The Indian rupee will eke out very modest gains this year, trailing most of its Asian peers as the U.S. dollar retreats, according to a Reuters poll of foreign
June 04, 2025
A federal judge is weighing a request from the Trump administration to unseal records of the FBI’s surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr. — files that the civil rights leader’s relatives want to keep under wraps in the national archives
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Wall Street’s big recent rally lost some momentum following a pair of potentially discouraging reports on the economy
June 04, 2025
The 36th anniversary of a bloody crackdown that ended pro-democracy protests in China passed like any other weekday for most Chinese
June 04, 2025
At least 11 people are dead and more than 30 injured in a stampede outside a cricket stadium in southern India
June 04, 2025
The European Union's trade chief on Wednesday said Brussels and Beijing were working hard to address issues in their trade relationship ahead of a July
June 04, 2025
Security was tight in Hong Kong and activists faced pressure from police on the 36th anniversary of China's bloody 1989 crackdown on pro-
June 04, 2025
Some European auto parts plants have suspended output and Mercedes-Benz is considering ways to protect against shortages of rare
June 04, 2025
A top Philippine senator has drafted a resolution seeking to dismiss an impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte, his office said on Wednesday, which could boost her
June 04, 2025
Hyundai Motor sold its entire stake in Ola Electric, while rival South Korean carmaker Kia trimmed its holding, in a combined share sale worth 6.89 billion rupees ($80 million), according
June 04, 2025
Chinese President Xi Jinping praised Belarus as a true friend of China as he met Alexander Lukashenko, the leader of the sanctions-hit
June 04, 2025
South Korea has elected liberal Lee Jae-myung as president to lead the country through a tumultuous period that will require negotiating trade tariffs with the U.S. and mending the scars
June 04, 2025
India's dominant services sector maintained its robust growth in May, fueled by strong export demand and record hiring, although price pressures intensified, a survey showed on
June 04, 2025
President Lai Ching-te said on Wednesday that Taiwan "refuses to forget history" and the marking of the anniversary of China's June 4, 1989, Tiananmen Square crackdown is to
June 04, 2025
Lee Jae-myung, the liberal South Korean politician elected on Tuesday as the country's next leader, overcame a knife attack, martial law and criminal charges on his
May 29, 2025
Growth in Japan's service-sector activity slowed in May on weaker demand, offering little to mitigate falling factory activity and resulting in a near-zero growth for business overall
June 03, 2025
China's commerce minister has called on the World Trade Organisation to strengthen supervision over unilateral tariffs, and put forward objective and neutral policy proposals, the
June 03, 2025
The U_N_ Security Council has scheduled a vote Wednesday on a resolution which demands “an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire in Gaza respected by all parties.”
June 03, 2025
The U.S. should create the necessary conditions for bilateral relations to get back onto "the right track," China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi told the U.S. ambassador to Beijing on
June 03, 2025
Brunei's ruler Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah returned home on Tuesday, the prime minister's office said, after resting in Malaysia following his admission to a Malaysian hospital
June 03, 2025
More than 200 inmates escaped from a jail in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi late on Monday when they overpowered prison guards after
June 03, 2025
Resource-rich Mongolia is facing political uncertainty following the resignation of its prime minister in the wake of protests over endemic corruption in the landlocked Asian country, squeezed between China and Russia
June 03, 2025
Toyota Motor will take forklift-maker Toyota Industries private in a $33 billion deal, the companies said on Tuesday, a landmark unwinding of cross-shareholding that is likely to
June 02, 2025
Pakistani officials say an inmate was killed and more than 100 escaped from a prison in the southern city of Karachi overnight after they were temporarily moved out of their cells following mild earthquake tremors
June 03, 2025
Hong Kong's leader said on Tuesday that China's recent removal of its top representative in the city, known for his hardline policies on national
June 03, 2025
Myanmar's junta said it has extended a temporary ceasefire to June to support reconstruction and relief efforts following a massive earthquake in late March that killed at least 3,700
June 03, 2025
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June 01, 2025
European manufacturing took another step towards stabilisation in May but U.S. activity contracted for a third
June 02, 2025
Fu Tong and his wife Elaine To were among the first demonstrators in Hong Kong to be charged with rioting in 2020 after pro-democracy and anti-China protests started in
June 02, 2025
The Philippines and the European Union have agreed to start a dialogue on security and defence in order to tackle emerging threats like cyber attacks and foreign interference,
June 02, 2025
Indonesia booked a trade surplus of around $160 million in April, the lowest since April 2020, amid a surge in imports, while the country's
June 02, 2025
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South Korea's factory activity shrank for a fourth month in May as frail domestic demand and the impact of U.S. tariffs took a heavy toll on factory output while overall orders
June 01, 2025
Rungthiwa Pimphanit waited months for a long-promised cash handout of 10,000 baht ($307) from Thailand's ruling party, which she backed in 2023 elections, but now the scheme to
June 01, 2025
When then-President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law decree plunged South Korea into chaos, it plummeted sales at Park Myung-Ja's diner in Jechon and became
June 01, 2025
North Korea condemned a multilateral sanctions monitoring group's recent report on ties with Russia as political and biased, saying its military cooperation with Moscow was a "
June 01, 2025
South Korea's exports fell in May for the first time in four months, as shipments to the United States and China dropped on global trade conflict triggered by U.S.
June 01, 2025
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has reassured allies in the Indo-Pacific that they will not be left alone to face increasing military and economic pressure from China
May 31, 2025
US calls for Asia allies to boost defenses in face of China’s ‘imminent’ threat, Hegseth tells top defense forum
May 31, 2025
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India switched tactics after suffering losses in the air on the first day of conflict with Pakistan earlier this month and established a
May 31, 2025
Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles on Saturday urged greater transparency from China over its military modernisation and deployments as Pacific nations brace for a more
May 31, 2025
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May 30, 2025
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that division between the two superpowers, the United States and China, is the main
May 30, 2025
Australia's Defence Minister Richard Marles will on Saturday highlight the risk of a new cycle of nuclear proliferation in Europe and Asia, driven by China's rapid
May 30, 2025
Trump’s tariffs are under threat, but ports aren’t seeing a big rebound yet. That’s bad news for prices
May 30, 2025
A natural stone quarry in Indonesia’s West Java province collapsed on several people who were working in it, killing at least 10 people and leaving six workers missing, officials say
May 30, 2025
Tensions between two of China's largest automakers erupted into the open on Friday when a BYD executive slammed as alarmist comments by the chief of Great Wall Motor that called
May 30, 2025
South Korea's left-wing presidential frontrunner Lee Jae-myung on Friday proposed amending the constitution to make it more difficult to impose martial law, aiming to
May 30, 2025
Pakistan and India are close to reducing the troop build up along their border to levels before conflict erupted between the nuclear-armed
May 30, 2025
China snubs Asia’s largest defense forum as tensions with US simmer
May 30, 2025
The Thai economy improved in April from March and the outlook remains in line with its downwardly revised forecast for this year with the impact of U.S. tariffs to be seen in the
May 30, 2025
South Korean liberal candidate Lee Jae-myung is projected to win next week's snap presidential election, a result that could reorient a major U.S. ally on policies
May 30, 2025
The United States plans to ramp up weapons sales to Taipei to a level exceeding President Donald Trump's first term as part
May 30, 2025
China signed a convention setting up an international organisation for mediation in Hong Kong on Friday that Beijing hopes will be on par with the International
May 30, 2025
Dozens of countries have joined China in establishing an international mediation-based dispute resolution group
May 30, 2025
Japan's factory output fell in April by 0.9% from the previous month, better than a median market forecast for a 1.4% drop, government data showed on Friday.
May 29, 2025
South Korea's factory output unexpectedly declined in April, depressed by a drop in electricity and gas output, government data showed on Friday.
May 29, 2025
The United States will not tolerate "exploitation" of American universities by the Chinese Communist Party or theft of U.S. research and intellectual
May 29, 2025
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un led a party meeting on strengthening the military on Wednesday and inspected an artillery drill on Thursday, state media KCNA said on Friday.
May 29, 2025
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Cambodian authorities have said they detained some Japanese nationals in a joint effort to crack down on fraud centres in Cambodia, a Japanese government spokesperson said on Thursday
May 29, 2025
Global stocks rose while the U.S. dollar weakened on Thursday as markets digested an ongoing court battle over President Donald Trump's so-called "Liberation Day"
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A royal insult prosecution against an American scholar in Thailand that raised concerns in the U.S. government has been dropped, his lawyer said on Thursday, as authorities
May 29, 2025
Thousands of supporters of Nepal’s former king rallied in the capital Kathmandu on Thursday, calling for the restoration of the constitutional monarchy that was
May 29, 2025
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has expressed determination to defend rules-based, free and multilateral trade systems and work to expand the main Asia-Pacific trade group at a time of tension over U.S. tariffs
May 29, 2025
The army chiefs of Thailand and Cambodia have agreed for a mutual withdrawal from the disputed border area where a brief clash a day earlier killed one Cambodian soldier
May 29, 2025
China's defence minister Dong Jun will skip a major Asian security forum this weekend at which U.S.
May 29, 2025
Tens of thousands of protesters demanding the abolished monarchy be restored and the former king be made the head of state of the Himalayan nation demonstrated in Nepal's capital
May 29, 2025
The Economist's latest printed edition for Asia featuring Vietnam's top leader To Lam on its cover has been banned in Vietnam, sources at two local media distributors told Reuters, in a
May 29, 2025
A South Korean maritime patrol aircraft crashed soon after takeoff near a military base in the southern city of Pohang on Thursday, killing all four crew members, the navy said.
May 29, 2025
Xiaomi rolled out its new sports utility vehicle in Beijing on Thursday, as the firm best known for smartphones and consumer electronics gears
May 29, 2025
Governments in Asia and Europe are raising far less debt in U.S. dollars than usual, preferring to issue at home as they avoid exposure to rising
May 29, 2025
The Philippine foreign ministry said on Thursday that China has no right to object to or interfere with its lawful and routine activities in the South China Sea.
May 29, 2025
A South Korean navy plane has crashed during a training flight, killing all four crew members on board
May 29, 2025
Taiwan's Foxconn will soon announce a second Japanese auto partner, Chairman Young Liu said on Thursday, as the company best known as Apple's main iPhone maker continues its
May 29, 2025
A large dealer of Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD's cars in the eastern province of Shandong has gone out of business with at least 20 of its stores found to be deserted or shut
May 29, 2025
South Korea's record-high trade surpluses with the United States will gradually narrow as companies continue to invest in the U.S. market, the country's biggest exporter group said on
May 29, 2025
Google on Thursday began direct online sales of its popular hardware devices in India, including Pixel phones, watches and earbuds, ahead of an anticipated launch of its first physical
May 29, 2025
Australia's Defence Minister Richard Marles will meet with his U.S. and Japanese counterparts at an Asian security forum in Singapore, the first trilateral talks
May 29, 2025
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East Timor on Thursday deported a former Filipino congressman charged with multiple murders in the Philippines and added that he was a national security threat whose presence could damage the country’s image ahead of its entry to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
May 29, 2025
Japan cracks down on ‘sparkly’ names for babies like Pikachu or Nike
May 29, 2025
In Japan, bobtail cats are considered good luck and Nagasaki is the place to find them
May 28, 2025
The head of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees said on Wednesday Israel's model for providing aid to Gaza was wasteful and a "distraction from atrocities",
May 28, 2025
Taiwan's trade-reliant economy is expected to grow at a slower pace in 2025 than previously forecast, as uncertainty over possible U.S. tariffs weighs on growth, the statistics
May 28, 2025
China is being provocative with an "extreme pressure" campaign against Taiwan and is intentionally ignoring the island's olive branches and goodwill,
May 28, 2025
Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim-majority country, is willing to recognise and open diplomatic relations with Israel if an independent Palestinian state is recognised by Tel
May 28, 2025
European companies are cutting costs and scaling back investment plans in China as the economy slows and fierce competition drives down prices
May 28, 2025
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Wednesday the central bank will be vigilant to the risk large swings in super-long bond yields could
May 27, 2025
The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to halt a judge’s order allowing migrants to challenge their deportations to South Sudan
May 27, 2025
Southeast Asian leaders reached an understanding on Tuesday that any bilateral agreements they might strike with the United States on trade tariffs would not
May 27, 2025
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Leaders of Southeast Asian countries on Tuesday urged all parties in conflict-torn Myanmar to expand a temporary ceasefire and build trust towards convening an inclusive dialogue.
May 27, 2025
Singapore authorities said on Tuesday that an investigation into a Singapore Airlines flight last year that hit turbulence, injuring dozens of people and killing one, was still
May 27, 2025
Stephen Hayes Dacus has been approved to be the new chief executive of the operator of 7-Eleven, the first foreigner to lead the Japanese convenience store chain
May 27, 2025
North Korea's minister of state security, Ri Chang Dae, left Pyongyang on Monday to attend a meeting of senior security officials in Russia, the North's KCNA state news agency
May 27, 2025
A court on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali has sentenced a British man to 10 months in jail for drug offenses after a charge that could carry the death penalty was dropped
May 27, 2025
South Korean police have banned former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo and ex-Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok from travelling abroad as part of a probe into alleged insurrection linked to
May 27, 2025
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