, 2025The authorship of The Associated Press’s renowned “napalm girl” photograph is being called into question in the new documentary “The Stringer,” which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah
January 26, 2025
China's January non-manufacturing activity grew but at a slower pace than in December, an official survey showed on Monday, suggesting policymakers need to introduce even more
January 27, 2025
Investment firm Carlyle said on Monday it had appointed Citi executive Brad McCarthy as the new managing director and Asia Pacific chief of its global wealth division.
January 27, 2025
South Korea will release by Monday a preliminary report on last month's Jeju Air plane crash that killed 179 people, the deadliest air disaster on the nation's soil, the transport
January 25, 2025
Profits at China's industrial firms fell for a third straight year in 2024, official data showed on Monday, underlining the urgency for policymakers to step up support for an
January 27, 2025
China's manufacturing activity unexpectedly contracted in January, an official factory survey showed on Monday, its weakest since August, keeping alive calls
January 27, 2025
A 2025 guide to Lunar New Year as we slither into the Year of the Snake
January 26, 2025
The Bank of Japan, after clearly signalling last week's interest rate hike, may return to its accustomed fuzzy guidance about central bank policy to maintain
January 26, 2025
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. A big week for world markets kicks off in Asia on Monday with investors still navigating the blizzard of headlines around U.S.
January 26, 2025
New shades of capitalism are emerging in China's tuckered out stock market as companies, at Beijing's behest, buy back their shares and
January 24, 2025
Fossils found in China may add a new branch to the human family tree
January 26, 2025
South Korean prosecutors have indicted the impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on rebellion in connection with his martial law decree that plunged the country into political turmoil
January 26, 2025
A jailed gambling tycoon fighting extradition to China received "inhumane treatment" in a Thai prison after saying he was a Chinese spy, his
January 24, 2025
South Korea’s president charged with insurrection over declaration of martial law
January 26, 2025
Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was indicted for insurrection on Sunday, an unprecedented development in weeks of political and legal crisis since his short-lived
January 26, 2025
North Korea says it tested a cruise missile system, its third known weapons display this year, and vowed “the toughest” response to what it called the escalation of U.S.-South Korean military drills that target the North
January 26, 2025
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's term in office has been dogged by personal scandals, an unyielding opposition and rifts within his own party, and a rapid fall from
January 15, 2025South Korea's prosecutors indicted impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Sunday on charges of leading an insurrection with his short-lived imposition of
January 26, 2025
Most Thais oppose the government's plan to legalise casinos and online gambling, moves the authorities say would boost tourism and investment, an opinion survey found on Sunday.
January 26, 2025
India is celebrating its 76th Republic Day with a colorful parade displaying its military might and cultural diversity at a ceremony on a boulevard in the heart of country’s capital
January 26, 2025
Senior National Correspondent David Culver gets an exclusive look at giant pandas and why they are causing a panda frenzy in the US in a new episode of “The Whole Story: Operation Panda,” airing Sunday, January 26 at 8pm ET/PT on CNN.
January 25, 2025
Colourful tableaux, fighter jet formations and motorbike stunts by army daredevils marked India's Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi on Sunday, commemorating the day the
January 26, 2025
Bangladesh's central bank has hired three "Big Four" accounting firms - EY, Deloitte and KPMG - to audit banks it says lost $17 billion to business people close to the regime of former
January 26, 2025
North Korea conducted a strategic cruise missile test on Saturday, state media KCNA reported on Sunday.
January 25, 2025
China’s veteran foreign minister has issued a veiled warning to America’s new secretary of state: Behave yourself
January 25, 2025
South Korean protesters are repurposing traditional flower wreaths and K-pop light sticks as political protest tools amid President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment trial, with both supporters and opponents sending hundreds of wreaths to government buildings since his December martial law declaration
January 25, 2025
Trump’s foreign business partners tout his presidency while promoting projects
January 25, 2025
Yakult enthusiastically took a bite of the plated, shredded chicken and lettuce in front of him before licking his lips.
January 25, 2025
Puzzling fossils unearthed in China may rewrite the human story
January 24, 2025
Dead sea turtles keep washing ashore on India’s east coast and environmentalists and authorities are trying frantically to stop the number of 600 dead from getting even higher
January 23, 2025
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will visit Iraq on Sunday for talks with officials on the fight against Kurdish militants, security issues and bilateral ties, a Turkish
January 25, 2025A Pakistani court has sentenced four people to death for blasphemy
January 25, 2025The Philippine coast guard says Chinese coast guard ships and a Chinese navy helicopter harassed a group of Philippine fisheries vessels conducting a scientific survey in a hotly disputed area of the South China Sea, forcing them to cancel the operation
January 25, 2025
India's Religare Enterprises said a U.S. businessman has made a proposal to acquire a 26% stake in it, the latest twist in the battle for control of the financial
January 25, 2025
The Philippines said on Saturday it has suspended a scientific survey in the South China Sea after two of its fisheries vessels faced "harassment" and aggressive behaviour from
January 25, 2025
U.S. stocks edged back from their all-time high as they closed out a second straight winning week
January 24, 2025
Taiwan’s divided politics undermine defense resolve as Trump returns
January 25, 2025Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke with new U.S.
January 24, 2025
The U.S. dollar slid on Friday and was set for its biggest weekly loss in over a year after President Donald Trump suggested a softer
January 21, 2025
Where same-sex marriage is legal around the world
February 16, 2024
Meta Platforms will begin test launching ads on its social media platform Threads with a few brands in the U.S. and Japan, it said on Friday, as the app hits over 300 million monthly
January 24, 2025
The dollar fell on Friday and was on track for its worst week in more than a year on expectations that tariffs enacted by U.S.
January 24, 2025
Argent LNG, which is developing a 25 million metric tonnes per annum (MTPA) LNG facility in Louisiana, has signed a non-binding agreement with the government of Bangladesh to
January 24, 2025
Indian book publishers and their international counterparts have filed a copyright lawsuit against OpenAI in New Delhi, a
January 24, 2025
China's coast guard said the Philippines on Friday sent a civilian vessel to deliver provisions to its warship "illegally grounded" at Second Thomas Shoal, a disputed atoll in the
January 24, 2025
China’s Lunar New Year travel rush has kicked into high gear, with billions of trips expected in coming days for the peak of the 40-day annual mass migration
January 24, 2025
The United States has clarified to India that tankers loaded with Russian oil have to discharge by Feb. 27 under the latest sanctions targeting Moscow's oil
January 24, 2025
A South Korean court on Friday rejected a request from the prosecutors' office to extend the detention of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over a criminal
January 24, 2025
The United Nations Children's Fund says at least 242 million children in 85 countries had their schooling interrupted last year because of heatwaves, cyclones, flooding and other extreme weather
January 24, 2025
Thailand and China will work together to combat fast-growing networks of illegal call centres along the Thai border with Myanmar and
January 24, 2025
Republican and Democratic U.S. lawmakers will introduce a bill on Friday requiring the Trump administration to review whether Hong Kong officials should be
January 24, 2025
A new law in Pakistan aimed at regulating social media content has angered journalism groups and rights activists, which say it is aimed at curbing press freedom and called on
January 24, 2025
The Philippines launched a comic book on Friday in its fight against what it called distorted narratives about maritime rights in the disputed South China Sea, a move which drew
January 24, 2025
A Chinese court has sentenced a man to death over the fatal stabbing of a Japanese boy in the southern city of Shenzhen, Japan's Kyodo news agency said on Friday, citing
January 24, 2025
The Philippines has launched a comic book to counter what the country says is China’s disinformation campaign to push its expansive territorial claims in the South China Sea
January 24, 2025
South Korea’s military says it suspects North Korea is preparing to send additional troops to Russia after its soldiers already deployed on the Russian-Ukraine war fronts suffered heavy casualties
January 24, 2025
Death sentence for Chinese knife attacker who stabbed Japanese mother, child
January 24, 2025
At least eight people died and seven more were injured in a blast at an ordnance factory in the western Indian state of Maharashtra on Friday, a senior federal minister said.
January 24, 2025Revenue from land sales by China's local governments dropped 16% in 2024 compared with the previous year, finance ministry data showed on Friday.
January 24, 2025
Indonesia and India will discuss boosting defence ties, including a potential deal to sell Russian-Indian supersonic cruise missiles to Jakarta, during the
January 24, 2025
China's factory activity likely expanded for a fourth month in January, highlighting the supply-side strength of the world's No.2 economy, which is bracing for U.S. tariff hikes
January 24, 2025
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January 22, 2025
Afghanistan's Taliban foreign ministry said on Friday it "strongly condemns" and rejects the International Criminal Court's request for arrest warrants for two Taliban leaders.
January 24, 2025
China's fiscal revenue in 2024 grew 1.3% from a year earlier, slowing sharply from a 6.4% rise in 2023, finance ministry data showed on Friday, as a protracted property market slump
January 24, 2025
Indonesia has signed a deal to send home an ailing French national on death row for drug offenses
January 24, 2025The Taliban is rejecting a court move to arrest their leaders for persecuting Afghan women and girls
January 24, 2025
More than 100 baby tortoises, most of them dead, have been returned to Tanzania from Thailand as evidence in a case against a wildlife smuggling network
January 24, 2025Chinese firms are attracting investors with increased dividends and buybacks, spurred by a policy push for corporate governance reforms in a bleak and uncertain economic environment.
January 24, 2025
The chief executive of Japanese IT company NTT DATA said global standards in regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) would reduce risks in the
January 24, 2025
Indonesian rescuers on Friday paused search efforts because of bad weather as the death toll from a landslide on Java island three days ago rose to at least 25 people, said a
January 24, 2025
Russian Railways' cargo volumes slumped to a 15-year low in 2024, with labour and locomotive shortages exacerbating capacity woes as
January 24, 2025
Indonesia and France signed an agreement on Friday on the repatriation of a Frenchman on death row for drug offences, a senior Indonesian minister said.
January 24, 2025
Taiwan's trade-dependent economy grew less than expected in the fourth quarter of 2024 but managed the fastest growth in three years last year at 4.3%,
January 24, 2025
Pakistan's central bank is expected to lower its key interest rate by at least 1 percentage point on Monday, analysts said, in its sixth straight cut as it attempts
January 24, 2025
The yen strengthened and Japanese government bond yields rose to fresh multi-year highs on Friday after the Bank of Japan hiked interest rates as expected and raised
January 24, 2025
The U.S. military's Typhon launchers which can fire multi-purpose missiles up to thousands of kilometres will stay in the Philippines for the time being, the national security
January 24, 2025Travellers thronged railway stations and airports on Friday, clutching large suitcases and gifts such as boxes of fruit as they joined millions of
January 24, 2025
Hamas said on Monday it would next release hostages held
January 20, 2025
The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday to their highest since the 2008 global financial crisis and revised up its inflation forecasts,
January 23, 2025
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook A rate hike in Japan added momentum to a tide of dollar selling in the Asia session, as the first week of Donald Trump's
January 24, 2025
Consumer inflation in Tokyo likely accelerated in January, underlining persistent pressure on living costs, a Reuters poll showed on Friday.
January 24, 2025
South Korean automaker Kia Corp on Friday posted an operating profit of 12.67 trillion won ($8.85 billion) for 2024, with its fourth quarter performance up 10.2% from the previous
January 24, 2025
Exporters this week jostled to load and ship cargo from Shenzhen's Yantian Port, one of the world's largest container ports, before an eight-day Lunar New Year holiday and ahead of
January 24, 2025
The Philippines will respond favourably if Interpol is asked by the International Criminal Court to issue arrest warrants related to its probe into the former
January 24, 2025
China's stimulus scheme for consumer goods trade-ins boosted last year's consumption growth by more than 1 percentage point, Vice Commerce Minister Sheng Qiuping said on Friday, as
January 24, 2025
South Korean battery firm LG Energy Solution (LGES) said on Friday it plans to cut capital expenditure by up to 30% this year on slowing electrical
January 24, 2025
Southeast Asian cities were among five most polluted in the world on Friday according to air-monitoring organisation IQAir, with Ho
January 24, 2025
Trump 2.0 is going well for China so far. But can the honeymoon last?
January 24, 2025Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, struggling to stabilize his minority government, says he will seek to maintain regional security and prepare for tough negotiations with U.S. President Donald Trump to win his commitment to maintain a strong American presence in the Asia-Pacific
January 24, 2025
Hong Kong's home prices fell 0.7% in December and 7.1% in 2024, government figures showed, as the property market struggles to find a bottom despite interest rate cuts and
January 24, 2025
India's Adani Green said it has appointed independent law firms to review the U.S. indictment of founder Gautam Adani and top Adani Green executives for paying $265 million in bribes for
January 24, 2025
U.S.
January 24, 2025
The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday in a widely expected move, reflecting its growing optimism that wages will continue rising and keep inflation sustainably around its
January 24, 2025
South Korea's military said on Friday that it suspects North Korea is preparing to send more troops to Russia to fight Ukrainian forces, even after suffering losses and seeing some
January 24, 2025
The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday to their highest since the 2008 global financial crisis, underscoring its confidence that rising wages will keep inflation
January 24, 2025
Japanese annual pay increases this year must exceed the 5.1% secured last year because real wages continue to fall, the head of the Rengo trade
January 24, 2025
China's central bank conducted a medium-term loan operation on Friday and left the interest rate unchanged.
January 24, 2025
Elon Musk's Tesla launched a new higher-priced version of the Model Y, its best-selling car, in the United States, Canada and Europe on Thursday, weeks after it was first released in China.
January 24, 2025
Japan's Mitsubishi Motors, a junior partner of Nissan Motor, is considering not joining a planned merger between Nissan and Honda Motor, sources told Reuters on Friday.
January 23, 2025
The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor says he has requested arrest warrants for two top Afghan Taliban officials over the repression of women
January 23, 2025
Japan's factory activity slumped to the lowest level in 10 months on sluggish demand though the service sector strengthened further in January, preliminary business surveys showed on
January 24, 2025
Japan's core consumer prices rose 3.0% in December year-on-year to mark the fastest annual pace in 16 months, likely cementing a central bank rate hike later in the
January 23, 2025
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.
January 23, 2025
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January 23, 2025
North Korea's Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) met over two days this week and reported on its achievements during 2024 but state media made no mention of anticipated changes to the
January 23, 2025
U.S. stocks rose to a record as Wall Street regained some of the momentum that catapulted it to 57 all-time highs last year
January 23, 2025
Oil fell 1% on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump urged Saudi Arabia and OPEC to bring down its cost during his address at the World Economic Forum.
January 23, 2025
Indian and U.S. diplomats are trying to arrange a February meeting between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S.
January 22, 2025
CNN’s David Culver reports from a town in Mexico where the economy is booming after Chinese factories moved there to evade President Donald Trump’s tariffs levied during his first term.
January 18, 2025
Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto has instructed his government to cut spending by 306.7 trillion rupiah ($18.8 billion) this year, a finance ministry spokesperson told
January 23, 2025
Germany is working intensively to deport more criminals to Afghanistan, said Interior Minister Nancy Faeser in Berlin on Thursday, a day after an Afghan asylum seeker was arrested
January 23, 2025
Embattled property developer Sunac China on Thursday said a private credit firm will invest 2.48 billion Chinese yuan ($340.34 million) into restructuring debts for the Chongqing Project.
January 23, 2025
Since seizing power in 2021, Afghanistan's Taliban administration has rolled back hard-fought rights won by Afghan women and girls during two decades of rule by American-backed
January 23, 2025
The head of Bangladesh's interim government, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, said on Thursday that his country's high growth under
January 23, 2025
A decision by President Donald Trump's administration to halt visa processing for refugees has caused uncertainty and shock at an English school for
January 23, 2025
Japanese companies remain bullish about investing in the United States but need to prepare for supply chain shocks that could arise
January 22, 2025
The International Criminal Court prosecutor said on Thursday he had applied for arrest warrants for two Taliban leaders in Afghanistan including supreme
January 23, 2025
China made a bet decades ago because it couldn’t compete with the US on cars. That bet is paying off big
January 23, 2025
India's Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri will visit Beijing on Jan. 26-27 to discuss steps to boost ties with China, as the Asian neighbours revive relations that were strained
January 23, 2025Citi expects increased momentum in Asian fundraising for tech companies into 2025, driven by developments in artificial intelligence and robust activity in India and Taiwan, the Wall
January 23, 2025
By Sai Ishwarbharath B BENGALURU - U.S. fintech firm Broadridge Financial will expand its India tech staff by 26% to 6,800 people over three years as it gears up to sell its products in the world's
January 23, 2025
Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan called off reconciliatory talks with the government on Thursday, a week after a court handed him a 14-year jail term on graft charges,
January 23, 2025
The International Criminal Court prosecutor said on Thursday he had applied for arrest warrants for two Taliban leaders in Afghanistan.
January 23, 2025Hundreds of LGBTQ+ couples in Thailand have experienced a life-changing occasion, registering their marriages legally on the first day a law took effect granting them the same rights as heterosexual couples
January 23, 2025
Malaysia's Petronas on Thursday said it has officially transferred its contractual right for a cluster of oil and gas fields in the country to a unit of US-based firm ConocoPhillips.
January 23, 2025
Taiwan plans to cull up to 120,000 green iguanas, with supporters urging humane methods to bring down the animal's population, which is wreaking havoc on the island's agricultural sector
January 23, 2025
South Korean investigators asked prosecutors to indict the country’s detained President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived imposition of martial law last month, as it accused him of rebellion, abuse of power and obstruction of parliament
January 23, 2025
The boxer who became Thailand’s first Olympic gold medalist has been convicted of sexual assault charges involving a minor and sentenced to just over three years in prison
January 23, 2025Meet Roki Sasaki, the Los Angeles Dodgers’ next Japanese superstar
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International Criminal Court seeks warrants for Taliban leaders for gender-based crimes
January 23, 2025
Pakistan's lower house of parliament has passed a bill with sweeping controls on social media that includes blocking platforms and sending users to prison for spreading disinformation
January 23, 2025
The Philippines has signalled a softened stance towards an International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation into thousands of killings in a "war on drugs", a probe
January 23, 2025
Japan's finance ministry plans to plug a loophole in reporting requirements for foreign investors under the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act, in an effort to
January 23, 2025
China's Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang said at a meeting with Dutch King Willem-Alexander in The Hague that China stands ready to increase mutual trust and that it would work
January 23, 2025
The Philippines will soon decide on an international platform to sue China for alleged damage to the marine environment, its justice minister said, as it pursues a
January 23, 2025
Japan's government on Thursday maintained a cautious outlook for the economy in part as policymakers kept a wary eye on U.S.
January 23, 2025
Nissan Motor plans to procure batteries for electric vehicles sold in the U.S. from South Korea's SK On from around 2028 onwards, the Nikkei newspaper said on Thursday, as the
January 23, 2025
ByteDance, the Chinese owner of TikTok, has earmarked over 150 billion yuan ($20.64 billion) in capital expenditure for this year, much of which will be centred on artificial
January 23, 2025
Indebted property developer China Vanke Co Ltd is in advanced talks to sell a controlling stake in VX Logistics to Singaporean sovereign wealth fund GIC, a
January 23, 2025
Hong Kong-based New World Development faced renewed speculation on Thursday as Bloomberg reported on a potential bond default, after the property developer clarified earlier in the day that
January 23, 2025
A former South Korean defence minister charged with insurrection for his role in a short-lived martial law attempt told a court on Thursday that he
January 23, 2025
A Chinese man who injured a Japanese mother and her child and killed a Chinese bus attendant trying to protect them in a knife attack near Shanghai last June has been sentenced to death
January 23, 2025Taiwan Premier Cho Jung-tai on Thursday decried what he said were "suicidal" budget cuts passed by the opposition-dominated parliament this week, saying that he may ask lawmakers to
January 23, 2025
China announced plans on Thursday to channel hundreds of billions of yuan of investment from state-owned insurers into shares as part of the government's latest efforts
January 23, 2025
Japanese electric motor maker Nidec posted a 5% rise in third-quarter operating profit on Thursday as the company said it benefited from strong demand for data centre power generators
January 23, 2025
Investors scaled back bearish bets on most Asian currencies after U.S.
January 23, 2025
OpenAI has told an Indian court that any order to remove training data powering its ChatGPT service would be inconsistent
January 22, 2025
South Korea's Hyundai Motor said on Thursday it is in talks with General Motors to supply commercial electric vehicles to its U.S. peer, as it expects sales growth to
January 23, 2025
South Korea's anti-corruption officials on Thursday requested that prosecutors indict impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol for insurrection and abuse of
January 23, 2025
The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the killing of a Chinese national in Afghanistan's northern Takhar province, in a post on its Telegram channel late on Wednesday.
January 23, 2025The U.S. military has moved its Typhon launchers - which can fire multipurpose missiles up to thousands of kilometres - from Laoag airfield in the Philippines
January 23, 2025
Singapore's key consumer price gauge rose 1.8% in December from a year earlier, more than economist forecasts and the lowest in more than three years, official
January 23, 2025
Two Iranian cargo vessels carrying an ingredient for missile propellant will sail from China to Iran in the next few weeks, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing
January 22, 2025More than half the American businesses in China, the most in five years, say they are concerned about a further deterioration in the bilateral relationship between
January 23, 2025
India's powerful human rights watchdog has admonished labor officials for failure to adequately investigate evidence of employment
January 23, 2025
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January 23, 2025
Masahiro Nakai, one of Japan's top TV hosts and a former pop star, says he is retiring to take responsibility over sexual assault allegations
January 23, 2025Thailand's historic same-sex marriage equality law came into force on Thursday, making it the first country in Southeast Asia and third territory in Asia after Taiwan and Nepal to
January 23, 2025
Gunmen have killed two soldiers and wounded 12 others who were deployed to secure a U.N. livelihood project in the southern Philippines
January 23, 2025Hundreds of same-sex couples wed as Thailand’s landmark marriage bill takes effect
January 22, 2025
Taiwan's HTC said on Thursday it will sell part of its unit for extended reality (XR) headsets and glasses to Google for $250 million and transfer some of its employees to the U.S.
January 23, 2025
Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup is facing renewed scrutiny on its strategy of backing loss-making electric vehicle maker VinFast, with its
January 23, 2025
Japanese investors raised their holdings in foreign stocks, driven by a benign U.S. core inflation report that fuelled expectations of Federal Reserve cuts and boosted global equities,
January 23, 2025
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rae Wee After drowning for days in headlines about Donald Trump's return to the White House, investors were delivered a bit of a diversion
January 23, 2025
A naturalised Singaporean man was charged on Thursday with helping foreigners forge documents and falsify accounts as part of a S$3 billion ($2.24 billion) money
January 23, 2025The Philippine foreign ministry said on Thursday it takes any indication of espionage operations by foreign nationals seriously, after the arrest this week of a Chinese national on
January 23, 2025Maynilad Water Services has hired banks including Morgan Stanley and UBS to work on a more than $500 million initial public offering in the Philippines,
January 23, 2025
Thailand on Thursday became the first country in Southeast Asia to hold legal same-sex weddings, with LGBT groups aiming to mark the
January 23, 2025
UN experts urge Thailand not to deport dozens of Uyghurs to China where they face ‘real risk of torture’
January 22, 2025
Japanese exports rose for a third successive month in December as a weak yen boosted the value of shipments, data showed on Thursday, though a decline in volume
January 22, 2025
South Korea's economy barely grew in the fourth quarter of 2024, as the country's worst political crisis in decades hurts already weakened domestic demand and threatens
January 22, 2025
South Korea's SK Hynix forecast sales of its high-end semiconductors used in generative artificial intelligence chipsets would more than double this year,
January 22, 2025
Indonesian rescuers have retrieved four more bodies as they resumed their search for people missing after floods and landslides on Indonesia’s main island of Java, bringing the death toll to 21
January 22, 2025
A speech by U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres criticizing fossil fuel use and warning of the perils of artificial intelligence has headlined the agenda at the World Economic Forum’s annual event in Davos
January 22, 2025
Nickel ended 2024 trading at four-year lows, a spectacular reversal of fortune for a metal that soared so high in 2022 it almost broke the London Metal Exchange (LME).
January 22, 2025
China, the world's biggest soybean buyer, has stopped receiving Brazilian soybean shipments from five
January 22, 2025
Samsung Electronics on Wednesday unveiled its newest Galaxy S25 smartphones, powered by Qualcomm's chips and Google's artificial-intelligence model,
January 22, 2025
Xi and Putin hail tightening ties in call hours after Trump inauguration
January 22, 2025
The Dodgers have introduced prized Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki, who agreed to a minor league contract with a $6.5 million signing bonus
January 22, 2025
A man who taped a sinister note to a Chinese ex-official’s door in New Jersey was sentenced Wednesday to 16 months in prison
January 22, 2025
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son's plan to invest billions in AI in the United States shows one way to handle the new Trump administration: go big and deal
January 22, 2025
Netflix, Oracle and other technology stocks lifted U.S. indexes as their profits pile higher and excitement builds around the moneymaking prospects of artificial intelligence
January 22, 2025
The South Korean government has announced it will reduce indirect subsidies for biomass energy
January 22, 2025
Middlemen supplying Russian oil are not offering cargoes due to new U.S. sanctions targeting Russian producers, tankers and insurers, according to the finance
January 22, 2025
Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon said on Wednesday it was important for the U.S. and China, the world's two largest economic superpowers, to improve their bilateral ties.
January 22, 2025
Authorities in Japan say one person is dead and two others are injured after a knife attack Wednesday night outside a train station in Nagano
January 22, 2025At least 11 people died in a rail accident in India's western Maharashtra state on Wednesday when they disembarked from their train, fearing a fire, only to be hit by another
January 22, 2025A solitary sunfish at an aquarium in Japan lost its appetite, began banging into the side of the fish tank and appeared unwell days after the facility closed last month for renovations
January 22, 2025
Procter & Gamble beat quarterly estimates for sales and profit on Wednesday, as demand for its dish soaps and toilet paper grew in the United
January 22, 2025
Afghans who fled after the Taliban seized power have appealed to President Donald Trump to exempt them from an order suspending the relocation of refugees to the United States, some saying they risked their lives to support U.S. troops
January 22, 2025
TikTok owner ByteDance on Wednesday released an update to its flagship AI model aimed at challenging Microsoft-backed OpenAI’s latest reasoning model
January 22, 2025
China will grant foreign financial institutions the same treatment as domestic ones in offering new types of financial services not yet available in the country in some free trade
January 22, 2025
A Chinese citizen was "murdered" in Afghanistan's northern Takhar province, the Taliban provincial police said on Wednesday, adding that a preliminary investigation had been launched
January 22, 2025The head of a major humanitarian organisation said U.S.
January 22, 2025
China said on Wednesday it will guide big state insurers and commercial insurance funds to increase investments in the A-share market, in a latest move to boost its lagging stock
January 22, 2025
More than 1.4 billion people traveled internationally in 2024 as tourism returns to pre-pandemic highs
January 22, 2025
India is likely to raise spending on food, fertiliser, and cooking gas subsidies to 4.1 trillion rupees ($47.41 billion) in the next
January 22, 2025
While the second season of "Squid Game" has new plot twists, one element of the Netflix mega-hit series where contestants down on their luck risk their
January 22, 2025
China's relations are starting to improve with Japan, India and other countries that former U.S. President Joe Biden courted, just as Donald Trump brings his more unilateralist approach back to the White House
January 22, 2025
China is set to impose a 1 million yuan ($137,309) cap on the annual income of staff at central government-owned financial institutions, three sources said, expanding a
January 22, 2025
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January 22, 2025
Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto is considering pardons for prisoners linked to armed organisations in the restive easternmost province of Papua, including
January 22, 2025
Singapore's prime minister has formed a committee to review electoral boundaries, the poll body said on Wednesday, an indicator that a general election in the city-state could
January 22, 2025
Nepal will increase the permit fees for climbing Mount Everest by more than 35%, making the world’s tallest peak more expensive for mountaineers for the first
January 22, 2025
Indonesia is close to a deal with Apple Inc for an investment plan that could lift a ban on iPhone 16 sales in the country, investment minister Rosan Roeslani told Bloomberg News on
January 22, 2025
South Korea's transport ministry said on Wednesday that it would remove the concrete embankment installed at Muan International Airport following last month's Jeju Air
January 22, 2025
Shares in CATL, the world's largest battery maker, dropped nearly 4% on Wednesday after the Chinese company warned that its annual revenue fell for the first time last year and
January 22, 2025United Nations human rights experts have urged Thailand not to send 48 Uyghurs in its custody back to China, warning they are at risk of torture, ill-treatment and "irreparable
January 22, 2025Taiwan's Ministry of Digital Affairs said on Wednesday that undersea cables to the Matsu Islands, which lie close to the coast of China, were disconnected due to "natural
January 22, 2025South Korea's birthrate is set to show a rise in 2024 for the first time in nine years, following a rebound in marriages that were delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
January 22, 2025
North Korea's state media on Wednesday reported U.S.
January 22, 2025
Morgan Stanley's top-performing investment bankers and traders in Asia will see up to a 50% increase in bonuses due to robust business growth and a low-base effect
January 22, 2025
Japan will continue to strengthen its defence capabilities given the security situation in East Asia, Japan's foreign minister told his U.S. counterpart in a meeting on Tuesday,
January 22, 2025
Japan's retailers, typically among the most tight-fisted of employers, are offering big pay increases for a second year in a row, meaning
January 22, 2025
In India's polluted northern city of Kanpur, Rajat Ghai has a penchant for Rado watches and Louis Vuitton shoes.
January 22, 2025
Japan's biggest business lobby Keidanren and trade unions kicked off annual labour talks on Wednesday that are likely to lead to another year of bumper wage hikes,
January 22, 2025
The United States, Australia, India and Japan recommitted to working together on Tuesday, after the first meeting of the China-
January 21, 2025
South Korea’s impeached president has denied that he ordered the military to drag lawmakers out of the National Assembly to prevent them from voting to reject his martial law decree last month, as he appeared for the first time before the Constitutional Court that will determine his fate
January 21, 2025
Indonesian rescuers on Wednesday were searching for 13 people missing after a landslide in Central Java province which killed at least 17 people, an official said.
January 22, 2025Kyoto-based Mitsufuji got its start nearly 70 years ago as a weaver of decorative belts for kimonos.
January 22, 2025
Indonesia's antitrust agency on Tuesday ordered Google to pay fines of around 202 billion rupiah ($12.4 million) for unfair business practices related to its payment system services
January 21, 2025
Malaysia's sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional Bhd is rebalancing its portfolio to invest more in developed markets, with an eye
January 21, 2025
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has met with his counterparts from Australia, India and Japan as the Trump administration kicks off its formal foreign policy engagements in discussions with the Indo-Pacific “Quad.”
January 21, 2025
Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan left a hospital in India's financial capital Mumbai on Tuesday, less than a week after he suffered knife injuries in a scuffle with an intruder at his
January 21, 2025
Ichiro Suzuki headlines 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame class, receiving 99.7% of the vote
January 21, 2025
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.
January 21, 2025
China's economy grew 5% last year, matching the government's target, but in a lopsided fashion, with many people complaining of worsening living standards as Beijing struggles to
January 17, 2025
After numerous measures to resolve a liquidity crisis in the property market in recent years, Beijing is expected to end up dusting off an old
January 21, 2025
U.S. stocks rose after more companies said they made bigger profits at the end of last year than analysts expected and as Treasury yields eased
January 21, 2025
During his first term in office, U.S.
January 21, 2025
Grist examines an Indonesian staple, oncom, that's shaking up the restaurant scene—and may just end up preventing a big source of emissions.
January 17, 2025
Oil prices fell on Tuesday after U.S.
January 20, 2025
In his latest exhibition, artist Takashi Murakami uses artificial intelligence to help recreate ancient Japanese paintings. CNN's Kristie Lu Stout reports.
January 02, 2025
Dozens of major Japanese companies have pulled their commercials from broadcaster Fuji Television amid allegations company officials tried to cover up a sex scandal involving one of the country’s most famous TV hosts
January 21, 2025
Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang met with global finance and business leaders including Blackstone CEO Steve Schwarzman, Bridgewater
January 21, 2025
Pakistan has agreed terms for a $1 billion loan with two Middle Eastern banks at a 6%-7% interest rate, its Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb told
January 21, 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed on Tuesday how to build ties with Donald Trump,
January 21, 2025
China is not seeking a trade surplus and is willing to import more competitive and high-quality products and services to balance trade, Ding Xuexiang, the country's vice
January 21, 2025
The United States has freed an Afghan convicted by an American court on charges of drug smuggling and terrorism in exchange for two U.S. citizens held in Afghanistan, authorities in
January 21, 2025
Indonesia's new President Prabowo Subianto plans to spend 48.8 trillion rupiah ($2.99 billion) through 2029 to build the new capital city "Nusantara", with a target of relocating
January 21, 2025
Officials from China, Myanmar, Thailand reached a consensus on eradicating telecommunication fraud centres in Myanmar on Tuesday during a meeting in the Chinese city of Kunming,
January 21, 2025Sri Lanka's consumer price inflation dropped to minus 2% year-on-year in December after easing to minus 1.7% in November, official data showed on Tuesday, as the country posted a strong
January 21, 2025
The headline hit screens at the quietest time of day for trading Canadian dollars: U.S.
January 21, 2025
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol attended on Tuesday a Constitutional Court hearing of his impeachment trial where he denied ordering military commanders to drag
January 21, 2025
It is a big day many in Thailand's LGBTQ+ community have long been waiting for, as couples celebrate a law giving them the same legal rights as married heterosexuals
January 21, 2025
A provincial assembly in Pakistan’s most populous Punjab province has passed a law permanently banning kite flying, officials said
January 21, 2025India's West Bengal state launched an appeal on Tuesday to overturn a life sentence in favour of the death penalty for a police volunteer convicted of the
January 21, 2025
Taiwan's export orders grew at their fastest pace in nearly three years last month boosted by demand for artificial intelligence technologies, and China, though tariff threats from
January 21, 2025
By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Chayut Setboonsarng BANGKOK - Thailand's visa waiver programme for Chinese nationals has come under scrutiny after the high-profile alleged kidnapping of a Chinese actor
January 21, 2025
China's luxury market declined by 18% to 20% in 2024, marking the end of a period of "exponential growth", with sales expected to remain flat this year, consultancy
January 21, 2025
Shares of Japanese automakers and South Korean battery makers fell on Tuesday, after U.S.
January 21, 2025
Indonesian rescuers have recovered the bodies of at least 17 people who were swept away in flash floods or buried under tons of mud and rocks that hit hilly villages on the country’s main island of Java
January 21, 2025
Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball, but he is much more than that at home in Japan
January 19, 2025
UBS Group has halted accepting certain bonds and shares of Hong Kong property developer New World Development as collateral for margin loans in recent weeks, Bloomberg News reported on
January 21, 2025
A large fire broke out in a commercial building near a famous tourist landmark, Tsutenkaku Tower, in Osaka in western Japan, local TV footage showed on Tuesday.
January 21, 2025
Economists are split on whether Singapore's central bank will loosen monetary policy this week or leave its settings unchanged to wait to see what policies U.S.
January 21, 2025
A landslide in Indonesia's Central Java city of Pekalongan killed 16 people and injured 10, an official at the country's disaster mitigation agency said on Tuesday.
January 21, 2025A 6.4-magnitude earthquake has struck southern Taiwan, leaving 27 people with minor injuries and some reported damage
January 20, 2025
Shohei Ohtani and his wife Mamiko Tanaka are expecting their first child
January 21, 2025
Chinese stocks and the yuan tentatively rose on Tuesday, with investors relieved that U.S.
January 21, 2025
The frugal trend that began in China during the economic disruption of the pandemic and deepened amid the crisis in the property market is
January 20, 2025
Japan is closely watching currency market positions, including those built on speculative bets, because volatility in exchange
January 21, 2025
Malaysia's attorney-general's chambers has sought a gag order to ban public discussion of former Prime Minister Najib Razak's judicial review claim that a document exists
January 21, 2025
China’s population has fallen for the third straight year, pointing to further demographic challenges for the world’s second most populous nation that is now facing both an aging population and an emerging shortage of working age people able to support their elders
January 17, 2025
South Korea's acting president Choi Sang-mok said on Tuesday he hoped for bilateral relations with Washington to develop more reciprocally under the Trump
January 21, 2025
Japan's Mitsubishi Chemical Group has picked U.S. investment fund Bain Capital as the preferred bidder for its pharmaceutical subsidiary, Tanabe Mitsubishi Pharma, in a deal
January 20, 2025
The South Korean economy barely grew last quarter as political chaos weighed on consumer spending, according to a Reuters poll of economists who expect the Bank
January 21, 2025
China says it has brokered a ceasefire between Myanmar’s military government and a major ethnic rebel group in the country’s northeast
January 20, 2025
China's drive to break into foreign aviation markets with its homegrown COMAC jets has intensified, with a push to persuade
January 20, 2025
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. The first full day of financial market trading in U.S.
January 20, 2025
Oil prices settled lower on Monday after U.S.
January 20, 2025
India's economic slowdown is not expected to show up in the country's housing market, Godrej Industries Group Chairperson
January 20, 2025
A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck a mountainous, rural area of Taiwan's south on Tuesday near the city of Chiayi, the island's weather administration said, with reports of minor
January 20, 2025Indonesia is looking into ways to repatriate an al Qaeda-linked Guantanamo Bay detainee accused of involvement in some of the country's deadliest attacks, including the 2002
January 20, 2025
South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol refused to be questioned by investigators on Monday under a probe into whether he committed insurrection,
January 20, 2025
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Monday accused his predecessor Rodrigo Duterte of peddling lies after the former leader said this year's national budget was invalid, in
January 20, 2025
The dollar drifted lower and global stocks were cautiously positive on Monday as investors awaited a flurry of policy announcements
January 20, 2025
Japanese aquarium cheers up lonely sunfish with cardboard cutouts of people
January 20, 2025China executes man who plowed car into crowds in deadliest attack in a decade
January 20, 2025
Philippine law enforcers have arrested a Chinese national on suspicion of espionage, recovering in his possession equipment authorities believe could be used for spying on military
January 20, 2025American businessman Jacob Holder met his Thai husband Surapong Koonpaew in 2021, got married in the United States two years later and
January 20, 2025
The hearing for a lawsuit that Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel brought against U.S.
January 20, 2025
Chinese hedge fund managers are racing to launch products styled on Bridgewater Associates' popular "All Weather" strategy, to meet hot
January 20, 2025
An Indian court handed down a life sentence on Monday to a police volunteer convicted of the rape and murder of a junior doctor at a hospital in the eastern
January 20, 2025
Chinese officials and ordinary people are hopeful but on edge as Donald Trump returns to the White House, eager to avoid a repeat
January 20, 2025
Vice President Han Zheng, China’s representative at Donald Trump’s inauguration, is a trusted adviser to President Xi Jinping
January 20, 2025
Who is Han Zheng, the senior Chinese official attending Trump’s inauguration?
January 20, 2025
Moon rover-inspired robot could be a game-changer for Japan’s aging farmers
January 13, 2025
China's crude oil imports from top supplier Russia were up 1% in 2024 to a record high versus 2023, while purchases from Saudi Arabia dropped 9%, data showed on
January 20, 2025
Russia has opened an investigation after video footage was published on social media showing what appear to be a military policeman savagely beating contract soldiers bound for
January 20, 2025The Myanmar military and the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) signed a formal agreement for a ceasefire that began on Saturday, China's foreign ministry said,
January 20, 2025
An Indian court has sentenced a police volunteer to life in prison after finding him guilty in the rape and killing of a trainee doctor last year
January 20, 2025Chinese planemaker COMAC plans to raise production capacity for its homegrown C919 single-aisle planes to 50 this year, a COMAC executive told a media outlet supported by the
January 20, 2025
The Taliban's acting deputy foreign minister called on his senior leadership to open schools for Afghan girls, among the strongest public rebukes of a policy that has contributed to
January 20, 2025
China has executed two men who committed deadly attacks that killed dozens in November, raising concerns about a surge in what are called “revenge on society crimes.”
January 20, 2025World shares are higher ahead of the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, while bitcoin surged to a record high
January 20, 2025
Taiwanese contract laptop makers Compal and Inventec may expand into the United States with Texas eyed as one of the top locations, their executives say, as they
January 20, 2025
Wipro's shares surged about 8% on Monday, set for their best day in nearly four years, after India's No.
January 20, 2025
A man thought to be a citizen of Bangladesh was arrested in India's financial
January 19, 2025
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong met her Indian and Japanese counterparts in Washington and said the invitation for Quad foreign ministers to attend
January 20, 2025
Nearly 81% of Indonesians approve of President Prabowo Subianto after 100 days in office, a poll showed on Monday, attributing the high rating to his early delivery on campaign
January 20, 2025
Taiwan's premier said on Monday the government faced a crisis in day-to-day operations, including national security, because of large cuts to this year's budget proposed by
January 20, 2025
China's Country Garden expects to reach terms with creditors next month regarding the restructuring of $16.4 billion in offshore debt, and apply for court approval of
January 20, 2025
Trump privately expresses interest in visiting China
January 19, 2025
A digital media scholar and longtime RedNote user gives a firsthand account of US and Chinese social media users interacting on the app.
January 19, 2025
The Bank of Japan is expected to raise interest rates on Friday barring any market shocks when U.S.
January 20, 2025
South Korea pledged on Monday a record amount of financing support for exporters to mitigate any negative impact from changes in U.S. trade policies as Donald Trump was poised to be
January 20, 2025
South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol has spent his first night incarcerated as a pre-trial inmate at the Seoul Detention Centre after a court issued a formal detention
January 20, 2025China left benchmark lending rates unchanged for a third consecutive month, as expected, as a weakening yuan has limited Beijing's monetary policy easing efforts.
January 20, 2025
A senior Taliban figure says the group's leader should scrap education bans on Afghan women and girls
January 19, 2025
Japan's core machinery orders rose 3.4% in November from the previous month to beat analysts' forecast, government data showed on Monday, signalling a recovery in
January 20, 2025
China issued its first national action plan to build a "strong education nation" by 2035, which it said would help coordinate its education development, improve efficiencies in
January 19, 2025
David Wei had to carry his nephew on his back for 3 km (1.9 miles) after the younger man suffered a heart attack, staggering down a
January 19, 2025
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.
January 19, 2025
U.S. officials say the Trump administration would begin formal international engagements this week when Marco Rubio — expected to be confirmed soon as secretary of state — meets with the foreign ministers of India, Japan and Australia
January 19, 2025
U.S. Vice President-elect JD Vance met with Chinese Vice President Han Zheng on Sunday, one day before he and President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn into office.
January 19, 2025
A large fire broke out at a Hindu religious festival, the Maha Kumbh Mela, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, but the blaze was quickly brought under control and no
January 19, 2025
South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has been formally arrested, days after being apprehended at his presidential compound in Seoul
January 19, 2025
Hundreds of supporters of South Korea's arrested president, Yoon Suk Yeol, stormed a court building early on Sunday after his detention was extended,
January 18, 2025
Southeast Asian foreign ministers met this year under the regional bloc’s new chair, Malaysia, seeking a breakthrough over Myanmar’s drawn-out civil war and territorial disputes in the South China Sea
January 19, 2025
Southeast Asian nations told Myanmar's military government on Sunday its plan to hold an election amid an escalating civil war should not be its priority,
January 18, 2025
Police arrested a 30-year-old man in India’s financial capital Mumbai whom they said was considered the prime suspect in the stabbing of Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan
January 19, 2025Malaysia's has appointed diplomat Othman Hashim as the Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN's special envoy on the crisis in army-ruled Myanmar, its foreign minister said on
January 19, 2025The Philippines and the United States carried out joint maritime exercises for a fifth time in the South China Sea, Manila's armed forces said on Sunday, in a move that would likely
January 19, 2025South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has been formally arrested, days after being apprehended at his presidential compound in Seoul
January 18, 2025
South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has been formally arrested, days after being apprehended at his presidential compound in Seoul
January 15, 2025
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January 18, 2025
The new lunar space race continues into 2025 with Texas-based Firefly Aerospace and Tokyo-based Ispace sending separate vehicles off to the moon. CNN's Ashley Strickland explains the new beginnings and second chances that are tied to each mission.
January 18, 2025
Police in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh on Saturday detained a second person suspected of involvement in a knife attack in which Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan was wounded
January 18, 2025
South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol attended a court hearing on Saturday to fight a request by investigators to extend his detention on
January 18, 2025
Young Japanese flamethrower Roki Sasaki said on Instagram that he's signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers, giving the defending World Series champions even more star power entering 2025
January 18, 2025
Giant ‘Darth Vader’ sea bug discovered off the coast of Vietnam
January 17, 2025
An Indian police volunteer was convicted on Saturday of the rape and murder of a junior doctor at a hospital in the eastern city Kolkata, in the
January 18, 2025
The regional bloc ASEAN and China should make headway on a protracted code of conduct for the South China Sea by tackling thorny "milestone issues",
January 18, 2025
An Indian court has found a police volunteer guilty of the rape and murder of a trainee doctor, a crime that sparked nationwide protests and hospital strikes last year
January 18, 2025Prized Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki says in an Instagram post he intends to sign with the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers
January 17, 2025
The head of Taiwan's delegation to next week's inauguration of Donald Trump as U.S. president said on Saturday he was going there to extend the island's "highest blessings"
January 18, 2025
Chinese President Xi Jinping said Beijing is ready to work with Hanoi to build a community with a shared future of strategic significance, China's official Xinhua news agency
January 18, 2025
India will likely cut its disinvestment and asset monetisation target by 40% for 2024-25 in the federal budget to be presented next month, The Economic Times newspaper reported on
January 18, 2025
A case of mpox has been found in Azerbaijan, Interfax news agency reported on Saturday, adding that the patient had been isolated and was receiving treatment in hospital.
January 18, 2025The U.S. secretary of state and the foreign ministers of Australia, India and Japan are expected to meet in Washington on Tuesday, the
January 17, 2025
Hyundai , Maruti Suzuki and Tata Motors used the India auto show to unveil ambitious plans to expand their electric vehicle charging network to
January 17, 2025
The Bank of Japan is expected to hike interest rates twice in 2025 and twice more in 2026, International Monetary Fund chief economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas said on Friday.
January 17, 2025
China notified the International Monetary Fund on Thursday that its economy grew by 5% in 2024, IMF Chief Economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas told reporters,
January 17, 2025
Russia signed a strategic partnership treaty with Iran on Friday that follows similar pacts with China and North Korea.
January 17, 2025
Officials say more than 40 Pakistanis are feared to have drowned in the capsizing of a migrant boat off West Africa’s Atlantic coastline
January 17, 2025
The dollar held gains against the yen on Friday, but ended the week lower after a six-week winning streak, as investors await Donald Trump's presidential
January 17, 2025
MSCI's global equities index rose on Friday while U.S.
January 13, 2025
Trump holds ‘very good’ phone call with China’s President Xi
January 17, 2025
U.S. stock indexes rallied to close out their best week in two months
January 17, 2025
The Treasury Department has announced sanctions in connection with a massive Chinese hack of American telecommunications companies and a breach of its own computer network
January 17, 2025
Biden administration punishes key players in major Chinese hacks of US government
January 17, 2025
TikTok users who fear a ban of the app in the US are seeking refuge in a Chinese social media app called RedNote. CNN's Will Ripley reports.
January 17, 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted his Iranian counterpart, President Masoud Pezeshkian, to sign a broad partnership pact
January 17, 2025
Citadel Securities, one of the world's largest market makers, on Friday filed an application for a securities licence in China, about a year after its global CEO
January 17, 2025
Financial markets are betting China will not use the yuan as a policy tool to offset expected U.S. tariffs in a second Donald Trump presidency, based on a view that sharp
January 17, 2025
From economic pessimism to cynicism about Marxism and fears over the potential for war, Chinese and American users of RedNote took part this week in rare candid
January 17, 2025
Over 400 endangered sea turtles have washed ashore on India’s east coast near the city of Chennai in the last two weeks in an event not witnessed in over two decades
January 17, 2025
Nvidia's chief executive Jensen Huang said on Friday he will not be attending U.S.
January 17, 2025
The future of developer China Vanke and its $45 billion in debt were in focus on Friday after media reports alleged its CEO had been temporarily
January 16, 2025
Pakistan launched its first home-made observation satellite on Friday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northern China, Pakistan's space agency said.
January 17, 2025
A Pakistani court sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan to 14 years imprisonment on Friday in a land corruption case, a setback to nascent talks between his party and the
January 17, 2025
A defense lawyer says a Pakistani court has sentenced the country’s already-imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife to 14 and seven years in jail after finding them guilty of corruption
January 17, 2025
Indonesia needs 100 trillion rupiah ($6.11 billion) in additional budget to expand its free nutritious meals programme to reach more than a quarter of its
January 17, 2025
Japan's ambition to deliver a primary budget surplus for the first time in decades is going to be pushed back a year, a government estimate showed on Friday, as
January 17, 2025
Myanmar's electricity generation has dropped to about half the normal figure, as rebels have damaged critical transmission networks, causing lengthy blackouts in wide
January 17, 2025Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's 14-year jail sentence in a land corruption case is the latest in a series of ups and downs for the
January 17, 2025
A Pakistani court on Friday sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan to 14 years imprisonment and his wife Bushra Bibi to seven years in a land corruption case, his legal team said.
January 17, 2025
Seven Indian privately-held startups have been chosen for a first-of-its-kind India-U.S. space and defence collaboration programme, potentially unlocking
January 17, 2025
At least 12 Indians have died serving in the Russian armed forces, India's foreign ministry said on Friday, adding that 18 more are still serving in the army, of whom Russia has
January 17, 2025South Korean investigators probing President Yoon Suk Yeol for alleged insurrection asked a Seoul court on Friday to extend his detention as the embattled
January 16, 2025
China's commerce ministry kicked off subsidised auto trade-ins on Friday, extending a program likened to the U.S. "cash-for-clunkers" stimulus that had bolstered China's car sales
January 17, 2025
Law enforcement authorities have requested a warrant to formally arrest impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, who is spending his third day at a detention center after his lawyers failed in a last-minute attempt to secure his release
January 17, 2025
Thailand is stepping up security for tourists to restore the confidence of Chinese visitors, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said on Friday after an alleged kidnapping of a
January 17, 2025
The Chinese government "has never and will never" require companies or individuals to collect data for or provide data to it in a way that violates the law, China's foreign
January 17, 2025
Asian debt markets saw foreign outflows in December, for the second month in a row, reversing strong demand from earlier in 2024 on anticipated higher U.S. tariffs under President-elect
January 17, 2025
Most Japanese companies with operations in the United States are preparing for possible additional tariffs under the incoming Trump administration, according to a survey released on
January 17, 2025
The Philippine navy said on Friday its ships were holding drills near a contested shoal in the South China Sea, a day after Manila and Beijing agreed to seek common ground and find
January 17, 2025As 3,000 riot police swarmed his hillside villa on Wednesday, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol huddled with party loyalists, telling
January 17, 2025
The Bank of Japan is likely to raise interest rates next week barring any market shocks when U.S.
January 17, 2025
Up to 10% of China's oil refining capacity faces closure in the next ten years as an earlier-than-expected peak in Chinese fuel demand crushes margins and
January 17, 2025
Global investment firm KKR has appointed Goldman Sachs for the sale of its significant minority stake in Philippine fintech company Maya, according to two
January 17, 2025
(This Jan. 16 story has been corrected to show that it is Apple's worst performance in China for smartphone sales since 2016, not Apple's worst smartphone
January 16, 2025
Chinese soybean processors have turned to competitively priced Brazilian cargoes instead of U.S. oilseeds, amid fears
January 17, 2025
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Kevin Buckland The tone in the equities markets was decidedly feeble as the week came to an end, with Chinese markets getting very little
January 17, 2025
The United States will not abandon its allies in the Pacific and the incoming Trump administration should renew its commitment to providing Taiwan with the means to defend itself,
January 17, 2025
China's population fell for a third consecutive year in 2024, with the number of deaths outpacing a slight increase in births, and experts cautioning that the trend will
January 17, 2025
China's tourism ministry said on Friday that it has begun preparations to resume group tours to Taiwan from Shanghai and Fujian province in the near future, with Taipei saying it
January 17, 2025
Japan's Nintendo said on Thursday it will release the Switch 2 console this year, unveiling a device that appeared to closely follow the design of its popular
January 16, 2025
Officials say the death toll from a rocket and gun attack on an aid convoy in restive northwestern Pakistan has jumped to at least five
January 17, 2025Japan's core consumer inflation likely accelerated in December, boosted by higher energy costs, while the Bank of Japan is seen raising rates next week, a Reuters poll showed on
January 17, 2025
Global diesel prices and refining margins spiked following the latest round of U.S. sanctions on Russia's oil trade on
January 17, 2025
Japan's foreign minister said on Friday he would highlight the economic and national security value that the United States' key Asian ally offers during his visit to Washington for
January 17, 2025
TSMC's new U.S. plant is unlikely to get the most advanced chip technology before factories in Taiwan due to complex compliance issues, local construction regulations
January 17, 2025
China's new homes prices stopped falling in December for the first time in 18 months, official data showed on Friday, after the government
January 17, 2025
Investigators found bird feathers and blood in both engines of the Jeju Air jet that crashed in South Korea last month, killing 179 people, a person familiar with the
January 17, 2025
China’s economy grows more than expected. But fears of Trump tariffs loom
January 17, 2025
A growing number of countries are confronting the dual challenges of population decline and aging
January 17, 2025
As US TikTok users move to RedNote, some are encountering Chinese-style censorship for the first time
January 17, 2025
China's economy ended 2024 on better footing than expected helped by a flurry of stimulus measures, although the threat of a new trade war with the United States and weak domestic
January 17, 2025
Taiwan carried out its first execution in five years late on Thursday, upsetting both rights groups and the European Union which called on the government to maintain its de facto
January 17, 2025
South Korea's nuclear power plant operator Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power and state utility Korea Electric Power Corp (KEPCO) have reached an agreement with United States' Westinghouse
January 17, 2025
China's Vice President Han Zheng will attend U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Jan.
January 17, 2025
By Katie Paul NEW YORK - Chinese social media app RedNote, known in China as Xiaohongshu, gained nearly 3 million U.S. users in one day earlier this week as a flood of self-proclaimed "TikTok Refugees
January 16, 2025
China's economy grew 5.4% in the fourth quarter from a year earlier, official data showed on Friday, significantly beating analysts' expectations and enabling the government to
January 17, 2025Chinese President Xi Jinping will not attend President-elect Donald Trump’s swearing-in ceremony, but he is sending Vice President Han Zheng as his special representative
January 17, 2025
China's economy likely rebounded in the fourth quarter as several rounds of policy stimulus kicked in, enabling the government to largely meet its 2024 growth target,
January 16, 2025
The U.S. dollar weakened against the yen on Thursday, as softer-than-expected U.S. economic data and growing confidence for a Bank of Japan interest-rate hike
January 16, 2025
It's one of the most enduring images of the Vietnam War — an Associated Press photograph of a young girl running naked down a street after being caught in a napalm attack
January 16, 2025
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.
January 16, 2025
North Korea denounced the United States for sending military aircraft over the Korean peninsula several times this month, as well as the U.S., Japan and South Korea for holding an
January 16, 2025
Taipei's top China affairs official warned that Taiwan's government "will not tolerate" Beijing's active engagement solely with opposition politicians while it refuses dialogue with
January 16, 2025
U.S. stock indexes drifted lower following a mixed set of earnings reports from Morgan Stanley, UnitedHealth Group and other big companies
January 16, 2025
Indian Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan has been stabbed in a scuffle with an intruder at his home and has undergone surgery at a hospital
January 16, 2025
Oil prices settled lower on Thursday with Yemen's Houthi militia expected to halt attacks on ships in the Red Sea, and investors weighing strong U.S. retail
January 16, 2025
Pakistan’s national airline says that an advertisement showing a plane heading toward the Eiffel Tower was never intended to evoke the memories of the Sept. 11 attacks
January 16, 2025
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January 15, 2025
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on Southeast Asian countries on Thursday to take strong measures to crack down on online gambling and telecom fraud, urging the "relevant"
January 16, 2025
Authorities say aid trucks carrying food and other relief supplies for hundreds of thousands of besieged residents in a sectarian-hit district have come under a rocket attack in restive northwestern Pakistan
January 16, 2025The party of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday held formal reconciliatory talks with the government, aimed at cooling political instability in
January 16, 2025
The British foreign and interior ministers have indicated they will support China's contested plans to build a large new embassy in London if minor adjustments are made to the
January 16, 2025
A tanker subject to the new U.S. sanctions is discharging Russian oil at a port operated by Shandong Port Group in east China, shipping data on LSEG Eikon showed on
January 16, 2025
Space officials in India say they have docked two satellites in space to become the fourth nation to complete such a mission, in a milestone for the country’s scientific ambitions
January 16, 2025Plastic bottles and empty beer cans roll on the sea floor in the waters around Phuket in southern Thailand, while ever more garbage piles up on the
January 16, 2025
Lawyers for impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol have failed in their court effort to secure his release
January 16, 2025
Google will buy carbon credits from an Indian initiative that turns large amounts of agricultural waste into biochar - a form of charcoal that removes carbon dioxide from the
January 16, 2025
Steven Cohen's Point72 Asset Management's new artificial intelligence (AI)-focused fund posted a 14% gain after launching just three months ago, growing the fund
January 16, 2025
A strategic cooperation agreement that Russia and Iran are poised to sign will not include a mutual defence clause like pacts that Moscow has signed with Pyongyang and Minsk, the
January 16, 2025
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co logged record quarterly profit on Thursday and said it expects robust revenue growth in the first
January 15, 2025
China Asset Management Company, the country's second-largest fund manager, plans to launch funds in the U.S. and Brazil this year, its chief executive said, betting
January 16, 2025
China said on Thursday it would apply provisional duties on imports of industrial plastics from the United States, European Union, Japan and Taiwan after a months-long anti-dumping
January 16, 2025
Hong Kong democrat Jimmy Lai on Thursday told a court trying him for colluding with foreign powers that he paid a former U.S. general to advise former
January 16, 2025Backers of China's Xiaohongshu are looking to sell a part of their stake to the likes of Tencent, among others, in a deal that could value the TikTok-rival at at least $20 billion,
January 16, 2025
The Philippines and China agreed to seek common ground and find ways to cooperate despite their disagreements in the South China Sea, their foreign ministries said on Thursday, as
January 16, 2025
Asian hedge funds delivered their strongest returns in 15 years last year, capitalising on market volatility, winners in China's wobbly economy and opportunities
January 16, 2025
Chinese officials and automakers are eyeing German factories slated for closure and are particularly interested in Volkswagen's
January 16, 2025
South Korea's arrested President Yoon Suk Yeol did not attend a second day of questioning by investigators on Thursday, further stonewalling a criminal
January 15, 2025
Kyrgyz lender Keremet Bank on Thursday said it would challenge a decision by the U.S.
January 16, 2025
Executives at a leading Japanese bank have apologized and taken pay cuts after police arrested an employee who allegedly stole about $9 million worth of valuables from customers’ safe deposit boxes
January 16, 2025
Even world leaders receive scam calls. Just ask Thailand’s prime minister
January 16, 2025
India's markets regulator is pushing fund houses to popularise monthly investments as low as 250 rupees, or $3, to expand the reach of equity investing in the world's
January 16, 2025
Preliminary findings showed that PVH Corp, the parent company of Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger, engaged in "improper" conduct related to the Xinjiang region, China's commerce
January 16, 2025
Chinese authorities in Tibet have detected problems, including cracks, at five out of 14 hydropower dams that they have inspected since a magnitude 6.8 earthquake rocked the
January 16, 2025Nvidia's demand for advanced packaging from TSMC remains strong though the kind of technology it needs is changing, the U.S.
January 16, 2025
Taiwan computer chip maker TSMC has reported its profit in the last quarter rose 57%, buoyed by the artificial intelligence boom
January 16, 2025
Thousands have braved the frigid January weather in Seoul protests, waving South Korean and American flags and shouting vows to protect their embattled conservative hero, the impeached South Korean president facing imprisonment over potential rebellion charges
January 16, 2025
Property developer China Vanke told some investors on Wednesday that it had no plans to extend the maturity dates of its bonds amid a market sell-off, financial news outlet REDD reported,
January 16, 2025
Taiwan will dispatch its navy if needed to help the coast guard respond to any suspicious activity near undersea communication cables, Defence Minister Wellington Koo said on
January 16, 2025
Marine fuel sales reached fresh highs at the world's largest bunker hub of Singapore in 2024, official data showed on Wednesday, driven by record container
January 16, 2025
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Thursday the central bank will debate next week whether to raise interest rates, based on its fresh quarterly growth and inflation forecasts
January 16, 2025
The head of the American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan said on Thursday he expects continued firm support for the island from Donald Trump's incoming administration, but a U.S.-
January 16, 2025
South Korea's central bank unexpectedly left its policy interest rate unchanged on Thursday and signalled it needs to wait for the domestic political
January 16, 2025
South Korea's central bank governor said on Thursday that the most important factor determining the health of Asia's fourth-largest economy in the next few months was whether recent
January 16, 2025
The Bank of Japan will raise interest rates again at one of the two meetings this quarter to 0.50%, an overwhelming majority of economists surveyed by Reuters
January 16, 2025
Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC said fourth-quarter net profit rose 57% to a record on Thursday, in line with expectations, as it benefits from surging demand for semiconductors used in
January 16, 2025
Japan's annual wholesale inflation held steady at 3.8% in December on stubbornly high food costs, data showed on Thursday, highlighting persistent price pressures that
January 16, 2025
Authorities have begun evacuating 3,000 residents near the Mount Ibu volcano on Indonesia's eastern island of Halmahera, the disaster agency said on Thursday, after an eruption
January 16, 2025India achieves first space docking, becoming fourth country to achieve major milestone
January 16, 2025He wears a black bodysuit and a white mask, speaks in an electronically altered squeaky voice and makes creepiness his signature mode of art
January 16, 2025
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.
January 15, 2025
Former U.S.
January 16, 2025
The founder of the muckraking financial research firm Hindenburg Research says he is disbanding the organization after finishing the work it set out to do
January 16, 2025
The Biden administration added more than two dozen Chinese entities to a U.S. restricted trade list on Wednesday, including Zhipu AI, a developer of large
January 15, 2025
South Korean president arrested by anti-corruption investigators after weekslong showdown
January 14, 2025
A man convicted in the first trial highlighting U.S. claims that China harasses its critics overseas has been sentenced to two years in prison
January 15, 2025
Two-thirds of Japanese companies are experiencing a serious business impact from a shortage of workers, a Reuters survey showed on Thursday, as the country's population continues to
January 15, 2025
U.S. stocks ripped higher after an encouraging update on U.S. inflation
January 15, 2025
U.S. imports from China finished the year strong after some companies stockpiled shipments of apparel, toys, furniture and electronics
January 15, 2025
Hoping to become a two-way player in Major League Baseball just like Shohei Ohtani, 18-year-old Shotaro Morii made the rare decision to bypass Japanese professional baseball entirely and agreed to a minor league contract with the Athletics that includes a signing bonus of $1,510,500
January 15, 2025
SpaceX has launched a pair of lunar landers for U.S. and Japanese companies looking to jumpstart business up there
January 15, 2025
Oil prices rose more than 2% on Wednesday, supported by a large draw in U.S. crude stockpiles and potential supply disruptions caused by new U.S. sanctions on Russia, while a
January 15, 2025
The dollar pared some losses against major peers on Wednesday but stayed weaker as cooler-than-expected data eased fears that inflation was accelerating and
January 15, 2025
India said on Wednesday that a panel set up to investigate Washington's accusations of Indian involvement in a foiled murder plot on U.S. soil against a prominent activist had
January 15, 2025
PIA, Pakistan’s national airline, in trouble over disturbing social media ad
January 15, 2025With just days to go in his presidency, U.S.
January 15, 2025
China's commerce ministry said on Wednesday that it had added four U.S. companies to its so-called "Unreliable Entity List" for their involvement in arms sales to Taiwan, which
January 15, 2025
For years, the U.S. government has urged China to show "restraint" in pushing its claim on Taiwan and to drop military threats to
January 15, 2025
Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested and questioned for hours by investigators on Wednesday in relation to a criminal insurrection
January 14, 2025
Chinese authorities have asked Thailand to inspect dozens of factories before opening negotiations to lift a ban imposed last month on sugar syrup and
January 15, 2025China and Sri Lanka agreed on more investment and economic cooperation on Wednesday as China's President Xi Jinping met recently-elected Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara
January 15, 2025
Disfrutar in Barcelona, Spain, is the best restaurant on the planet, as ranked by “The World’s 50 Best Restaurants.” Central in Lima, Peru, was ranked best the year before. CNN joins the chefs behind these restaurants on a journey to South Korea, where they meet masters of the country’s cherished culinary craft: fermentation.
January 15, 2025
U.S.-based infrastructure investment firm I Squared Capital is weighing an offer for Hong Kong-listed broadband operator HKBN that could value it at up
January 15, 2025
Overnight borrowing costs for some Chinese financial institutions jumped as high as 16% on Wednesday, according to traders, due to tight cash supplies in the market ahead of the
January 15, 2025
A man set himself on fire on Wednesday near South Korea's corruption investigation office, where impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was being interrogated over insurrection
January 15, 2025Tucked in a valley beneath the snow-capped Himalayas of the Indian Kashmir region is the town of Pampore, famed for its farms that grow the world's most
January 15, 2025
Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been taken to a detention center near Seoul over his imposition of martial law last month
January 14, 2025
The parasitic fungus sometimes called ‘Himalayan gold’ can provide a good living to villagers who collect it. But rugged terrain and a high risk of lightning strikes make it a dangerous option.
January 14, 2025
Bangladesh’s Supreme Court acquitted former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia in a 2008 corruption case on Wednesday, clearing the way for the ailing leader to fight parliamentary elections
January 15, 2025
International power rivalry is playing out in the Indian Ocean region, India's Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Wednesday, adding that a strong naval
January 15, 2025
A Chinese actor was abducted from Thailand. His swift return has sparked hopes – and fears – back home
January 15, 2025
The bodybuilders defying feminine norms in South India
January 15, 2025
Australian Open: Last year’s finalist Zheng Qinwen stunned in biggest upset so far
January 15, 2025
A delegation of Taiwanese lawmakers led by parliament's speaker will attend Donald Trump's inauguration as U.S. president, the presidential office said on Wednesday, adding the
January 15, 2025
South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested on Wednesday as part of an investigation into alleged insurrection, and in between being questioned the suspended leader
January 15, 2025
Tesla plans to suspend part of the lines manufacturing its recently refreshed Model Y sport utility vehicles in Shanghai for around three weeks over Chinese New Year, Bloomberg News
January 15, 2025
Meta may have to "roll back or pause" some features in India due to an antitrust directive which banned its WhatsApp messaging service from
January 15, 2025
The Bank of Japan will debate whether to raise interest rates next week, Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Wednesday, signalling its intention to take
January 15, 2025
India's navy has launched a submarine, a destroyer and a frigate built at a state-run shipyard
January 15, 2025
Finland's Nokia said on Wednesday it had signed a multi-year patent license agreement with Samsung , for the use of Nokia's video technologies in the South Korean company's
January 15, 2025
A volcano located in Indonesia's eastern island of Halmahera erupted on Wednesday morning spewing a four-km (2.5-mile) high ash cloud, forcing authorities to raise the alert level
January 15, 2025Chinese social media app RedNote has been thrust into the limelight after more than half a million TikTok users recently joined the platform in protest against a likely imminent ban
January 15, 2025
Indonesia's central bank unexpectedly cut policy rates on Wednesday, resuming its monetary easing to prop up growth in Southeast Asia's
January 15, 2025
Japan Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato on Wednesday reiterated that the government would take appropriate action against excessive movement on the foreign exchange market, as the yen
January 15, 2025
Taiwan's exclusion from the new U.S. curbs on artificial intelligence (AI) chip and technology exports should "give confidence" about Taipei's own controls and respect for the law,
January 15, 2025
Dense fog and cold weather delayed train and flight departures in several parts of northern India, including its capital New Delhi, on Wednesday.
January 15, 2025
Taiwan will step up the surveillance and management of ships carrying flags of convenience, including boarding them, after a Chinese-linked cargo
January 15, 2025
Japan is gravely concerned about actions in the South China Sea that are raising tensions, and strongly opposes any unilateral attempt to change the status quo,
January 15, 2025
South Korean investigators arrested impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday for alleged insurrection over his bid to impose martial law, after weeks of
January 06, 2025
The great social media migration: Sudden influx of US users to RedNote connects Chinese and Americans like never before
January 14, 2025
In a heated Senate confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, Sen. Tammy Duckworth grilled the proposed defense secretary over the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, asking him if he could name one member and how many countries were in the bloc
January 15, 2025
Japanese machine tool manufacturer Makino Milling Machine said on Wednesday that it asked Nidec to make changes to an unsolicited takeover bid announced last month.
January 15, 2025
Hong Kong officials held rare talks in Bangkok this week with Thai counterparts to find ways to bring home those lured from the Asian financial hub and trapped in illegal work in
January 15, 2025Country Garden said it expected to post a narrower annual loss in 2024 as the embattled developer looks to revive its business and stave off a liquidation lawsuit
January 14, 2025
Bangladesh’s Supreme Court has acquitted former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia in the last corruption case against her, paving the way for her to run in elections that an interim government says will be held either in December or in the first half of 2026
January 15, 2025
Japan's Nippon Steel remains interested in working with the incoming administration of Donald Trump to try to seal a takeover of U.S.
January 15, 2025
The British minister responsible for financial services and fighting corruption resigned on Tuesday after weeks of questions over her
January 14, 2025
After weeks of being holed up in a heavily guarded compound, impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been detained by hundreds of police and anti-corruption officials for questioning over his imposition of martial law last month
January 06, 2025
One of the world’s greatest religious spectacles is underway and the numbers are staggering
January 13, 2025
South Korea's capital markets in December experienced the largest foreign outflows since March 2020 as heightened political uncertainty hit investor sentiment, central bank data
January 15, 2025
Japan is likely to miss achieving its goal of running a primary budget surplus by the next fiscal year, according to three sources with knowledge of fresh
January 15, 2025
Hotel policy change highlights struggles faced by unmarried couples looking for privacy in India
January 15, 2025
New users have piled in to Chinese social media app RedNote just days before a proposed U.S. ban on the popular social media app TikTok, as
January 14, 2025
Japanese manufacturers' sentiment recovered in January after a dip last month thanks to better conditions for materials industries, but their outlook remains flat
January 14, 2025
South Korea's jobless rate jumped to the highest in 3-1/2 years in December, as political turmoil stoked economic uncertainty and dampened sentiment, data showed on
January 14, 2025
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.
January 14, 2025
China is set to slash pay for staff at its top three financial regulators, including the central bank, by about half, as part of a regulatory revamp unveiled in 2023 to
January 14, 2025
Three Chinese citizens have been sentenced to 7 years in prison and ordered to pay $600,000 in fines for illegally exploiting mineral resources in Congo, according to court filings
January 14, 2025South Korea's import prices accelerated in December at the fastest pace in five months, central bank data showed on Wednesday, signalling renewed inflationary pressures due to a
January 14, 2025
The dollar weakened against the euro on Tuesday but stayed near its highest level in more than two years as cooler-than-expected inflation data following last week's
January 14, 2025
Most U.S. stocks rose following an encouraging update on inflation, but drops for Eli Lilly and some other influential stocks kept indexes in check
January 14, 2025
The Biden administration is seeking to shore up ties with countries in the Indo-Pacific in its waning days in office by sending to Congress three key agreements that would cement relations with critical allies and partners in the region, which is increasingly dominated by China
January 14, 2025
Oil prices slipped on Tuesday after a U.S. government agency forecast steady U.S. oil demand in 2025 while lifting its forecast for supply.
January 14, 2025
South Korea's Constitutional Court adjourned the opening session of the impeachment trial of suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol within minutes on Tuesday, after the
January 13, 2025
As the threat of a TikTok ban looms, some U.S. TikTok users are flocking to Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu – making it the top downloaded app in the U.S. The self-described “TikTok refugees” landed on Xiaohongshu as an alternative to TikTok
January 14, 2025
China and the European Union have a robust "symbiotic" economic relationship and Beijing hopes the bloc can become "a trustworthy partner for cooperation", President Xi Jinping told
January 14, 2025
Naked Hindu ascetics smeared in holy ash charged into the waters of sacred rivers in India on Tuesday, part of a large crowd of 35 million devotees who
January 14, 2025
Britain’s anti-corruption minister has resigned amid a controversy over links to her aunt Sheikh Hasina who is the ousted Bangladeshi prime minister
January 14, 2025
The Chinese commerce ministry said on Tuesday that it had added seven U.S. companies to its so-called "Unreliable Entity List" for their involvement in arms sales to Taiwan, which
January 14, 2025
The United States has banned imports from another tranche of Chinese companies over alleged human-rights abuses involving the Uyghurs, targeting 37 textile,
January 14, 2025
Police in India's southern state of Kerala have arrested 44 men accused of raping an 18-year-old girl over a period of five years, a police official said on Tuesday, in a case
January 14, 2025One Chinese tourist was killed and another injured after their jet skis collided off Thailand's Phuket island on Tuesday, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported, citing China's
January 14, 2025Country Garden, once China's top property developer by sales, posted on Tuesday a net loss of 12.84 billion yuan ($1.75 billion) for the first half of 2024, as conditions deteriorated amid
January 14, 2025
Chinese officials are in preliminary talks about a potential option to sell TikTok's operations in the United States to billionaire Elon Musk, should the short-video app be unable to avoid
January 14, 2025
Hundreds of millions of Chinese criss-cross the country during the Lunar New Year holidays each year to reunite with families back in their hometowns or for sight-seeing during an
January 14, 2025
China imported a record amount of coal in 2024, driving world imports of the fuel to an all-time high.
January 14, 2025
Volkswagen's unit sales fell 2.3% in 2024 to just over 9 million vehicles, the German automaker reported on Tuesday, as it struggles to cut costs at home and fight a price war in
January 14, 2025
One Indian national apparently recruited by the Russian army has been killed while another was receiving treatment for injuries at a hospital in Moscow, the Indian foreign ministry
January 14, 2025A strategic partnership treaty that Russia and Iran are poised to sign will govern the two countries' relations for the next two decades, the TASS state news agency reported on
January 14, 2025
The top aide of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has pleaded with law enforcement agencies to abandon their efforts to detain him over his imposition of martial law last month, as authorities prepare a second attempt to take him into custody
January 14, 2025
59 degrees Fahrenheit might not sound that chilly. In Thailand’s capital, it’s a shock to the system
January 14, 2025
India aims to boost its textile and garments industry in next month's budget with financial support, tariff cuts on key inputs and incentives to produce locally,
January 14, 2025
After a battle in Russia's snowy western region of Kursk this week, Ukrainian special forces scoured the bodies of more than a dozen slain North Korean
January 14, 2025
Investors are dialling back bets on near-term rate cuts in China, the derivatives market shows, as expectations grow that policymakers will refrain from easing policy when the
January 14, 2025
Investments in governments bonds are not risk-free, a Chinese central bank official said on Tuesday, warning of a potential market bubble and resulting turbulence if bond
January 14, 2025
Supertanker freight rates jumped after the U.S. expanded sanctions on Russia's oil industry, sending traders rushing to book vessels to ship supply
January 14, 2025
The average temperature in China's coastal waters rose for a second consecutive year in 2024 to a record 21.50 degrees Celsius (70.7 degrees Fahrenheit), authorities said, in a
January 14, 2025
The number of single family offices in Singapore grew to 2,000 in 2024, the deputy chairman of the city state's central bank, Chee Hong Tat, said on Tuesday.
January 14, 2025
Japan's service-sector sentiment improved in December but companies expect conditions to sour ahead, a government survey showed on Tuesday, a sign the rising cost of
January 14, 2025
China's economic growth is likely to slow to 4.5% in 2025 and cool further to 4.2% in 2026, a Reuters poll showed, with policymakers poised to roll out fresh stimulus
January 14, 2025
At least two Tibetan Buddhism monastic centres were severely damaged in Tibet with an unknown number of monks and nuns hurt, according to the few state
January 14, 2025In a bustling market in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, a food vendor who locals say bears an uncanny resemblance to U.S.
January 14, 2025
S&P Global Ratings revised Nissan Motor's credit outlook to negative from stable and affirmed its BB+ rating, as it expected it would take the Japanese automaker longer to improve
January 14, 2025
The annual travel rush for China's Lunar New Year celebrations officially began on Tuesday, with many taking a mental break from their worries about the future to
January 14, 2025
Bangladesh's interim government should hold general elections by August in the "greater interest of the country," the party of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia said on Tuesday,
January 14, 2025
India plans to project higher economic growth for the next fiscal year, two government officials with direct knowledge of the matter said, adding that fiscal
January 14, 2025
Indonesia plans to issue a regulation to set a minimum age for users of social media, a move aimed at protecting children, its communications minister has said.
January 14, 2025
Japanese investors net sold foreign stocks and bonds for a third straight month in December, wary of rising U.S. bond yields, while some also booked profits amid sharp fluctuations in the
January 14, 2025
Tens of thousands of naked Hindu ascetics and millions of pilgrims are taking dips in sacred rivers in the first of a series of major baths in the Maha Kumbh festival, the largest religious congregation on Earth
January 14, 2025
Thailand's political heavyweight Thaksin Shinawatra believes Southeast Asia's second largest economy should push to legalise online gambling, which he said could
January 14, 2025
The Philippines accused China on Tuesday of intimidating its fishermen at a disputed South China Sea shoal, and normalising an "illegal presence", after Beijing sent its largest
January 14, 2025U.S.
January 13, 2025
The Bank of Japan will debate whether to raise interest rates next week as prospects of sustained wage gains heighten and the U.S. policy outlook becomes clearer in
January 14, 2025
North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Tuesday, South Korea's military said, marking Pyongyang's latest show of force just
January 14, 2025
A strong earthquake has rattled southwestern Japan, but there were no reports of serious damage
January 13, 2025
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, the main global producer of advanced chips used in artificial intelligence applications, is expected to report a
January 13, 2025
Dramatic showdown looms in South Korea as Yoon faces impeachment trial and possible arrest
January 13, 2025
Global sales of fully electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles rose by a quarter last year to over 17 million cars, helped by a fourth consecutive month of record sales in
January 14, 2025
The Bank of Korea will cut its base rate by a quarter-point on Thursday, a month earlier than previously expected, to support a struggling South Korean economy
January 14, 2025
Day-trader Lu Delong's optimism for a China stocks rally quickly evaporated in the first week of the year when, just three months after
January 14, 2025
South Korea’s military says North Korea has test-fired multiple missiles toward its eastern waters in its second launch event of 2025
January 14, 2025
This 300-year-old farming village was abandoned in the 1960s. Now residents are moving back
January 14, 2025
Smartphone shipments for Apple and Samsung declined in the fourth quarter globally, as they grapple with intense competition from Chinese companies including Xiaomi, according to
January 13, 2025
Philips CEO Roy Jakobs said he still expects subdued demand in China this year due to healthcare anti-corruption efforts by the Chinese
January 13, 2025
The property services arm of Chinese builder Country Garden is expecting a drop of up to 1.10 billion yuan ($150.03 million) in annual earnings as its sanitation business plans to record
January 13, 2025
Oil prices climbed about 2% to a four-month high on Monday on expectations that wider U.S. sanctions on Russian oil would force buyers in India and China to seek
January 12, 2025
U.S. stock indexes were split as gains for oil-and-gas producers helped offset drops for Nvidia and other Big Tech companies
January 13, 2025
The dollar rose on Monday, driving its peers to multi-year lows, after Friday's blowout U.S. jobs report underscored economic strength and fueled growing doubts
January 13, 2025
Southern Japan was hit by a strong earthquake on Monday that authorities said did not warrant the kind of megaquake warning that was triggered for the first time last year.
January 13, 2025At least 65 oil tankers have dropped anchor at multiple locations, including off the coasts of China and Russia, since the United States announced a new sanctions
January 13, 2025
Chinese battery giant CATL has hired banks, including JPMorgan and Bank of America, to work on a Hong Kong listing, in what could be one of the city's
January 13, 2025
Nearly 15 million Hindus, six times the number expected, took a dip in freezing waters seeking absolution of their sins on Monday, the first day of
January 13, 2025
Tsunami advisory lifted after 6.9 magnitude earthquake rattles southwest Japan
January 13, 2025The military says security forces acting on intelligence have raided a militant hideout in southwest Pakistan and killed 27 insurgents
January 13, 2025A rural county in the Chinese region of Tibet, still feeling tremors from last week’s magnitude 6.8 earthquake, was jolted on Monday night by two powerful aftershocks barely a
January 13, 2025
While overall atrocities declined last year, they came down from one of the worst years on record. Meanwhile, a number of areas actually got worse in 2024.
January 13, 2025
China Evergrande said on Monday that a court in Hong Kong had ordered one of its key offshore units to be wound up, the latest in a slew of legal victories for the embattled developer's
January 13, 2025
China will expand the list of unilateral visa-free countries and extend the period of visa-free stays, measures issued on Monday by the Chinese government show.
January 13, 2025
Germany's top-end carmakers took a battering at home and in China in 2024, sales volume data showed, as wealthier consumers held back on purchases amid an
January 13, 2025
India's annual retail inflation in December eased to a four-month low, government data showed on Monday, boosting hopes of the country's
January 13, 2025
What relaxation looks like in one of the world’s hardest working countries
January 13, 2025
Rare, violent protests have erupted in China after the death of a teenage boy sparked accusations of a cover-up by authorities. In videos verified by CNN, dozens of protesters are seen confronting a wall of riot police outside the Pucheng Vocational Technical School.
January 11, 2025Taiwan sees threefold surge in suspected Chinese espionage cases
January 13, 2025
Zelensky offers to release captured North Korean soldiers in exchange for Ukrainian soldiers held in Russia
January 12, 2025Sales of all types of electric vehicles rose more than 40% in China last year while those of gasoline-powered automobiles plunged
January 13, 2025
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday Kyiv is ready to hand over captured North Korean soldiers to their leader Kim Jong Un if he can facilitate
January 12, 2025
South Korea’s spy agency has told lawmakers that two North Korean soldiers captured by Ukrainian forces while fighting alongside Russian forces in Russia’s Kursk border region haven’t expressed a desire to seek asylum in South Korea
January 13, 2025
China's exports gained momentum in December, with imports also showing recovery, though strength at the year-end was in part fuelled by
January 13, 2025
Sunac China has now won the support of holders of nine of its ten onshore bonds to implement a restructuring that would cut its 15.4 billion yuan ($2.11 billion) onshore debt by
January 13, 2025
Foreign ministers from South Korea and Japan met in Seoul on Monday to discuss strengthening their relations in the face of increasing security challenges in the region
January 13, 2025
Taiwan’s intelligence bureau says China’s main spy agency is working with criminal gangs, shell companies and other dubious partners to gain intelligence on Taiwan’s defenses, resulting in a major rise in those arrested for alleged espionage on the island
January 13, 2025China’s exports in December grew at a faster pace than expected, as factories rushed to fill orders to beat higher tariffs that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to impose once he takes office
January 13, 2025
The value of China's imports and exports with Russia reached 1.74 trillion yuan ($237 billion) in 2024, a record high, Chinese customs data showed on Monday, as the two countries'
January 13, 2025
German sports car maker Porsche AG reported a 28% tumble in 2024 China sales on Monday, as persistent weakness in the world's largest car market hit German carmakers.
January 13, 2025
Citigroup has appointed Jeff Wu as Head of Markets Sales for China, effective immediately, aiming to unify its sales efforts across all its market products in the country, according to an
January 13, 2025
India is not looking to reduce the number of troops along the northern frontier in winter, the country's army chief said on Monday adding that it will review summer deployment
January 13, 2025China's vehicle exports are expected to grow 5.8% to 6.2 million units this year, cooling from a 19.3% increase in 2024, data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers
January 13, 2025
The Philippines on Monday called on Beijing to desist from "escalatory actions" at a South China Sea shoal and said a protest has been lodged over the presence of Chinese coast
January 13, 2025China announced more tools to support its weak currency on Monday, unveiling plans to park more dollars in Hong Kong to bolster the yuan and to improve capital flows by
January 13, 2025
Thailand's cabinet has approved a draft law that would legalise gambling and casinos, a move aimed at boosting tourism, jobs and investment, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra
January 13, 2025
China's imports of major commodities in 2024 presented a mixed bag, with record volumes of iron ore, coal and natural gas, but weakness in crude oil.
January 13, 2025
India may record a fiscal deficit for the current fiscal year at 4.7%-4.8% of gross domestic product (GDP), lower than the government's estimate of 4.9%, primarily driven by lower
January 13, 2025
Representatives from China's military will visit Japan in mid-January as agreed by both countries, to enhance mutual "understanding and trust", the Chinese defence ministry said on
January 13, 2025
Lithium prices are expected to stabilise in 2025 after two years of steep declines as shuttered mines and robust electric vehicle sales in China soak up an oversupply, although
January 13, 2025
China is ready to deepen its comprehensive cooperative partnership with Caribbean nations, President Xi Jinping said on Monday during a meeting in Beijing with Prime Minister Dickon
January 13, 2025
South Korea said it planned to improve the structures housing the antennas that guide landings at its airports this year after December's fatal crash of a Jeju Air plane,
January 13, 2025
Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai urged Muslim leaders on Sunday to back efforts to make gender apartheid a crime under international law, and
January 12, 2025
Taiwanese charged with suspicion of spying on behalf of China rose by a third to 64 people last year, the island's National Security Bureau said, adding most were current or retired
January 13, 2025
North Korean troop fatalities and injuries in Ukraine have likely exceeded 3,000, including about 300 deaths and 2,700 injuries, a South Korean lawmaker briefed by the country's spy
January 13, 2025Hong Kong will launch a new yuan-denominated trade finance scheme and expand the hours and scope of its Bond Connect program for mainland China investors, Eddie Yue, Chief
January 13, 2025
U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday met virtually with his counterparts from Japan and the Philippines to advance cooperation among the three countries, the White House said.
January 13, 2025
Japan, the Philippines and the United States vowed to further deepen cooperation under a trilateral arrangement in the face of rising tensions in Asia's waters, the three countries
January 13, 2025
China's central bank chief said on Monday the government will support moderately loose monetary policy to maintain ample liquidity as it tries to stimulate the economy and soften
January 13, 2025
Shares of China's Shimao Group dropped 15% to HK$0.73 on Monday, their lowest since Sept. 26, after the property developer received a liquidation petition.
January 13, 2025
Tibet's earthquake of magnitude 6.8 that killed 126 and damaged four water reservoirs this week highlights the risks from a hydropower building spree by Asian giants
January 10, 2025
Japan Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba asked U.S.
January 13, 2025
Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya will travel to South Korea on Monday to shore up security cooperation between the East Asian neighbours and their mutual U.S. ally that is
January 10, 2025
Prospects of sustained wage gains in Japan and the boost to import costs from a weak yen have heightened attention within the central bank to rising inflationary
January 10, 2025
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.
January 12, 2025
Chinese and Indian refiners will source more oil from the Middle East, Africa and the Americas, boosting prices and
January 12, 2025
Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya said on Sunday he planned to attend Donald Trump's inauguration as U.S. president on Jan. 20, as Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's government
January 12, 2025
The rate of infections with the flu-like human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in northern China is declining, a health official said, amid some international concern over a potential pandemic
January 12, 2025
A red dragon, a feline deity and dogs and cats cover Tanyapong Jaikham's rice paddies in northern Thailand, a living tribute in rice plants to flooding that inundated
January 12, 2025
India's Tata Consultancy Services expects its retail and manufacturing clients in North America to step up spending on tech,
January 12, 2025
South Korea's impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, will not attend the first hearing of the trial to determine whether he is removed him from office or reinstated, due to concerns about his
January 12, 2025
People's Bank of China Governor Pan Gongsheng met his Bank of England counterpart, Andrew Bailey, on Saturday in Beijing and discussed topics including financial stability and
January 12, 2025
Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said the government did not conceal any document relating to jailed former premier Najib Razak's home detention, state media reported.
January 12, 2025
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January 06, 2025
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine's forces have captured two North Korean soldiers fighting alongside Russian troops in Russia’s Kursk border region
January 11, 2025
Zelensky says two North Korean soldiers fighting for Russia were captured in Kursk region
January 11, 2025
Protests turn violent in China after student falls to his death
January 11, 2025China and Britain have restarted economic and financial talks after a six-year hiatus during a visit by Britain’s Treasury chief to Beijing
January 11, 2025
A group of Uyghurs who were detained in Thailand over a decade ago say that the Thai government is preparing to deport them to China, alarming activists who say the men are at risk of abuse and torture if they are sent back
January 11, 2025
Ukraine has captured two North Korean soldiers in Russia's Kursk region, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday, the first time Ukraine has announced the capture of
January 11, 2025
The two black boxes on the Boeing jet involved in the worst aviation disaster on South Korean soil stopped recording about four minutes before the accident
January 11, 2025
Tokyo’s renowned Toyosu fish market saw its second-highest price on record for this massive bluefin tuna that auctioned for over a million dollars.
January 11, 2025
Officials say the black boxes of a Boeing jetliner that crashed in South Korea last month stopped recording about four minutes before the accident
January 11, 2025
‘Black boxes’ from crashed South Korean plane stopped recording about four minutes before disaster, officials say
January 11, 2025
A suspected hitman accused of killing a Cambodian former opposition lawmaker in a brazen attack in Bangkok was handed over to Thai authorities on Saturday from Cambodia, where he
January 11, 2025
Japanese police have arrested a student suspected of a hammer attack at a Tokyo university, which local media said left several injured
January 11, 2025Dozens of people were killed in an air strike by Myanmar's military government in the western state of Rakhine this week, the United Nations said, as the Southeast Asia
January 11, 2025
Patrick Fishburn had a fast start at the Sony Open
January 11, 2025
Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya will attend Donald Trump's inauguration as U.S. president on Jan. 20, ensuring that a high-ranking official from a key Asian ally is
January 10, 2025
Bounty hunting wild boars in China: The once-protected species is now a growing public menace
January 11, 2025U.S. stocks dropped on worries that good news on the job market may prove to be bad for Wall Street by keeping inflation and interest rates high
January 10, 2025
Global stocks fell while U.S.
January 08, 2025
Japanese boy band Psychic Fever say they hope to perform their hip-hop and R&B-infused tunes on a world tour as they prepare to kick off a U.S. series of concerts.
January 10, 2025
Man with crocodile skull in luggage arrested at Delhi airport
January 10, 2025The U.S. dollar rallied on Friday after data showed the world's largest economy created more jobs than expected last month, reinforcing expectations
January 10, 2025
China has ample fiscal policy space and tools to support economic growth this year and it will step up spending to spur investment, Vice Finance Minister Liao Min said on Friday.
January 10, 2025
BTS member J-Hope will embark on his first solo tour next month
January 10, 2025
There is a risk North Korea may try to exploit the domestic political turmoil in South Korea and it is in Washington's interest to help resolve the issue, U.S. national security
January 10, 2025
The United States will impose some of the harshest sanctions yet on Russia's oil industry, according to a purported U.S.
January 10, 2025
China's Shimao Group said on Friday CPYM Link Investment Limited had filed a liquidation petition against the company in the Hong Kong high court regarding a 258 million yuan ($35.19
January 10, 2025
India's Infosys filed a counterclaim against rival Cognizant in a Texas federal court on Thursday, accusing the U.S.-based company of engaging in anti-competitive practices and
January 10, 2025
Greece's biggest port Piraeus is operating normally following a U.S. blacklisting this week of its majority owner,
January 10, 2025
China's embassy in Myanmar on Friday urged Chinese nationals to be vigilant against telecom and online fraud after multiple reports of citizens being lured to Myanmar's border town
January 10, 2025A defense lawyer says a Pakistani court has stopped the deportation of 150 Afghan musicians and singers at least for two months
January 10, 2025China's Evergrande Property Services Group said on Friday a Guangzhou city court has ordered its parent China Evergrande to repay pledge guarantees on deposit certificates totalling 13.4
January 10, 2025
Sunac China shares and bonds plunged on Friday after a liquidation petition was filed against the developer, reigniting investor concerns about the debt crisis in the
January 09, 2025
Chinese hackers breached the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S.
January 10, 2025
Chinese property developer Redsun Properties said on Friday it would not be able to pay its $350 million bond maturing on January 13, which includes the principal and the accrued interest.
January 10, 2025Mercedes-Benz's core car sales fell in 2024, a tough year for the auto industry marked by waning demand in a weak economy, especially in China, the German luxury carmaker said on Friday.
January 10, 2025
A prolonged period of uncertainty over the fate of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and a botched attempt to arrest him are giving oxygen to his backers
January 09, 2025
At least 126 people were killed in Tibet by this week's earthquake of magnitude 6.8, the fifth-deadliest since 2008, data from China's National Earthquake Data Center shows.
January 10, 2025
A group of people clashed with police in China's northwestern Shaanxi province in a rare protest outside a vocational school where a student died earlier in the month,
January 10, 2025China's central bank suspended treasury bond purchases on Friday, briefly lifting yields and spurring speculation it is stepping up defence of the yuan currency which has been
January 10, 2025
India's industrial output growth hit a six-month high of 5.2% year-on-year in November helped by a strong rise in output of consumer durables and capital goods, government data
January 10, 2025
TSMC, the world's largest contract chipmaker, reported on Friday fourth-quarter revenue that easily beat market forecasts and hit its own expectations as it reaped the benefit of
January 10, 2025
Taiwan only expects a small impact from any tariffs imposed by the incoming government of U.S.
January 10, 2025
Malaysia's law ministry said on Friday it has no record of any documents authorising house arrest for jailed former Prime Minister Najib Razak, as the disgraced former leader
January 10, 2025
Apollo Global Management is considering investing as much as 1.5 trillion yen ($9.5 billion) in a management buyout of Japan's Seven & i Holdings, Bloomberg News said on
January 10, 2025
The Chinese foreign ministry said on Friday that it had maintained close communication with the World Health Organization (WHO) on respiratory diseases, when asked about the rising
January 10, 2025
China's central bank is expected to deploy its most aggressive monetary tactics in a decade this year as it tries to stimulate the economy and soften the blow of
January 10, 2025
China emitted 13 billion metric tons of climate-warming greenhouse gases in 2021, up 4.3% from a year earlier, it said in its latest official submission to the United Nations,
January 10, 2025
Two weeks after becoming South Korea's second acting president, Choi Sang-mok faces not only the task of steering a shaky economy and rebuilding confidence among
January 10, 2025
Tesla launched a new version of the Model Y, its best-selling car, in China on Friday, hoping that a redesigned exterior and upgraded features inside will help it regain market
January 10, 2025
The security chief of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, under investigation for blocking Yoon's arrest, resigned on Friday and said any
January 10, 2025
Malaysia's palm oil stocks fell for a third consecutive month in December to hit their lowest since May 2023, as output dropped due
January 10, 2025
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is visiting Malaysia and Indonesia as part of his effort to further strengthen defense and economic ties with Southeast Asia as threats from China rise in the region
January 09, 2025
Indonesia will expand its existing defence partnerships and step up its handling of strategic issues impacting its sovereignty, including maritime security and
January 10, 2025
Indian capital Delhi was shrouded in thick fog on Friday, reducing visibility to zero in some areas and disrupting flights at the main airport.
January 10, 2025China has almost doubled its tally of injured in Tibet's deadly earthquake as rescuers widened a search on Friday for survivors in a remote county near the
January 10, 2025
A cut undersea internet cable is making Taiwan worried about ‘gray zone’ tactics from Beijing
January 10, 2025
Chinese automaker SAIC said on Friday that it will deepen cooperation with electric vehicle battery giant CATL in areas including the battery after market for parts and components
January 10, 2025
China's exports probably expanded at a faster pace in December, suggesting producers raced to move inventory to major markets ahead of U.S.
January 10, 2025
Malaysia's industrial production rose 3.6% from a year earlier in November, above market expectations, government data showed on Friday.
January 10, 2025An annual U.S. government report on “notorious markets” known for counterfeiting and other violations of intellectual property says that nearly all 35,000 online pharmacies around the world are being run illegally
January 09, 2025
China's Zijin Mining said on Friday it was in talks with Zangge Mining's top two shareholders to buy a potential controlling stake in the company.
January 10, 2025
Before it suffered the deadliest crash in South Korea's history, budget airline Jeju Air was moving fast: racking up record passenger numbers
January 10, 2025
At least six people were killed and 35 injured in a stampede near one of India's busiest and richest temples, after thousands of devout Hindus assembled there to
January 09, 2025South Korea's Hyundai Motor said on Friday it would introduce the cheapest compact electric car in Japan, to penetrate a market dominated by local giants with
January 10, 2025
Consumer price inflation in India likely fell to 5.3% in December on moderating food price rises, a Reuters poll of economists showed, bolstering expectations for
January 10, 2025
At least 1.8 million mostly barefoot Catholic worshippers are marching in an annual procession in the Philippines that venerates a centuries-old black statue of Jesus
January 09, 2025
‘Sea women’ and sacred waterfalls: Exploring one of Japan’s most stunning secrets
January 10, 2025
China's top anti-graft watchdog said on Friday that it had filed more than 4,000 disciplinary cases against officials in 2024, as it attempts to tackle a long-running corruption
January 10, 2025
Japanese household spending fell at a slower pace than expected in November, government data showed on Friday, but the broader consumption trend remained soft,
January 09, 2025
South Korea's acting President Choi Sang-mok said on Friday the government will make an all-out effort to stabilise the economy and will monitor financial markets around the clock to
January 09, 2025
Chinese President Xi Jinping will send a high-level envoy in his place to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's Jan. 20 inauguration, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.
January 09, 2025
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will accept the decision of the Constitutional Court that is trying parliament's impeachment case against him, even if it decides
January 09, 2025
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.
January 09, 2025
World shares were mixed as the U.S. stock market remained closed to observe a National Day of Mourning for former President Jimmy Carter
January 09, 2025
Oil prices rose more than 1% on Thursday as cold weather gripped parts of the U.S. and Europe, boosting winter fuel demand.
January 09, 2025
Global economic growth is projected to remain at 2.8% in 2025, unchanged from 2024, held back by the top two economies, the U.S. and China, according to a United
January 09, 2025
The U.S. dollar strengthened for a third straight session on Thursday as Treasury yields dipped but held at elevated levels on concerns over tariffs under the
January 09, 2025
An airstrike by Myanmar’s army on a village under the control of an armed ethnic minority group has killed about 40 people and injured at least 20 others, officials of the group and a local charity say
January 09, 2025
Authorities say Pakistani security forces have recovered at least eight out of 16 mine workers who were kidnapped by militants in the country’s restive northwest Thursday morning
January 09, 2025The Volkswagen brand's global deliveries fell 1.4% to 4.8 million vehicles in 2024, with battery-electric sales down around 2.5%, Europe's top carmaker said on Thursday. "2024 was a
January 09, 2025
Country Garden has proposed a deal to its offshore creditors that will cut its debt by $11.6 billion, paving the way for the property developer to seek more time from
January 09, 2025
Hong Kong has no intention and sees no need to change the system that pegs the city's currency in a tight band to the U.S. dollar and has the ability to defend it, the
January 09, 2025
Alleged Yakuza leader admits trafficking nuclear materials from Myanmar
January 09, 2025
Taiwan's exports rose more than expected in December, buoyed by robust demand for semiconductors from the artificial intelligence (AI) industry and
January 09, 2025
China's auto exports are estimated to slow notably this year after holding the export crown for a second year in 2024, with no growth predicted for electric vehicle exports, an auto
January 09, 2025
Authorities moved more than 47,000 people to shelters in earthquake-hit Tibet, Chinese officials said on Thursday, while rescuers widen a massive combing
January 09, 2025
Hundreds of thousands of barefoot devotees joined an annual procession in the Philippines on Thursday of a centuries-old statue of Jesus Christ in one of the world's
January 09, 2025
South Korean opposition parties introduced a bill Thursday calling for an independent investigation into impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol’s brief martial law declaration
January 09, 2025
Taiwan's navy simulated on Thursday an effort to see off enemy ships as it wrapped up three days of New Year drills, sending two of its newest and most
January 09, 2025
Japan's Seven & i Holdings, operator of the 7-Eleven convenience store chain, said operating profit fell 24% in the latest quarter, missing analysts' estimates, as
January 09, 2025
Bearish bets on most Asian currencies climbed to multi-month highs as prospects of fewer U.S. interest rate cuts this year continued to boost dollar demand, while the
January 09, 2025
Singapore said on Thursday it had detained three men since October last year who were preparing to travel to the Middle East to fight against Israel, and one had expressed
January 09, 2025The Taliban's foreign office said they saw India as a "significant regional and economic partner" after meeting with its most senior foreign ministry official, the highest level
January 09, 2025
Wage hikes are broadening in Japan as structural labour shortages have made firms more aware of the need to keep hiking pay, the central bank said, suggesting that
January 09, 2025
Shanghai has kicked off a plan to allow the establishment in China of wholly foreign-owned hospitals in key economic zones, biopharmaceutical areas and downtown districts that
January 09, 2025
South Korea's Hyundai Motor Group said on Thursday it planned to boost domestic investment by 19% to a record 24.3 trillion won ($16.65 billion) this year
January 09, 2025
The operator of the Uniqlo global clothing chain reported first quarter results on Thursday that trailed analyst forecasts as a sharp decline in profit in China overshadowed strong
January 09, 2025
Malaysia wants to leverage its location to become an energy and chip manufacturing hub this year, riding a recent jump in investments and a favourable outlook
January 09, 2025
Chinese health authorities said on Thursday they had detected the new mutated mpox strain clade Ib as the viral infection spreads to more countries after the World Health
January 09, 2025
The Philippine central bank has room to ease monetary policy, its governor said on Thursday, following this week's data showing annual inflation stayed within its 2% to 4% target
January 09, 2025
A boycott against Unilever and other multinationals operating in Israel has worsened the global consumer company's loss of market share
January 09, 2025
Apollo Global Management plans to expand in Japan and add staff to its Asia wealth business, its regional top executive said, as global investment firms
January 09, 2025
Foreign investors net sold Japanese stocks in the week ended Jan. 4, taking advantage of 2024 gains while aiming to reduce risks amid an unusually long market closure.
January 09, 2025
BANGKOK ((Reuters)) - Thailand's central bank is expected to cut rates twice, totalling 50 basis points this year starting in the second quarter this year, the Bond Market Association said on Thursday
January 09, 2025
Chinese investors are buying up large amounts of Hong Kong mutual fund products that invest overseas, particularly in bonds, after authorities
January 08, 2025
China's consumer prices barely rose in 2024 while factory-gate prices extended into a second straight year of declines, official data showed on Thursday, weighed by persistently
January 09, 2025
Rescuers in the freezing, high-altitude Tibet region in western China searched a second day for any remaining victims of a deadly earthquake that struck near a holy city for Tibetan Buddhists, before shifting their focus to resettling the survivors
January 08, 2025
Cambodian police say they have apprehended a Thai man suspected of gunning down a former opposition politician from Cambodia in a popular Bangkok tourist area
January 08, 2025Japanese technology investor SoftBank Group and its majority-owned Arm Holdings are exploring a deal for Oracle-backed semiconductor firm Ampere Computing, a person familiar with the matter
January 09, 2025
Taiwan and China traded barbs over what the government in Taipei suspects was a Chinese-linked ship's damage to an undersea communications cable off the island's coast, an
January 09, 2025
Japan's inflation-adjusted real wages fell for the fourth straight month in November weighed down by higher prices even as base pay grew at the fastest pace in more than three
January 08, 2025
The leader of a Japanese crime syndicate who was charged by U.S. authorities with trafficking nuclear materials from Myanmar pleaded guilty on Wednesday, the
January 08, 2025
The United States warned on Wednesday that North Korea is benefiting from its troops fighting alongside Russia against Ukraine, gaining experience that
January 08, 2025
China, the global growth engine for the last 20 years, now boasts lower long-term bond yields than Japan, the former poster child for deflationary
January 08, 2025A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.
January 08, 2025
The purported leader of a Japan-based crime syndicate has pleaded guilty to charges alleging that he conspired to traffic uranium and plutonium from Myanmar in the belief that Iran would use it for nuclear weapons
January 08, 2025U.S. President Joe Biden will host a virtual meeting with leaders from Japan and the Philippines during his trip to Rome this week, the White House said on Wednesday.
January 08, 2025
U.S. stock indexes held firmer and finished mixed a day after strong reports on the economy stirred up worries that inflation and interest rates may remain higher than expected
January 08, 2025
The U.S. dollar rose for a second straight session on Wednesday as U.S. bond yields continued their recent advance, following a report that President-elect
January 08, 2025
Oil prices fell more than 1% on Wednesday as a stronger dollar and large builds in U.S. fuel inventories last week pressured prices, reversing earlier gains driven by
January 08, 2025
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December 08, 2014More than 120 people have been killed after a powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck a remote region of Tibet, with tremors felt in neighboring Nepal and parts of northern India. CNN's Marc Stewart reports.
January 07, 2025
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January 08, 2025
Azerbaijan has lodged a protest with Eritrea over the detention of three Azerbaijani-flagged vessels and their crews that have been held since November 2024, Azerbaijani Foreign
January 08, 2025China's foreign ministry said on Wednesday it was not aware of Shandong Port Group's decision to ban U.S.-sanctioned vessels from its network of east coast harbours.
January 08, 2025
India will consider engaging in development projects in Afghanistan in the near future, India's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday, despite the lack of diplomatic relations.
January 08, 2025A suspected hit man who shot dead a former Cambodian opposition lawmaker in a brazen attack in Thailand's capital Bangkok was arrested in
January 08, 2025
China expects an increase in the number of people joining the coming Lunar New Year travel rush, with authorities estimating a record 9 billion domestic trips will be made during
January 08, 2025
A potential foreign acquisition of Japanese retail giant Seven & i would be "heavily related" to national security, Japan's economy minister Ryosei Akazawa said on
January 08, 2025
Japan has linked more than 200 cyberattacks over the past five years targeting the country’s national security and high technology data to a Chinese hacking group, MirrorFace
January 08, 2025The Chinese director of a firm whose vessel Taiwan suspects of having damaged an undersea communications cable said on Wednesday there was
January 08, 2025
Powerful earthquake rocks remote region of Tibet and parts of Nepal, killing more than 120
January 07, 2025
More than 400 people trapped by rubble in earthquake-stricken Tibet have been rescued, Chinese officials said on Wednesday, with an unknown number still unaccounted for
January 08, 2025
Lawyers for impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol are denouncing efforts to detain him over his short-lived imposition of martial law, while the country’s acting leader expressed concern over a possible clash between law enforcement agents and presidential security personnel
January 08, 2025
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake shook parts of the Chinese province of Qinghai on Wednesday, with its epicentre located near the source of the Yellow River, the main natural waterway
January 08, 2025Japan's consumer sentiment deteriorated in December, a government survey showed on Wednesday, casting doubt on the central bank's view that solid household spending
January 08, 2025
Sri Lanka will focus on stronger recovery this year after the island nation posted real GDP growth of 5% in 2024, the highest in seven years, its central bank
January 08, 2025
Indonesia is encouraging domestic cattle ranchers to import breeding cows, targeting 400,000 head in 2025, to supply meat and milk for the government's free school meals programme,
January 08, 2025
Each week, whenever she has time off from her marketing job, Ida Jia can be found at Shanghai Disneyland queuing for hours to spend a few minutes with Linabell, a
January 08, 2025
South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol faces a new and potentially more robust attempt to arrest him for insurrection after a top investigator
January 08, 2025
Thai police say a Chinese actor who disappeared and was found near the border of Myanmar in an area where online scam networks operate was a victim of human trafficking
January 08, 2025A purported royal document allowing Malaysia's jailed former Prime Minister Najib Razak to serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest was never
January 08, 2025
Samsung Electronics' preliminary fourth-quarter operating profit missed estimates by a large margin, with the South Korean tech giant hit hard by extra
January 07, 2025
China has expanded the scope of a consumer goods trade-in scheme and will give more subsidies for digital purchases this year, in an effort to revive sluggish domestic demand, an
January 08, 2025
After world-beating economic growth last year, India's policymakers are scrambling to head off a sharp slowdown as worsening global conditions
January 08, 2025
A South Korean court has cleared the government and an adoption agency of all liability in a lawsuit filed by a Korean man whose traumatic adoption journey led to an abusive childhood in the United States and ultimately his deportation to South Korea after legal troubles
January 08, 2025
The body of a miner was recovered from a flooded coal mine in a remote district of India's northeastern state of Assam on Wednesday, two days into the
January 08, 2025
The U.S. trade deficit with Vietnam exceeded $110 billion in the first 11 months of 2024, latest U.S. figures show, as exports from the Southeast Asian
January 08, 2025
Thailand's economy is expected to grow 2.4% to 2.9% in 2025 and exports to rise 1.5% to 2.5%, a leading joint business group said on Wednesday.
January 08, 2025
Indonesian e-commerce firm Bukalapak said on Tuesday that it would stop selling physical items on its marketplace soon, amid tough competition from TikTok's Tokopedia and Sea's
January 08, 2025
Asian dollar bond issuance is expected to rise around 20% in 2025 over last year, driven by Chinese debt deals and as U.S. interest rate cuts make it more
January 08, 2025
China added more home appliances to the list of products that can be used in its consumer trade-in scheme and will offer subsidies for additional
January 08, 2025
Malaysia will offer a slew of tax incentives for companies and workers in its special economic zone with Singapore in the southern state of Johor, its finance ministry said on
January 08, 2025Is Uzbekistan the next great architectural destination?
January 08, 2025
‘Stop the Steal’ in South Korea? Why MAGA-like hats and slogans are part of President Yoon’s impeachment drama
January 08, 2025
South Korean authorities extend arrest warrant for embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol
January 07, 2025
The Bank of Japan will likely keep raising interest rates in the coming years as inflation appears on track to sustainably hit its 2% target, said former governor
January 08, 2025
Shandong Port Group has banned U.S.-sanctioned tankers from calling into its ports in the eastern Chinese province, home to many
January 07, 2025
At least nine workers are trapped inside a flooded coal mine in India’s northeastern Assam state and authorities have summoned the army to help in the rescue operation
January 07, 2025
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. Investors go into Wednesday's market trading in Asia with their appetite for risk smothered by the rise in global bond yields.
January 07, 2025
Behind rows of barbed wire and a small army of personal security, impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol remained holed up in his sprawling
January 07, 2025
As impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol fights for his political survival, the embattled leader has found an ally among young
January 07, 2025
Rising HMPV cases in China are ‘what we would expect to see’ in winter, health officials say
January 07, 2025
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Europe, the Middle East and Asia from Jan. 13 through Jan. 17, the White House said on Tuesday.
January 07, 2025
Nippon Steel is poised to expand its operations in the U.S. and India as it hunts for growth and protection from cheap Chinese exports after its
January 07, 2025
Global stocks lost ground while U.S.
January 07, 2025
Oil prices settled higher on Tuesday, driven by concerns over limited supply from Russia and Iran because of Western sanctions and expected higher Chinese demand.
January 07, 2025
An adviser says Bangladesh’s ailing former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has left the country to travel to London for medical treatment
January 07, 2025
A strong earthquake has shaken a high-altitude region of western China and areas of Nepal
January 07, 2025
Vice President Kamala Harris plans to close out her term with an around-the-world trip
January 07, 2025
Pakistan's military says troops have killed 19 insurgents in three separate raids on militant hideouts in northwest Pakistan
January 07, 2025Azerbaijan’s leader accuses Russia of passenger jet crash ‘cover up’ in blistering new attack on neighbor
January 07, 2025
A strong earthquake struck the foothills of the Himalayas near one of Tibet's holiest cities on Tuesday, killing at least 126 people and
January 07, 2025
If you’re hungry for pizza in Asia there’s a chance you’ll be directed to Pizza 4 P’s, a restaurant chain now sweeping the continent. CNN’s Marc Stewart meets the husband-wife duo behind the success and discovers how it all began with a cheese-making tutorial on YouTube.
January 07, 2025
The Japanese company that once transformed everyday life with its tech is promising to do it again. CNN's Hanako Montgomery speaks to TDK's CEO about what the company calls a breakthrough with "unlimited possibilities."
January 07, 2025
Enthusiasm soared among about a dozen hardy swimmers during a daily ritual in northeast China’s “ice city” of Harbin even as the mercury dropped well below freezing
January 07, 2025
China called the United States "extremely irresponsible" for "groundlessly suspecting" there are information security risks in China's drone systems, its commerce ministry said on
January 07, 2025
Microsoft will spend $3 billion to expand its Azure cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) capacity in India, CEO Satya Nadella said on
January 07, 2025
Tibet was struck with a magnitude 6.8 earthquake on Tuesday, one of the most powerful tremors in recent years, that hit the northern foothills of the Himalayas, killing at least 95
January 07, 2025
A South Korean court has re-issued a warrant to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, the country's corruption investigation agency said on Tuesday.
January 07, 2025
Chinese automaker Chery on Tuesday reported a 38.4% jump in global car sales for 2024 to 2.6 million vehicles and forecast sales of more than 3 million this year.
January 07, 2025
India forecast annual growth of 6.4% in the year ending in March, the slowest in four years and below the lower end of government's initial
January 07, 2025
A Chinese actor who went missing last week near the Thai-Myanmar border has been found in Myanmar and may have been the victim of human trafficking, Thai authorities said on Tuesday
January 07, 2025South Korea’s anti-corruption agency says it has received a new court warrant to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol after its previous attempt was blocked by the presidential security service last week
January 07, 2025
Three miners were feared dead inside a flooded coal mine in a remote district of India's northeastern Assam state, authorities said on Tuesday, and the men were
January 07, 2025
President Joe Biden's decision to reject a bid by Nippon Steel to acquire U.S. Steel isn't the first time friction over trade and investment has irked Washington's closest ally in Asia
January 07, 2025
North Korea says its latest weapons test was a new hypersonic intermediate-range missile designed to strike targets in the Pacific as leader Kim Jong Un vowed to further expand his collection of nuclear-capable weapons to counter rivals
January 07, 2025
Indonesia has been admitted as a full member of the BRICS bloc of developing economies
January 06, 2025
A Chinese director who made a film about the 2022 "white paper" demonstrations against China's COVID restrictions was sentenced to three and a half years in prison
January 07, 2025The United Arab Emirates has agreed to roll over the payment of $2 billion due by Pakistan this month, the South Asian nation's Prime Minister Shehbaz
January 07, 2025Vietnam will maintain a flexible monetary policy aimed at controlling inflation, while authorities will monitor the policies of U.S.
January 07, 2025
Overseas investors turned net sellers of Asian equities in 2024, primarily due to a surge in selling in the last quarter amid concerns that U.S
January 07, 2025
Singapore introduced legislation on Tuesday to safeguard clans and business associations linked to racial groups against foreign interference.
January 07, 2025
South Korea's transport minister said on Tuesday he intends to step down to take responsibility for the deadly crash of a Boeing jet operated by Jeju Air
January 07, 2025
Taiwan's coast guard has said that it suspects a ship damaged an undersea communications cable over the weekend, but that bad weather prevented its
January 07, 2025
Large Japanese firms are likely to increase wages by about 5% on average in 2025, the same as last year, the chair of a major business lobby
January 07, 2025
The number of foreclosed homes in China rose in 2024 from the previous year, a private-sector survey showed on Tuesday, heightening concerns about mortgage delinquencies amid a
January 07, 2025
China attaches "great importance" to the remarks of Donald Trump, the foreign ministry said in response to comments on Monday from the U.S.
January 07, 2025
Spanish woman killed by elephant in Thailand while bathing animal, police say
January 07, 2025The volume of global crude exports in 2024 declined 2%, the first fall since the COVID-19 pandemic, shipping data showed, due to weak demand growth and as
January 07, 2025
Taiwan's Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker, beat expectations to post its highest-ever revenue for the fourth quarter on continued strong demand for artificial
January 05, 2025
Malaysia and Singapore announced on Tuesday an agreement on a special economic zone in the southern Malaysian state of Johor, aiming to support investment and
January 07, 2025
U.S. private equity fund KKR is considering selling supermarket chain Seiyu in a deal that could worth several hundred billion yen (several billion dollars), the Nikkei business daily
January 07, 2025
U.S. private equity fund KKR said it has asked Fuji Soft to file for an injuction in court to stop what it said was Bain Capital's violation of a non-disclosure
January 06, 2025
Indonesia will formally join BRICS as a full member, Brazil's government said on Monday, further expanding the group of major emerging economies that also includes Russia, India,
January 06, 2025
Philippine annual inflation quickened for a third straight month in December due to the faster pace of increases in food and utility costs, the statistics agency said on Tuesday.
January 07, 2025
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a successful test of a new intermediate-range hypersonic ballistic missile (IRBM) on Monday, state media KCNA said on Tuesday,
January 06, 2025
Nippon Steel Chief Executive Eiji Hashimoto says the top Japanese steelmaker is standing firm on its proposed $15 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel
January 07, 2025
Samsung Electronics, the world's top memory chip maker, is expected to forecast on Wednesday its profit growth continued to slow in the fourth quarter as it struggled
January 06, 2025
Housing is famously cramped in the Asian financial hub of Hong Kong, thanks to sky-high property prices, but a single toilet and kitchen shared by four families would make for a
January 06, 2025
A Toyota research unit will invest in Japanese startup Interstellar Technologies (IST) to support mass production of its rockets, the world's biggest
January 06, 2025
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. Risk appetite in Asia should get a lift on Tuesday, as the feel-good factor sparked the previous day by a report that U.S.
January 06, 2025
Global stocks rose while the U.S. dollar index dropped on Monday after President-elect Donald Trump denied a newspaper report that his incoming administration
January 06, 2025
Developer Sunac China has informed some of its dollar creditors it is unlikely to meet a September bond maturity deadline, two sources said, as weak sales raise the
January 06, 2025
Japan's Nippon Steel may need to look at a revamp of its growth strategy after U.S.
January 06, 2025
Rising technology stocks helped U.S. indexes recover more of their holiday-season slide that bridged the new year
January 06, 2025
The U.S. dollar was lower on Monday in choppy trading after conflicting reports about how aggressive President-elect Donald Trump's tariff plans could be when
January 06, 2025
Oil prices eased in volatile trade on Monday as some bearish economic news from the United States and Germany offset bullish support from a weaker U.S. dollar and
January 06, 2025
The U.S.
January 06, 2025
Aspiring 16-year-old K-pop artist Seoyoung Yun talks about considering plastic surgery as a teenager. CNN’s Kyung Lah reports from Seoul, South Korea for “The Whole Story: K-Pop: A Star is Made,” airing Sunday January 5 at 8pm ET.
January 05, 2025
Several miners are feared trapped inside a coal mine in a remote area in the north-east Indian state of Assam and the state has requested the army's assistance in rescue
January 06, 2025British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday he had confidence in City Minister Tulip Siddiq, who is facing pressure to resign after being named in a financial corruption
January 06, 2025
French citizen Martin Ryan went on trial in Azerbaijan on Monday on spying charges that the judge said could lead to a prison sentence of 10 to 15 years.
January 06, 2025
Antimony prices are likely to hit record levels as consumers seek alternative supplies following China's latest export ban with growing trade
January 06, 2025
South Korean investigators sought an extension of a warrant to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, as visiting U.S.
January 06, 2025
Malaysia's imprisoned former Prime Minister Najib Razak has won an appeal to pursue his bid to serve his remaining corruption sentence under house arrest
January 06, 2025French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that new Prime Minister Francois Bayrou will travel to China to try to make progress on a trade dispute that threatens cognac sales.
January 06, 2025
A British Treasury minister has referred herself to the UK government’s ethics watchdog following reports that she used London properties linked to her aunt Sheikh Hasina, the ousted Bangladeshi prime minister
January 06, 2025U.S.
January 06, 2025
Nippon Steel may sue US government over Biden’s decision to block US Steel acquisition
January 06, 2025
A Malaysian court on Monday granted jailed ex-premier Najib Razak's bid to access a royal document that should allow him to serve his sentence at home, in a
January 06, 2025
Corruption is the biggest threat to China's Communist Party, President Xi Jinping said on Monday, in a clear warning that the ruling party is resolved to tackle a long-
January 06, 2025
China's stock exchanges and central bank rushed to defend a tumbling yuan and falling stock markets on Monday, trying to soothe investors
January 06, 2025
Blinken warns Russia is close to sharing advanced satellite technology with North Korea
January 06, 2025
A filmmaker made a documentary about protests in China. Now he’s sentenced to more than 3 years in prison
January 06, 2025
Motorcycle-sized tuna fetches more than $1 million at Japan auction
January 06, 2025
At least eight policemen and a driver were killed in a bomb blast set off by Maoist rebels in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, police said on
January 06, 2025Japan's Nippon Steel may need to look at a revamp of its growth strategy after U.S.
January 06, 2025
South Korea’s anti-corruption agency and police have been debating more forceful measures to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol after their previous attempt was blocked by the presidential security service last week
January 06, 2025
The Philippines has deployed air and sea assets of its military and coast guard in its exclusive economic zone to monitor China's largest coast guard vessel, calling the ship's
January 06, 2025China has slammed a decision by the U.S. Treasury to sanction a Beijing-based cybersecurity company for its alleged role in multiple hacking incidents targeting critical U.S. infrastructure
January 06, 2025
A group of Afghan nationals have arrived in the Philippines to process special immigrant visas for their resettlement in the United States
January 06, 2025
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Monday the central bank will raise interest rates further if the economy continues to improve, though
January 06, 2025
China's main stock exchanges asked some large mutual funds to restrict stock selling at the start of the year, three sources familiar with the matter said, as authorities sought
January 06, 2025
The first full trading week of 2025 brings key U.S. jobs data as well as Chinese and euro zone inflation numbers.
January 03, 2025
South Korea says North Korea fired a ballistic missile that flew 685 miles before landing in waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan
January 06, 2025
Sunac China won support from holders of an onshore bond last week and will need approval from investors of two more bonds to implement debt restructuring, a source with direct
January 06, 2025
Indonesia's unaudited budget deficit for 2024 was smaller than the government's earlier estimate, official data showed on Monday, providing a
January 06, 2025
China's top diplomat began his annual New Year tour of Africa on Sunday, maintaining a 35-year-long tradition, to quietly advance Beijing's already sizeable influence
January 06, 2025
Indonesia’s new government has begun an ambitious project to fight malnutrition by feeding nearly 90 million children and pregnant women that is expected to cost $28 billion through 2029, although critics question whether the program is affordable
January 06, 2025
Singapore-headquartered data centre company Digital Edge said on Monday it had raised over $1.6 billion in new capital via a combination of equity and debt financing to fund its
January 06, 2025China's Geely Holding Group on Sunday said it aims to sell more than 5 million vehicles annually by 2027, a big jump from 2023, which it hopes to achieve by accelerating
January 06, 2025
China's services activity expanded at the fastest pace in seven months in December, driven by a surge in domestic demand, but orders from abroad declined, reflecting growing trade
January 06, 2025
Thailand inflation rate returned to the target range for the first time since May last year, lifted by higher energy and food prices, the commerce ministry said on Monday.
January 06, 2025
India's dominant services sector ended 2024 on a high note as sustained demand boosted activity to a four-month high and led to strong hiring in December,
January 06, 2025
Cyberattacks on Taiwan government departments doubled in 2024 from the previous year to an average of 2.4 million attacks a day, the island's National Security Bureau
January 06, 2025
China has launched a national plan to address the rapidly growing prevalence of dementia, which authorities say is becoming "a widespread societal concern" and poses "significant
January 06, 2025
Vietnam's economy expanded 7.09% last year to $476.3 billion, faster than the 5.05% expansion in 2023, driven by strong exports and robust foreign
January 06, 2025
Thailand's central bank is ready to adjust monetary policy if the outlook changes as the economy is facing heightened uncertainty
January 06, 2025
South Korea's government said on Monday it will extend the shutdown of Muan International Airport by a week to Jan. 14, citing the ongoing investigation into the crash of a Jeju Air
January 06, 2025
More than 200 Rohingya came ashore over the weekend in Indonesia's Aceh province, an official said on Monday, amid growing numbers of arrivals by sea of the stateless population in
January 06, 2025South Korean IT services provider LG CNS started bookbuilding on Monday to raise up to $817 million in an initial public offering (IPO), according to a term sheet reviewed by
January 06, 2025
Shenzhen-based developer Logan Group said on Monday it was offering a restructuring proposal for the majority of its about $8.01 billion offshore debt, including conversion to mandatory
January 06, 2025Shigemi Fukahori, who survived the 1945 Nagasaki atomic bombing and devoted his life to advocating for peace and campaigning against nuclear weapons, has died
January 05, 2025
Japan's service activity expanded for a second straight month in December, buoyed by solid demand and business expansion, a private-sector survey showed on Monday.
January 06, 2025
For those seeking K-pop stardom, the path can be long and grueling
January 05, 2025
The chief of security for South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Sunday he could not cooperate with efforts to arrest the impeached leader, in remarks that could
January 05, 2025
The man central to blocking investigators from arresting South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol has come under the spotlight himself in the political crisis
January 04, 2025
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.
January 05, 2025
Russia said on Sunday that Ukraine had launched a new attack in the Kursk region, an area of western Russia from which Russian troops have been
January 05, 2025
Based all over the world, CNN Travel's editors explain why they included the Kansai Region in Japan, Stockholm in Sweden and three other unique spots as part of their yearly list of places you should pay attention to this year. For the full list, head to CNN.com/travel.
January 04, 2025
Hundreds of South Koreans, bundled up against freezing temperatures and snow, rallied overnight near the residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, calling for his ouster and arrest, as authorities prepared to renew their efforts to detain him over his short-lived martial law decree
January 05, 2025
Russian airports in the cities of Kazan, Nizhnekamsk, Izhevsk and Perm, which temporarily halted flights on Sunday morning to ensure the safety of civilian aircraft, have resumed
January 05, 2025China said on Sunday it would launch 15 measures to bolster the development of its western provinces with the construction of logistical infrastructure such as ports and aviation hubs.
January 05, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's coast guard escorted away from its waters two boats carrying almost 300 undocumented Myanmar migrants found in a state of exhaustion for lack of food and water, a top agency
January 05, 2025Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday that Russian and North Korean forces suffered heavy losses in fighting in Russia's southern Kursk region.
January 04, 2025
It’s vastly different to work as an Asian actor in North American hubs such as Toronto, Los Angeles and New York — than in those in Asia, including Hong Kong and Taipei
January 04, 2025
Police in Pakistan say that a blast from an improvised explosive device in the country's southwest has killed one person and wounded 35 others
January 04, 2025Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world’s oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has died
January 04, 2025
A fire at a vegetable market in China's northern province of Hebei killed eight people and wounded 15, state television CCTV said on Saturday.
January 04, 2025
Malaysian authorities say they have turned away two boats carrying nearly 300 Muslim Rohingya refugees who had entered the country illegally
January 04, 2025South Korean investigators again asked the country's acting president on Saturday to order the presidential security service to comply with an arrest warrant for impeached President
January 04, 2025
Hong Kong's deficit for this fiscal year is expected to be just below HK$100 billion ($13 billion), the city's finance chief said on Saturday.
January 04, 2025
Sales of new passenger cars in Russia increased by 47% year on year to 1.55 million units in 2024, Russian news agencies reported on Saturday, citing industry and trade ministry data.
January 04, 2025
Myanmar’s military government has released more than 6,000 prisoners and has reduced other inmates’ sentences as part of a mass amnesty to mark the 77th anniversary of independence from Britain
January 04, 2025Investigators on Saturday expect to compile the complete transcript from the cockpit voice recorder recovered from the wreckage of the Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 that crashed on Sunday
January 04, 2025
Myanmar's military government will release 5,864 prisoners, including 180 foreigners, under an amnesty marking the Southeast Asian nation's independence day, state media said on Saturday.
January 04, 2025
Taiwan's government says China is redoubling efforts to undermine confidence in the self-governing island's democracy with the spread of disinformation, especially online
January 04, 2025Secretary of State Antony Blinken will embark on what is expected to be his final overseas trip in office this weekend, traveling to South Korea, Japan and France
January 04, 2025
Famed transgender dancer has shows canceled in China. Some fear a wider crackdown
January 04, 2025
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to South Korea, Japan and France from Jan. 4-9, the State Department said on Friday, amid a political crisis in Seoul.
January 04, 2025
British woman and South African man found dead at Vietnam tourist villa
January 03, 2025U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan's visit to New Delhi from Jan. 5-6 is expected to include discussions with Indian counterparts
January 03, 2025
National security adviser Jake Sullivan will travel to India for a visit focusing on cooperation on strategic technology, including in defense, space and artificial intelligence
January 03, 2025
Wall Street snapped out of its holiday-season funk
January 03, 2025
Global stocks rallied on Friday but remained on track for a weekly decline, while the dollar stalled after its recent rally but found some support from a
January 03, 2025
The dollar dipped on Friday but was on track for its strongest weekly performance in a month on expectations that the U.S. economy will continue to outperform its
January 03, 2025
Oil prices edged higher on Friday and were on track for weekly gains as cold weather in Europe and the U.S. as well as additional economic stimulus flagged by
January 03, 2025
Brazil’s air force says several of its investigators are working with colleagues from three other nations to analyze data from the Azerbaijani airliner that crashed in Kazakhstan on Dec. 25, killing 38 people
January 03, 2025
Supporters of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol are adopting "Stop the Steal" slogans popularised by U.S.
January 03, 2025
China's central bank said it will cut banks’ reserve requirement ratio and interest rates at “proper time” during a quarterly meeting of its monetary policy committee held last week
January 03, 2025
Scientific R&D drives economic competitiveness, military technology and national security. Governments are trying to balance research security with protecting the openness that makes science work.
January 03, 2025
South Korean investigators have left the president’s official residence after a nearly six-hour standoff during which he defied their attempt to detain him
January 03, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's coastguard said on Friday it was doubling patrols in its waters to locate boats carrying undocumented Myanmar migrants, after almost 200 were detained on an island in the
January 03, 2025
India is looking forward to strengthening its economic relationship with the United States by engaging with the incoming Trump administration, India's trade minister Piyush Goyal
January 03, 2025
Shipments to China of foreign-branded smartphones, including Apple Inc's iPhone, fell by 47.4% in November from a year earlier, according to data released on Friday from a
January 03, 2025
South Korea's presidential guards and military troops prevented authorities from arresting impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday in
January 02, 2025
India's foreign ministry said on Friday that New Delhi has conveyed its concerns to Beijing about China's plan to build a hydropower dam in Tibet on the Yarlung Zangbo river which
January 03, 2025
China proposes fresh export curbs on EV technology
January 03, 2025
Welcome to the New World Order of automakers. Soon, only the big survive
January 03, 2025
Chinese state-owned plane maker COMAC aims for its C919 jet to start flying on commercial routes to Southeast Asia by 2026 as a first step to moving beyond its domestic market, a
January 03, 2025
A fire and thick smoke engulfed an eight-story building in the South Korean city of Seongnam on Friday, sending 12 people to hospital with smoke inhalation, and about 30 people who
January 03, 2025
U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla said on Friday its China sales rose 8.8% to a record high of more than 657,000 cars in 2024, a strong performance in a competitive market in a year
January 03, 2025
Vietnam's capital Hanoi has been covered in thick smog over recent weeks, putting it at the top of a list of the world's most polluted cities, as the government said it would push
January 03, 2025
Singapore's jet fuel imports probably hit multi-year highs in December, with India the top supplier as the arbitrage to Europe stayed shut, according to trade
January 03, 2025Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte will no longer sit on the National Security Council after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed an order removing her office from the agency,
January 03, 2025
China will sharply increase funding from ultra-long treasury bonds in 2025 to spur business investment and consumer-boosting initiatives, a state
January 03, 2025
South Korean investigators suspend efforts to detain president after dramatic standoff
January 02, 2025
South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co and affiliate Kia Corp aim to grow their combined global sales by 2% to 7.39 million vehicles in 2025, after reporting a dip in 2024
January 03, 2025
China opened its first national sports arbitration centre this week in Beijing, the capital, taking a key step to strengthen the legal framework for resolving sports disputes and
January 03, 2025South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol faces the greatest threat to his brief but chequered political career as he struggles to thwart an unprecedented arrest attempt in a
January 03, 2025
South Korea's acting President Choi Sang-mok vowed to continue trilateral cooperation with Japan and the United States, saying on Friday his country's diplomacy remains steadfast
January 03, 2025
Millions of government workers across China were given surprise wage increases this week, people affected by the move said, as Beijing looks to boost spending to support the slowing
January 03, 2025
GE Aerospace, whose joint venture made the engines of the Boeing airplane that crashed in the deadliest aviation disaster on South Korean soil, joined the investigation
January 03, 2025
Chinese authorities have called for assessments of industry hazards to uncover any "hidden" operational dangers from flight routes to runways, following the deadliest year in
January 03, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's royal palace said on Friday that any prisoners seeking clemency for their sentences must submit appeals to the pardons board chaired by the king, echoing a government
January 03, 2025Thick smog engulfed the Indian capital on Friday, prompting warnings of possible flight disruptions from airport and airline officials, as worsening air quality cut visibility to
January 03, 2025
Duty-free spending slumped 29.3% last year in China's island province of Hainan, where global luxury players from LVMH to Kering have set up shop, as a weak economy led to a sharp
January 03, 2025
Thousands of miles from Washington, where the funeral of Jimmy Carter is set for next week, an Indian village named after the former U.S. president fondly remembers his visit
January 03, 2025
South Korean investigators on Friday were attempting to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived martial law decree last month, as hundreds of his supporters gathered at his residence in Seoul, vowing to protect him
January 02, 2025
The world’s most punctual airlines for 2024
January 02, 2025
U.S. stock indexes closed an erratic day of trading with more modest losses
January 02, 2025
The U.S. dollar jumped to a two-year high on Thursday in the first day of 2025 trading, building on last year's strong gains on expectations U.S. growth will beat
January 02, 2025
Global stocks fell on Thursday as early gains faded, continuing the year-end downdraft into the first trading day of the new year, while the dollar hit a two-
January 02, 2025
Oil prices settled up by more than $1 a barrel on Thursday as investors returned for the first trading day of 2025 with an optimistic eye on China's economy and
January 02, 2025
South Korean cryptocurrency mogul Do Kwon has pleaded not guilty to a freshly unsealed indictment released in time for his first U.S. court appearance
January 02, 2025Five years after the virus that causes COVID emerged in China it still holds some mysteries
January 02, 2025
The most exciting new trains coming in 2025
January 02, 2025
China's commerce ministry has proposed export restrictions on some technology used to make battery components and process critical minerals lithium and gallium, a document issued on
January 02, 2025
Factory activity in Asia, Europe and the U.S. ended 2024 on a soft note as expectations for the new year soured amid growing trade risks from a second Donald Trump presidency and China's
January 02, 2025
China’s box office had a terrible 2024
January 02, 2025
Chinese electric cars have surged to account for almost 10% of new car sales in Norway in only five years, data from the country's road federation (OFV) showed on
January 02, 2025
Indonesia's Constitutional Court on Thursday said a law requiring a minimum number of votes for political parties to nominate a presidential candidate was not legally binding, which
January 02, 2025
A court in southeastern Bangladesh has rejected a plea for bail by a jailed Hindu leader who led large rallies in the Muslim-majority country demanding better security for minority groups
January 02, 2025
China has added 28 U.S. entities to its export control list to "safeguard national security and interests", the commerce ministry said on Thursday.
January 02, 2025
Chinese electric vehicle makers including Nio and Li Auto have followed market leaders Tesla and BYD in extending buying incentives to the start of 2025, as a price war in the
January 02, 2025
Hong Kong's November retail sales fell 7.3% by value from a year earlier, reflecting a change in consumption patterns and the relatively strong Hong Kong dollar, government data
January 02, 2025
South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol told supporters in a letter he will "fight until the end" as he faces an attempt by authorities to arrest
January 02, 2025
South Korean police said on Thursday they had raided Jeju Air and the operator of Muan International Airport as part of their investigation into Sunday's
January 02, 2025
Indian authorities said on Thursday they had completed moving toxic waste from the site of the 1984 Bhopal gas leak disaster, which killed more than
January 02, 2025
Taiwan's defence ministry said on Thursday that Chinese warplanes and warships had carried out the first "combat patrol" around the island of the New Year, after Taiwan President Lai
January 02, 2025
China's National Health Commission said that it would address gaps in its mental health services from 2025 to 2027 as authorities try to deal with an increasing number of mental
January 02, 2025
Apple is offering rare discounts of up to 500 yuan ($68.50) on its latest iPhone models in China, as the U.S. tech giant moves to defend its market share against rising competition
January 02, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's communications regulator said it granted Tencent's WeChat and ByteDance's TikTok licences to operate in the country under a new social media law, but that some other
January 02, 2025
India's manufacturing activity grew in December at its weakest pace for the year amid softer demand and despite easing cost pressures and strong jobs growth, a
January 02, 2025
Saudi Arabia says it has executed six Iranian men over drug smuggling, sparking strong objections from Iran at a time when the two countries are trying to mend relations
January 01, 2025Indonesia's annual inflation rate in December was 1.57%, barely changed from 1.55% in the previous month, official data showed on Thursday, and close to economists' estimate of a
January 02, 2025
The artist creating mind-bending images of an alternate Hong Kong through AI
January 02, 2025
South Korean court issues arrest warrant for embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol
December 31, 2024
Indonesia's budget deficit for the 2024 fiscal year came in below the government's most recent estimate of 2.7% of gross domestic product, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati
January 02, 2025
Uncertainty around the Thai economy has significantly increased primarily due to the unclear impact of possible U.S. economic policies, minutes of the Bank of Thailand's Dec. 18
January 02, 2025
China's factory activity grew in December but at a slower-than-expected pace, as overall sales were dampened by falling export orders amid concerns over the trade outlook, a
January 02, 2025
South Korea's acting President Choi Sang-mok said on Thursday immediate action must be taken if a special inspection of all Boeing 737-800 aircraft operated in the country finds any
January 02, 2025
South Korea's factory activity contracted in December, with manufacturers' sentiment turning pessimistic for the first time since mid-2020 due to uncertainty over U.S.
January 02, 2025
South Korea's central bank governor said on Thursday the pace of monetary policy easing would need to be flexible this year due to heightened political and economic uncertainty.
January 02, 2025
Singapore's economy grew 4.0% in 2024, its fastest annual pace since exiting the pandemic, accelerating from an expansion of 1.1% in 2023 and 3.8% in 2022, preliminary government
January 02, 2025
A Syrian delegation led by newly appointed Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani arrived in Riyadh on Wednesday in its first official visit abroad, Syrian state news agency SANA
January 01, 2025
Saudi Arabia executed six Iranian nationals for drug smuggling, state news agency SPA reported on Wednesday, prompting Tehran to summon the Saudi ambassador according to media
January 01, 2025From Sydney to Mumbai to Paris to Rio de Janeiro, communities around the world are welcoming 2025 with spectacular light shows, embraces and ice plunges
December 31, 2024
Senior aides to South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol offered to resign en masse on Wednesday, a day after his office expressed regret over acting President
January 01, 2025
China's Alibaba Group Holding Ltd said on Wednesday it had agreed to sell its majority stake in hypermarket chain Sun Art Retail Group to Chinese private equity firm DCP Capital
January 01, 2025
Chinese meteorological data shows 2024 was the warmest year for the country since comparable records began more than six decades ago, the second straight year in which milestones
January 01, 2025
Grieving relatives of the victims of the South Korean plane disaster have visited the crash site to pay respects to their loved ones on New Year’s Day
January 01, 2025
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his daughter Ju Ae attended New Year's celebrations including fireworks and an ice dancing display, state media KCNA reported on Wednesday.
January 01, 2025
11 architecture projects set to shape the world in 2025
January 01, 2025
Damaged black box from crashed South Korean plane will be sent to US for analysis as investigation ramps up
January 01, 2025
Casino revenues in Macau, the world's biggest gambling hub, soared by nearly a quarter in 2024 but still came in short of pre-pandemic levels, underlining the need for the former
January 01, 2025
Pakistan's Foreign Ministry said it has exchanged lists of nuclear facilities with India as part of a bilateral pact that bars them from attacking each other’s nuclear facilities
January 01, 2025They eat what? New Year’s food traditions around the world
December 31, 2024
The investigation into the crash of a South Korea passenger jet gathered pace on Wednesday as bereaved families began to
January 01, 2025
Boeing’s terrible year is ending with the worst aviation tragedy of 2024
December 31, 2024
Carter’s presidency holds foreign policy lessons for Trump
December 31, 2024More than 170 people died after a Jeju Air plane crashed in South Korea on Sunday morning. CNN's Mike Valerio explains what investigators are looking for as they work to answer what caused the devastating accident.
December 30, 2024
All but two of the 175 passengers and six crew died after a Jetu Air plane crashed in South Korea on Sunday morning. CNN's Mike Valerio walks through the Muan County airport, where the families of the victims are waiting for more information.
December 30, 2024
Subhonkul Rakhimov, one of the 29 survivors from the Azerbaijan Airlines flight JR-8243 crash, filmed what he thought were going to be his final moments. The plane went down near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan, killing 38 people on board.
December 27, 2024
China announced a new powerful warship at a launch ceremony in Shanghai.
December 27, 2024
CNN global affairs analyst Kim Dozier responds to Russian President Vladimir Putin's apology for the "tragic’" Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash, in which he makes no claim of responsibility, and discusses a potential motive behind Putin’s apology.
December 28, 2024
CNN's Richard Quest says the videos of the Jeju Air crash that killed at least 179 people offers more questions about what caused the disaster than answers.
December 29, 2024
At least 32 people survived after an Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashed near the Kazakh city of Aktau on Wednesday. Dozens of others are feared dead. Preliminary information suggests the pilot tried to make an emergency landing after a bird strike. There were 62 passengers and 5 crew members on board.
December 26, 2024
Where the deadly South Korean airline crash investigation is heading
December 30, 2024
Prices of new homes in China rose at a slightly faster pace in December, a private survey showed on Wednesday, as the crisis-hit property sector struggles to find a bottom on the
January 01, 2025
A team of U.S. investigators including representatives from Boeing have examined the site of a plane crash that killed 179 people in South Korea
December 31, 2024
Myanmar said its 2024 census found a population of 51.3 million, slightly smaller than 10 years ago, as the junta prepares for promised elections amid ongoing conflict and
January 01, 2025
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said on Wednesday that he welcomed equal, dignified, healthy and orderly exchanges with China, but wondered whether there was goodwill from Beijing
January 01, 2025
Thousands march in Bangladesh to mark student-led uprising that ousted Prime Minister Hasina
January 01, 2025Oil prices fell around 3% in 2024, slipping for a second straight year, as the post-pandemic demand recovery stalled, China's economy struggled, and the U.S.
December 31, 2024
Japan's Nippon Steel has proposed giving the U.S. government veto power over any potential cuts to U.S.
December 31, 2024
Stock indexes closed mostly lower on Wall Street on the final day of another record-setting year
December 31, 2024
Global stocks declined on Tuesday as elevated U.S. Treasury yields again contributed to a lackluster close in an otherwise strong year for equities.
December 31, 2024
Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto on Tuesday said a planned increase in value-added tax (VAT) rate by one percentage point to 12% effective Wednesday, Jan. 1, will apply only
December 31, 2024
No one can stop China's "reunification" with Taiwan, Chinese President Xi Jinping said in his New Year's speech on Tuesday, laying down a clear warning to what Beijing regards as
December 31, 2024
China's 2024 gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to exceed 130 trillion yuan ($17.8 trillion), President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday in his New Year's address, adding that the
December 31, 2024
Thousands of Bangladeshis rallied at a 'March for Unity' in the capital Dhaka on Tuesday to mark the student-led uprising five months ago that led to the ouster of longstanding Prime
December 31, 2024
The chief minister of India's northeastern state of Manipur apologised on Tuesday for months of ethnic unrest that has killed at least 250 people and prompted criticism of Prime
December 31, 2024
China's public security minister vowed on Tuesday to deepen international cooperation in the area of drug control, state media Xinhua reported.
December 31, 2024
Two bulk carriers collided in China's Yangtze river, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said on Tuesday, adding that no injuries to the crew were reported.
December 31, 2024The U.S. dollar hit a two-year high and was on track to post an annual gain against almost all major currencies on Tuesday as the prospect that the Federal
December 31, 2024
South Korea's acting President Choi Sang-mok said on Tuesday he would immediately move to fill vacancies on the Constitutional Court in a effort to restore stability after the
December 31, 2024
China will adjust the weightings of its yuan CFETS basket in 2025, the country's foreign exchange trade platform said on Tuesday.
December 31, 2024
Tesla will fix software in 77,650 China-made Model 3 and Model Y cars over safety hazards, China's market regulator said on Tuesday.
December 31, 2024
Air safety experts on Tuesday questioned the placement of an airport embankment into which a South Korean passenger jet slammed
December 31, 2024
Montenegro has extradited a South Korean mogul known as “the cryptocurrency king” to the United States
December 31, 2024
Myanmar’s military government has announced that provisional results of a census taken in October put the Southeast Asian nation’s population at about 51.3 million, a slight drop from the last official nationwide count of about 51.5 million taken 10 years ago
December 31, 2024
Pakistan's security forces suffered their highest casualties in nearly a decade while battling insurgency in 2024, an Islamabad-based research group said in a report
December 31, 2024China unveils prototype for what could be the world’s fastest high-speed train
December 31, 2024
South Korean officials plan to conduct safety inspections of all Boeing 737-800 aircraft operated by the country’s airlines, as they struggle to determine what caused a weekend plane crash that killed 179 people
December 30, 2024
WHO urges China to share Covid origins data, five years on from pandemic’s emergence
December 31, 2024
A South Korean court issued warrants Tuesday to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol and search his office and residence over his short-lived declaration of martial law
December 31, 2024
China has shared the most COVID-19 data and research results in the international community, its foreign ministry said on Tuesday, after the World Health Organization repeated its
December 31, 2024
Chinese stocks registered their first annual gain following an unprecedented three-year decline despite a dip on the final trading day of 2024, while Hong Kong
December 31, 2024
The fate of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is in the hands of the country's Constitutional Court after parliament impeached him on Dec. 14 and suspended his powers over his short-
December 26, 2024
A South Korean court gave authorities approval on Tuesday to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol in a criminal investigation into his martial law
December 31, 2024
South Korea's leadership crisis will play out in the Constitutional Court, which will decide the fates of President Yoon Suk Yeol and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, both
December 14, 2024
Cocoa and coffee are poised to close 2024 as the biggest gainers among commodities for a second year on a global supply deficit, while steel-
December 31, 2024
Empty desks and a calendar marking days off after Christmas sit in a South Korean office where five co-workers once planned a holiday
December 31, 2024
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, several cabinet ministers, military commanders and police officials face indictments and criminal investigations over the
December 31, 2024
South Korean Acting President Choi Sang-mok called for national harmony and unity and for trust in the government in a New Year's address on Tuesday, amid an unprecedented political
December 31, 2024
Syria's new rulers have installed some foreign fighters including Uyghurs, a Jordanian and a Turk in the country's armed
December 30, 2024
Singapore Post has appointed the CFO of its Australia business as group finance chief, the company said on Sunday, a week after dismissing its CFO and two senior executives for mishandling
December 30, 2024
The crash on Sunday of a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 in Muan County killed a total of 179 people in the deadliest air disaster on South Korean soil.
December 30, 2024
Chinese President Xi Jinping said China and Russia have always moved forward "hand in hand" on the right path, the official Chinese news agency Xinhua said on Tuesday,
December 31, 2024
China's capital Beijing passed new regulations on Tuesday to encourage autonomous driving technology in the city, with authorities planning to
December 31, 2024
China's manufacturing activity barely grew in December though services and construction recovered, an official survey showed on Tuesday, suggesting policy stimulus is
December 31, 2024
Thailand's central bank and anti-money laundering agency said on Monday that they have not found any evidence to support a report from a U.N. expert that some of the country's
December 30, 2024
The Taliban say they will close all NGOs employing Afghan women
December 31, 2024Prized Japanese free agent Roki Sasaki might visit one or two teams before deciding which club he wants to sign with
December 31, 2024
Azerbaijan’s president accuses Russia of downing airliner in Christmas Day crash and covering up cause
December 29, 2024
Flight records for the plane made by Brazil's Embraer that crashed last week in Kazakhstan are headed to the South American country so the data can be extracted, the Brazilian
December 30, 2024
South Korea's consumer inflation quickened in December, exceeding market expectations amid a weak local currency though it was still lower than the central bank's target
December 30, 2024
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledged to solidify the country's comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia in his letter to President Vladimir Putin on Monday, state media
December 30, 2024
Global stocks dropped for a third straight session on Monday as the recent bout of elevated U.S.
December 30, 2024
Stocks fell on Wall Street as a strong year for the market looks set to end on a sour note
December 30, 2024
The dollar rose broadly on Monday, holding near a two-year high, while the Japanese yen edged up from five-month lows against the greenback as traders continued to digest the likelihood
December 30, 2024
Oil prices settled higher on Monday in thin late-year trade as investors bet on a drop in temperatures across the U.S. and Europe over the coming weeks to boost
December 30, 2024
South Korea's acting President Choi Sang-mok ordered on Monday an emergency safety inspection of the country's entire airline
December 30, 2024
South Korea’s worst aviation disaster in decades also was the year’s deadliest plane crash worldwide, and time is running out on 2024
December 30, 2024
The Chinese government urged local officials to provide more financial relief or step up one-time allowances to people in need ahead of major holidays over the next month, as
December 30, 2024
Pakistan's economy grew by 0.92% in the first quarter of the fiscal year 2024-25, despite a contraction in the industrial sector, according to data approved by the National
December 30, 2024
2024 has been a nerve-wracking year for plane travel. How safe is it really?
December 30, 2024
China's President Xi Jinping on Monday offered his condolences over the death of Jimmy Carter, saying the former U.S. president was the driving force behind the establishment of
December 30, 2024
Sobbing and prayers echo through South Korean airport as families mourn air crash victims
December 30, 2024
Some 70 countries that are home to half the world’s population held elections in 2024, and voters' message was often: “You’re fired.”
December 30, 2024
Some cheer and toast to welcome the New Year. In Taiwan, people cry their eyes out
December 30, 2024
A South Korean Jeju Air passenger jet crashed on landing at Muan International Airport on Sunday, killing 179 people in the country's deadliest air disaster.
December 30, 2024
A family in northeastern Thailand are mourning the loss of Jongluk Duangmanee, one of two Thai nationals of the Jeju Air crash, and wish to bring her body home for a religious
December 30, 2024
Pakistani student Laiba Rashid, 22, hopes her life will change once she learns how to drive a motorcycle after undergoing a training programme that
December 30, 2024
Three people, from the United States, Brazil and Ukraine, were killed after a fire broke out at a hotel near Bangkok's popular backpacker district on Sunday night, authorities said,
December 30, 2024‘An old friend’: Former US President Jimmy Carter remembered in China for establishing diplomatic ties
December 30, 2024
More than 170 killed after South Korean jet crash-lands at airport. Here’s what we know
December 29, 2024
South Korean law enforcement officials have requested a court warrant to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol as they investigate whether his short-lived martial law decree this month amounted to rebellion
December 30, 2024
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Luzon in the Philippines on Monday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was at a depth of 10 kilometres (6.2 miles), GFZ said.
December 30, 2024A court in northern China handed lengthy prison terms to two teenagers for murdering their classmate with a shovel in March, state media said on Monday, in a case that triggered
December 30, 2024A new board game set against the backdrop of armed conflict around Taiwan is set to be released in January 2025, amid renewed threats from Beijing,
December 30, 2024
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed the 2025 budget into law on Monday, saying a planned 10% increase in government spending to a record 6.33 trillion pesos ($109.2
December 30, 2024
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's attorney-general's office said all petitions for prisoners in Malaysia to serve their sentences under house arrest, including jailed former Prime Minister Najib Razak, must
December 30, 2024China's factory activity likely expanded for a third straight month in December, offering a glimmer of optimism to officials trying to steady the world's No. 2 economy as they
December 30, 2024
South Korean investigators have sought an arrest warrant for suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol over this month's short-lived imposition of martial law, an official said
December 30, 2024
Shares of South Korean budget carrier Jeju Air hit their lowest on record on Monday, after the deadliest air crash in the country killed 179 people.
December 30, 2024
South Korean officials are investigating the crash landing of a passenger jet that's one of the deadliest disasters in that nation's aviation history
December 29, 2024
A jetliner skidded off a runway, slammed into a concrete fence and burst into flames in South Korea after its landing gear apparently failed to deploy
December 29, 2024
Japan's factory activity shrank at a slower pace in December as declines in production and new orders eased, a private-sector survey showed on Monday, edging closer to stabilisation
December 30, 2024
Huawei cut the prices of a variety of high-end devices, including mobile phones, by up to 3,000 yuan ($411) over the weekend on one of China's leading e-commerce platforms, it said
December 30, 2024
A record 3.4 million young Chinese flocked to the civil service exam this year, lured by the prospect of lifetime job security and perks including subsidised housing
December 30, 2024
It's been 10-11 years since six South Koreans have been detained in North Korea, but there are still no words on whether they are still alive
December 30, 2024
South Korea's factory output fell more sharply than expected in November, government data showed on Monday, amid slowing exports and weakening business confidence.
December 29, 2024
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has celebrated the completion of a new fish farm in the east coast and called for developing rural areas, state media KCNA said on
December 29, 2024
The deadliest air accident ever in South Korea killed 179 people on Sunday, when an airliner belly-landed and skidded off
December 29, 2024
Jeon Je-young keeps playing the video of the plane with his daughter and another 180 people on board slamming into a wall and
December 29, 2024
The crash of Jeju Air flight 7C2216 on Sunday marks the deadliest ever on South Korean soil and the worst involving a South Korean airline since a 1997 Korean Air
December 29, 2024
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says he will implement the “toughest” anti-U.S. policy, less than a month before Donald Trump takes office as U.S. president
December 29, 2024
Uncertainty surrounds the deadliest plane crash on South Korean soil, aviation experts said on Sunday, questioning how much impact a potential bird strike
December 29, 2024
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said on Sunday that the passenger plane that crashed in Kazakhstan killing 38 people had been damaged due to shooting from the ground in Russia,
December 29, 2024
The Wednesday crash of an Azerbaijani airliner in Kazakhstan has killed 38 of 67 people on board
December 26, 2024
Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka says she won’t “hang around” in tennis if her results fail to match her high expectations
December 29, 2024
When South Korea's acting President Choi Sang-mok arrived at the scene of the deadliest air disaster on the country's soil on Sunday, he had been on the job for less
December 29, 2024
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held a key policy-setting meeting of the country's ruling party last week ahead of the new year, state media KCNA reported on Sunday.
December 28, 2024
Putin apologizes over ‘tragic’ Azerbaijan Airlines crash, without admitting responsibility
December 28, 2024
A suicide bomber killed the head of police intelligence in Iran's southern port city of Bandar Lengeh on Saturday, Iranian state media reported.
December 28, 2024A passenger jet operated by Azerbaijan Airlines crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, after diverting from an
December 27, 2024
Russia may have downed Azerbaijani jet after confusing it for Ukrainian drone, US official says. Here’s what we know
December 26, 2024
Man who plowed car into crowd in China, killing 35, sentenced to death
December 28, 2024
China is building new detention centers all over the country as Xi Jinping widens corruption purge
December 28, 2024
Manmohan Singh, the former Indian prime minister widely regarded as the architect of the country’s economic reform program, has been cremated after a state funeral
December 28, 2024
Afghanistan's Defense Ministry says its forces hit several points inside Pakistan in retaliation for deadly airstrikes
December 28, 2024Afghan Taliban forces targeted "several points" in neighbouring Pakistan, Afghanistan's defence ministry said on Saturday, days after Pakistani aircraft
December 28, 2024The body of Manmohan Singh, the former Indian prime minister whose death has sparked outpourings of grief at home and accolades from abroad, was cremated on Sunday
December 28, 2024
China will reduce import tariffs on ethane and certain recycled copper and aluminium raw materials from next year, the government said on Saturday.
December 28, 2024
The 163 Chinese workers found by Brazil's labor ministry in what it described as "slavery-like conditions" at a factory construction site owned by Chinese
December 27, 2024
Several North Korean soldiers captured by Ukraine die from injuries, Zelensky says
December 27, 2024
North Korean troops deployed in Russia's Kursk region are suffering heavy losses and being left unprotected by the Russian forces they are fighting alongside, Ukrainian President Volodymyr
December 27, 2024
U.S. stocks wrapped up Christmas week on Friday with retracements of double-digit uptrends, and, alongside the
December 27, 2024
U.S. and Azerbaijani officials have said weapons fire may have brought down an Azerbaijani airliner that crashed on Wednesday, killing 38 people
December 27, 2024
Stocks are closing lower as Wall Street ends a holiday-shortened week on a down note
December 27, 2024
North Korean forces are experiencing mass casualties on the front lines of Russia's war against Ukraine, with a thousand of their troops killed or wounded in the last
December 27, 2024
Azerbaijan Airlines says plane crashed after ‘external interference’ as questions mount over possible Russian involvement
December 27, 2024
The Japanese yen rose off a five-month low against the dollar on Friday after a summary of opinions from the Bank of Japan’s December policy meeting showed some
December 27, 2024
A deepening political crisis in South Korea has not diminished the military readiness of 28,500 troops stationed in the Asian state, a U.S. official said on Friday, but Washington is
December 27, 2024
Oil prices settled more than 1% higher on Friday and recorded a weekly gain in low trading volume ahead of year-end, buoyed by a larger-than-expected drawdown from
December 27, 2024
South Korea’s opposition-controlled National Assembly has voted to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo
December 27, 2024
Indian household spending on non-food items such as transport, garments and entertainment rose in both rural and urban areas in 2023/24 while outlays on staples
December 27, 2024
The U.S.
December 27, 2024
Two passengers and one crew member on the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan told Reuters that they heard at least one loud bang
December 27, 2024
A court in China has sentenced a man to death for killing 35 people last month by driving into crowd, in an attack that raised national concern about mass killings
December 27, 2024
The driver who rammed his car into a crowd in southern China's Zhuhai city, killing at least 35 people, has been sentenced to death, China's official Xinhua News Agency reported on
December 27, 2024
Blurry images of two seemingly new Chinese military aircraft with stealthy characteristics appeared online on Friday, with defence experts saying they were clearly advanced
December 27, 2024
The impeachment of South Korea’s acting President Han Duck-soo has plunged the country into further political turmoil, coming less than two weeks after lawmakers impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol
December 27, 2024
How Kremlin disinformation could hide the cause of the Azerbaijan Airlines crash
December 27, 2024Shell has shut down an oil processing unit at its Pulau Bukom facility to investigate a suspected leak, Singapore's Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) and National Environment Agency (NEA)
December 27, 2024
Russia's aviation watchdog said on Friday that an Azerbaijan Airlines plane which crashed in Kazakhstan on Wednesday had decided to reroute from its original destination in Chechnya
December 27, 2024
Taiwan’s science ministry warned on Friday that funding for areas such as semiconductors, AI and aerospace could be reduced by T$20 billion ($609.11 million) for next
December 27, 2024
A majority of South Korea's parliament voted on Friday to impeach acting president Han Duck-soo.
December 27, 2024
South Korea's parliament impeached acting President Han Duck-soo on Friday, less than two weeks after suspending President Yoon Suk Yeol's powers over his
December 26, 2024
The Chinese government has placed sanctions on seven companies in response to recent U.S. announcements of military sales and aid to Taiwan, the self-governing island that China claims as part of its territory
December 27, 2024
Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok became on Friday South Korea's second acting president in two weeks, as lawmakers voted to impeach the current acting leader, Prime
December 27, 2024
China launches new amphibious assault ship in a race to rival US military
December 27, 2024
South Korean parliament votes to impeach acting president Han Duck-soo
December 27, 2024
Taiwan’s presidential office runs first ‘tabletop’ simulation of Chinese military escalation
December 27, 2024
Japan’s scenic hot springs town restricting tourists amid fights over the best photo spots
December 27, 2024
Osamu Suzuki, an ingenious pennypincher who led Japan's Suzuki Motor for more than four decades and played a key role in turning India into a flourishing auto market,
December 27, 2024
Osamu Suzuki, the charismatic former boss of Japanese mini-vehicle maker Suzuki Motor Corp., has died
December 27, 2024
China has sanctioned seven military industrial companies and related senior executives over U.S. arms assistance and sales to Taiwan, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Friday.
December 27, 2024
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group's CEO said the firm may make more than 1.2 trillion yen ($7.65 billion) net profit in the year from next April, as a
December 27, 2024
KUALA LUMPUR - A Malaysian man was caned at a mosque in the northeastern state of Terengganu on Friday for the Islamic crime of close proximity with a non-family member of the opposite sex, local
December 27, 2024
China's coast guard conducted patrols around the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea on Friday to safeguard China's territorial rights, state television CCTV reported.
December 27, 2024Japanese manufacturing giant Nidec said on Friday it planned to launch a 257 billion yen ($1.6 billion) bid for Makino Milling Machine, a surprise
December 26, 2024
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, impeached for his decision to briefly impose martial law, is building a legal team to represent him at the Constitutional Court that will decide his
December 27, 2024
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Friday he was eager to move into his official residence despite long-standing rumours about hauntings at the historic site witness to
December 27, 2024
China's Jinjiang Group is in the spotlight after Brazil's labour authorities said workers at a factory it is building for electric vehicle maker BYD were victims of human
December 27, 2024
China will extend licence age limits for drivers of medium-sized and large buses as well as trucks, as part of broader efforts to address the challenges posed by an aging
December 27, 2024
Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, who was impeached on Friday as South Korea's acting president, is a career technocrat whose wide-ranging experience and reputation for
December 14, 2024
China's President Xi Jinping will visit Russia in 2025, Russia's state-run RIA news agency quoted Moscow's ambassador to Beijing as saying early on Friday.
December 27, 2024
Chinese workers at a construction site in Brazil for a factory owned by China's electric vehicle producer BYD are victims of human trafficking,
December 27, 2024
South Korea’s main opposition party has submitted a motion to impeach the country’s acting leader over his reluctance to fill three Constitutional Court vacancies ahead of the court’s review of rebellion charges against impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol stemming from his short-lived martial law decree on Dec. 3
December 26, 2024
Authorities in India have declared a seven-day mourning period to honor Manmohan Singh as politicians and public paid tributes to the country’s former prime minister widely regarded as the architect of India’s economic reform program
December 27, 2024
CAS Space, one of China's leading commercial rocket firms, said its Lijian-1 rocket unexpectedly failed on Friday, marking the first setback for the company's main launch vehicle
December 27, 2024India's banking system liquidity deficit is set to widen further in the upcoming quarter, leading to more voices demanding durable liquidity injection.
December 27, 2024
China said on Friday its 2023 gross domestic product was revised upward due in part to changes in housing sector calculation methods, which would also affect the size of the
December 27, 2024
South Korea's export growth is expected to have risen in December for a 15th straight month, but analysts feel momentum could moderate in the year ahead
December 27, 2024
Manmohan Singh, India’s former prime minister, dies aged 92
December 26, 2024
The Bank of Japan released for the first time estimates on how future interest rate hikes could affect its earnings, which showed it will briefly suffer red ink of up
December 27, 2024
Indian cinema is best known for Bollywood extravaganzas, but an art-house film about three women navigating loneliness and love in a metropolis is
December 27, 2024
China's industrial profits fell at a slower clip in November, official data showed on Friday, but the annual decline in earnings this year is expected to be the worst in over two
December 27, 2024
Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD is offering discounts until Jan. 26 on two of its hybrid and EV models, according to its website.
December 27, 2024
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's cabinet on Friday approved a record $730 billion budget for the next fiscal year, while limiting new bond issuance to the
December 27, 2024
Some Bank of Japan policymakers saw conditions falling into place for an imminent rate hike with one predicting a move "in the near future," a summary of opinions at
December 27, 2024
Core inflation in Japan's capital accelerated in December while services inflation held steady, data showed on Friday, keeping alive market
December 26, 2024
Aviation experts say that Russian air defense fire was likely responsible for the Azerbaijani plane crash the day before that killed 38 people and left all 29 survivors injured
December 26, 2024
South Korea's main opposition party introduced a bill to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo on Thursday, a day before it plans to seek a vote on the move, which could
December 26, 2024
China’s leader Xi Jinping wants the recent spree of mass killings that shocked the country not to happen again
December 27, 2024
Ukraine's military intelligence says North Korean troops are suffering heavy losses in Russia's Kursk region and face logistical difficulties as a result of Ukrainian attacks
December 26, 2024
Stock indexes drifted to a mixed finish on Wall Street as some heavyweight technology and communications sector stocks offset gains elsewhere in the market
December 26, 2024
India’s former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, widely regarded as the architect of India’s economic reform program and a landmark nuclear deal with the United States, has died
December 26, 2024
Wall Street closed mixed on Thursday and the U.S. benchmark Treasury yield eased after scaling the highest level since May in light, directionless
December 26, 2024
Russian air defences downed an Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan, killing 38 people, four sources with knowledge of the
December 26, 2024
Oil edged lower on Thursday in light holiday trade as the dollar's strength offset hopes for additional fiscal stimulus in China, the world's biggest oil importer.
December 26, 2024
Manmohan Singh, the former Indian prime minister who governed the South Asian country for two terms and liberalised its economy in an earlier stint as finance minister, has died,
December 26, 2024
Described as a "reluctant king" in his first stint as prime minister, the soft-spoken Manmohan Singh, who died on Thursday at the age of
December 26, 2024
A Cambodian court has convicted an opposition party leader of inciting social disorder and sentenced him to two years in prison, the latest legal assault on opponents and critics of the government of Prime Minister Hun Manet
December 26, 2024South Korean retailer Shinsegae plans to set up a joint venture with Alibaba International, Shinsegae affiliate E-Mart said on Thursday.
December 26, 2024
Chinese battery manufacturer CATL said on Thursday it plans to seek a listing in Hong Kong, a Shenzhen Stock Exchange filing showed.
December 26, 2024
As season two of Netflix's hit series “Squid Game” returns Thursday, viewers can expect more untimely deaths for many of its characters
December 26, 2024
Here are a few takeaways on electric vehicles in 2024: As of November, the global EV market grew by 25% year-over-year
December 26, 2024
NATO on Thursday called for a full investigation into the cause of an Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash that killed 38 people.
December 26, 2024
People are gathering in prayer and visiting mass graves in Indonesia’s Aceh province to mark 20 years since the massive Indian Ocean tsunami, one of modern history’s worst natural disasters
December 26, 2024
Experts on politics in Canada, Germany, Chile, Belarus and the Philippines weigh in on what to expect as each country’s voters prepare to head to the ballot box.
December 26, 2024
Japan's Nippon Steel said on Thursday it has extended the closing date for its $14.9 billion purchase of U.S. Steel as U.S.
December 26, 2024
Taiwan's Presidential Office held its first "tabletop" exercise involving government agencies beyond the armed forces on Thursday, simulating a military escalation with
December 26, 2024
A Pakistani military court sentenced sixty civilians to jail time ranging from 2 to 10 years in connection with attacks on military facilities following the arrest
December 26, 2024
India's economy is expected to grow at around 6.5% in fiscal year 2024/25, closer to the lower end of its 6.5%-7% projection, as global uncertainties pose a dampening threat, the government
December 26, 2024
An Embraer passenger jet crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, killing 38 people, after
December 25, 2024
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday sent condolences to the presidents of Azerbaijan, Russia and Kazakhstan for the casualties caused by the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash,
December 26, 2024
India is considering cutting income tax for individuals making up to 1.5 million rupees ($17,590) a year in February's budget to provide relief to the middle class
December 26, 2024
China revised upwards on Thursday the size of its economy by 2.7%, but said the change would have little impact on growth this year, as policymakers
December 26, 2024
Survivors and families of victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami 20 years ago visited mass graves, lit candles and comforted one
December 26, 2024
Japanese automakers Honda and Nissan will attempt to merge and create the world’s third-largest automaker by sales as the industry undergoes dramatic changes in its transition away from fossil fuels
December 23, 2024
Kazakhstan's senate chairman said on Thursday that the cause of the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash was still unknown.
December 26, 2024
A Cambodian opposition politician was sentenced on Thursday to two years in jail and banned from elections for inciting social unrest, his lawyer said, the latest in a series of
December 26, 2024Jinjiang Group, a contractor for Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD, said on Thursday Brazilian authorities' portrayal of their employees as "enslaved" was inconsistent
December 26, 2024
Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashes in Kazakhstan, leaving 38 dead, 29 survivors, officials say
December 25, 2024
China's foreign ministry on Thursday urged the Philippines to return to "peaceful development", saying Manila's decision to deploy a U.S. medium-range missile system in military
December 26, 2024
A spokesperson for Chinese automaker BYD has objected to reports about poor conditions at a construction site in Brazil where it is building a factory, saying the allegations were aimed at “smearing” China and Chinese brands
December 26, 2024
Taiwan prosecutors have charged a former mayor of Taipei who heads a small opposition party with accepting T$17.1 million ($522,392) in bribes over a major property development in
December 26, 2024
Japan's Nippon Steel said on Thursday it has extended the closing period for its $15 billion purchase of U.S.
December 25, 2024
The World Bank raised on Thursday its forecast for China's economic growth in 2024 and 2025, but warned that subdued household and business confidence, along with headwinds in the property
December 26, 2024
Prosecutors in Taiwan indicted former presidential candidate and Taiwan People’s Party founder Ko Wen-je on corruption charges, accusing him of taking bribes during his time as mayor of Taiwan’s capital
December 26, 2024
China has approved the construction of what will be the world's largest hydropower dam, kicking off an ambitious project on the eastern rim of the Tibetan plateau that could affect
December 26, 2024
Japan Airlines (JAL) said on Thursday its systems returned to normal, with same-day ticket sales resuming, after a cyberattack delayed some domestic and international flights.
December 26, 2024
Japan Airlines has been hit by a cyberattack that caused delays to more than 20 domestic flights, but it managed to restore its systems within hours
December 26, 2024
Qurrata Ayuni, a 28-year-old survivor of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated her hometown two decades ago, has transformed her resilience into purpose
December 25, 2024
An Azerbaijani airliner with 67 people onboard has crashed near the Kazakhstani city of Aktau and an official says 38 people were killed and 29 survived
December 25, 2024
Japan's government said on Thursday it predicts economic output will recover to full capacity in the next fiscal year for the first time in seven years on an annual basis due to a
December 26, 2024
Taiwan's defence ministry warned of "serious impact" to security after opposition parties passed laws that will require a cut in defence spending of some T$80 billion ($2.45 billion
December 26, 2024
In China's take on Squid Game, fraudsters are preying on the financially distressed in a slumping economy with promises of prize money, debt
December 25, 2024
A Taliban government official says Pakistan’s airstrikes on eastern Afghanistan killed 46 people, mostly women and children
December 25, 2024
A Japanese government panel has largely supported a draft energy policy calling for bolstering renewables up to half of Japanese electricity needs by 2040
December 25, 2024
Bombardment by Pakistani military aircraft in Afghanistan's eastern Paktika province on Tuesday killed at least 46 people, most of whom were children and women
December 25, 2024China and Japan have agreed to set up talks on often contentious security issues
December 25, 2024
At least 29 people survived after a plane crashed near the Kazakh city of Aktau on Wednesday. Dozens of others are feared dead. Eyewitness video shows dazed passengers emerging from the wreckage and others being pulled out.
December 25, 2024
Taiwan has blocked Uber Technologies' $950 million purchase of Delivery Hero's Foodpanda business on the island because of concerns it would be anti-competitive, the Fair Trade Commission (
December 25, 2024
Talks between China and Japan's foreign ministers in Beijing have paved way for Japan to host China's foreign affairs chief next year, and
December 25, 2024
China's commerce ministry said on Wednesday it would extend its anti-dumping investigation into brandy originating from the European Union by three months, less than the full
December 25, 2024
China's box office revenues for Christmas Eve plummeted to the lowest in at least 13 years, data from ticket booking platform Maoyan showed on Wednesday
December 25, 2024
South Korea's suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol did not respond on Wednesday to a second summons by anti-corruption authorities who,
December 25, 2024
Japan's government is set to compile a record $735 billion budget for the fiscal year from April due to larger social security and debt-servicing costs, adding to
December 25, 2024
Toyota Motor's global production decreased for a 10th straight month in November, the Japanese carmaker said on Wednesday, although its worldwide sales grew for the second
December 25, 2024
The Bank of Japan expects the economy to move closer to sustainably achieving the central bank's 2% inflation target next year, Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Wednesday,
December 25, 2024
By Krishna N.
December 24, 2024
Private equity firms KKR and Bain Capital each offered more than $5 billion in first-round bids for the non-core assets of Japan's
December 25, 2024
Shares are lower in Tokyo and Shanghai, two of only a handful of world markets open on Christmas day
December 25, 2024
China approved a value-added tax law on Wednesday to take effect on Jan. 1, 2026, the official Xinhua said, bringing into one document previous regulations that have included
December 25, 2024
China on Wednesday condemned comments by the Philippine defence minister about China, calling them "baseless accusations" that "maliciously attacked" China's ruling Communist Party
December 25, 2024Efforts will continue in 2025 to stabilise and prevent further declines in China's real estate market, China Construction News reported, citing a work conference held by the
December 25, 2024
China's central bank conducted a medium-term loan operation on Wednesday while keeping the interest rate unchanged.
December 25, 2024
Israel's military intercepted a missile early on Wednesday that was launched from Yemen and crossed into Israeli territory, the army said.
December 25, 2024On the face of it, the duo hardly seem fit to inspire confidence as the brains behind Japan's newest stock fund: one, a former comedian and the other, every bit
December 25, 2024
Shyam Benegal, a renowned Indian filmmaker known for pioneering a cinema movement that tackled social issues in the 1970s, has died after chronic kidney disease
December 24, 2024
A leading indicator of Japan's service-sector inflation rose to 3.0% in November, accelerating for a second straight month, data showed on Wednesday, backing up the
December 25, 2024
The Canadian government condemned China on Tuesday for taking steps against two Canadian institutions and 20 people involved in human rights issues concerning the Uyghurs
December 24, 2024
Oil prices rose more than 1% on Tuesday, reversing the prior session's losses on a brightening short-term outlook tied to the prospect of
December 24, 2024
China's WuXi AppTec said on Tuesday its subsidiaries have signed a deal with U.S.-based private equity firm Altaris LLC for the sale of its cell and gene therapy manufacturing unit, WuXi
December 24, 2024Stocks closed higher on Wall Street ahead of the Christmas holiday, led by gains in Big Tech stocks
December 24, 2024
The dollar edged higher on Tuesday in thin holiday trading as the expected slower path of interest rate cuts from the U.S.
December 23, 2024
Wall Street topped off a global share rally in thin trade on Thursday as markets prepared for early Christmas Eve closes, while
December 24, 2024
Hong Kong offered bounties of HK$1 million ($128,728) on Tuesday for six more pro-democracy campaigners deemed to have violated national security laws, and
December 24, 2024
The United States and the United Kingdom have expressed deep concern over the recent handing down of convictions by Pakistani military courts to 25 civilian supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan over last year's riots
December 24, 2024
India's growth trajectory is expected to pick up in the second half of 2024-25, driven by domestic private consumption and a sustained revival of rural demand, the central bank said
December 24, 2024
Honda and Nissan expect big benefits from their potential merger to create the world's third-largest auto group but intense competition from China raises questions
December 24, 2024
The 50,000-year-old remains of a baby mammoth uncovered by melting permafrost have been unveiled to the public by researchers in Russia’s Siberia region
December 24, 2024
India's small businesses spanning the manufacturing, trade and services sectors added about 11 million jobs in the year to the end of September, with total
December 24, 2024
Why couples in Japan treat Christmas like a second Valentine’s Day
December 24, 2024
Hong Kong police have announced a fresh round of arrest warrants for six activists based overseas, with bounties set at $1 million Hong Kong dollars for information leading to their arrests
December 24, 2024South Korea becomes ‘super-aged’ society, new data shows
December 24, 2024
Thailand is planning a small rise in spending of 3.78 trillion baht ($110.7 billion) for the 2026 fiscal year and a slightly lower deficit of 860 billion that year, the government
December 24, 2024
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Tuesday he wanted to strengthen his country's alliance with the United States, as he pushed for as early as possible a meeting with U.S
December 24, 2024
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi will hold talks with his Japanese counterpart Takeshi Iwaya in Beijing on Wednesday, the Chinese foreign ministry said, when both men are expected
December 24, 2024
South Korea's main opposition party vowed on Tuesday to impeach acting president Han Duck-soo but reversed an earlier plan and decided to wait until later in the week,
December 24, 2024
Indonesia is considering parole for two former leaders of the Jemaah Islamiyah militant network and amnesty for its jailed members, senior officials said, after
December 24, 2024Thailand's cabinet on Tuesday approved new minimum wage increases from January, tax breaks to boost spending and the second phase the government's signature handout scheme, the
December 24, 2024
The Philippines' defence minister on Tuesday justified the country's deployment of a U.S. medium-range missile system and plans to acquire its own, despite opposition from China, a
December 24, 2024
Chinese authorities have agreed to issue 3 trillion yuan ($411 billion) worth of special treasury bonds next year, two sources said, which would be the highest on record, as Beijing ramps
December 24, 2024
Traumatised by the Indian Ocean tsunami that hit Indonesia 20 years ago, Teuku Hafid Hududillah has spent his adult life making sure that if
December 24, 2024
South Korea’s main opposition party said Tuesday it will seek to impeach acting leader Han Duck-soo after he missed an opposition-set deadline to approve independent investigations into impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife
December 24, 2024
China will ramp up fiscal support for consumption next year by raising pensions and medical insurance subsidies for residents as well as expanding consumer goods trade-ins, its
December 24, 2024
Driver who plowed into school crowd in southern China given suspended death sentence
December 24, 2024Nippon Steel's $15 billion bid for U.S. Steel has been referred to U.S.
December 24, 2024
Amicorp Group has said it will dispute a claim for more than $1 billion filed by scandal-hit Malaysian fund 1MDB, denying allegations it knowingly facilitated more than $7
December 24, 2024
Bank of Japan policymakers agreed in October to keep raising interest rates if the economy moves in line with their forecast, but some stressed the need for caution on
December 24, 2024
North Korean soldiers given fake Russian military IDs, Ukraine says
December 23, 2024
The Israel military said in a statement early on Tuesday that sirens sounded in several areas in central Israel following the launch of a projectile from Yemen.
December 23, 2024The U.S., UK and EU criticized Pakistan's military courts on Monday over the sentencing of 25 civilians in connection with attacks on military facilities in
December 23, 2024
South Korea's consumer sentiment dropped sharply this month to hit the weakest level in more than two years on growing worries about political uncertainty following parliament's
December 23, 2024
A global equity index rose on Monday with help from Wall Street, and U.S.
December 23, 2024
Stocks closed higher on Wall Street at the start of a holiday-shortened week
December 23, 2024
China said it was taking countermeasures against two Canadian institutions and 20 people involved in human rights issues concerning the Uyghurs and Tibet.
December 22, 2024
Bangladesh has sent a formal request to India to extradite ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
December 23, 2024
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that more than 3,000 North Korean soldiers have been killed and wounded in Russia's Kursk region and warned that Pyongyang could send
December 23, 2024
A Cambodian real estate entrepreneur, whose killing of a young couple sparked public outrage, has been sentenced to the maximum 31 years in prison
December 23, 2024Japan's Daiwa Securities is aiming to raise wages by at least 5%, its chief executive officer said, a faster rate than many Japanese firms expect as
December 23, 2024
Japanese automakers Nissan and Honda have announced plans to work toward a merger that would catapult them to a top position in an industry in the midst of tectonic shifts as it transitions away from its reliance on fossil fuels
December 23, 2024
Toyota Motor has decided to build a new factory to produce electric vehicles in China, the Nikkei business daily reported on Monday.
December 23, 2024
China said on Monday it had provided information and documents for an open investigation into the severing of two Baltic Sea undersea cables, though it and Sweden disagreed over
December 23, 2024
‘Her Story’: China’s answer to ‘Barbie’ becomes latest smash hit. But some men are not amused
December 23, 2024
Singapore Post said on Sunday it had dismissed its chief executive and two other senior managers after an internal investigation found they had
December 22, 2024
Ho Chi Minh City’s first metro line opens after more than a decade of delays
December 23, 2024
The first season of “Squid Game” was Netflix's most-watched series and went on to win a variety of accolades including the Emmy Award for lead actor in a drama series for Lee Jung-jae and a directing award for Hwang Dong-hyuk
December 23, 2024
A pair of five-year-old pandas, named An An and Ke Ke, celebrated their first Christmas early in a Hong Kong park, munching on special treats and looking cute for the cameras
December 23, 2024
Sri Lanka's consumer price inflation dropped to minus 1.7% year-on-year in November after easing to minus 0.7% in October, official data showed on Monday, as the country posted a strong
December 23, 2024
Credit ratings agency Moody's on Monday raised Sri Lanka's long-term foreign currency issuer rating to 'Caa1' from 'Ca' with a stable outlook, after the country's creditors approved a $
December 23, 2024
Scandal-hit Malaysian state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad said on Monday it has filed a legal claim of more than $1 billion against corporate services
December 23, 2024
South Korea's military said on Monday it has detected signs of North Korea preparing to send more troops and weapons, including suicide drones, to Russia to support
December 23, 2024
Honda and Nissan are in talks to merge by 2026, they said on Monday, a historic pivot for Japan's auto industry that underlines the threat Chinese EV makers now
December 22, 2024
A Chinese court issued a suspended death sentence to a man for driving his car into a crowd of elementary school students and parents in southern Hunan province last month
December 23, 2024Former Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda will become an adviser at the Japan Center for Economic Research from January, the non-profit, private think tank said on Monday.
December 23, 2024
A driver who ploughed his car into students and pedestrians in Changde, a city in southern China, has been handed the death sentence with a two-year reprieve, Chinese state
December 23, 2024Tens of thousands of people have fled their homes in India’s northeast Manipur state since violence erupted last year between the majority Meitei community and minority Kuki-Zo tribes
December 23, 2024
French cosmetics giant L'Oreal said on Monday it had agreed to buy Gowoonsesang Cosmetics, which includes South Korean skincare brand Dr.G., from Swiss retailer Migros.
December 23, 2024
South Korea's main opposition party threatened on Monday to impeach acting president Han Duck-soo if he failed to approve legislation to launch a special counsel
December 23, 2024
China's domestic demand is gathering pace as cautious consumers increasingly choose to rent items from cameras to handbags rather than buying them, the official People's Daily said
December 23, 2024
Former Nissan chief executive Carlos Ghosn cast doubt on the success of a potential merger between Honda and Nissan, saying the latter's plans "do not make sense" at a press
December 23, 2024
Taiwan's cabinet warned on Monday the island's security might be at risk after opposition parties passed laws that will require cuts in government spending, including defence, at a
December 23, 2024
South Korea's finance minister said on Monday some slowdown in economic growth would be unavoidable as the government prepares to revise forecasts for this year and next year due to
December 23, 2024
Singapore's key consumer price gauge rose 1.9% in November on a yearly basis, lower than economists' forecasts and the smallest rise in nearly three years,
December 23, 2024
In front of Saudah's house on Indonesia's Sumatra island lie two damaged coast guard ships, washed ashore by a tsunami 20 years ago and a daily
December 23, 2024
By Krishna N.
December 23, 2024
A Chinese war plane goes missing near Taiwan.
December 23, 2024
Vietnam will start building a new railway from its largest northern port to the border with China by the end of next year, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said.
December 23, 2024No sooner had the global economy started to put the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic behind it than a whole new set of challenges opened up for 2025.
December 23, 2024
Oil prices settled little changed on
December 20, 2024
The US still has not had a woman leader – here are the countries that have
December 22, 2024
The Chinese government is protesting the latest American announcements of military sales and assistance to Taiwan, warning the United States that it is “playing with fire.”
December 22, 2024
All three people on board a plane that was forced to make an emergency landing in Russia's remote Kamchatka region have been found alive and well after a three-day search, officials
December 22, 2024Japan's competition watchdog is expected to find Google guilty of violating the country's antitrust law, Nikkei Asia reported on Sunday, citing sources.
December 22, 2024
China criticised new U.S. military aid to Taiwan on Sunday, saying the $571 million package seriously violates the "one China principle" and provisions of joint communiques between
December 22, 2024
The Moken, a group of indigenous people from Thailand and Myanmar, once sailed freely between the archipelago of 800 islands off the coast of the two countries
December 22, 2024
China's Nio on Sunday said it would launch its new Firefly electric vehicle brand in Europe early in the first half of 2025, betting that it would help the company overcome European
December 22, 2024
A Chinese bulk carrier that is under investigation following a breach of two fibre-optic cables in the Baltic Sea is again moving after sitting still for more than a month in a
December 21, 2024
Nio unveiled a lower-cost brand named Firefly on Saturday that it touted as a rival to Mercedes' Smart and BMW's Mini in the Chinese electric vehicle maker's latest bid to
December 21, 2024
The Pakistani Taliban says it carried out a deadly attack on a military checkpoint in the country's northwest
December 21, 2024Two decades after a catastrophic tsunami destroyed her village, Tria Asnani still cries when she recalls how she lost her mother while trying to escape the giant waves and her father to the sea
December 21, 2024
Twenty-five civilians were sentenced by a Pakistani military court to periods of two to 10 years of "rigorous imprisonment" in connection with attacks on military
December 21, 2024
The airport in the Russian city of Kazan reopened on Saturday after temporarily closing earlier in the day following a Ukrainian drone attack, Russia's aviation watchdog said.
December 21, 2024
Cheng Chen Chin-Mei beamed broadly as she hoisted a 35-kg (77-pound) weightlifting bar to her waist, dropped it and waved confidently to the enthusiastic
December 21, 2024
Pakistan's Foreign Ministry on Saturday dismissed as unfounded and "devoid of rationality" assertions by a senior U.S. official that its missile programme could eventually pose a
December 21, 2024
Sixteen security personnel were killed in northwest Pakistan in an attack by Islamist militants early on Saturday, a senior police official in the South Waziristan region said, as
December 21, 2024Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev replaced his deputy prime minister, who also served as economy minister, by presidential decree on Saturday.
December 21, 2024
Honda and Nissan are considering producing vehicles in one another's factories as part of their plan to deepen ties and potentially merge, Japan's Kyodo news agency said on Saturday.
December 21, 2024
Demonstrators supporting and opposing South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol held rival protests several hundred metres apart in Seoul on Saturday, a week after he was impeached over
December 21, 2024
A rebel army in Myanmar said it had captured a major military headquarters in the country's west, marking the fall of the junta's second regional command as it faces mounting setbacks
December 21, 2024U.S.
December 21, 2024
Seven Chinese citizens were arrested on charges of illegally entering Guam around the time the U.S.
December 21, 2024
When two month old Bibeam died in November 2023, the temples in her district would not cremate her, considering her too young for such a ceremony.
December 20, 2024
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called to step up development of the country's industrial production in regions outside Pyongyang to strengthen rural economies, state media KCNA said
December 20, 2024
The Biden administration plans to blacklist a Chinese company whose TSMC-made chip was illegally incorporated into a Huawei artificial-intelligence
December 20, 2024
U.S. stocks rose to turn what would have been one of the market’s worst weeks of the year into just a pretty bad one
December 20, 2024
Two Chinese astronauts this week completed a world-record spacewalk of more than nine hours, according to a statement from China's Manned Space Agency, marking
December 20, 2024Wall Street surged on Friday and the dollar softened as cooler-than-expected inflation data helped investors look past the possibility of a government shutdown and
December 20, 2024
Credit ratings agency Fitch on Friday upgraded Sri Lanka's long-term foreign-currency default rating to 'CCC+' from 'restricted default' (RD) following approval by creditors of the
December 20, 2024
The U.S. dollar pulled back from a two-year high on Friday, but was heading for its third-straight week of gains, with data showing a slowdown in inflation two
December 20, 2024
Lawmakers have clashed in Taiwan’s legislature after members of a leading political party broke into the building overnight to occupy the speaker’s chair
December 20, 2024
The disappearance 10 years ago of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 with 239 people on board remains one of the world's greatest aviation mysteries.
March 08, 2024A Chinese national has been charged with acting as an illegal agent for Beijing when serving as the campaign manager for an unnamed local California politician
December 19, 2024
Cambodia's influential former Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Friday that Japan would be granted visitation rights to the country's Ream Naval Base, a facility the United States is
December 20, 2024
Provincial authorities in northwestern Pakistan said on Friday they planned to collect heavy weapons to stop sectarian clashes that have killed hundreds, but tribesmen
December 20, 2024Malaysia has agreed to resume the search for the wreckage of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, its transport minister said on Friday, more
December 20, 2024
Pakistani authorities in the northwest want warring tribes to hand over their weapons after weeks of deadly clashes
December 20, 2024An Indian court on Friday dismissed a petition challenging the award of a contract to Adani Group to revamp one of Asia's largest slums in
December 20, 2024
China's coast guard said on Friday it warned and "drove away" a Philippine C-208 aircraft that "illegally" entered the airspace over Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea.
December 20, 2024Taiwan's Foxconn is pausing its interest in Nissan Motor as the Japanese automaker explores a potential merger with Honda Motor, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar
December 20, 2024
Sri Lanka's navy says it has rescued more than 100 people believed to be Rohingya refugees who were found adrift aboard a fishing trawler off the island nation
December 20, 2024
Malaysia’s government has agreed in principle to accept a second “no find, no fee” deal from a U.S. company to renew the hunt for flight MH370, which is believed to have crashed in the southern Indian Ocean over 10 years ago
December 20, 2024
South Korean investigators are pressing ahead with their probe into impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his Dec. 3 martial law declaration
December 20, 2024
Japan's government said on Friday that the economy was recovering moderately in December but warned of risks ahead, such as higher interest rates overseas and policies in the United
December 20, 2024
Thailand has told Myanmar's junta that ASEAN members would want all stakeholders included in an election the military government plans to hold next year, even as
December 20, 2024
Indonesian authorities say an ailing French national on death row for drug offenses has made a last-ditch plea to be returned home
December 20, 2024India's Rahul Gandhi is under police investigation over a scuffle between opposition members of parliament and those from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling
December 20, 2024
Taiwan export orders grew more slowly than expected in November as weaker shipment for smartphones offset strong demand for artificial intelligence technology amid softness from
December 20, 2024
As Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly expand sales of their popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs, cheaper copies of their patented remedies are winning approval from
December 20, 2024
Slowing inflation has created room for Singapore's central bank to ease monetary policy in January but it may wait until later in 2025 so it can assess incoming
December 20, 2024
South Korean police have questioned Prime Minister and Acting President Han Duck-soo as part of an investigation into the short-lived decision this month to impose
December 20, 2024
China has allowed representatives from Germany, Sweden, Finland and Denmark to board a Chinese bulk carrier at the centre of an investigation into Baltic Sea
December 19, 2024
Top Japanese finance officials said on Friday the government is "alarmed" by recent foreign exchange moves and is ready to intervene if speculative moves were
December 20, 2024
In rare criticism of its past policies, the Bank of Japan said former governor Haruhiko Kuroda's stimulus didn't change consumer psychology as much as planned,
December 20, 2024
The broad shift towards renewable energy in the U.S. will continue even under the incoming administration of Donald Trump, said the head of the
December 20, 2024
Vietnam's government said on Friday that plans to significantly overhaul its administration will not affect project approvals amid investor concern it could lead to delays in the
December 20, 2024
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Stella Qiu 2024 is almost over.
December 20, 2024
Indian militant groups that took refuge in Myanmar and fought in its civil war have been streaming back across the border to Manipur state this year, Indian
December 20, 2024
Consumer inflation in Tokyo likely accelerated in December on higher food costs and after the government's suspension of its gas and electricity subsidies, a Reuters poll showed on
December 20, 2024
South Korea's financial authorities said on Friday they would loosen foreign exchange regulations and allow more corporate borrowings abroad, in a bid to
December 20, 2024
A senior White House official on Thursday said nuclear-armed Pakistan is developing long-range ballistic missile capabilities that eventually could allow it to
December 19, 2024
China's President Xi Jinping urged Macau's new government to have the "courage" to diversify the economy of the world's biggest gambling hub as the
December 20, 2024
Siargao, the ‘surf capital of the Philippines,’ is riding a wave of change
December 20, 2024
Pakistan has denounced U.S. sanctions on its ballistic missile program as biased and putting regional peace at risk
December 19, 2024Over the last decade, Masato Shiota brought his papermaking business back from the brink, paying down debt and buying machinery to automate some
December 20, 2024
Democratic Senator Ed Markey and Republican Senator Rand Paul on Thursday urged President Joe Biden to extend by 90 days a Jan. 19 deadline for China-based
December 19, 2024
China's Sinograin has bought nearly 500,000 metric tons of U.S. soybeans this week for shipment in March and April, paying more for U.S. supplies for state reserves
December 19, 2024Japan's core inflation accelerated in November as rising food and fuel costs hit households, data showed on Friday, keeping the central bank under pressure to raise
December 19, 2024
Dealmakers expect the momentum for new share sales in India, now the world's busiest market for initial public offerings, and Australia in 2025 will cushion the
December 19, 2024
The top business risk of the Trump presidency for heavy-duty equipment maker Komatsu is not the tariffs he has threatened, but Canada's potential
December 19, 2024
A Utah woman who police believe was shot and killed by her husband along with three of their children was a refugee who fled violence in Myanmar
December 19, 2024A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.
December 19, 2024
Central banks from Brazil to Indonesia scrambled to defend their struggling currencies on Thursday, hours after the Federal Reserve jolted
December 19, 2024
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December 19, 2024
An early rebound for U.S. stocks petered out by the end of the day, leaving indexes close to flat
December 19, 2024
A group of Republican senators is demanding that the Biden administration revoke a science and technology agreement with China
December 19, 2024Wall Street stumbled to a close Thursday, ending nearly flat after an earlier rally ran out of steam late in the session as investors continued to parse the
December 19, 2024
Oil prices fell on Thursday after central bankers in the U.S. and Europe signaled caution over further easing of monetary policy, fanning concerns that weak economic
December 19, 2024
The dollar hovered near its two-year high on Thursday after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates and signaled a
December 19, 2024
India's Tech Mahindra is stepping up focus on its banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) business in a bid to bridge the gap with larger peers which
December 19, 2024
Australia's Champion Iron said on Thursday Japanese steelmaker Nippon Steel and trading house Sojitz will buy a 49% stake in the company's Kami project in Canada for C$245 million ($170.41
December 18, 2024
There are no so-called "secret police stations", China's foreign ministry said on Thursday, after a New York resident who prosecutors say operated such a station pleaded guilty to
December 19, 2024Taiwan's China Airlines will split an order for its long-haul fleet renewal between Boeing and European rival Airbus and buy freighters from the U.S. planemaker in a
December 19, 2024
Iraq sent back nearly 2,000 Syrian soldiers on Thursday to their homeland after they had sought refuge in Iraq during the advance of rebel forces that toppled President Bashar al-
December 19, 2024
Funds stolen by hacking cryptocurrency platforms surged 21% from a year ago to $2.2 billion in 2024, a report from blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis showed on Thursday.
December 19, 2024
The U.S. ambassador to Vietnam says U.S. arms manufacturers could help the southeast Asian country build up its armed forces
December 19, 2024
India is preparing to offer tariffs cuts on some farm and other goods mainly imported from the U.S., aiming to clinch a broader trade and investment deal once
December 19, 2024
U.S.-backed Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) vowed on Thursday to fight Turkey and groups it supports in the city of Kobani in northern Syria.
December 19, 2024The tiny island that sits between Europe and Asia
December 19, 2024
The chair of the Japanese banking lobby echoed Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda's cautious view on the Japanese economy on Thursday and said the central bank needed
December 19, 2024
KKR extended on Thursday its tender offer period for Fuji Soft to Jan. 9 as it battles rival U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital for control of the Japanese software maker.
December 19, 2024
India is preparing for possible trade talks with the United States, aiming for increased investments from U.S. companies and higher exports once President-elect
December 19, 2024
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December 19, 2024
The founding family of Japanese IT company Fuji Soft on Wednesday reiterated its support for a takeover bid by private equity firm Bain Capital that is opposed by Fuji
December 19, 2024
China is building the world’s largest artificial island airport
December 19, 2024
The suspect in the killing of top Russian general Igor Kirillov has been taken to the crime scene in Moscow, state media said on Thursday.
December 19, 2024
China and India resume high-level talks to ease dispute over Himalayan border
December 19, 2024
Malaysia's High Court on Thursday acquitted Rosmah Mansor, the wife of jailed former Prime Minister Najib Razak, of money laundering and tax evasion, citing
December 19, 2024
The foreign minister of Myanmar on Thursday informed a regional meeting of its neighbours of its progress towards holding elections next year in the war-torn country, Thailand's
December 19, 2024
Helicopters and divers scoured the waters off India's financial capital of Mumbai on Thursday in a search for survivors of a freak boat
December 19, 2024
Chinese banks in several cities have taken the unusual step of raising mortgage rates, Chinese media reported, underscoring concerns over their shrinking profit margins amid a
December 19, 2024
Taiwan's central bank on Thursday raised this year's growth forecast for the tech powerhouse island but flagged risks for next year centred on the trade
December 19, 2024
Apple is in talks with Tencent and TikTok owner ByteDance about integrating their artificial intelligence models into iPhones sold in China, according to
December 19, 2024
The Bank of Japan kept interest rates unchanged on Thursday and its governor offered few clues on how soon it could push up borrowing costs, sending
December 18, 2024
Vietnam wants to expand its international defence cooperation to build trust and prevent wars, its prime minister said on Thursday, and the United
December 19, 2024
The Bank of Japan said unconventional monetary easing, such as its ultra-easy policy of the past decade, carries potential uncertainties and side
December 19, 2024
The Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady on Thursday, as policymakers preferred to tread cautiously in pushing up borrowing costs amid uncertainty over U.S. president-elect Donald
December 19, 2024
Top dealmakers expect global mergers and acquisitions (M&A)volumes to surpass $4 trillion next year, the highest in
December 19, 2024
South Korea's pension fund and central bank have agreed to expand their foreign exchange swap line and extend it by one year until the end of 2025, a move that comes as the won
December 19, 2024
Two late-night traffic accidents in southeastern Afghanistan killed at least 44 people, local authorities said on Thursday.
December 19, 2024Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has said he might pardon people who engaged in graft if they return what they stole, underlining his commitment to tackle corruption.
December 19, 2024
U.S. aerospace and defence giant RTX Corp plans to hire 1,000 more people to its 7,000-strong workforce in India by 2027, its top executives told Reuters,
December 19, 2024
China is widely expected to leave its benchmark lending rates unchanged on Friday, a Reuters poll showed, as falling yields, shrinking net interest margins and a weakening yuan
December 19, 2024
Corruption in China's military may have disrupted its progress towards its 2027 military modernization goals, the Pentagon said in its annual
December 18, 2024
A New York resident who prosecutors say operated a "secret police station" in the Chinatown district of Manhattan to aid Beijing's targeting of dissidents pleaded
December 18, 2024
U.S. authorities are considering a ban on China's TP-Link Technology Co over national security concerns after its internet routers were linked to cyber attacks, the Wall Street Journal
December 18, 2024The top diplomat of Myanmar's ruling junta briefed neighbouring countries on its plans to hold an election next year amid an escalating civil war, including
December 18, 2024
At least 13 dead after navy boat and passenger ferry collide near popular Mumbai tourist destination
December 18, 2024
As South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's relations with the opposition broke down this year, Western diplomats hoped the internal tensions would not
December 19, 2024
Two Malaysians who were detained in Guantanamo Bay since 2006 have safely arrived in Malaysia and will undergo a rehabilitation process before being reintegrated into society,
December 19, 2024
The Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady on Thursday, underscoring policymakers' preference to spend more time scrutinising whether wage hikes will broaden and keep inflation
December 19, 2024
South Korea's potential economic growth rate is estimated to have fallen to around 2% and is projected to fall further below 1% by the late 2040s due to a lack of innovation and
December 19, 2024
Foreign investors divested Japanese stocks significantly in the week through Dec. 14, exercising caution ahead of policy meetings by the U.S.
December 19, 2024
Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said legal experts would consider clemency requests for Mary Jane Veloso, who had been sentenced to death in Indonesia for drug trafficking
December 19, 2024
A senior executive of Taiwan-based contract manufacturer Foxconn is in France to discuss a potential stake purchase in Nissan Motor from the Japanese automaker's biggest shareholder
December 19, 2024
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) on Thursday cut its base interest rate charged via the overnight discount window by 25 basis points to 4.75%, tracking a move by the U.S.
December 18, 2024
The South Korean won dropped to its weakest level in 15 years on Thursday, weighed down by risk-averse sentiment after the U.S.
December 19, 2024
TuSimple Holdings said on Thursday it would rebrand as CreateAI and pivot from autonomous trucking to AI gaming technology, marking an attempt by the once-prominent self-driving
December 19, 2024
The Israeli military said on Thursday that sirens sounded in numerous areas in central Israel after a missile was launched from Yemen.
December 19, 2024
Police in Vietnam have arrested a man suspected of starting a blaze that killed 11 following an argument with staff in a Hanoi cafe, authorities said on Thursday, while two of the
December 19, 2024South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol is willing to present his views himself during legal proceedings related to his short-lived declaration of
December 19, 2024
Macao has grown from a monopoly-driven gambling enclave into the world's biggest gaming hub, packed with Chinese tourists, since Beijing took control of the former Portuguese colony 25 years ago
December 19, 2024
Banlue Choosin has been monitoring the seas around Thailand's southern Phang Nga province for signs of abnormality for nearly two decades.
December 19, 2024
At least 13 people died when an Indian naval boat collided with a passenger ferry with more than 100 passengers which then capsized off the coast of financial
December 18, 2024
At least 100 North Korean troops deployed to Russia have been killed with another 1,000 injured in combat against Ukrainian forces in intense fighting in the Kursk region,
December 18, 2024
North Korea demonstrated this year that it could produce ballistic missiles and supply them to Russia for use against Ukraine in a matter of months
December 18, 2024
The United States voiced alarm at the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday that Russia was close to accepting a nuclear-armed North Korea, as
December 18, 2024
U.S. stocks tumbled to one of their worst days of the year after the Federal Reserve hinted it may deliver fewer shots of adrenaline for the U.S. economy in 2025 than earlier thought
December 18, 2024
Japanese investors sold overseas stocks for a second consecutive month in November as they sought to capitalize on robust gains in global equities, particularly as U.S. stocks reached
December 09, 2024
Megacap tech shares muscled the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq to higher closes on Monday as U.S.
December 16, 2024
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. The Federal Reserve has spoken, and as far as investors are concerned, the message was clear - clearly hawkish.
December 18, 2024
The U.S.
December 18, 2024
A Pentagon report says China is expanding its nuclear force, has increased military pressure against Taiwan and has strengthened its ties with Russia over the past year
December 18, 2024
Global battery maker CATL says it will expand its electric vehicle battery swapping in China in 2025
December 18, 2024
Oil prices settled higher on Wednesday after U.S. crude inventories fell and the U.S.
December 18, 2024
The U.S. dollar advanced against its peers on Wednesday, hitting its highest level in two years, after the Federal Reserve delivered a widely expected interest
December 18, 2024
Wall Street closed sharply lower on Wednesday, with the Dow falling over 1,100 points after the U.S.
December 18, 2024
China's medical
December 18, 2024
The United States said on Wednesday it was imposing new sanctions related to nuclear-armed Pakistan's long-range ballistic-missile program, including on the state-owned defense
December 18, 2024
While it is important to keep pressure on China to help further reduce U.S. fentanyl deaths, the incoming Trump administration must be careful to maintain the progress President
December 18, 2024
The U.S.
December 06, 2024
Some nations and investors have either scrapped deals or halted investments in the Adani Group, after the United States indicted its billionaire chairman Gautam Adani for alleged bribery
November 26, 2024
China declined on Wednesday to comment about the marriage of the son of jailed former leader Bo Xilai to an individual from Taiwan, saying only that it opposed "malicious"
November 27, 2024
Pakistani authorities arrested nearly 1,000 supporters of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan who stormed the
November 27, 2024
New Zealand's economy widened more than initially reported in the annual year ended March 2024, according to revised government data released on Wednesday.
November 27, 2024
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Kevin Buckland Threats of fresh tariffs under a second Trump administration continue to unnerve Asian investors, with Japan again - not
November 27, 2024
The biggest November snowstorm to hit South Korea’s capital in more than a half century has blanketed the capital, grounding hundreds of flights and disrupting traffic
November 27, 2024
India's lower house of parliament suspended proceedings for a second day on Wednesday after disruptions by lawmakers demanding a discussion of the U.S. indictment of billionaire
November 27, 2024
China's Hesai Group, the world's largest maker of lidar sensors for autonomous driving, said it plans to slash the price of its key product by half next year which should lead to
November 27, 2024
Losses for big technology stocks pulled major indexes lower on Wall Street
November 27, 2024
The Philippines' embattled vice president on Wednesday accused President Ferdinand Marcos Jr of seeking to remove her from office, after
November 27, 2024
Philippine police officials have filed criminal complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte and her security staff for allegedly assaulting authorities and disobeying orders in a recent altercation in Congress
November 27, 2024
Authorities have reopened roads linking Pakistan’s capital with the rest of the country, ending a four-day lockdown, after using tear gas and firing into the air to disperse supporters of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan who demanded his release from prison
November 27, 2024
Volkswagen will sell its operations in China's Xinjiang, it said on Wednesday, after years of mounting pressure to abandon its presence in a region where rights groups have
November 27, 2024
China's foreign ministry, responding to a question about a report saying the Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun has been placed under investigation for corruption, said on Wednesday
November 27, 2024
The Bank of Japan suffered record valuation losses on its government bond holdings in the first half of the fiscal year as its interest rate hikes
November 27, 2024
A Pakistani court approved bail for a journalist arrested this week after investigating claims of casualties in a protest march, his lawyer said on
November 30, 2024
A Chinese man was arrested on the territory of a German naval base, police said on Wednesday, and a public broadcaster said prosecutors were considering spying charges.
December 18, 2024The Pentagon this week released its annual report on China's military, which touches on wide-ranging issues related to some of the most important developments in China's
October 20, 2023
Russia said on Wednesday it had detained an Uzbek man who had confessed to planting and detonating a bomb which killed a top general, Igor
December 18, 2024
China’s anticorruption crackdown is impeding its military buildup plans, Pentagon says
December 18, 2024
Japanese automakers Nissan Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co. have confirmed that they are discussing closer collaboration but denied reports they have decided on a merger
December 18, 2024
Russia’s security service says it has detained a citizen from Uzbekistan in the bombing that killed a senior general as he left his Moscow apartment — a bold assassination that was claimed by Ukraine’s security service
December 18, 2024
China and India took a further step towards easing their long-running border dispute on Wednesday, with senior officials holding formal talks for the first time in five years and
December 18, 2024
The world’s largest maker of batteries for electric vehicles says it will get into battery swapping in China in a big way starting next year
December 18, 2024
The British government says it still plans to hand over a contested Indian Ocean archipelago, which is home to a strategically important military base, to Mauritius
December 18, 2024
A merger between Honda and Nissan would not come with quick gains, as the automakers would first need to align their strategies while overlapping regional markets would limit the sales
December 18, 2024
Honda and Nissan are in talks to deepen ties, two people said on Wednesday, including a possible merger, the clearest sign yet of how Japan's
December 18, 2024
Russia now views arms control over the vast nuclear arsenals that were built up during the Cold War to be a thing of the past due to the lack of trust between Moscow and the West,
December 18, 2024
Indonesia's mining industry is rapidly expanding on demand for the minerals needed to help power the global energy transition, like nickel, cobalt and bauxite
December 17, 2024
A veterinarian with a global animal welfare organization says Pakistani veterinary surgeons found that a bacterial infection killed an elephant at a safari park in the city of Karachi earlier this month
December 18, 2024
Scientists in China have almost finished building a massive underground detector to sniff out mysterious particles called neutrinos
December 18, 2024
French automaker Renault, Nissan Motor's largest shareholder, is open in principle to the Japanese automaker pursuing merger talks with peer Honda Motor, two people familiar with the matter
December 18, 2024
Honda and Nissan are in talks to deepen ties, two people said on Wednesday, including a possible merger, the clearest sign yet of how Japan's once seemingly unbeatable auto industry is
December 18, 2024
Indonesia's central bank said it will buy 150 trillion rupiah ($9.3 billion) of state bonds in the secondary market next year, more than replacing around 100 trillion rupiah of
December 18, 2024
Denmark, which oversees security in and around Greenland, on Wednesday warned of a heightened risk of military confrontation in the Arctic, driven by aggressive threatening
December 18, 2024China's President Xi Jinping arrived in Macau on Wednesday to mark a quarter century of Beijing's rule over the former Portuguese enclave, and is likely
December 17, 2024
A U.S. envoy told Reuters that U.S.
December 18, 2024
China says astronauts completed nine-hour spacewalk, breaking US record
December 18, 2024Shares in Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment (AMEC), one of China's leading chip equipment makers, jumped 4.35% on Wednesday after it was removed from a list of Chinese companies
December 18, 2024
The U.S Department of Defense on Wednesday announced the repatriation of two Guantanamo Bay detainees to Malaysia, where the government said it was planning a reintegration
December 18, 2024
Shares of Kioxia soared 14% in their market debut on Wednesday, valuing the Bain-backed chipmaker at more than 890 billion yen ($5.80 billion) and highlighting
December 18, 2024
Japanese carmakers Honda and Nissan are in talks to deepen ties, according to sources, including a possible merger, as challenges from Tesla and Chinese rivals urge a restructuring of
December 18, 2024
Elon Musk said Starlink satellite internet is inactive in India, his first comments since authorities seized two of the company's devices in recent weeks, one in an armed
December 18, 2024
Thailand could beat a government forecast of 2% to 3% export growth in 2025, the commerce minister said on Wednesday as he played down concerns about the potential impact of the
December 18, 2024
Thailand's central bank left its key interest rate unchanged on Wednesday, as widely expected, after delivering a surprise cut at its previous meeting in October.
December 18, 2024
Japan's Seven & i Holdings said on Wednesday it plans to open 500 new convenience stores in the United States and Canada through 2027.
December 18, 2024
Tesla's Shanghai plant manager Song Gang has left the company, according to a letter he sent to staff on Wednesday.
December 18, 2024
Joblessness among the youth in Chinese cities eased for a third straight month in November after reaching its highest this year in August, official data showed on Wednesday.
December 18, 2024
Bain Capital said on Wednesday it plans to launch a tender offer for Fuji Soft shares even without the backing of the Japanese firm's board should a second-round bid
December 18, 2024
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday proposed three bills aimed at cracking down China's role in the U.S. fentanyl crisis, with measures that would
December 17, 2024
A Japanese space startup says its second attempt to launch a rocket carrying satellites into orbit had been aborted minutes after liftoff
December 18, 2024
Some Asian hedge funds are betting on leading Chinese tech companies such as Xiaomi and Baidu, buoyed by their artificial intelligence innovations, despite the
December 18, 2024
As the guessing game over the timing of Japan's next interest rate hike heats up, another debate is brewing within the central bank over just how much higher rates
December 18, 2024
South Korea's foreign minister said on Wednesday he was devising a roadmap to prepare for U.S.
December 18, 2024
The approach from the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) on Sept. 15, 2021 came out of the blue.
December 17, 2024
A Filipino woman who spent years on death row in Indonesia for drug trafficking, and who was nearly executed by firing squad in 2015, said Wednesday she’s happy to be back in the Philippines but still counting on its president to get out of jail
December 18, 2024South Korea's central bank will maintain its inflation target of 2% until the next policy review, as the era of "low-inflation" is unlikely to come in a year or two, the bank's
December 18, 2024
Vietnam will showcase locally made weapons at an international arms fair in Hanoi on Thursday, as it seeks to boost its domestic industry and
December 18, 2024
The Thai industrial sentiment index rose for a second consecutive month in November, reaching its highest level in eight months on stronger exports and tourism, the Federation of
December 18, 2024
Honda and Nissan are in merger talks
December 18, 2024
Indonesian authorities have returned a Filipina woman to the Philippines who had been on death row and nearly executed by firing squad in Indonesia in 2015, after a longstanding request from her home country
December 17, 2024
Mary Jane Veloso, who received a last-minute reprieve from execution by firing squad for drug trafficking in Indonesia in 2015, arrived in the Philippines in the early hours of
December 18, 2024
China announced on Tuesday a relaxation of its visa-free transit policy, extending the permitted stay for eligible foreign travellers to 240 hours, or 10 days, from the original
December 17, 2024
Japan's exports rose faster than expected in November, data showed on Wednesday, helped by a weaker yen and solid global demand although businesses worry
December 18, 2024Progress by Chinese property developer Sunac towards a landmark restructuring deal for yuan bonds could open the gates to a flurry of debt agreements next year, as
December 17, 2024
Japanese auto giants Honda and Nissan are in talks to set up a holding company, according to a person with knowledge of the matter, a move that would allow them to share
December 17, 2024
The U.S. dollar gained against major currencies on Tuesday following better-than-expected retail sales data that showed underlying economic momentum while markets
December 17, 2024
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday visited a mausoleum for his late father and grandfather Kim Jong Il and Kim Il Sung to pay tribute to his father, state media reported on
December 17, 2024
China's top diplomat said on Tuesday he hoped the incoming Trump administration would "make the right choice" and work with Beijing, hours after Donald Trump told reporters the
December 17, 2024
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.
December 17, 2024
A senior U.S. military official says a couple hundred North Korean troops fighting alongside Russian forces against Ukraine have been killed or wounded in battle in the Kursk border region
December 17, 2024
U.S. stock indexes trimmed some of their stellar gains for the year
December 17, 2024
U.S. stocks closed down on Tuesday and crude prices fell as investors parsed economic data and girded themselves for a series of central bank decisions, including
December 17, 2024
Oil prices eased about 1% to a one-week low on Tuesday on demand worries following the release of negative economic news from Germany and China, while investors
December 17, 2024
Pakistan's police say a roadside bomb has exploded near a vehicle carrying police officers assigned to protect polio workers in northwest Pakistan
December 17, 2024
The Republican chairman of the U.S.
December 17, 2024
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December 17, 2024
A woman from the Philippines who was sentenced to death for drug trafficking in Indonesia said on Tuesday she was ready to begin a new life as she prepared to fly home after the
December 17, 2024
Conor McGregor says he’s in negotiations to fight Logan Paul in a boxing exhibition in India
December 17, 2024
Police in Georgia have launched a criminal negligence investigation after 12 people were found dead at an Indian restaurant in the country’s ski resort of Gudauri
December 17, 2024Orioles bolster pitching with signing of Japanese MVP pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano
December 17, 2024Honda Motor aims to double its global hybrid car sales to 1.3 million vehicles annually by 2030 from 2023 levels, providing a "bridge" until fully electric vehicles become more
December 17, 2024
A woman who was branded a Chinese spy by Britain's MI5 has lost her case to sue the domestic spy agency over an alert issued to politicians which said she was an
December 17, 2024Canada plans to impose tariffs on a slew of Chinese products from as early as next year, the government's fiscal update showed, as part of its wider
December 17, 2024
Japanese IT firm Fuji Soft has reaffirmed its support for the second stage of a tender offer buyout from U.S. private equity firm KKR and came out against a higher offer from rival
December 17, 2024
Russia's parliament passed a law on Tuesday that would allow courts to suspend bans on groups designated by Moscow as terrorist organisations - paving the way for it to
December 17, 2024The Philippines said it delivered provisions earlier this month to its military personnel stationed at features in the South China Sea that Manila occupies but are claimed by
December 17, 2024Indonesia's anti-graft agency raided the headquarters of the central bank in Jakarta on Monday in relation to a probe into alleged
December 17, 2024
The retreat from the world’s largest auto market has begun
December 17, 2024
Youngest ever chess world champion Gukesh Dommaraju returns home to rock star welcome in India
December 17, 2024
China extends visa-free transit policy to 10 days as part of efforts to lure more foreign tourists
December 17, 2024
Chinese leaders agreed last week to raise the budget deficit to 4% of gross domestic product (GDP) next year, its highest on record, while maintaining an economic growth target of around 5%
December 17, 2024
Japanese tycoon Masayoshi Son has joined President-elect Donald Trump in announcing plans by technology and telecoms giant SoftBank Group to invest $100 billion in projects in the United States
December 17, 2024
Communist-run Vietnam is planning its boldest bureaucratic reform in decades, slashing ministries, agencies and broadcasters in a bid to
December 17, 2024
Hong Kong's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held steady at 3.1% in the September-November period versus the prior three-month period, the government said on Tuesday.
December 17, 2024China is ready to work with India to enhance mutual trust through dialogue and communication, and manage differences with sincerity and integrity, the foreign ministry said on
December 17, 2024
South Korean investigators probing President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived martial law declaration failed to gain entry to his office to seek evidence on
December 17, 2024
South Korea’s acting leader has vowed to convey to the world that things are back to normal following parliament’s impeachment of conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol
December 17, 2024
Investors burned by Sri Lanka's $12.5 billion debt default are using the subsequent years-long restructuring to try to force the island nation's
December 17, 2024
South Korea's monetary policy board members said there was a need to respond quickly and preemptively to a slowing economy, as they decided to lower interest rates for a second
December 17, 2024
Walmart said on Tuesday it had formed a strategic partnership with Meituan under which the Chinese firm has begun providing delivery services for Walmart goods and
December 17, 2024
Alibaba Group said on Tuesday it would sell its Chinese department store unit Intime and book a $1.3 billion loss from the deal, as the
December 17, 2024
Ukraine’s military intelligence agency and the Pentagon say some North Korean troops have been killed during combat against Ukrainian forces in Russia’s Kursk border region
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Space startups in Japan and India said on Tuesday they had agreed to jointly study using laser-equipped satellites to remove debris from orbit, an experimental
December 17, 2024
When Abubakr Yusufi boarded a flight to Moscow in July, he thought he wouldn't be home for years.
December 17, 2024
India has tightened restrictions aimed at helping the public cope with pollution twice in 24 hours for New Delhi and its surrounding regions after a deterioration
December 17, 2024
Over 90% of market participants expect the Bank of Japan to keep interest rates steady at this week's policy meeting, a survey by money market brokerage Ueda Yagi Tanshi showed on
December 17, 2024
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