Australia, India, Japan and the United States have agreed new initiatives for maritime security, critical minerals, port infrastructure, and energy security to boost cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region amid concerns about China's influence
May 26, 2026
Sri Lanka's central bank stunned markets by raising its policy rate by an outsized 100 basis points on Tuesday, the biggest hike in three years, and
May 26, 2026
China on Tuesday reiterated its stance on the Australia-India-Japan-US Quad group, saying cooperation between countries should contribute to regional peace, stability and
May 26, 2026
South Korea says North Korea has launched a close-range ballistic missile and other weapons toward the sea
May 26, 2026
A Samsung Electronics' union
May 26, 2026
The foreign ministers of Australia, India, Japan and the U.S. agreed to jointly build a port in Fiji and signed pacts
May 26, 2026
Lea Casilao and her husband usually began each day exchanging text messages: "Good morning" from her, and his usual reply of "Good
May 26, 2026
Taiwan sent ships and fighter jets to monitor the second Chinese "joint combat readiness patrol" in a week near the island, in what a senior
May 26, 2026
Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino said the central bank will consider the timing and pace of interest rate hikes with an eye on the fallout from
May 26, 2026
South Korean retail tycoon Chung Yong-jin has apologized for a second time in two weeks as Starbucks’ local operation faces a backlash over a recent marketing campaign that was widely perceived as mocking victims of a bloody military crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in 1980
May 26, 2026
India's trade minister says that Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s recent visit to India has helped pave the way for a complete reset of Canada-India relations
May 26, 2026
The dollar dropped against major currencies on Monday as hopes of a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz pushed oil prices
May 25, 2026
The death toll from flooding in southwestern China's Chongqing has risen to nine and 11 people are missing following torrential rain in the municipality, state broadcaster
May 25, 2026
President Xi Jinping hailed China's "unbreakable" friendship with Pakistan on Monday as he met Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Beijing, seeking
May 25, 2026
Rescuers have pulled three people from the rubble of a collapsed nine-story hotel under construction in Angeles City, Philippines
May 25, 2026
When He Tingbo was put in charge of Huawei's chip development in 2003, the young engineer was handed an annual budget of $400
May 25, 2026
War in Iran, strained U.S. commitments in Asia and rising tensions over
May 25, 2026
Toshifumi Suzuki, the Japanese businessman credited with creating the 7-Eleven convenience-chain global retail empire, has died
May 25, 2026
Jardine Matheson said on Monday it has agreed to buy Australian medical imaging provider I-MED Radiology Network for a total enterprise
May 25, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee The ever-inching prospect of a deal to end the Iran war and open the Strait of Hormuz paved the way for investors to put on
May 25, 2026
In a city of high-rises, ‘cardboard grannies’ collect waste for cash
May 24, 2026
Bomb attack near railway station in southwest Pakistan kills at least 23
May 24, 2026
A nine-story building under construction in a city north of the Philippine capital has collapsed, leaving at least one Malaysian tourist dead and 21 workers trapped
May 24, 2026
A bomb blast hit a shuttle train carrying Pakistani security personnel and their families in the southwestern
May 24, 2026
At least one person was confirmed dead after a building under construction collapsed in the Philippines on Sunday, authorities said
May 24, 2026
A Chinese coast guard ship left waters near Taiwan's strategically located Pratas Islands at the top of the South China Sea on Sunday
May 24, 2026
U.S.
May 24, 2026
Bangladesh’s central bank on Saturday announced a 600 billion taka ($5 billion) stimulus package to revive shuttered factories and support businesses as economic growth slows
May 23, 2026
China’s worst coal mining blast in over a decade kills 82
May 23, 2026
U.S.
May 23, 2026
Chinese local officials say that a gas explosion at a coal mine in northern Shanxi province has killed at least 82 people
May 23, 2026
Hundreds of people rallied in central Taipei on Saturday in support of government plans to increase defence spending, after the opposition controlled parliament approved
May 23, 2026
Japan's Trade Minister Ryosei Akazawa said on Saturday there were no formal bilateral talks with China's Commerce Minister Wang Wentao, though the two had a brief
May 23, 2026
At least 90 people were killed in a gas explosion at a coal mine in China's northern province of Shanxi, the country's deadliest mining accident since at least 2009.
May 23, 2026
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has arrived in India ahead of a meeting next week with his counterparts from India, Australia, and Japan, members of the Indo-Pacific strategic alliance known as the Quad
May 23, 2026
Si Woo Kim just missed out on a 59 at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson, bogeying the final hole when a par would have given him the 16th sub-60 round in PGA Tour history
May 23, 2026
The U.S. and Taiwan have not made concrete plans for talks between their presidents, four people
May 23, 2026
The split between Wall Street and most U.S. households keeps growing wider
May 22, 2026
Taiwan's government said on Friday it had not received any information about U.S. arms sales delays, after a senior U.S. official suggested there was a pause due to the need
May 22, 2026
Taiwan's government says it hasn't been notified of any pause in a planned $14 billion U.S. arms sale to the self-governing island
May 22, 2026
Citigroup plans to allocate a significant portion of its global wealth management hiring to Asia, where its private bank is growing faster and generating
May 22, 2026
India’s Gen Z have flipped the lowly cockroach into a symbol of defiance
May 22, 2026
The U.S. Marines have demonstrated their capabilities with a live-fire exercise in Japan, showcasing the HIMARS mobile rocket system
May 22, 2026
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi will travel to New York and chair a high-level meeting of the UN Security Council on May 26, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Friday.
May 22, 2026
Advanced Micro Devices is working with Taiwan partners to ramp up production capacity as stronger-than-expected demand squeezes the global
May 22, 2026
Lenovo Group reported a better-than-expected 27% jump in quarterly revenue on Friday, as strong consumer demand for PCs ahead of potential
May 22, 2026
South Korea's Interior Minister said his ministry would stop offering products from companies that "make light" of the country's democratic history, after a
May 22, 2026
Asia-Pacific trade envoys gathered in China are expected to discuss multilateral cooperation, trade imbalances and supply chain
May 22, 2026
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand is expected to keep its key policy rate unchanged on Wednesday but a slim majority of economists in a Reuters poll now
May 22, 2026
The Hengli Group, built by a husband and wife duo over three decades from a bankrupt textile mill into a Fortune Global 500 giant
May 22, 2026
Chinese leader Xi Jinping's recent summits with U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin highlighted different dynamics with each country
May 21, 2026
The U.S., Japan, Australia and India will hold a meeting of foreign ministers of the 'Quad' grouping in New Delhi on May 26, Japan's foreign ministry said on Friday.
May 22, 2026
The State of North Carolina has sued Vietnamese EV maker VinFast for its alleged failure to meet its commitments to build an electric vehicle and battery factory in the state
May 22, 2026
Japan's annual core inflation slowed to a four-year low in April due to the effect of subsidies on fuel and education, data showed on Friday, though analysts
May 22, 2026
The United Nations has criticized a new Afghan law on separation in marriage, saying it entrenches discrimination against women and girls
May 21, 2026
The Kremlin on Thursday dismissed as false a Reuters report that China's army secretly trained about 200 Russian soldiers in China late last year, some of whom went on to
May 21, 2026
The Philippines' National Bureau of Investigation said on Thursday it
May 21, 2026
China said on Thursday it firmly opposes the United States "abusing judicial means" and pressuring Cuba after Washington charged former Cuban President Raul Castro for
May 21, 2026
Taiwanese prosecutors said on Thursday they were investigating three people suspected of illegally exporting high-end AI servers made by Super Micro and containing Nvidia
May 21, 2026
Myanmar’s military-backed government says it has regained control of two towns near the country’s borders with India and Thailand
May 21, 2026
The Philippine justice minister on Thursday ordered law enforcement to apprehend a senator wanted by the International Criminal Court
May 21, 2026
South Korea and the U.S. discussed potential changes in how parts of the heavily fortified border with North Korea are managed at recent defence talks in Washington, Seoul's
May 21, 2026
The medical condition of Thai Princess Bajrakitiyabha has worsened as a result of multiple infections in several organs, with physicians unable to contain her irregular
May 21, 2026
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te would be happy to speak with U.S.
May 21, 2026
South Korea's presidential Blue House said on Thursday that some of its nationals who had been in held in Israeli custody had been released.
May 21, 2026
Chinese President Xi Jinping may visit North Korea as early as next week and will try to act as a mediator between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S.
May 21, 2026
Japan's manufacturing activity slowed slightly in May, while service sector growth ground to a halt for the first time in over a year, as surging costs linked to the Middle
May 21, 2026
Japanese exports rose for an eighth straight month in April, beating market expectations, bolstered by resilient global demand despite major supply
May 21, 2026
Beijing is holding up a proposed visit by the Pentagon's under-secretary of defence for policy, Elbridge Colby, as China pressures U.S.
May 21, 2026
China’s Xi gives Putin a red-carpet welcome – and makes a veiled jab at the US
May 20, 2026
The U.S. dollar retreated from a six-week high on Wednesday on rising hopes that the U.S. is nearing a deal with Iran to end the war in the Middle East.
May 20, 2026
Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin have hailed their strategic ties and energy trade during a meeting in Beijing
May 20, 2026
In New Delhi, some auto-rickshaws are now displaying images of U_S_ President Donald Trump with the slogan “Happy Birthday America!”
May 20, 2026
Rescue workers used boats or swam through floodwaters to evacuate people in waterlogged areas across central and southwest China on Wednesday after torrential rain killed
May 20, 2026
NJ governor sends state police to set up protest zone outside contested immigration detention center
US adult cigarette smoking rate hits another all-time low
Federal judge says New Hampshire must make it easier to prove citizenship when registering to vote
Robinson learns of World Cup berth on golf course, Roldan during club meeting, Reyna in parking lot
SpaceX gets $4.16 billion US Space Force deal for airborne threats program
Brewers pitcher Abner Uribe suspended 1 game for actions against the Cardinals
US judge orders removal of Trump's name from Kennedy Center