U.S. stocks slipped as the market’s big burst following Donald Trump’s election continued to cool
November 14, 2024
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Thursday his government would not block the International Criminal Court (ICC) if former leader Rodrigo Duterte wants to be
November 14, 2024
China is projected to have a total of 12.22 million college graduates in 2025, state news agency Xinhua reported on Thursday, a record high.
November 14, 2024
Taiwan does not have a "concrete list" of new arms deals to put to the United States' incoming Trump administration but is keen to discuss how to boost the island's
November 14, 2024
Few have heard of this scenic train journey through Indonesia (and it’s a bargain, too)
November 14, 2024
Sri Lankans have voted in a parliamentary election that's key for their new, Marxist-leaning president to consolidate his party’s power and follow through on promises of economic recovery
November 14, 2024
Asia-Pacific travel demand has recovered from the pandemic, but earnings at the region's airlines are under pressure from supply chain
November 14, 2024
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto said he would "always safeguard our sovereignty" when asked about the issue of the South China Sea, adding partnerships are better than
November 14, 2024
Sri Lanka began counting votes cast on Thursday in a snap general election that will decide if the Indian Ocean island nation will give its new leftist
November 14, 2024
The Japanese government is making arrangements to compile a supplementary budget of about 13.5 trillion yen ($87 billion) to fund a stimulus package to help low-income households and
November 13, 2024
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.
November 13, 2024
President Joe Biden will hold talks this week with China’s Xi Jinping on the sidelines of an international summit in Peru
November 13, 2024
India's Adani Group will invest $10 billion in US energy security and infrastructure projects, aiming to create up to 15,000 jobs, chairman Gautam Adani said in a post on social media
November 13, 2024
Peru is hoping its famous cuisine will live up to its reputation at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum, serving world leaders its iconic ceviche, quinoa and
November 13, 2024
China's embassy warned the Philippines to cease any "unilateral actions" after Manila brought in two new maritime laws meant to define territory, sea lanes and air routes.
November 13, 2024
Malaysia's law minister on Wednesday challenged a former sultan's heirs who lost a legal bid to obtain nearly $15 billion from the government over a land dispute to try
November 13, 2024
In this birthday party portrait, teenage girls celebrate in secret in Afghanistan
November 13, 2024
Japan's government is considering restarting subsidies for electricity and gas prices from January next year, and continuing them until March in response to high fuel costs, public
November 13, 2024
Song Jae-lim, a South Korean actor known for his roles in K-dramas “Moon Embracing the Sun” and “Queen Woo,” was found dead at his home in Seoul
November 13, 2024
India's Supreme Court on Wednesday strongly criticised states which were demolishing properties of suspected criminals, a practise critics say targets mostly minority Muslims, and
November 13, 2024
Glencore and Chandra Asri, gearing up to complete their takeover of Shell's landmark Singapore refinery, have set up a new operating
November 13, 2024
Brazilian planemaker Embraer said on Wednesday at China's largest air show in Zhuhai that it planned to focus on strengthening its supply chain,
November 13, 2024
Indonesia's growth and portfolio investment could be hit if planned policies of U.S.
November 13, 2024
The Chinese military hardware on display at the country's largest air show in Zhuhai illustrates its ambitions, and in some cases may
November 13, 2024
France's BNP Paribas has cut a dozen jobs in mainland China and Hong Kong, a source with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, the latest among global banks to trim headcount
November 13, 2024
Several people were injured when a white SUV ploughed into students and pedestrians outside a primary school in southern China on Tuesday, state media said, as worries spread over a
November 13, 2024
Sri Lanka will vote in a snap general election on Thursday, called by new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to secure a majority in parliament to back his
November 13, 2024
Several international airlines have canceled flights to and from Indonesia’s tourist island of Bali because of an ongoing volcanic eruption
November 13, 2024
Japan's Seven & i Holdings said on Wednesday it has received a buyout proposal from its vice president who is a member of its founding Ito family.
November 13, 2024
Chanu Nimesha is contesting Sri Lanka's parliamentary election on Thursday as the first openly transgender candidate, hoping to forge a more inclusive and
November 13, 2024
The president of the Pacific Islands nation of Palau, Surangel Whipps Jr, was returned for a second term after a national election held last week, a final tally by the Palau Election
November 13, 2024
Japan's Mizuho Financial Group will take a 15% stake in Rakuten Group subsidiary Rakuten Card for 165 billion yen ($1.06 billion) in a further deepening of the two companies'
November 13, 2024
In a series of war games in the seas and skies around Taiwan last month, China deployed some of its newest strike aircraft, warships and missile forces.
November 13, 2024
Thailand is targeting economic growth of 3.5% in 2025 after 2.7% growth seen this year, and the government will soon consider more
November 13, 2024
Vietnam Airlines will issue requests for proposals to aircraft manufacturers next year to purchase 50 narrowbody jets, its CEO said on Wednesday.
November 13, 2024
Several international airlines cancelled flights to and from Indonesia's resort island of Bali on Wednesday, after further eruptions of a volcano that has spewed ash
November 13, 2024
By Praveen Paramasivam and Shivangi Acharya CHENNAI/NEW DELHI - India's city dwellers are cutting spending on everything from cookies to fast food as persistently high inflation squeezes middle class
November 13, 2024
CATL, the world's top battery maker, will consider building a U.S. plant if President-elect Donald Trump opens the door to Chinese investment in the electric-vehicle supply
November 13, 2024
Virgin Australia cancelled all flights in and out of Bali, Indonesia, on Wednesday as volcanic ash from the eruption of Mount Lewotobi made flying unsafe, the carrier said.
November 13, 2024
The United Nations' annual climate conference continued Wednesday with brief speeches by nations big and small
November 13, 2024
The Philippines said on Wednesday it would not stand in the way if former President Rodrigo Duterte wants to surrender to the International Criminal Court, and would
November 13, 2024
South Korean actor Song Jae-lim dead at 39
November 13, 2024
Online discussion about China’s deadliest mass killing in years was being censored Wednesday as authorities in a southern city cleared candles and flowers from the memorial to the 35 people dead
November 13, 2024
Flights to Bali canceled after erupting volcano unleashes ash clouds
November 13, 2024
U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed finish after the latest inflation update boosted hopes that more help for the economy will arrive next month from another cut to interest rates
November 13, 2024
A hacking group that is believed to be Chinese state-sponsored has compromised two websites with ties to the Tibetan community in an attack meant to install malware on users’ computers
November 13, 2024
A gauge of global stocks fell for a second straight session on Wednesday and longer-dated U.S.
November 13, 2024
The chairman of the board of Korea Zinc vowed on Wednesday to make way for an outsider after the firm dropped a plan to issue new shares worth $1.8
November 13, 2024
Japan's Seven & i Holdings has received a buyout proposal from a member of its founding Ito family, it said on Wednesday, a potential $58 billion white
November 13, 2024
It is up to the United States to decide what to do with Taiwan's decommissioned HAWK anti-aircraft missiles, the island's Defence Minister Wellington Koo said on Wednesday, when
November 13, 2024
South Korea's military said it will hold a three-day joint exercise with the United States and Japan starting on Wednesday, featuring fighter jets and marine patrol aircraft as well
November 13, 2024
Authorities in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai
November 13, 2024
Malaysia's economic growth likely slowed but only modestly in the third quarter compared to a year earlier as solid private consumption and construction
November 13, 2024
Japan's wholesale inflation accelerated in October at the fastest annual pace in more than a year as renewed yen falls pushed up import costs for some goods,
November 13, 2024
Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he told U.S.
November 13, 2024
Singapore Telecommunications posted a 6% rise in underlying net profit for the half-year and gave improved guidance for the full year on Wednesday,
November 12, 2024
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.
November 12, 2024
North Korean troops have begun engaging in combat operations alongside Russian forces, the U.S.
November 12, 2024
China’s e-commerce firms reported an increase in the number of shoppers and a growth in sales for this year’s Singles’ Day shopping festival, although final figures were not publicly revealed
November 12, 2024
Authorities in Pakistan say a key suspect in connection with a deadly attack at a mosque in a police compound nearly two years ago has been arrested and has been identified as a police officer
November 12, 2024
India's retail inflation in October accelerated to 6.21% year-on-year, breaching the central bank's target range for the first time in over a year, as food prices remained stubbornly high,
November 12, 2024
China's aerospace ambitions took centre stage on the first day of the Zhuhai air show, with COMAC announcing Air China as the first customer for
November 12, 2024
Beijing is pushing Pakistan to allow its own security staff to provide protection to thousands of Chinese citizens working in the South Asian nation, during talks
November 12, 2024
Four storms churning the West Pacific at the same time mean more bad news for the Philippines
November 12, 2024
State-owned aerospace company AVIC unveiled China's first commercial uncrewed spaceplane at the country's biggest air show in Zhuhai on Tuesday, with
November 12, 2024
South Korean president takes up golf again to prepare for Trump’s second term
November 12, 2024
Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro says he doesn't expect U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s next administration will demand the Philippines pay more for military protection because both allies face the shared threat of China
November 12, 2024
China is stepping up pressure on the Philippines to concede its sovereign rights in the South China Sea, Manila's Defense Secretary Gilberto
November 12, 2024
Indonesia’s new leader posted video of his congratulatory call with Trump. Both lavished each other with praise
November 12, 2024
The most important task for Russia and China is to counter any attempt by the United States to contain their countries, an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin told the
November 12, 2024
35 killed after driver plows car into crowds at sports center in China’s deadliest known attack in a decade
November 12, 2024
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will visit Peru and Brazil on Nov. 14-21 to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and Group of 20 summits, his office said on
November 12, 2024
Carlyle, Warburg Pincus and a host of global investment firms plan to beef up headcount in Japan as deals here surge, but the country's relatively low number of buyouts
November 12, 2024
Sri Lanka votes to elect a new parliament this week in a snap general election called by its Marxist-leaning president who wants a fresh mandate
November 12, 2024
Lui Che Woo, the casino tycoon who helped propel Macau to eclipse rival Las Vegas in gambling revenues, has died at the age of 95, his company said in a statement late on Monday.
November 12, 2024
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol recently began practicing golf, for the first time in eight years, in preparation for future meetings with U.S.
November 12, 2024
COMAC said on Tuesday that Air China was the first customer for the Chinese planemaker's C929 widebody aircraft under development that is designed to compete with twin-aisle
November 12, 2024
Yuichiro Tamaki, the leader of a small opposition party now able to wield outsized political influence, had long puzzled over how best to revive a
November 12, 2024
China's Baidu Inc unveiled a slew of new applications for its artificial intelligence technology on Tuesday, including an enhanced text-to-image
November 12, 2024
U.S. stocks slipped as juice ran out for the torrid “Trump trade” that swept Wall Street following Donald Trump’s presidential victory
November 12, 2024
A driver rammed his car into a crowd at a sports centre in southern China, killing 35 people and severely injuring 43 in one of the deadliest attacks in
November 12, 2024
Research reveals China has built prototype nuclear reactor to power aircraft carrier
November 12, 2024
Chinese planemaker COMAC has rebranded its ARJ21 regional jet as the C909, aligning the plane with the state-owned firm's naming convention for its other models as it seeks
November 12, 2024
Japan's government is not planning any tax hike to finance its 10 trillion yen ($65 billion) plan to support domestic semiconductor and artificial intelligence projects, industry
November 12, 2024
Oil prices held near a two-week low on Tuesday after dropping about 5% over the past two sessions as investors absorbed OPEC's latest downward revision for demand growth,
November 12, 2024
Vietnam's Communist Party head To Lam has congratulated Donald Trump on his U.S. presidential election victory in a phone call and the two discussed ways their countries could boost
November 12, 2024
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has survived a runoff vote against the opposition but will face turmoil ahead amid anger over the ruling party’s financial scandals
November 12, 2024
Black Friday? No. Cyber Monday? Nope. Prime Day? Absolutely not. The world's biggest shopping event happens in China each year - and it's called Singles Day.
November 11, 2024
Singapore's Grab Holdings raised its forecast for fiscal 2024 revenue on Monday, as the Southeast Asian tech firm anticipates robust growth in its food delivery and ride-
November 11, 2024
By Alden Bentley A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.
November 11, 2024
Chinese police say a man rammed his car into a crowd of people exercising at a sports complex in China
November 11, 2024
Bain Capital now expects to launch its tender offer for Japan's Fuji Soft in mid-to-late November as it continues to await company approval, the private equity firm announced on Monday,
November 11, 2024
The Taliban are increasing religious education and removing lessons about the arts, culture and human rights – moves that will shape the future for millions of Afghan students
November 11, 2024
A court in the eastern state of West Bengal began the trial on Monday of a police volunteer accused of raping and murdering a doctor at a government
November 11, 2024
China plans to utilize funds from local government special bonds to increase efforts to reclaim and acquire idle land, a move aimed at stimulating the struggling property market,
November 11, 2024
South Korea's ruling party introduced legislation on Monday to give chipmakers subsidies and an exemption from a national cap on working hours, to tackle potential
November 11, 2024
There is no new "stage of talks" with the United States at the moment for arms sales, Taiwan's government said on Monday, as the island considers how best to respond to U.S.
November 11, 2024
New bank lending in China tumbled more than expected to a three-month low in October, as a ramp-up of policy stimulus to buttress a wavering economy failed
November 11, 2024
Pakistan's Punjab province banned most outdoor activities and ordered shops, markets and malls in some areas to close early from Monday to curb illnesses caused
November 11, 2024
A Thai panel on Monday picked ruling party loyalist and former Finance Minister Kittiratt na Ranong to chair the central bank's
November 11, 2024
China's finance ministry frontloaded a budget of 56.6 billion yuan ($7.87 billion) to support urban affordable housing projects, according to state media on Monday.
November 11, 2024
Australia is in the final stages of talks with ANZ Group over a deal to maintain the bank's branches across the Pacific, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said on Monday, a
November 11, 2024
Tens of thousands of Chinese college students went cycling at night. That put the government on edge
November 11, 2024
Nighttime bike rides to Kaifeng, an ancient city in central China’s Henan province known for its historic sites and soup dumplings, have been all the rage among college students in the nearby provincial capital Zhengzhou – a trend initially encouraged by the government as it sought to promote local tourism. CNN's Will Ripley reports officials are scrambling to curb the craze by deploying police and closing bike lanes after its popularity appears to have gotten out of hand.
November 11, 2024
Global investors are likely to find relative safety in India's financial markets from the spillover of Donald Trump's economic policies, including from any
November 11, 2024
China's semiconductor index leapt close to a three-year high on Monday on bets a U.S. order halting Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's shipments of advanced chips to Chinese
November 11, 2024
Indonesia said on Monday it does not recognise China's claims over the South China Sea, despite signing a maritime development deal with Beijing, as some
November 11, 2024
Chinese scientists have recommended a region-specific diet they say is crucial to improving eating habits in the country amid a rise in obesity and lifestyle diseases, and as a
November 11, 2024
India's financial crime agency will summon Flipkart and Amazon executives as it steps up an investigation into alleged foreign investment law
November 11, 2024
U.S. researchers have concluded that China has built a land-based prototype nuclear reactor to power future aircraft carriers
November 11, 2024
Hundreds of people on Monday set out on a nine-day march to New Zealand's capital of Wellington in protest over legislation that would reinterpret a treaty at the heart of
November 11, 2024
Police in central China imposed traffic curbs at the weekend to halt a viral craze in which thousands of university students borrowed share bikes to ride overnight to
November 11, 2024
The Asian Development Bank will increase its climate-related lending by up to $7.2 billion after the United States and Japan agreed
November 11, 2024
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed into law on Monday a bill lowering corporate income tax rates and granting more fiscal incentives to qualified companies, in a move
November 11, 2024
The Singles’ Day shopping festival looks less attractive this year amid a sluggish economy, forcing e-commerce firms to look abroad for growth
November 11, 2024
Most U.S. stocks rose on Wall Street, but drops for Nvidia and some other heavyweight Big Tech companies kept indexes in check
November 11, 2024
Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has pledged to take tougher measures against misuse of political funds after he was reelected by parliament following a major loss in the polls last month by his governing coalition
November 11, 2024
Wall Street kicked off a busy week on Monday by holding on to gains from the surge in stocks that followed Donald Trump's U.S. election victory, while oil prices
November 11, 2024
A South Korean state-run think tank said on Monday that monetary policy needed to be loosened in accordance with the slowing trend in inflation, which has weakened to a near four-
November 11, 2024
China maps out baseline claims over a contested South China Sea shoal with the Philippines
November 11, 2024
Russian and Indonesian ships practiced freeing a vessel captured by terrorists and fought unmanned boats during the first joint naval exercises between the two countries in the Java Sea,
November 11, 2024
Vietnam's central bank is ready to sell U.S. dollars to the market to keep the exchange rate stable, Governor Nguyen Thi Hong said on Monday.
November 11, 2024
Vietnam said Chinese online retailers Shein and Temu need to register with the government before the end of November or it will block their internet
November 11, 2024
A new typhoon has made landfall in the northeastern Philippines, which has been battered by earlier storms
November 11, 2024
Oil prices fell by more than 2% on Monday after China's latest stimulus plan disappointed investors seeking demand growth in the world's second-biggest oil consumer,
November 11, 2024
Bhutan, the Himalayan kingdom that brought the world the concept of gross national happiness, is set to build a "mindfulness city" and began raising
November 11, 2024
Yuichiro Tamaki, the head of the Japanese opposition party that has emerged as kingmaker as lawmakers select the next prime minister on Monday, said a tabloid
November 11, 2024
China's much-anticipated J-35A stealth aircraft, centrepiece of this week's Zhuhai air show, has been more than a decade in the making, but experts say little is
November 11, 2024
China unveiled a 10 trillion yuan ($1.4 trillion) debt package on Friday to ease local government financing strains and stabilise flagging economic growth, but officials refrained from
November 10, 2024
Japanese lawmakers voted for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to stay on as leader on Monday, after his scandal-tarnished coalition lost its parliamentary
November 10, 2024
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.
November 10, 2024
Large group of Russian and North Korean forces prepared to retake Russia’s Kursk region from Ukraine
November 10, 2024
China rejected Philippine maritime claims on Sunday, saying new legislation "severely infringes on" Beijing's territorial sovereignty and rights in the South China Sea, and vowing
November 10, 2024
Afghan Taliban officials will attend a major
November 10, 2024
China and Indonesia signed deals worth $10 billion at the Indonesia-China Business Forum in Beijing on Sunday, spanning sectors including food, new energy, technology, and
November 10, 2024
The U.S. ordered Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co to halt shipments of advanced chips to Chinese customers that are often used in
November 10, 2024
Why Russians with wads of cash flock to Apple stores in this Asian hub
November 09, 2024
Ukraine's top military commander, Oleksandr Syrskyi, said on Saturday that Ukraine faced increasing difficulties in its fight against Moscow's invasion as Russian forces advance and North
November 09, 2024
Coco Gauff has won the WTA Finals for the first time by rallying to beat Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (2) in the final in Riyadh
November 09, 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into law a treaty on the country's strategic partnership with North Korea which includes a mutual defence provision, according to a decree published
November 09, 2024
Chinese President Xi Jinping signed multiple cooperation deals with his Indonesian counterpart Prabowo Subianto on Saturday, Chinese state TV CCTV reported, as the two countries
November 09, 2024
The EU does not want a trade war with Beijing but five years of talks have yielded no real progress, the bloc's ambassador to China said on Saturday, adding that
November 09, 2024
More than 800 leading Thai economists, including four former governors of the Bank of Thailand, warned on Saturday of political interference in selecting the central bank's board
November 09, 2024
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has pledged to maintain close ties with China during a meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing, his first overseas stop since he took office three weeks ago
November 09, 2024
Toyota aims to make at least 2.5 million vehicles a year in China by 2030, three people said, an overhaul that will see it bring its Chinese sales and production
November 09, 2024
Dozens killed in Pakistan train station suicide blast, as militants claim responsibility
November 09, 2024
Officials say a suicide bomber blew himself up at a train station in restive southwestern Pakistan, killing at least 26 people, including soldiers, and wounding 62 others
November 09, 2024
At least 24 people were killed and more than 40 injured in a bomb blast on Saturday at a railway station in the city of Quetta in southwestern Pakistan,
November 09, 2024
South Korea’s military says North Korea has disrupted GPS signals from border areas for a second-straight day on Saturday
November 09, 2024
China's consumer prices rose at the slowest pace in four months in October while producer price deflation deepened, data showed on Saturday, even as Beijing doubled down on stimulus
November 09, 2024
Young Chinese are ditching planes to travel long distances by bus and train. Meet the ‘iron butt’ travelers
November 08, 2024
The decadeslong ban of Salman Rushdie’s “The Satanic Verses” in his native India is now in doubt
November 08, 2024
China has put trade talks onto the proposed agenda for the COP29 summit, a U.N. document showed, raising the prospect that the issue could
November 08, 2024
Tens of thousands of activists of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party have rallied in the nation's capital
November 08, 2024
South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol said the country was prepared in its alliance with the United States to strike back if North Korea attempted a nuclear attack against it, Newsweek
November 08, 2024
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi strongly backed his government's contentious 2019 decision to revoke the partial autonomy of Jammu and Kashmir, days after the territory's
November 08, 2024
Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano is spewing towering columns of hot ash high into the air following the huge eruption that killed nine people and injured dozens of others
November 08, 2024
Authorities in a broad swath of eastern Pakistan have closed all parks and museums because of record-breaking smog that already has prompted the closure of schools and government offices and has sickened tens of thousands of people
November 08, 2024
Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted several times on Friday, belching volcanic ash that rose up to 10 km (32,800 ft) into the sky, officials said, following a big eruption
November 08, 2024
China's cabinet on Friday approved measures to boost growth in the country's foreign trade, state media reported, after October exports grew at the fastest pace in over two years
November 08, 2024
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) has notified Chinese chip design companies that it is suspending production of their most advanced AI chips from Monday, the Financial Times
November 08, 2024
China top legislative body approved a bill on Friday to allow local governments to issue 6 trillion yuan ($838.8 billion) in bonds to swap for off-balance sheet or "
November 08, 2024
China's semiconductor industry is readying itself for four more combative years under Donald Trump as U.S. president by ramping up
November 08, 2024
Indonesia has prepared scenarios to anticipate the impact of potential policies from U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, a finance ministry official said on Friday.
November 08, 2024
Pakistan's eastern Punjab province banned entry to parks, zoos, playgrounds and other public spaces on Friday to protect the public from polluted air, and is
November 08, 2024
Taiwan has set up a "war room" to watch the live stream from next week's COP29 climate summit given it is not allowed to attend for political reasons, Environment Minister Peng Chi-
November 08, 2024
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has signed two laws reaffirming the extent of his country’s maritime territories and right to resources, including in the South China Sea, where the new laws clash with Beijing’s extensive territorial claims
November 08, 2024
Thailand plans to increase the daily minimum wage to 400 baht ($11.76) next year, Labour Minister Pipat Ratchakitprakarn said on Friday. "It will be a new year present," he said.
November 08, 2024
Taiwan's exports rose less than expected in October, as benefits from the booming artificial intelligence (AI) industry were countered by the sluggish economy of top trading partner
November 08, 2024
Companies have been moving factories from China to Southeast Asia, anticipating Donald Trump would slap high tariffs on Beijing if he
November 08, 2024
Myanmar's war-ravaged Rakhine state could face imminent famine according to a United Nations report, which estimates that more than two million people could be at the risk
November 08, 2024
China unveiled a 10 trillion yuan ($1.40 trillion) debt package on Friday to ease local government financing strains and stabilise flagging economic
November 08, 2024
Asia and even China are shaping up as surprisingly resilient investment markets as Donald Trump returns to the White House, with fund managers
November 08, 2024
China's new yuan loans are expected to fall sharply in October from September, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, signalling weak credit demand even as the central bank
November 08, 2024
Thailand is pursuing new digital policies to handle emerging security threats including the impacts of U.S.-China rivalry on the economy and technology, its prime minister said on
November 08, 2024
A Malaysian court on Friday ordered former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin to pay more than $300,000 to another politician in a defamation case, adding to the opposition
November 08, 2024
China summoned the Philippines' ambassador on Friday to express its objection to two new laws in the Southeast Asian nation asserting maritime rights and sovereignty over
November 08, 2024
Typhoon Yinxing battered the northern Philippines with floods and landslides before blowing away from the country, leaving two airports damaged and aggravating a calamity caused by back-to-back storms that hit in recent weeks
November 08, 2024
Indonesia's new leader Prabowo Subianto set off for China on Friday for his first international trip as president, kicking off a tour that will include stops in the United States,
November 08, 2024
India's three-decade ban on importing author Salman Rushdie's controversial 'The Satanic Verses' book has effectively been lifted after a court said the
November 08, 2024
The U.N. Development Programs is warning that Myanmar’s Rakhine state, home to the Rohingya minority and engulfed in conflict between government forces and a powerful ethnic group, could face an imminent acute famine
November 08, 2024
U.S. stocks cruised to more records as they closed their best week in a year
November 08, 2024
The U.S.
November 08, 2024
Taiwan's coast guard said on Friday it would offer rewards worth thousands of dollars for spotting Chinese activity at sea, including warships or submarines, saying it was
November 08, 2024
Private equity firm KKR has become the largest shareholder in Japanese software developer Fuji Soft after completing the first stage of a two-part tender offer, KKR said in a statement on
November 08, 2024
A fishing boat has capsized and sank off the coast of South Korea’s Jeju island, leaving at least two people dead and 12 others unaccounted for
November 08, 2024
Nissan Motor shares slumped 6% in Tokyo trade on Friday, a day after the Japanese automaker said it would cut 9,000 jobs and 20% of its manufacturing capacity as it struggles with
November 08, 2024
China's new J-35A stealth fighter jet will be displayed for the first time next week at the country's biggest civil and military air show, a
November 08, 2024
South Korea's finance minister said on Friday that authorities will respond in a timely manner if volatility heightens excessively in financial markets.
November 07, 2024
Japanese household spending fell in September for the second straight month, government data showed on Friday, as higher prices choked consumers' appetite in a
November 07, 2024
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.
November 07, 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin described China on Thursday as Russia's ally and threw his weight behind Beijing's claims over Taiwan, while stating that no countries had
November 07, 2024
President Vladimir Putin suggested on Thursday that Russia could hold military drills with North Korea. "We'll see. We could also conduct exercises.
November 07, 2024
Audi on Thursday unveiled a new electric vehicle brand in China whose cars will sport just the name AUDI and not its signature four-ring logo, a move aimed at
November 07, 2024
Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra met Myanmar's junta chief on the sidelines of a regional summit in China on Thursday, in a rare overseas trip by a general grappling with a civil
November 07, 2024
Chinese imports of U.S. farm goods, which have slowed since the trade war during Donald Trump's first presidential term, could be hit again if tariff hostilities
November 07, 2024
The Philippines expects U.S. policy in the Indo-Pacific and support for its treaty ally amid South China Sea tensions to remain steady under Donald Trump, driven by
November 07, 2024
Most stock markets in the Gulf ended higher on Thursday in line with global shares as investors navigated the implications of a second Donald Trump presidency.
November 07, 2024
South Korea's president has denied wrongdoing over a burgeoning influence-peddling scandal involving him and his wife
November 07, 2024
More U.S. financial firms may pull back from China, hive off local units to minimise risks or pause expansion plans on concerns
November 07, 2024
Asian equities, excluding China, witnessed sharp foreign outflows in October, as investors wary of the U.S. presidential election outcome reacted to concerns over weaker-
November 07, 2024
U.S.
November 07, 2024
Taiwan may demonstrate it takes Donald Trump's "protection" money demand seriously with large and early new arms deals,
November 07, 2024
Chinese regulators have asked the country's banks to lower the rates they pay to deposits from other financial institutions to free up funds to boost the economy, Bloomberg News reported
November 07, 2024
Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un traded insults and threats during his first presidency over Pyongyang's weapons programs, although they met three times and Trump once
November 07, 2024
Mercedes-Benz has improved wastewater and air pollution management at its only car factory in India after officials detected environment law lapses in recent
November 07, 2024
Donald Trump has long touted his relationship with Kim Jong Un, but if the U.S. president-elect seeks another summit he will find a North Korean leader emboldened by an
November 07, 2024
Japan's Nippon Steel hopes to close its $15 billion deal to buy US Steel by year-end before Republican Donald Trump retakes the White House in
November 07, 2024
Thailand's economy stands to gain from any U.S.-China trade war, Thai Commerce Minister Pichai Naripthaphan said on Thursday, adding the Southeast Asian country had good relations
November 07, 2024
Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted eight times on Thursday, spewing a plume of volcanic ash up to 8,000 m (26,250 ft) high, officials said, as the government scrambled to
November 07, 2024
China will continue to implement a supportive monetary policy to help promote sustained economic recovery, Pan Gongsheng, governor of the People's Bank of China, said in remarks
November 07, 2024
Shares on Wall Street scaled record highs on Thursday, lifting stock markets around the world, while U.S.
November 07, 2024
China's exports grew at the fastest pace in over two years in October as factories rushed inventory to major markets in anticipation of further tariffs from the U.S. and
November 07, 2024
Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki has erupted again, spewing a column of hot clouds from its peak three days after a midnight eruption killed nine people and injured dozens of others
November 07, 2024
Taiwan will help companies relocate production from China given the likely large impact from tariffs that incoming U.S.
November 07, 2024
Cliffside café in China serves death-defying $56 coffee with a view of Taiwan
November 07, 2024
Vietnam faces trade volatility with a new Trump presidency, officials and supply chain experts told Reuters, as the country could benefit from
November 07, 2024
The Philippine economy grew in the third quarter at its slowest annual pace in more than a year as severe weather disrupted government
November 07, 2024
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba hopes to meet U.S.
November 07, 2024
Most U.S. stocks rose as the Federal Reserve cut interest rates again to make things easier for the economy
November 07, 2024
The Canadian government is ordering the dissolution of TikTok’s Canadian business after a national security review of the Chinese company behind the social media app but said it won’t block access
November 07, 2024
China's President Xi Jinping congratulated Donald Trump on his U.S. presidential win and urged both nations to find the "right way to
November 07, 2024
South Korea's finance minister said on Thursday its government would work to minimise any adverse impact expected from changing U.S. trade policies by closely discussing the issue
November 06, 2024
Singapore's top bank DBS sees an upside to its 2025 profit when Donald Trump takes office as U.S. president next year, as his policies could spell fewer
November 06, 2024
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.
November 06, 2024
China's Premier Li Qiang expressed support for Myanmar's political reconciliation and 2025 election plans in a meeting with Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing on Wednesday,
November 06, 2024
A threat by Donald Trump, who has been elected as the next U.S. president, to impose 60% tariffs on U.S. imports of Chinese goods poses major growth risks for
November 06, 2024
Chanel showcases dreamy resort collection in Hong Kong
November 06, 2024
South Korea has announced a package of steps to curb a surge in deepfake porn
November 06, 2024
The upper house of Russian parliament has ratified a treaty with North Korea envisioning mutual military assistance
November 06, 2024
China's yuan and stock markets fell sharply on Wednesday as the prospect of another Donald Trump presidency and Republican control of U.S.
November 06, 2024
Toxic smog has shrouded Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore for days as surging pollution spurs authorities to curb activities and set up a panel to oversee preventive efforts.
November 06, 2024
Xpeng unveiled its extended-range hybrid technology on Wednesday, as the Chinese electric vehicle maker bets on a pivot to such products that are more cost-competitive than pure
November 06, 2024
Newly-elected lawmakers in India's Jammu and Kashmir territory passed a resolution on Wednesday demanding New Delhi restore the partial autonomy of the Himalayan
November 06, 2024
Record-high air pollution in Pakistan’s Punjab province prompted authorities to keep government employees at home and close additional schools, as doctors reported an increase in people seeking treatment for smog-related ailments
November 06, 2024
Honda said its profits slipped nearly 20% in the first half of the fiscal year from the same period the previous year, as sales suffered in China, the Japanese automaker
November 06, 2024
Malaysia's central bank kept its key policy rate unchanged on Wednesday, reflecting a positive economic growth outlook and steady inflation but issued a
November 06, 2024
China’s state media focuses on US divisions as America awaits election results
November 06, 2024
Opium poppy production in Afghanistan, long the world's dominant supplier of the raw material for heroin, has risen by a fifth in the second full year since the
November 06, 2024
Growth in India's dominant services industry picked up last month after dipping to a 10-month low rate in September amid a marked expansion in demand, according
November 06, 2024
Toyota Motor posted on Wednesday its first quarterly profit drop in two years as its weaker sales and production issues in two crucial markets - Japan and the U.S.
November 06, 2024
China's outbound shipments likely rose at a faster pace in October, buoyed by better weather and steep discounts even as manufacturers and other major exporters report a drop off
November 06, 2024
Pakistan's province of Punjab set up a "smog war room" to tackle severe pollution, officials said, as poor air quality turned its capital of Lahore into the
November 06, 2024
The Indonesian government plans to permanently relocate thousands of residents after a series of eruptions of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki volcano which killed nine people and damaged
November 06, 2024
Japan's Honda Motor reported a surprise 15% drop in second-quarter operating profit on Wednesday, missing analysts' expectations as it suffered a heavy sales decline in China.
November 06, 2024
Indonesia's central bank is ready to stabilise the rupiah, including through intervention if there was excessive volatility, an official said on Wednesday after the currency
November 06, 2024
Bitcoin surged to a record high in Asian trade as investors leaned towards Donald Trump winning the U.S. presidential election.
November 06, 2024
The United States will continue its friendly approach towards Taiwan after the presidential election and Taiwan will work to prevent China "making trouble" during the transition, a
November 06, 2024
Korea Zinc's new share sale plan, which was announced on Oct 30 and worth around $1.8 billion, has been suspended due to a revision order by the South Korean financial regulator, a
November 06, 2024
There’s only one Michelin-starred ice cream shop in the world. And it’s in Taiwan
November 06, 2024
U.S. stocks stormed to records as investors made bets on what Donald Trump’s return to the White House will mean for the economy and the world
November 06, 2024
Japan's service activity contracted in October on weaker sales, with business confidence slipping to the lowest level since March 2022 on concerns over shortage of labour, a private
November 06, 2024
Many Bank of Japan policymakers agreed the economy was making progress in meeting the necessary conditions for raising interest rates further, even as they backed a
November 06, 2024
Japanese manufacturers were less confident about business conditions in November than in October, a Reuters monthly poll showed on Wednesday, as China's economic slowdown and a
November 05, 2024
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.
November 05, 2024
A U.S.-led statement approved by 10 of the 15 U.N. Security Council members condemned a recent North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile launch
November 05, 2024
A top Republican lawmaker has accused the Biden administration of not doing enough to prevent China's Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) from
November 05, 2024
It’s tough being a reporter in Cambodia, whose government frowns on independent journalism that questions authority
November 05, 2024
Indonesia's gross domestic product in the third quarter increased 4.95% from a year earlier, its slowest pace in a year, data from the
November 05, 2024
South Korea’s privacy watchdog has fined Meta 21.6 billion won for illegally collecting Facebook users’ sensitive personal information, including data about their political views and sexual orientation, and sharing it with thousands of advertisers for targeted advertisements
November 05, 2024
China to unveil J-35A stealth fighter jet as air force aims to match US aerial power
November 05, 2024
A security grouping in Southeast Asia similar to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is not possible at present given diverging interests and alliances in the region, the
November 05, 2024
Authorities say a Pakistani guard shot and wounded two Chinese nationals working in a textile mill in the southern port city of Karachi, but the attack was not related to militant violence
November 05, 2024
"Having three children is the best" says a vibrant neon pink sign at a wedding expo in the southern Chinese city of Changsha, where visitors can also pick up tips
November 05, 2024
Rescue workers are sifting through smoldering debris and thick mud in search of survivors a day after a volcano on Indonesia’s island of Flores erupted, killing at least nine people with its searing lava and ash
November 05, 2024
India's Supreme Court set aside on Tuesday an order that banned Islamic schools in the country's most populous state of Uttar Pradesh, providing a breather to thousands of
November 05, 2024
South Korea has ordered Facebook owner Meta Platforms to pay 21.62 billion won ($15.67 million) in fines after finding it had collected sensitive user data and given it to
November 05, 2024
The Bank of Japan is likely to raise interest rates in coming months with January emerging as the most likely timing, when there will be more
November 05, 2024
South Korea has become a top testing ground for the sweetener allulose, a potential rival to sugar substitutes like stevia that is finding favour among both local food
November 05, 2024
Two Chinese nationals were wounded on Tuesday by a private security guard who opened fire at a garment factory in Pakistan's commercial hub Karachi, the
November 05, 2024
Tenstorrent, a Silicon Valley artificial intelligence chip startup founded by Apple and Intel veterans, said it had won a deal with the Japanese government to help train
November 05, 2024
Elon Musk's SpaceX asked Taiwanese suppliers to transfer
November 05, 2024
Australia’s foreign minister says she raised allegations with her Indian counterpart that India has targeted Sikh activists in Canada
November 05, 2024
India's capital territory of Delhi is keen to use artificial rain to fight air pollution this year, its Environment Minister Gopal Rai said on Tuesday, as
November 05, 2024
Giannis Antetokounmpo launches venture capital fund for investments in sports and entertainment
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Georgia's Brian Kemp picked to lead Republican Governors Association
Bolsonaro knew of plot to kill Lula, Brazil police find, CNN Brasil says
Amazon likely to face investigation under EU tech rules next year, sources say
UN Resolution 1701, cornerstone of any Israel-Hezbollah truce
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US court vacates SEC 'dealer rule' on Treasury markets
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