India's economic growth is expected to pick up in the current quarter after a slowdown in July-September, the country's central bank said in its monthly bulletin on Wednesday, citing a
November 20, 2024
Japan's Seven & i Holdings received a buyout proposal from a member of its founding Ito family last week, a potential $58 billion white-knight bid which
November 20, 2024
Tech giant Apple has made a $100 million investment proposal to Indonesia to build a plant to manufacture accessories and components, the industry ministry said on Wednesday.
November 20, 2024
Indonesia is optimistic it can reach net zero emissions before 2050, a decade earlier than previously targeted, President Prabowo Subianto told a G20 forum, Prabowo also said
November 20, 2024
A court in Pakistan granted bail to jailed former prime minister Imran Khan in a case relating to the illegal sale of state gifts, his party said on Wednesday.
November 20, 2024
Sinochem Group may keep three bankrupt oil refineries located in eastern China after auctions to sell them drew little interest from other companies, sources
November 20, 2024
Russia transferred more than 70 animals, including an African lion and two brown bears, to a zoo in the North Korean capital Pyongyang from Moscow's zoo, the Russian government said
November 20, 2024
China has overtaken Germany in the use of robots in industry, an annual report published by the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) showed on Wednesday, underscoring the
November 20, 2024
Taiwan export orders maintained strong momentum going into the final quarter by beating expectations for October, as the island benefits from demand for artificial intelligence (AI)
November 20, 2024
Chinese electric car maker Xpeng is expected to break even sometime later in 2025, its President Brian Gu said, betting that strong demand for its new models and expanding into new
November 20, 2024
Speculative fever in Chinese stocks is running red hot and catching the attention of some global funds, who figure local money is worth
November 20, 2024
Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy advocate Jimmy Lai, 76, testified in court for the first time on Wednesday in his landmark
November 20, 2024
Apple sold fewer smartphones during China's Singles' Day shopping festival this year as it faced pressure from an "abnormally high" number of rival handsets launched around the
November 20, 2024
Japan's ruling coalition on Wednesday agreed with a key opposition party on the draft of an economic stimulus package, clearing a major hurdle for the $87
November 20, 2024
Indonesia's central bank left interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, as expected, saying changed global dynamics after the U.S. election
November 20, 2024
Japan welcomed a record 3.31 million visitors last month, official data showed on Wednesday, as the weak yen propelled a tourism boom that is pouring money into the nation's coffers.
November 20, 2024
South Korea's spy agency says that North Korea has recently supplied additional artillery systems to Russia to support its war efforts against Ukraine
November 20, 2024
U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed finish, though the modest moves for indexes masked some thrashing underneath the surface
November 20, 2024
Thailand expects to conduct the third phase of its cash handout stimulus programme in the second quarter next year, when 140 billion baht ($4.1 billion) will be distributed to 14
November 20, 2024
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says a deal has been reached for Indonesia to send back a Filipino death-row drug convict, who was nearly executed by firing squad but got a reprieve due to years of pleadings from Manila
November 20, 2024
Major Chinese fund companies announced a big reduction in fees for a batch of equity exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on Wednesday, intensifying price competition in the
November 20, 2024
The Bank of Japan is laying the groundwork to raise interest rates again, but has left markets guessing how soon and at what pace it could push up still-low borrowing
November 20, 2024
The disputed region of India that bakes bread to rival France
November 20, 2024
Global shares edged lower on Wednesday as markets weighed tensions between Russia and the West, while bitcoin hit a new record high and
November 20, 2024
Japan racked up a trade deficit in October for the fourth month in a row, as a weak yen and rising energy prices kept import costs high
November 20, 2024
A Philippine woman spared execution in Indonesia on charges of drug trafficking in 2015 will return home after years of
November 20, 2024
China left benchmark lending rates unchanged at the monthly fixing on Wednesday, after lenders slashed the rates by higher-than-expected margins last month to revive economic
November 20, 2024
Before global leaders take the problem of plastic pollution into their hands this month, Japanese manicurist Naomi Arimoto is putting it into her
November 20, 2024
Former Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai is testifying in his defense at his landmark national security trial
November 20, 2024
Alibaba has raised $5 billion in a dual-currency bond, China's biggest e-commerce company said on Wednesday, marking the largest deal of its kind in the Asia-Pacific this
November 20, 2024
Funding for the proposed buyout of Japan's Seven & i Holdings by its founding family will be finalised by the end of December and will involve Japan's
November 20, 2024
Japanese media powerhouse Kadokawa said on Wednesday it had received a letter of intent to buy its shares, a day after a Reuters report that Sony was in talks to acquire
November 20, 2024
Hong Kong hears from jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai for the first time in four years at his trial
November 20, 2024
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has expressed regret that his Chinese counterpart chose not to hold talks with him during meetings of Southeast Asian defense chiefs in Laos, calling it a setback for the entire region
November 20, 2024
Japan's exports expanded faster than expected in October, led by a pick-up in chip equipment demand in China, though fears persist over potential U.S. protectionist
November 20, 2024
Stealth fighters and a massive mothership drone: The high-tech weapons China unveiled at its largest airshow
November 19, 2024
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.Â
November 19, 2024
A congressional panel has recommended that the U.S. toughen its trade relationship with Beijing
November 19, 2024
Australia and Turkey are in a standoff over which country is better suited to host United Nations climate change talks in 2026, with
November 19, 2024
Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Tuesday he spoke with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi about expanding scientific and business trade between both countries
November 19, 2024
Afghan girl who encouraged others to sing wins children’s peace prize
November 19, 2024
Chinese President Xi Jinping told German Chancellor Olaf Scholz
November 19, 2024
China's President Xi Jinping met with Argentine President Javier Milei on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Rio de Janeiro
November 19, 2024
Two high-profile mass killings and a car crash at a primary school in just over a week are raising questions about how well-equipped China is to deal with the
November 19, 2024
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken several pro-farmer but inflation-stoking measures in recent months, such as easing curbs on rice and onion
November 19, 2024
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has condemned China's dangerous actions against the Philippines and renewed a warning that the United States would defend its treaty ally if Filipino forces come under an armed attack in the disputed South China Sea
November 19, 2024
The founding Ito family behind Japanese retailer Seven & i aims to raise more than 8 trillion yen ($52 billion) to take it private by the end of this financial year, Japanese public
November 19, 2024
The number of North Korean troops stationed inside Russia could grow to 100,000, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday.
November 19, 2024
The second phase of Thailand's "digital wallet" handout scheme will be launched in January and distribute 40 billion baht ($1.16
November 19, 2024
US prosecutors demand Google divest Chrome to end search monopoly
Shares in India's Adani Group plunge 20% after US bribery, fraud indictments
North Korea hackers behind 2019 $42 million Ethereum heist, South Korea police say
Hungary to install air defence system near Ukraine border
China willing to maintain communication on submarine infrastructure security
Key facts about John Prescott, Britain's former deputy PM, dead at 86
Insolvencies in Germany up 22.9% year-on-year in October
What will happen to CNBC and MSNBC when they no longer have a corporate connection to NBC News?
Has a waltz written by composer Frederic Chopin been discovered in an NYC museum?
American and Australian tourists die, raising toll to 4 in Laos alcohol poisoning incident