U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell says Washington and its allies are “alarmed” by North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats as well as its increasing military support for Russia’s war in Ukraine
October 16, 2024
Asian bond markets attracted overseas investments for the fifth consecutive month in September, though the pace of inflows slowed due to
October 16, 2024
China’s President Xi Jinping has made a rare visit to a province facing Taiwan, following military exercises mobilizing China’s navy, air force, missile force and land troops to simulate a blockade of the self-governing island democracy that Beijing claims as its own territory and threatens to annex by force
October 16, 2024
Indians in Punjab, worried that plans to work, study or visit families in Canada will be jeopardised by this week's tit-for-tat expulsions of diplomats over the murder of
October 16, 2024
Ukraine called on its allies on Wednesday to impose new sanctions on Pyongyang after it said North Korea had become a de facto participant in the war in Ukraine on Russia's side.
October 16, 2024
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's administration has pledged to draft another big spending package, shifting further away from his calls for fiscal discipline
October 16, 2024
China's Premier Li Qiang proposed closer three-way ties with Russia and Mongolia at a meeting on Wednesday with counterparts from his neighbours held on the sidelines of a Shanghai
October 16, 2024
Global fund managers increased their allocation to China at India's expense after Asia's largest economy unleashed a stimulus package, according to
October 16, 2024
Indonesia's central bank held interest rates steady on Wednesday as expected, aiming to keep inflation in check and the rupiah stable as it
October 16, 2024
Thailand's central bank unexpectedly cut its key interest rate on Wednesday, saying the move brought rates a "neutral" level consistent
October 16, 2024
Russia defense chief touts ‘common understanding’ with China in Beijing talks
October 16, 2024
Britain said on Wednesday India's cooperation with Canada's legal process was "the right next step" in the ongoing diplomatic row between the two countries, adding that it had full
October 16, 2024
A China-led 10-state regional group criticised what it called protectionist trade measures on Wednesday, part of an intensifying standoff between
October 16, 2024
The United States, South Korea and Japan on Wednesday announced the launch of a new multinational team to monitor the enforcement of sanctions against North Korea
October 16, 2024
Leaders and top officials from an international group founded to counter Western alliances have met in Pakistan’s capital, with Moscow and Beijing announcing they will boost cooperation
October 16, 2024
Shareholders have backed plans for budget carrier AirAsia to be bought by its long-haul associate, AirAsia X, paving the way for the Malaysian-based airlines to finalise their
October 16, 2024
Hoax bomb threats to Indian airlines force emergency landing in Canada and fighter jets to scramble in Singapore
October 16, 2024
Indonesian authorities plan to inspect grocery store shelves to check compliance with a law requiring halal labels on food items from Friday, officials said, although some
October 16, 2024
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has been admitted to hospital for a respiratory infection, his office said on Wednesday after media reported the ex-premier
October 16, 2024
U.S. stocks rose following better-than-expected profit reports from Morgan Stanley, United Airlines and other big companies
October 16, 2024
Chinese EV maker Zeekr's has begun sales of its first model for Australia - one of two slated for 2024 and both will also launch in New Zealand later this year as it seeks to make
October 16, 2024
Indonesia's incoming leader Prabowo Subianto briefed his would-be ministers on Wednesday on economic and geopolitical issues ahead of his Sunday inauguration, his spokesperson said,
October 16, 2024
Hong Kong's leader pledged on Wednesday to reform and revive the economy and financial markets including slashing liquor duties, while seeking to
October 16, 2024
KKR & Co is set to launch the sale of Singapore-based Goodpack in a deal that could value the provider of shipping containers and
October 16, 2024
China will never commit to renouncing the use of force over Taiwan, the government in Beijing said on Wednesday after another bout of war games
October 16, 2024
Japan's upcoming stimulus package will be bigger than last year's measures that were financed with a 13 trillion yen ($87 billion) extra budget, a government spokesperson said on
October 16, 2024
Disillusioned Chinese bankers and fund managers are giving up careers in a finance sector where government campaigns and regulation have coloured
October 16, 2024
The U.S. dollar firmed on Wednesday, hitting an 11-week high, as investors ruled out a hefty interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve at the next
October 16, 2024
U.S. stocks ended higher in opposition to their global counterparts on Wednesday, and crude extended its decline on projected softening demand.
October 16, 2024
Japan's core machinery orders fell 1.9% in August from the previous month, down for two straight months and the drop was bigger than expected, government data showed on Wednesday.
October 15, 2024
For Tereza Hussein, a 14-year-old refugee who lives in Darwin, Australia's planned social media ban would mean losing a direct line to the most
October 15, 2024
North Korean state media said on Wednesday around 1.4 million young people had applied to join or return to the army this week, blaming Seoul for a
October 15, 2024
Australia's central bank is not concerned that inflation expectations could become de-anchored in the near-term, a top official said on Wednesday, although policymakers remained
October 15, 2024
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.
October 15, 2024
The Japanese entertainment giant Toho has reached an agreement to acquire the Oscar-winning animation outfit GKIDS, the companies said Tuesday
October 15, 2024
Boeing-owned Wisk Aero said on Tuesday it has partnered with government agency Airservices Australia to study how air taxis and other autonomous aircraft can be integrated into the
October 15, 2024
Italy's Salvatore Ferragamo said on Tuesday that operating profit this year would be at the lowest end of current analyst estimates after revenues fell 7.2% at constant exchange rates
October 15, 2024
China's embassy in Prague criticised on Tuesday a visit by former Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen to the Czech capital, where she met senior officials and spoke at a conference on
October 15, 2024
After departing from a base in Dujiangyan, China, giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao have arrived in the US on their way to the Smithsonian's National Zoo. The pair are the first pandas China has sent to Washington in 24 years.
October 15, 2024
One’s got a big appetite, the other’s a bit of an introvert. China’s new panda diplomats touch down in DC
October 15, 2024
Russia said on Tuesday that a treaty it signed with North Korea earlier this year provides for "strategic cooperation" in all areas, but declined to be drawn on how a mutual defence
October 15, 2024
India and Canada do not see diplomatic fallout over the murder of a Sikh separatist leader having any immediate impact on bilateral trade ties, government officials from
October 15, 2024
Russian man rescued alive after almost 10 weeks adrift in sea off Siberian coast
October 15, 2024
A diplomatic row that has strained bilateral relations between India and Canada for over a year has boiled over as the countries expelled each other’s top diplomats over the killing of a Sikh activist in Canada and allegations of other crimes there
October 15, 2024
A Russian man has been rescued in the Sea of Okhotsk after surviving for two months in an inflatable boat that lost its engine, but his brother and nephew have died
October 15, 2024
India and Canada expelled six of each others' diplomats in tit-for-tat moves after Ottawa accused Indian government agents of links to the 2023 murder of a Sikh
October 15, 2024
K-pop star Hanni, a member of the group NewJeans, made an emotional appeal on Tuesday for young artists to be treated better in the multi-billion dollar industry, as she
October 15, 2024
A Taliban official says official media have stopped showing images of living beings in some Afghan provinces to comply with morality laws
October 15, 2024
Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar arrived in Pakistan on Tuesday in the first such visit in almost a decade for a meeting
October 15, 2024
China said its day of war games around democratically governed Taiwan on Monday was a warning against "separatist acts" and threatened more could be
October 15, 2024
South Korea's Defense Ministry has released video that shows North Korea demolishing roads and railways that used to link the two Koreas. CNN's Mike Valerio has more.
October 15, 2024
North Korea blows up roads near border with South after warning it would completely cut ties
October 15, 2024
China's economy is likely to expand 4.8% in 2024, undershooting the government's target, and growth could cool further to 4.5% in 2025, a Reuters poll showed,
October 15, 2024
Pakistani authorities have locked down the capital in a major security move as senior officials from several nations arrive for an Asian security group meeting
October 15, 2024
Deepfake romance scam raked in $46 million from men across Asia, police say
October 15, 2024
The likelihood of a La Nina weather event in coming months has decreased, Australia's weather bureau said on Tuesday, adding that if the phenomenon did appear, it would be weak
October 15, 2024
Russia and China held "substantive" defence and military talks to bolster ties, Russia's defence minister said on Tuesday, as Moscow and Beijing cement a "no limits" partnership and step
October 15, 2024
China has made great strides in exploring space in recent years, rocketing astronauts to its own space station and bringing back rocks from the moon
October 15, 2024
A record number of Chinese warplanes flew close to Taiwan during military drills
October 15, 2024
U.S. stocks pulled back from their records as the price of crude oil tumbled again and technology stocks faltered
October 15, 2024
Russian authorities said on Tuesday they had rescued a man whose tiny boat drifted for 67 days since August in waters edging the northwestern Pacific, but his brother and nephew died
October 15, 2024
Hong Kong is expected to announce measures to boost the city's economy in its annual policy address on Wednesday, including slashing liquor tariffs, as it seeks
October 15, 2024
Chinese banks are set to cut rates on 300 trillion yuan ($42.20 trillion) of deposits as soon as this week, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
October 15, 2024
Pets in China are earning ‘snack money’ in cafes as their owners send them to work
October 15, 2024
Official campaigning has begun for Japan's Oct. 27 parliamentary election
October 15, 2024
South Korea says North Korea blew up the northern parts of inter-Korean road and rail links no longer in use
October 15, 2024
North Korea blew up sections of inter-Korean roads and rail lines on its side of the heavily fortified border between the two Koreas on Tuesday,
October 15, 2024
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said his government is aiming to compile a supplementary budget for the current fiscal year in excess of last year's 13.1 trillion yen ($87.6
October 15, 2024
China may raise an additional 6 trillion yuan ($850 billion) from special treasury bonds over three years to stimulate a sagging economy, local media
October 15, 2024
Japan has conveyed to China its concern over the military drills conducted around Taiwan on Monday, Japanese Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Kazuhiko Aoki told a regular press
October 15, 2024
China used a record 153 military aircraft in war games around Taiwan, the island's government said on Tuesday, adding that such drills without prior warning were a
October 15, 2024
U.S. stocks closed down on Tuesday, following world stocks lower as a weak sales forecast from chipmaker ASML weighed on tech shares, while crude extended its
October 15, 2024
When Indonesian President Joko Widodo was first inaugurated in 2014, his eldest son didn't want to be there.
October 15, 2024
Growth across the Pacific Islands is expected to slow to 3.6% this year, down from 5.8% in 2023, as a post-pandemic rebound fades and Fiji, contributing half of
October 15, 2024
Oil prices tumbled more than 4% to a near two-week low on Tuesday due to a weaker demand outlook and after a media report said Israel would not strike Iranian nuclear and oil sites,
October 15, 2024
Tokyo Metro raised 348.6 billion yen ($2.3 billion) in Japan's largest initial public offering in six years after pricing its IPO at the top of its
October 14, 2024
Shareholders of Japan's largest companies are increasingly voting against management resolutions, data showed on Tuesday, spurred on by guidance on effective
October 14, 2024
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.
October 14, 2024
Russia's Foreign Ministry accused South Korea on Monday of boosting tension in its relations with the Communist North and called for diplomacy in restoring calm and security on the Korean
October 14, 2024
Britain said on Monday it was concerned by China's military exercises around Taiwan and said they increased tensions and risked "dangerous escalation" in the Taiwan Strait.
October 14, 2024
The Pentagon on Monday strongly criticized Chinese military war games around Taiwan, calling them destabilizing.
October 14, 2024
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on all parties involved in tensions between Israel and Iran on Monday to exercise caution and avoid escalating the situation.
October 14, 2024
China’s newest diplomats have departed from their Dujiangyan base and are set to fly to the US, headed for Washington’s National Zoo. CNN was the sole foreign media outlet present to witness their departure.
October 14, 2024
Canada says it has identified India’s top diplomat in the country as a person of interest in the assassination of a Sikh activist there and expelled him and five other diplomats
October 14, 2024
The EU's duties on Chinese-made electric cars will speed up plant closures in Europe by local automakers, as tariffs will push Chinese manufacturers to build facilities in Europe,
October 14, 2024
HSBC Holdings Plc is reviewing expenses and operational controls at its China digital wealth business Pinnacle, in a move
October 14, 2024
India's retail inflation in September accelerated to its highest in nine months, due to higher food prices, according to government data
October 14, 2024
Aryna Sabalenka defeats home favorite Zheng Qinwen to win third straight Wuhan Open title
October 14, 2024
Bank Indonesia (BI) will leave interest rates unchanged on Wednesday despite inflation falling to its lowest level since 2021, as receding expectations of
October 14, 2024
New bank lending in China jumped in September from the previous month but fell short of expectations, as markets await further details on fiscal stimulus
October 14, 2024
China's export growth slowed sharply in September while imports also unexpectedly decelerated, undershooting forecasts by big margins and suggesting manufacturers are
October 14, 2024
Chinese finance industry professional Zhang Jing made enough money from a recent stock market rally to consider hopping on the housing ladder
October 14, 2024
Pakistan's capital was under strict security lockdown as Chinese Premier Li Qiang landed in the city on Monday ahead of a heads-of-
October 14, 2024
China said on Monday it would punish and sanction Taiwanese businessman Robert Tsao and lawmaker Puma Shen for alleged criminal and pro-Taiwan
October 14, 2024
Investors in French luxury group LVMH are eager for signs that China's new fiscal stimulus measures can finally pull wealthy and middle-class Chinese shoppers out
October 14, 2024
The Philippines doubts China's intention to negotiate a regional code of conduct in the South China Sea although Manila is looking forward to continuing discussions, Defence
October 14, 2024
Taiwan condemns Chinese military drills around island as ‘unreasonable provocation’
October 14, 2024
Wall Street rolled to more records as U.S. stocks added to their all-time highs
October 14, 2024
Western and Chinese investors had different reactions to the latest stimulus pronouncements by Beijing, and it's likely that both groups are somewhat
October 14, 2024
Sri Lanka has closed schools in its capital, Colombo, and its suburbs as heavy rains triggered floods in many parts of the island nation
October 14, 2024
North Korea is getting ready to blow up roads that cross the heavily militarised border with South Korea, Seoul said on Monday, amid an escalating war of
October 14, 2024
China is locking in steps to shape the pricing of the vast quantities of industrial metals it produces and consumes, with moves to attract
October 14, 2024
In 2014, then presidential hopeful and outsider Joko Widodo attended packed campaigns with a white ribbon warning against election fraud tied around
October 14, 2024
A senior Taiwan security official said on Monday pressure on Taiwan from China is "not light", after China began a new round of war games around the island.
October 14, 2024
India has a plan to carve out a beachhead in the battle for commercial space, officials say: crunching space data, building small satellites and
October 14, 2024
South Korea has detected signs North Korea is preparing to destroy parts of inter-Korean roads no longer in use, as tensions soar between them over North Korea’s claim that South Korea flew drones over its territory
October 14, 2024
Hyundai Motor India sold shares worth $989.4 million to institutional investors including BlackRock and Fidelity on Monday,
October 14, 2024
U.S. stocks ended higher with a boost from technology shares amid light Columbus Day trading on Monday, while crude prices dipped as investors parsed signs of
October 14, 2024
Taiwan's defense ministry says China used 125 military aircraft in exercises aimed at Taiwan, a record for a single day
October 14, 2024
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October 14, 2024
Singapore's economy grew 4.1% in the third quarter from a year earlier, preliminary government data showed on Monday.
October 13, 2024
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, the main producer of advanced chips used in artificial intelligence applications, is expected to report a 40%
October 13, 2024
Oil prices fell 2% on Monday as OPEC again lowered its outlook for 2024 and 2025 global oil demand growth while China's oil imports fell for the fifth straight
October 13, 2024
China's military vowed to take further action against Taiwan if needed after staging a day of war games on Monday it said were a warning to "separatist
October 13, 2024
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.
October 13, 2024
Chinese state-owned carmaker GAC is exploring the manufacture of EVs in Europe to avoid EU tariffs, the general manager of its international business told Reuters
October 13, 2024
North Korea says its front-line army units are ready to launch strikes on South Korea after accusing its rival of flying drones over the capital Pyongyang
October 13, 2024
Chinese premier Li Qiang could inaugurate operations at a Chinese-funded airport in Pakistan's Balochistan province during his visit to the country in the coming week, information
October 13, 2024
‘We have your location’: The Taliban death threats hounding this Afghan woman
October 13, 2024
Indonesia's incoming president, Prabowo Subianto, will review the possibility of cutting the corporate income tax to 20% from 22%, CNBC Indonesia reported on Sunday, citing an
October 13, 2024
The trust banking arm of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is planning to launch three funds totalling up to 100 billion yen ($670.6 million) in the 2024 financial year to provide loans
October 13, 2024
The Baloch Liberation Army, a militant separatist group in Pakistan, denied involvement in an attack that killed at least 21 mine workers, condemning the violence.
October 13, 2024
A senior politician in India’s financial capital Mumbai has been shot dead weeks before a key state election
October 13, 2024
Southeast Asian leaders called on Sunday for swift agreement on a code of conduct for the South China Sea based on international law, while demanding an
October 13, 2024
Taiwan reported a Chinese aircraft carrier group sailing to the island's south on Sunday, as China's military put out a video saying it was "prepared
October 13, 2024
Former judge Sam Hou Fai was elected chief executive-designate of China's Macau, the government said on Sunday, setting him up to be the leader of the casino-dominated area next to
October 13, 2024
Vietnam and China signed 10 agreements ranging from agriculture cooperation to cross-border QR code payments on Sunday, during Chinese Premier Li Qiang's three-day visit to Hanoi, as
October 13, 2024
Almost eight decades after an atomic bomb devastated her home town of Hiroshima, Teruko Yahata carries the scar on her forehead from when
October 13, 2024
China's consumer inflation unexpectedly eased in September, while producer price deflation deepened, heightening pressure on Beijing to roll out more
October 13, 2024
Macao’s former top judge has been chosen the Chinese casino hub’s next leader
October 12, 2024
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba intends to consider visiting the United States to meet the president-elect before the inauguration in January next year, the Yomiuri newspaper
October 12, 2024
Russia and China blocked a proposed consensus statement for the East Asia Summit drafted by Southeast Asian countries, mainly over objections to language on
October 12, 2024
North Korea's artillery units near the border with South Korea have been ordered to be ready to fire amid frictions over drones that Pyongyang says are being flown over the frontier,
October 12, 2024
Vietnam and China agreed on Saturday to boost defence and security cooperation, the Vietnamese government said, despite their years-long maritime dispute in the South China Sea.
October 12, 2024
Taiwan's China Airlines is not facing any political pressure on its decision about whether to buy Boeing or Airbus aircraft for a refreshment of its long-haul fleet, the company's
October 12, 2024
Over a thousand Taiwanese pilgrims flocked to southeast China's Fujian province this week for a religious festival, a rare instance of cross-
October 12, 2024
After shooting to newfound internet stardom, Kim Ye-ji insists that ‘nothing has changed much’ since the Olympics
October 12, 2024
China is studying further trade measures against Taiwan, China's Ministry of Commerce said on Saturday, two days after Beijing denounced a speech by Taiwan President Lai Ching-te.
October 12, 2024
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Saturday he would not intervene in monetary policy affairs, as the central bank is mandated to achieve price stability.
October 12, 2024
Visitors to the memorial park for Hiroshima's atomic bombing said they hoped Friday's Nobel Peace Prize for Japan's atomic bomb survivors
October 12, 2024
China's finance ministry on Saturday unveiled a fiscal stimulus package aimed at reviving the flagging economy and achieving the government's growth target, though it did not
October 12, 2024
China's highly anticipated announcement of financial stimulus plans on Saturday was big on intent but low on the
October 12, 2024
China said on Saturday it will "significantly increase" government debt issuance to offer subsidies to people with low incomes, support the property market and replenish state
October 12, 2024
China's passenger vehicle sales rose 4.3% in September from a year earlier, snapping five months of decline with a boost from a government subsidy to encourage trade-ins as part of
October 12, 2024
Marital rape is still not outlawed in India. Changing that would be ‘excessively harsh,’ government argues
October 12, 2024
Four of China's biggest state-owned banks announced cuts on Saturday to existing mortgage rates starting on Oct. 25, as the authorities ramp up efforts to stimulate the world's
October 12, 2024
North Korea accuses South of flying drones over Pyongyang
October 11, 2024
A woman from China has pleaded guilty to attempting to smuggle 29 eastern box turtles, a protected species, across a Vermont lake into Canada by kayak
October 11, 2024
Concern is rising that two nonviolent activists opposed to military rule in Myanmar are at high risk of torture after being arrested in raids this week in Yangon, the country’s biggest city
October 11, 2024
In two months' time FIFA is set to confirm Saudi Arabia as the host of the 2034 World Cup
October 11, 2024
For many Japanese survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and their relatives, Friday’s awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to a Japanese organization against nuclear weapons gives them hope for a new momentum to push for a nuclear-free world
October 11, 2024
China's government said on Friday that employees of Taiwan's Foxconn, the world's largest iPhone assembler, are being investigated for suspected taking of bribes and embezzlement,
October 11, 2024
The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to a grassroots movement of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki reflects a widely held fear that the planet has
October 11, 2024
Although she was born long after the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were devastated by atomic bombs, 58-year-old Yoshiko Watanabe couldn't stop weeping on
October 11, 2024
Japan's Mitsui & Co plans to re-enter global precious metals trading to hedge client risk after a nine-year absence, three sources with knowledge of the matter told
October 11, 2024
North Korea accused South Korea on Friday of sending drones to scatter a "huge number" of anti-North leaflets over its capital Pyongyang, in what it
October 11, 2024
North Korea has accused rival South Korea of flying drones to its capital to drop anti-North Korean propaganda leaflets and threatened to respond with force if such flights occur again
October 11, 2024
Indonesia has asked Alphabet's Google and Apple to block Chinese fast fashion e-commerce firm Temu in their application stores in the country so it cannot be downloaded, a minister
October 11, 2024
Japanese organisation Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki who are also known as Hibakusha, won the Nobel Peace Prize on
October 11, 2024
The Nobel Peace Prize was won by Japanese organisation Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki and also known as Hibakusha.
October 11, 2024
A junior doctor on hunger strike in India over the rape and murder of a fellow medic has been hospitalised with severe dehydration, authorities said on
October 11, 2024
Japanese organisation Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, won the Nobel Peace Prize on
October 11, 2024
Nobuyo Oyama, the raspy voice of Doraemon, the beloved cartoon robotic cat from the future, has died
October 11, 2024
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October 11, 2024
Nobuyo Oyama, voice of beloved ‘Doraemon,’ dies aged 90
October 11, 2024
German sports car maker Porsche on Friday posted a 29% nine-month sales drop in China, joining peers BMW and Mercedes in reporting weaker results in the country.
October 11, 2024
U.S. stocks rose to records as JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo and other big financial companies rallied on better-than-expected profit reports
October 11, 2024
Nearly two years of elevated food inflation in India is leaving less in the lunch boxes of impoverished children, as government
October 11, 2024
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Southeast Asian leaders Friday that the U.S. is concerned about China’s “increasingly dangerous and unlawful” activities in the disputed South China Sea during an annual summit meeting, and pledged the U.S. will continue to uphold freedom of navigation in the vital sea trade route
October 11, 2024
Police say gunmen killed 21 miners and wounded six others in Pakistan’s southwest
October 11, 2024
Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said on Friday he would attend meetings of financial leaders from the Group of Seven and Group of 20 economic powers, as well as the International
October 11, 2024
South Korea's central bank cut interest rates for the first time since mid-2020 on Friday and flagged there was room to reduce further, giving some
October 10, 2024
Chinese Premier Li Qiang said he hopes Japan can meet China halfway and keep bilateral relations on the right track, state media reported, as the two countries try to ease
October 10, 2024
North Korea marked a founding anniversary of its ruling Workers' Party with a celebratory concert and banquet, and leader Kim Jong Un called for renewed training of all workers
October 10, 2024
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.
October 10, 2024
South Koreans have reacted with joy and astonishment after learning that homegrown writer Han Kang won the Nobel Prize in literature, an unexpected moment that stoked national pride about the country’s growing cultural influence
October 10, 2024
The man charged with overseeing Google’s operations in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia has stepped down after a decade in post.
October 10, 2024
Four employees of Taiwan's Foxconn, the world's largest iPhone assembler, have been detained in China under "quite strange" circumstances, Taiwan's government said.
October 10, 2024
Air India has continued a dramatic bid to recapture a place among top carriers by placing a new order for 85 Airbus jets and now eyes more Boeings
October 10, 2024
Indonesia's incoming president Prabowo Subianto plans to expand food crops' planting areas by three million hectares (7.4 million acres) in the next five years to cultivate staples
October 10, 2024
China's former deputy central bank governor, Fan Yifei, has been sentenced to death for taking bribes with a two-year reprieve, state media said on Thursday, amid a sweeping anti-
October 10, 2024
China's foreign ministry on Thursday announced it had imposed sanctions on three U.S. military-linked firms and 10 senior excecutives over U.S. weapons sales to Taiwan.
October 10, 2024
Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino said on Thursday the central bank will consider raising interest rates if the board has "greater confidence" that its
October 10, 2024
The ASEAN bloc remains a "stabilising force" in Southeast Asia despite making only incremental progress on key issues, including Myanmar's civil war and the
October 10, 2024
Investors went wild for China during its big holiday. But Chinese shoppers showed little of that optimism
October 10, 2024
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr pressed Southeast Asian leaders and China at a regional summit on Thursday to urgently speed up negotiations on
October 10, 2024
Mercedes-Benz saw a slight drop in cars sales in the third quarter as weaker demand, particularly in Asia, outweighed improved product availability, the carmaker said on Thursday.
October 10, 2024
India bade farewell on Thursday to one of its most respected corporate leaders - Ratan Tata, who expanded companies under his brand name into a global behemoth
October 10, 2024
European shares closed lower on Thursday, with defence and industrial stocks leading losses, after data showed U.S. inflation ticked
October 10, 2024
Foreign investors increased their purchases of Japanese stocks in the week ended Oct. 5, as the yen weakened following Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's dovish remarks, boosting appetite for
October 10, 2024
The Japanese operator of the Uniqlo clothing chain booked its third consecutive year of record earnings on Thursday, with its leader laying out an aggressive plan for
October 10, 2024
Chinese carmaker Chery has started assembling cars in Russia for sale in the country at three factories vacated by Western rivals including
October 10, 2024
Thai consumer confidence dropped for a seventh consecutive month in September to its lowest level in 17 months, due mainly to concerns about slow economic growth and floods in
October 10, 2024
India's main opposition Congress party has complained to the election panel about concerns regarding the counting of votes in state elections in Haryana won by Prime Minister
October 10, 2024
China will resume imports of Australian lobster by year-end, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Thursday, marking the end of a four-year diplomatic fight that
October 10, 2024
Fishermen in Southeast Asia’s largest freshwater fishery, the Tonle Sap lake, hope that raising eels will help them adapt to new realities stemming from climate change and environmental damage
October 10, 2024
China has no right to represent Taiwan, but the island is willing to work with Beijing to combat challenges like climate change, Taiwan President Lai
October 10, 2024
A couple walked from opposite ends of China’s Great Wall and met in the middle. Then they broke up
October 10, 2024
Indonesia's President-elect Prabowo Subianto has defended his plan to expand government agencies, saying it is needed for a strong administration even if
October 10, 2024
China's National Bureau of Statistics said it will conduct a nationwide sample survey from Thursday to "accurately" monitor population changes and better plan economic and social
October 10, 2024
Global stocks were little changed while longer-dated U.S.
October 10, 2024
Taiwan celebrated its National Day holiday against the background of threats from China, which claims the self-governing island republic as its own territory
October 10, 2024
U.S. stocks edged back from their record highs
October 10, 2024
India's retail inflation in September likely overshot the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) 4% medium-term target for the first time since July due
October 10, 2024
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba held their first summit on Thursday, as the neighbours seek to deepen security and
October 10, 2024
Oil prices jumped about 4% on Thursday on a spike in U.S. fuel use before Hurricane Milton barrelled across Florida, Middle East supply risks and signs that
October 10, 2024
China's central bank said on Thursday it would start accepting applications from financial institutions to join a newly created funding scheme, initially worth 500
October 10, 2024
More than a third of Japanese companies are likely to miss their earnings projections for the first half of the business year that commenced in April due to slow
October 09, 2024
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.
October 09, 2024
Ratan Tata, Indian tycoon who took his empire global, dead at 86
October 09, 2024
Ratan Tata, one of India’s most influential business leaders, has been cremated after a state funeral in the country’s financial capital
October 09, 2024
Ratan Tata, the former Tata Group chairman who put a staid and sprawling Indian conglomerate on the global stage with a string of high-profile acquisitions, has died, the
October 09, 2024
China has no justification for using an annual national day speech by Taiwan as a pretext for military pressure, the
October 09, 2024
The chief minister of Pakistan's most populous province called for "climate diplomacy" with neighbour and arch-rival India to combat smog ahead of the winter months, which are
October 09, 2024
Ratan Tata, chairman emeritus of one of India's biggest conglomerates, Tata Sons, is in critical condition in intensive care at a Mumbai hospital, two sources with
October 09, 2024
Foreign money is leaving Asian equities, excluding China, this month as concerns about hefty stock valuations and conflict in the Middle East spur investors to book profits
October 09, 2024
China has recently engaged in "intensive communications" with the United States and the European Union on electric vehicle trade issues, state news agency Xinhua reported on
October 09, 2024
Japan's new foreign minister raised concerns on Wednesday about stabbing attacks on Japanese nationals in China and about Chinese military activity during his first phone call
October 09, 2024
From a missile discreetly ferried more than 1,000 km (620 miles) to a launch site, to the use of remote bases and satellites to track it from Hainan Island to the
October 09, 2024
Human rights activists called on Filipino voters to reject former President Rodrigo Duterte and detained televangelist Apollo Quiboloy in next year’s mid-term elections, citing the criminal allegations they’re facing
October 09, 2024
China's new yuan loans likely jumped in September from August, a Reuters poll showed on Wednesday, as the central bank ramps up stimulus to drive the
October 09, 2024
North Korea to cut off road and rail links to South Korea
October 09, 2024
Daimler Truck on Wednesday said third quarter sales fell by 11%, dragged down by its main Mercedes-Benz Trucks brand and its Asian unit.
October 09, 2024
A trainee doctor’s rape and murder sparked mass protests in India. A man has now been charged
October 09, 2024
Finland's President Alexander Stubb will go on a state visit to China from Oct. 28-31 for meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping and other senior government officials, the Finnish
October 09, 2024
New Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has dissolved the lower house of parliament to set up an Oct. 27 snap election
October 09, 2024
A group of more than 1,000 striking workers at the Samsung Electronics factory in southern India has rejected a settlement offer made by the company on wage
October 09, 2024
The surprise inclusion of South Korean sovereign bonds in the FTSE Russell's benchmark bond index is expected to give the won currency a boost on Thursday
October 09, 2024
Britain's Foreign Secretary David Lammy will visit China next week, sources familiar with the plan said, as the new Labour government seeks less
October 09, 2024
Japan X-ray testing tool maker Rigaku set a tentative initial public offering (IPO) price range of 1,230 to 1,260 yen ($8.48) per share against an initial estimate of 1,230 yen, a
October 09, 2024
China's finance ministry will detail plans on fiscal stimulus to boost the economy at a highly-expected news conference on Saturday, the government's main information office said
October 09, 2024
Southeast Asian leaders met in Laos on Wednesday for a summit expected to seek ways address the worsening civil war in Myanmar, with Thailand calling for
October 09, 2024
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Wednesday the government will aim to compile a supplementary budget after the lower house election expected to be held later this month
October 09, 2024
U.S. stocks rose to records after the latest wild swerves for Chinese stocks left few ripples in markets worldwide
October 09, 2024
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook Gravity brought China's soaring stock market back to earth with a thud on Wednesday.
October 09, 2024
Australia and New Zealand are bracing for the arrival of a destructive bird flu strain by tightening biosecurity at farms, testing
October 09, 2024
Most Taiwanese believe China is unlikely to invade in the coming five years but do see Beijing as a serious threat to the democratic island, a poll by Taiwan's top
October 09, 2024
Hyundai Motor India's $3.3 billion IPO opened for bids on Tuesday, aiming for a valuation of up to $19 billion in India's largest share sale yet.
October 09, 2024
North Korea says it will permanently block its border with South Korea and build front-line defense structures to cope with “confrontational hysteria” by South Korean and U.S. forces, while not announcing an expected constitutional revision to designate South Korea its principal enemy and codify national borders
October 09, 2024
Oil prices fell on Wednesday after U.S. data showed rising crude inventories, but losses were limited by the risk of Iranian supply disruptions caused by the
October 09, 2024
North Korea held a session of its Supreme People's Assembly this week, state media KCNA said on Wednesday, although there was no mention on whether it had officially changed its
October 09, 2024
Global stocks advanced on Wednesday along with U.S.
October 09, 2024
Chinese stocks tumbled on Wednesday alongside their Hong Kong peers, as investors sought to profit from a blistering rally, which was dampened by the lack of powerful
October 09, 2024
North Korea's Army said it will completely cut off roads and railways connected to South Korea starting from Wednesday, and fortify the areas on its side of the border, state media
October 09, 2024
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te will say in his national day speech on Thursday that China has been using every possible means to cause "chaos",
October 08, 2024
Japanese manufacturers turned more confident about business conditions in October, a Reuters monthly poll showed on Wednesday, but they remained wary about the
October 08, 2024
After a more than 180-year history, horse racing in Singapore has come to an end.
October 08, 2024
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.
October 08, 2024
Chinese electric automaker BYD expects to sell 50,000 electric vehicles (EVs) in Mexico this year, and then 100,000 in 2025, the company's Mexican head Jorge Vallejo said on
October 08, 2024
From northern Quebec's tundra to Argentina's Andes Mountains and the plateaus of Western Australia, Arcadium's lithium portfolio, brought together over
October 08, 2024
Brussels rejected a proposal by the Chinese government for imported electric vehicles made in China to be sold at a minimum price of 30,000 euros ($32,946), three
October 08, 2024
Five Russian climbers die on Nepal’s Dhaulagiri mountain
October 08, 2024
China's commerce minister on Tuesday raised "serious concerns" with U.S.
October 08, 2024
Secretary of State Antony Blinken will make his 19th trip in office to Asia this week when he leads the U.S. delegation to a meeting of East Asian leaders in Laos
October 08, 2024
Secretary of State Antony Blinken will represent the United States at summits with Asian leaders in Laos this week and expects to discuss human rights in Myanmar, China's "
October 08, 2024
Former Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen is to visit Czech Republic, and other European destinations, drawing China’s ire
October 08, 2024
Japan's new economy minister, Ryosei Akazawa, said on Tuesday the government has trust in the central bank's decision on how soon to raise interest rates again, amid
October 08, 2024
Chinese lithium producers are flooding the global market with the critical metal and causing a "predatory" price drop as they seek to eliminate competing
October 08, 2024
China's average daily home sales during the Golden Week holiday leapt 23% by floor area from the same period last year, boosted by improved market sentiment after the
October 08, 2024
Vietnam's real estate developer Kinhbac City (KBC) said on Tuesday that its subsidiary has partnered with The Trump Organization to develop a $1.5 billion golf course and hotel
October 08, 2024
Hyundai Motor India's IPO will open next week for subscriptions and will likely be priced in the range of 1,865 to 1,960 rupees ($22
October 08, 2024
The number of domestic trips and total travel expenditure during China's week-long National Day holiday exceeded last year's numbers, but per capita spending lagged pre-pandemic
October 08, 2024
Hyundai Motor said in a regulatory filing on Tuesday that it will sell 142 million shares it holds in Hyundai Motor India for the latter's initial public offering.
October 08, 2024
Investors flooded U.S.-based exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that target Chinese markets with $5.2 billion in new assets in the past week when mainland China's financial
October 08, 2024
Southeast Asian leaders will meet in Laos this week as Myanmar's civil war and mounting tensions in the South China Sea risk corroding the ASEAN
October 08, 2024
South Korea and Singapore have agreed to embark on a strategic partnership next year, marking the 50th anniversary of their establishment of diplomatic relations, the city state's
October 08, 2024
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rae Wee Investors hoping for a roaring restart to China's stock rally, after the mainland's week-long holiday, were disappointed on Tuesday
October 08, 2024
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr signed into law a bill on Tuesday that aims to develop the country's defence industry to reduce its reliance on imported sources and create
October 08, 2024
A sharp rally in China shares at Tuesday's open lost steam as a hotly anticipated briefing by the country's state planner failed to sustain optimism for further stimulus.
October 08, 2024
Votes are being counted in the recent election for a largely powerless local government in Indian-controlled Kashmir
October 08, 2024
China will provide emergency medical supplies to Lebanon, China's official foreign aid agency, the China International Development Cooperation Agency, said on Tuesday, as Israel-
October 08, 2024
South Korea's LG Energy Solution (LGES) said on Tuesday it signed a deal to supply electric vehicle (EV) batteries to a Mercedes-Benz affiliate in North America and other regions,
October 08, 2024
China said on Tuesday it was "fully confident" of achieving its full-year growth target but refrained from introducing stronger fiscal steps,
October 08, 2024
The Pacific Island nation of Kiribati has issued rare criticism of China over last month's launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, saying the Pacific is
October 08, 2024
China's stock markets roared back from a week-long break to reach their highest levels in more than two years at the open, before paring
October 08, 2024
A gauge of global stocks advanced on Tuesday after a rally on Wall Street overshadowed disappointment over the lack of details in China's stimulus, as investor
October 07, 2024
Japan's inflation-adjusted wages fell in August while household spending also declined, but analysts say underlying trends point to a gradual
October 07, 2024
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.
October 07, 2024
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country will speed up steps toward becoming a military superpower with nuclear weapons and would not rule out using
October 07, 2024
Officials in the Philippines say former President Rodrigo Duterte has registered to run for mayor of his southern home city despite his notorious legacy over his brutal anti-drug crackdown that the International Criminal Court is investigating as a possible crime against humanity
October 07, 2024
Property sales soared in some Chinese cities during the week-long National Day holiday after a slew of stimulus was unveiled to support the market, but
October 07, 2024
‘Impossible’ for Communist China to become our motherland as we’re older, Taiwan’s president argues
October 07, 2024
Zaw Myint Maung, a senior member of Myanmar’s former ruling party arrested during the 2021 military takeover, has died
October 07, 2024
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Monday he had no plan for now to consider raising the country's tax on income from investments.
October 07, 2024
Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said on Monday the regional bloc ASEAN must play a key role in ending the protracted civil war in Myanmar, ahead of a summit of the
October 07, 2024
Many companies in western Japan saw excessive yen declines as undesirable, Kazushige Kamiyama, the Bank of Japan's Osaka branch manager, said on Monday.
October 07, 2024
Powerful criminal networks in Southeast Asia extensively use the messaging app Telegram which has enabled a fundamental change in the way
October 07, 2024
China is likely to launch military drills this week near Taiwan, using Taiwan President Lai Ching-te's upcoming national day speech as a pretext to pressure the island
October 07, 2024
New Zealand loses first naval ship since WWII; vessel threatening oil spill off Samoan coast
October 07, 2024
Tokyo Metro has set a price range for an initial public offering at 1,100 to 1,200 yen per share, against an initial estimate of 1,100 yen, a regulatory filing showed on Monday.
October 07, 2024
A Pakistani separatist group has claimed responsibility for a late-night bombing that targeted a convoy with Chinese nationals outside Karachi's airport, killing two workers from China and wounding eight people
October 07, 2024
A 70-year-old South Korean woman on Monday sued her government, an adoption agency, and an orphanage over the adoption of her daughter, who was sent to the United States in 1976, months after she was kidnapped at age four
October 07, 2024
The Bank of Japan said broadening wage hikes were underpinning consumption and prodding more firms in regional areas to pass on rising labour costs, signalling the
October 07, 2024
Indonesia's President-elect Prabowo Subianto will visit China next month to meet investors and offer them participation in a giant seawall project, his top adviser said on Monday.
October 07, 2024
Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks on Monday, with New Delhi promising to strengthen strategic cooperation as the island nation
October 07, 2024
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr agreed on Monday to boost defence cooperation as their countries elevated ties to a strategic
October 07, 2024
Inside a church in northeastern Thailand the Sriaoun family gathered on Sunday, their voices rising and falling in song, tears
October 07, 2024
Chinese workers targeted in deadly Pakistan airport suicide blast
October 07, 2024
In the commercial heart of Vietnam, embracing the chaos is part of the fun
October 07, 2024
Former Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen will visit the Czech Republic this month, Taiwan's presidential office said on Monday, a sensitive visit for a
October 06, 2024
Samoa's acting prime minister says a fuel spill is “highly probable” after a New Zealand navy ship grounded, caught fire and sank off the coast of the Pacific island nation
October 06, 2024
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.
October 06, 2024
Two Chinese nationals were killed in an explosion near the international airport of the southern Pakistani city of Karachi on Sunday night, the Chinese embassy in Pakistan said,
October 06, 2024
Officials say a massive explosion outside Pakistan's Karachi Airport has killed two workers from China and injured several others
October 06, 2024
At least five people have died and more than 100,000 remain stranded as devastating floods, triggered by heavy rains and upstream torrents, continue to ravage northern
October 06, 2024
Senior officials from China's top economic planning agency will brief reporters on Tuesday on steps to implement policies to promote economic growth, the State Council Information Office
October 06, 2024
The leaders of North Korea and China have marked the 75th anniversary of their diplomatic relations by exchanging messages that expressed hopes for stronger ties, as outsiders raised questions about their relationship
October 06, 2024
Kazakhstan voted in a referendum on Sunday on whether to build its first nuclear power plant, and an exit poll showed voters backed the idea promoted by
October 06, 2024
Hong Kong plans to install thousands of surveillance cameras. Critics say it’s more proof the city is moving closer to China
October 06, 2024
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol says North Korea’s recent disclosure of a nuclear facility was likely an attempt to grab U.S. attention ahead of the presidential election
October 05, 2024
Recovery efforts after Helene pose safety hazards after 30 near-midair flight collisions
October 05, 2024
The leaders of China and North Korea vowed on Sunday to enhance bilateral cooperation on the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries,
October 05, 2024
A Royal New Zealand Navy vessel ran aground and sank off Samoa but all 75 crew and passengers on board were safe, the New Zealand Defence Force said in a
October 05, 2024
Australia started evacuating its nationals from Lebanon via Cyprus on Saturday, in the first large-scale operation to get citizens
October 05, 2024
It is "impossible" for the People's Republic of China to become Taiwan's motherland because Taiwan has older political roots, the island's President Lai Ching-te said on Saturday.
October 05, 2024
India's foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar will not discuss bilateral relations when he visits Pakistan this month, the first such visit in nearly a decade, for the Shanghai
October 05, 2024
Over 80 police personnel have been injured in clashes with supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan taking part in a march near Islamabad, Interior Minister Mohsin
October 05, 2024
Chiang Mai, Thailand’s northern city popular with tourists, has been inundated by widespread flooding as its main river overflowed its banks following heavy seasonal rainfall
October 05, 2024
Pakistan's army says militants killed six soldiers in a shootout in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan where armed groups including the Pakistani Taliban are active
October 05, 2024
Coco Gauff has advanced to the final of the China Open by beating Paula Badosa 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
October 05, 2024
Taiwan's Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker, beat expectations to post its highest-ever revenue for the third quarter on strong demand for artificial
October 05, 2024
China's home sales rose during the National Day holiday after a string of property stimulus measures to boost the country's beleaguered real estate market since late September,
October 05, 2024
More than 200 Chinese citizens have been safely evacuated from Lebanon, China's foreign ministry said on Saturday.
October 05, 2024
A South Korean military transport aircraft returned 97 citizens and family members from Lebanon on Saturday as Middle East tensions rise, the foreign ministry said.
October 05, 2024
U.S. military officials and analysts have for years warned of possible armed attacks or blockades by China on the self-governed island of Taiwan, but a new report raises a red flag about possible non-military tactics
October 04, 2024
Flooding in northern Thailand has forced many residents of the city of Chiang Mai and its outskirts to seek safety on higher ground, with members of the animal world under similar threat
October 04, 2024
The United States and South Korea have tentatively agreed to a new deal covering the costs of maintaining the American military presence there
October 04, 2024
Sri Lanka's $12.5 billion bondholder debt rework has received support from bilateral creditors and the International Monetary Fund, the finance ministry said on
October 04, 2024
Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar will visit Pakistan to participate in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit this month, the Indian foreign ministry
October 04, 2024
The Philippines accused Chinese maritime officials on Friday of carrying out an "unjustified assault" on Vietnamese fishermen in the contested waters of the South China Sea, adding
October 04, 2024
India's Supreme Court on Friday directed an investigation team to probe allegations that a sacred offering at one of the most visited Hindu temples was adulterated
October 04, 2024
The United States and South Korea on Friday agreed on a new five-year plan on sharing the cost of keeping American troops in South Korea, South Korea's foreign ministry and the U.S.
October 04, 2024
Outgoing Indonesia President Joko Widodo's approval rating has fallen to its lowest level this year after a move by his allies to change election rules, a poll
October 04, 2024
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un threatens to destroy the South with nuclear weapons if provoked
October 04, 2024
Police in Pakistan's capital fired teargas on Friday as they clashed with supporters of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan who
October 04, 2024
The Philippines' inflation rate could settle around 3.2% this year, its finance minister said on Friday, giving room for the central bank to further cut rates.
October 04, 2024
A Singapore court charged a property billionaire on Friday with obstructing justice and abetting offences, over flights and luxury hotel accommodation given to a
October 04, 2024
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda's efforts to lift rock-bottom borrowing costs face fresh challenges as a yen rebound and the new political leadership's preference
October 04, 2024
Singapore authorities on Friday announced new measures to tackle money laundering, including inter-agency data-sharing, striking off of inactive companies and
October 04, 2024
New Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has opened his first policy speech in office by expressing deep regrets over the governing party’s slush funds scandal that dogged his predecessor
October 04, 2024
Growth in India's dominant services sector remained robust but slackened to a 10-month low in September as demand slowed, a business survey showed on Friday
October 04, 2024
Around 100 elephants were forced to evacuate the Elephant Nature Park in Chiang Mai, Thailand due to severe flooding. The country's north has been hit with heavy flooding and landslides over the past few weeks, following the powerful typhoon Yagi.
October 04, 2024
About 100 rescued elephants escape flash floods at popular sanctuary in northern Thailand, two killed in evacuation
October 04, 2024
Work, classes and flights resumed across Taiwan after Typhoon Krathon brought torrential rainfall to the island but finally dissipated over a mountain range
October 04, 2024
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced plans on Friday, during a visit to Dhaka, to admit 18,000 Bangladeshi workers who had missed the previous deadline for
October 04, 2024
Shares in shipping companies fell heavily in Europe and Asia on Friday after workers and U.S. port operators agreed a deal to end a strike on the East and Gulf coast docks far
October 04, 2024
Japan's new economy minister, Ryosei Akazawa, said on Friday that the timing of changes in the Bank of Japan's monetary policy should be aligned with the government's broader goal of
October 04, 2024
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba formally instructed his ministers on Friday to compile a fresh economic package to cushion the blow to
October 04, 2024
Southern Taiwan worked on Friday to clear up damage from flooding and high winds after Typhoon Krathon slammed into a major port
October 03, 2024
Private equity firm MBK Partners and Young Poong on Friday raised their tender offer price for shares in Korea Zinc to match a counteroffer, as a
October 03, 2024
North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has threatened to use nuclear weapons and destroy South Korea permanently if provoked
October 03, 2024
Some Chinese and global institutional investors are revisiting Chinese property bonds, betting on an improvement in outlook as the government
October 03, 2024
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. What comes down must go up.
October 03, 2024
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the country would not hesitate to use all available offensive forces including nuclear weapons if the enemy attempted to use force to encroach on
October 03, 2024
The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday that the Bank of Japan should stay data-dependent and continue to gradually raise policy rates in line with
October 03, 2024
Blackstone Inc, the world's largest alternative asset manager, has started raising its third Asia-focused private equity (PE) fund,
October 03, 2024
Property tycoon Ong Beng Seng, who was named in several charges to which Singapore's former transport minister was found guilty, is scheduled for a criminal mention on Oct.
October 03, 2024
Thailand's finance minister said he had met the central bank governor on Thursday and discussed the issue of high household debt
October 03, 2024
North Korea's Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un, criticised a military parade held in Seoul for its Armed Forces Day this week and called it a "clown show", in a
October 03, 2024
A North Korean defector who struggled in South Korea stole a bus and tried to drive across the border, police say
October 03, 2024
WuXi AppTec and WuXi Biologics are planning to sell some of their operations after the Chinese biotech companies were targeted by the U.S. on national security grounds, the Financial Times
October 03, 2024
Two killed as slow-moving Typhoon Krathon lumbers into southern Taiwan
October 03, 2024
Bullish bets on the Chinese yuan strengthened after a bazooka of stimulus measures led to global investors reallocating funds to Asia's largest economy, while long
October 03, 2024
China’s Coast Guard claims to have entered the Arctic Ocean for the first time as it ramps up security ties with Russia
October 03, 2024
Chinese investment-grade companies are lining up $10 billion to $15 billion in offshore bond offerings this quarter, as Beijing's economic stimulus measures cut
October 03, 2024
Australian lender ANZ and Indonesia's Gunawan family are considering selling a combined controlling interest in Jakarta-listed Bank Pan
October 03, 2024
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba are in talks to hold a meeting on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit which will be hosted by Laos next
October 03, 2024
Authorities report at least nine people have died in a fire at a hospital in the island's south that is being battered by a typhoon
October 03, 2024
Taiwan's government said on Thursday that two Chinese nationals had been deported after they harassed a protest held by Hong Kong exiles in Taipei on China's national day.
October 03, 2024
A small town in central Thailand is holding a mass funeral for the 23 students and teachers who died in a bus fire while on a school trip earlier this week
October 03, 2024
Bangladesh has recalled five envoys, including the ambassador to neighbouring India, foreign ministry officials said on Thursday, in a major diplomatic reshuffle as the
October 03, 2024
Dozens of tigers and lions in captivity died in the past month in southern Vietnam with tests showing they were positive for bird flu, health ministry and state media said on
October 03, 2024
The Philippines will impose a 12% value-added tax (VAT) on digital services offered by tech giants such as Amazon, Netflix, Disney, and Alphabet, in a move that will level the
October 03, 2024
A former Singaporean Cabinet minister has been sentenced to a year in prison after he pleaded guilty to charges of receiving illegal gifts, in a rare criminal case involving a minister in the Asian financial hub
October 03, 2024
A Singapore court on Thursday sentenced a former transport minister to 12 months in jail for obstructing justice and receiving more than $300,000 worth of gifts, in the first
October 03, 2024
For a sense of the challenges Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda faces in weaning the world's fourth-largest economy off monetary stimulus, look no
October 03, 2024
Russia stands alongside China on Asian issues, including the criticism of the U.S. drive to extend its influence and "deliberate attempts" to inflame the situation around Taiwan, its
October 03, 2024
Typhoon Krathon has made landfall in the major Taiwanese port city of Kaohsiung
October 02, 2024
A weakened "weird" Typhoon Krathon slammed into southwestern Taiwan on Thursday, bringing heavy rain and flooding, cutting
October 02, 2024
Japan's service sector activity expanded for the third straight month in September, but the pace slowed slightly and confidence dipped in a sign of the broader economic strains amid
October 02, 2024
For picture essay, click Just after 5 a.m. on August 30, water began flooding a vast underground chamber called the "cathedral" just north of
October 02, 2024
A Singapore court on Thursday sentenced a former minister to 12 months in prison for obstructing justice and receiving more than $300,000 worth of gifts, in the
October 02, 2024
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.
October 02, 2024
The CIA is offering advice to people in North Korea, Iran and China who want to share information with intelligence officials — without getting caught
October 02, 2024
Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson will remain in detention in Greenland where he has been held since July while Denmark decides whether to extradite him to Japan, a local court
October 02, 2024
A U.S. bomb from World War II has exploded at a Japanese airport, causing a large crater in a taxiway and the cancellation of more than 80 flights
October 02, 2024
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol held his first telephone call with Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Wednesday and agreed a united response together with the United
October 02, 2024
Prosecutors in South Korea have decided not to charge first lady Kim Keon Hee over allegations of inappropriately accepting gifts last year, including a Christian Dior handbag, the
October 02, 2024
Japan's foreign and defence ministers said on Wednesday they are not working on a proposal by Japan's new prime minister to establish an "Asian NATO", as the U.S. and India had
October 02, 2024
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Japan is not in an environment for an additional rate increase, in an apparent effort to shake off his reputation as
October 02, 2024
An approaching typhoon bringing strong winds and torrential rainfall to Taiwan has killed two people and injured more than 100 people over the past few days while forcing thousands to evacuate from low-lying or mountainous areas
October 02, 2024
Final investment decisions for hydrogen projects have doubled over the last 12 months, dominated by China, but installed capacity and demand are low as the
October 02, 2024
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Kevin Buckland Escalating hostilities in the Middle East gripped the attention of traders and investors in Asia on Wednesday as worries
October 02, 2024
Global hedge funds flocked to Chinese equities on the back of Beijing's much bigger than expected stimulus measures, leading to the strongest weekly buying on
October 02, 2024
Thailand has seen a surge in illegal drugs trafficked from neighbouring Myanmar and a sharp increase in methamphetamines and heroin
October 02, 2024
The bodies of almost two dozen young students and teachers who died in a bus fire in a suburb of Bangkok have been returned to central Thailand, where they began their ill-fated school field trip
October 02, 2024
Taiwan shut down on Wednesday, grounding hundreds of flights and closing schools, offices and financial markets ahead of the
October 01, 2024
South Korea's factory activity contracted at the sharpest pace in 15 months in September as overseas demand slowed for the first time in the year, a private survey
October 01, 2024
The International Olympic Committee’s three major Japanese sponsors — Toyota, Panasonic and Bridgestone — are terminating their contracts
October 01, 2024
India’s Mohun Bagan Super Giants has refused to travel to Iran to play Tractor SC in an Asian Champions League Two match scheduled for Wednesday because of the escalating security problems in the country and region
October 01, 2024
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.
October 01, 2024
Tim Walz, the Democrats' vice presidential candidate, was not in Hong Kong or Asia during the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown as he has said, he confirmed on Tuesday night after
October 01, 2024
While a vast majority of the 1,312 NHL games through June will take place in North America, the spotlight this season is on international play
October 01, 2024
Cambodia said on Tuesday the U.S. Navy would be welcome to visit its Ream Naval Base, which the Pentagon is concerned will become a Chinese outpost.
October 01, 2024
Walz says he ‘misspoke’ after unearthed newspaper reports undercut claim he was in Hong Kong during Tiananmen Square protests
October 01, 2024
Dozens of Tibetans living in India protested outside China’s embassy against the human rights situation in their homeland, which China annexed in 1951
October 01, 2024
Taiwan braces for a powerful typhoon to hit its largest port, after lashing northern Philippines
October 01, 2024
Talks between Indian and Chinese diplomats have opened options for the Asian rivals to resolve the conflict on their Himalayan frontier, India's army chief said on Tuesday.
October 01, 2024
Japan's new prime minister appointed only two women to his 20-strong cabinet on Tuesday, down from five previously, in what a rights group said
October 01, 2024
Top-ranked Jannik Sinner will play rival Carlos Alcaraz in the final of the China Open after recording a 6-3, 7-6 (3) victory over home favorite Bu Yunchaokete
October 01, 2024
Japan's new leader Shigeru Ishiba appointed a proponent of former premier Shinzo Abe's "Abenomics" policies as finance minister on Tuesday, in
October 01, 2024
Indian police on Tuesday said they had released 912 Samsung Electronics workers and union members detained for almost a day for organising a street protest,
October 01, 2024
At least 23 people died in Thailand when a school bus carrying more than 40 students and teachers on a field trip caught fire in the
October 01, 2024
Officials and rescuers say a school bus carrying young students and their teachers on a school trip caught fire in suburban Bangkok, leaving more than 20 feared dead
October 01, 2024
Most garment factories in Bangladesh reopened on Tuesday, a day after violent protests over a pay hike left one worker dead and several others injured, officials said.
October 01, 2024
Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao and his U.S. counterpart will hold a call in the near future on trade and economic ties, China's state-run Xinhua news agency reported on
October 01, 2024
A Cambodian court on Tuesday charged an investigative reporter known for exposing corruption and human trafficking, and whose arrest drew concern from rights groups and
October 01, 2024
Xi vows ‘reunification’ with Taiwan on eve of Communist China’s 75th birthday
October 01, 2024
Sri Lanka will have detailed talks with the IMF on the framework of a $2.9 billion bailout programme on the sidelines of the lender's annual meetings in
October 01, 2024
Junior doctors in India's West Bengal state resumed their full strike on Tuesday, complaining that the country's judiciary has not made adequate efforts to restore justice after
October 01, 2024
Rescuers in Nepal are searching for two dozen people still missing and trying to recover the bodies of those killed in weekend flooding and landslides that left more than 200 dead
October 01, 2024
The Chinese military conducted combat readiness patrols in parts of the South China Sea from Monday to Tuesday, Chinese state media reported, in an extension of rare military drills
October 01, 2024
Indonesian prices rose at their slowest rate in almost three years in September as the pace of food-price inflation eased, giving the
October 01, 2024
Thailand's exports are expected to rise 2% this year, the upper end of a previous forecast of 1% to 2% growth, but the rapidly strengthening baht could be a challenge for the rest
October 01, 2024
South Korea has unveiled its most powerful ballistic missile that could target North Korea
October 01, 2024
Taiwan has canceled dozens of flights, closed schools and offices and evacuated hundreds from vulnerable areas around the island ahead of a strong typhoon expected to hit its heavily populated western coast
October 01, 2024
Voting has begun in Indian-controlled Kashmir in the final phase of an election to choose a local government
October 01, 2024
Australia would be the likely winner from a shift in global canola trade flows should China impose tariffs on
October 01, 2024
Prices of new homes in China rose slightly in September, traditionally a peak season for house hunting, a private survey showed on Tuesday, extending months of feeble gain in a
October 01, 2024
Indian Olympic wrestling star Vinesh Phogat was disqualified from the Paris Games, but she's determined to keep fighting for her constituency and against
October 01, 2024
Taiwan mobilised nearly 40,000 troops on Tuesday to be on standby for rescue efforts as powerful Typhoon Krathon approached its
October 01, 2024
More than three decades after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Communist Party of China retains a firm grip on power
October 01, 2024
Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday unveiled his cabinet as he seeks to heal party divisions and secure a national mandate with an Oct.
October 01, 2024
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September 30, 2024
Japan's factory activity was subdued in September as output and new orders contracted due to a weak economy and lacklustre overseas demand, a private-sector survey showed on Tuesday.
September 30, 2024
Bank of Japan policymakers discussed the need to go slow in raising interest rates as jittery markets clouded the outlook, a summary of their September meeting showed,
September 30, 2024
The pace of South Korea's export growth slowed in September, with shipments to the United States losing momentum, in an outcome that may support market expectations
September 30, 2024
China is marking the 75th year of Communist Party rule as economic challenges and security threats linger over the massive state
September 30, 2024
Registration gets underway in the Philippines on Tuesday for one of the world's biggest midterm elections, headlined by what could be a bitter proxy
September 30, 2024
Japan's jobless rate in August fell to 2.5% from 2.7% in July, government data showed on Tuesday.
September 30, 2024
Global investors are preparing to stake bets on China again, in a major sentiment shift sparked by Beijing's drive to reverse its economic slowdown and revive long
September 30, 2024
South Korea showcased a ballistic missile capable of carrying an eight-ton warhead and featured a flypast of a U.S. bomber at military parades in Seoul on Tuesday, a
September 30, 2024
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September 30, 2024
Qatar Airways will buy a 25% stake in Virgin Australia from U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital, posing a tougher contest for Qantas Airways
September 30, 2024
North Korea is condemning the United States and its allies for “stirring up military confrontations still further” by engaging in war games in the Asia-Pacific region and discussing regime change in the diplomatically isolated nation
September 30, 2024
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September 30, 2024
North Korea appeared on Monday to dismiss the possibility of a return to the personal diplomacy its leader Kim Jong Un had with
September 30, 2024
Beijing relaxed restrictions on home buying on Monday, following similar moves by Shanghai and Shenzhen, in a bid to boost demand and prop up the struggling property market.
September 30, 2024
The International Monetary Fund on Monday said Bangladesh's quick formation of an interim government has helped stabilize the country, and that the country's new authorities
September 30, 2024
An 81-year-old South Korean fashion model fell short in her bid to become the oldest Miss Universe contestant
September 30, 2024
A South Korean court has given three police officers prison sentences over their botched handling of a 2022 Halloween crush in a Seoul nightlife district that killed nearly 160 people
September 30, 2024
India's fiscal deficit for April-August was 4.35 trillion rupees ($51.93 billion), or 27% of the estimate for the financial year, government data showed on Monday.
September 30, 2024
South Korea court sentences highest-ranking police officer yet to jail over Halloween crush
September 30, 2024
The Chinese central bank said on Monday it had bought 200 billion yuan ($28.52 billion) of the
September 30, 2024
A South Korean court on Monday sentenced the former police chief of a district of Seoul to three years in prison for a botched response to a deadly Halloween crowd
September 30, 2024
Nepal began on Monday to grapple with damage wrought by deadly floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains as residents faced the daunting task of cleaning
September 30, 2024
Animal spirits are back in China's stock market as investors rush into equities, galvanized by Beijing's policy bonanza and driven by fear
September 30, 2024
A rapid appreciation of the Thai baht is hitting exporters and tourism spending, the central bank said on Monday, adding that the currency was gaining due to a weak dollar in the
September 30, 2024
Rescuers use zip lines and boats to reach survivors as Nepal flooding and landslides kill nearly 200 people
September 30, 2024
Shigeru Ishiba, the head of Japan’s governing party, plans to call a parliamentary election on Oct. 27 after he is formally elected as prime minister on Tuesday
September 30, 2024
China's stock markets have been on a tear since Beijing rolled out flurry of stimulus measures last week and over the weekend to jolt the beaten-down market and revive a slowing economy.
September 30, 2024
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will resign Tuesday, handing over leadership to his successor Shigeru Ishiba, who says he plans to call a snap election for Oct. 27
September 30, 2024
China's stimulus plans to fill consumer pockets to meet its 2024 growth target breaks away from a decades-old policy playbook, but making household demand a sustainable
September 30, 2024
Japan's incoming prime minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Monday he plans to hold a general election on Oct. 27.
September 30, 2024
Cross-border mergers and acquisitions involving companies in the Asia-Pacific region have recovered this year and are booming in Japan as
September 30, 2024
Japan's incoming prime minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Monday a snap election would be held on Oct. 27, sending voters to the polls one month after he won the ruling Liberal
September 30, 2024
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September 30, 2024
Chinese stocks swept to their biggest single-day gains in 16 years on Monday, with domestic A-shares registering their highest ever turnover, as investors scrambled to
September 30, 2024
A key resistance leader in Indian-controlled Kashmir says the regional polls to choose a local government will not resolve the decades-old conflict over the disputed region
September 30, 2024
South Korea's central bank governor said on Monday he would need to discuss with board members the impact of recent government measures aimed at taming household debt, when asked
September 30, 2024
The number of people killed by flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rainfall over the weekend in Nepal has reached 193 while recovery and rescue work has been stepped up
September 30, 2024
Chinese tourists are expected to take longer trips than last year during the Golden Week holiday that kicks off on Tuesday, but that will not
September 30, 2024
Japan's incoming prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, said on Monday he will call a general election for Oct. 27 following his victory in one of the closest ever leadership races for the
September 30, 2024
China's factory activity shrank for a fifth straight month and the services sector slowed sharply in September, suggesting Beijing will need even more
September 30, 2024
K-pop star Suga, a member of the boy band supergroup BTS, has been fined 15 million won ($11,500) by a court for drunk driving while on an electric scooter.
September 30, 2024
China's services activity expansion slowed in September as new business growth hit its weakest in nearly a year even as exports sped up, a private-sector survey showed on Monday.
September 30, 2024
Shares of China's property developers soared on Monday, with broad double-digit gains, as investors cheered easier home purchase rules in major cities and Beijing's
September 30, 2024
China's manufacturing activity shrank sharply in September as new orders at home and abroad cooled, pulling down factory owners' confidence to near record lows, a private-sector
September 30, 2024
Reviving China's stock market and boosting investor confidence will aid the country's economic recovery by breaking a vicious cycle that has curbed investment and consumption, the
September 30, 2024
China's manufacturing activity in September shrank for a fifth straight month, albeit at a slower pace than August, an official factory survey showed on Monday.
September 30, 2024
A powerful typhoon is lashing the northernmost islands of the Philippines, where officials are warning of “potentially very destructive” damage to coastal villages
September 30, 2024
Japan's factory output tumbled last month driven by typhoon-led disruptions in motor vehicle production and weak U.S. sales, with the government and analysts
September 29, 2024
South Korea's factory output in August beat market expectations and increased by the most in a year, led by production of cars and chips, government data showed on Monday.
September 29, 2024
Taiwan issued a warning on Monday ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Krathon, which has strengthened into the equivalent of a Category 4 hurricane and is
September 29, 2024
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.
September 29, 2024
China's central bank said on Sunday it would tell banks to lower mortgage rates for existing home loans before Oct. 31, as part of sweeping policies to support the country's
September 29, 2024
Taiwan's Defence Ministry said on Sunday it was on alert after detecting "multiple waves" of missile firing deep in inland China, days after Beijing said it had carried out a
September 29, 2024
Japan's incoming prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, signalled continuity this weekend in his early decisions on key posts for his government, suggesting a desire for stability after an
September 29, 2024
Rescuers in Nepal have recovered dozens of bodies from buses and other vehicles that were buried in landslides near the capital Kathmandu as the death toll from flooding rose to at least 148 with dozens missing
September 29, 2024
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the U.S. deployment of intermediate-range missiles in the Philippines "undermines regional peace and stability", the foreign ministry said on
September 29, 2024
Nepal has shut schools for three days after landslides and floods triggered by two days of heavy rain across the Himalayan nation killed 151 people, with 56
September 29, 2024
Japan's incoming prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, said on Sunday the country's monetary policy must remain accommodative as a trend, signalling the need to keep
September 28, 2024
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi sought to burnish his country's credentials as a global peacemaker at the United Nations General Assembly
September 28, 2024
Switzerland's foreign affairs ministry voiced support for a Chinese-led peace plan to end the Ukraine war, saying on Saturday that its view on such efforts had
September 28, 2024
Three online sellers operating on Walmart-owned Flipkart have sued the Indian antitrust watchdog over an investigation which found they, Flipkart and rival Amazon
September 28, 2024
Japan's ex-chief cabinet secretary Katsunobu Kato is likely to be tapped as finance minister when incoming prime minister Shigeru Ishiba forms his cabinet, Kyodo News reported on
September 28, 2024
Thousands of Japanese fans have bid farewell to their beloved panda couple that made their final public appearance at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo before returning to China for medical treatment
September 28, 2024
Flooding caused by continuous rainfall has killed at least 66 people in Nepal and a further 69 are missing
September 28, 2024
Japan's former chief cabinet secretary Katsunobu Kato will become the next finance minister when incoming prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, forms his new cabinet next week, the Kyodo
September 28, 2024
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