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NEW DELHI -- India and the European Union on Monday formally relaunched negotiations toward a free trade agreement, ending a hiatus of nearly a decade...

The Russian invasion of Ukraine that began on Feb. 24 continues, with casualties mounting on both sides.Ukrainian forces are putting up resistance in...

TOKYO -- Japan's upper house election next month poses a major gender equality test, with a record number female candidates running in a country known...

HONG KONG -- These are rough days for the media industry in Hong Kong, as in other parts of Asia. But Tatler Asia, a niche player focused on luxury li...

TOKYO -- The operator of the Tokyo Disney Resort (TDR) will continue to restrict entry to its parks, even though COVID numbers have come under control...

TOKYO -- Tech companies in Japan and other countries have been sniffing out ways to reunite lost dogs with their owners, developing AI that can identi...

JAKARTA -- Indonesian President Joko...

The Russian invasion of Ukraine that began on Feb. 24 continues, with casualties mounting on both sides.Ukrainian forces are putting up resistance in...

The Russian invasion of Ukraine that began on Feb. 24 continues, with casualties mounting on both sides.Ukrainian forces are putting up resistance in...

SINGAPORE -- A traditional Japanese summer festival in Malaysia that dates back to 1977 has found itself embroiled in political controversy as a cabin...

ELMAU, Germany -- India, Indonesia and Vietnam could receive new financing to transition to clean energy, linked to a global infrastructure investment...

SINGAPORE -- Emerging Asian markets are on course for the worst half year in over a decade, as investors retreat from large tech compan...

TOKYO -- With government and health officials still urging caution to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, a group of students from Japan'...

LONDON/PARIS -- World leaders are meeting for a double bill of summits starting this weekend as they try to address multiple unfolding crises&nbs...

KYIV -- Ukraine is trying to bring back children who have been forcibly taken to Russia from regions occupied by Russian forces, Deputy Prime Minister...

HONG KONG -- Prominent Hong Kong academic Hui Po-keung was about to board a plane for Europe last month when police arrested him on charges linked to...

TOKYO -- Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party is riding strong support into the upper house elections on July 10, thanks to its growing popularity...

LONDON/PARIS -- World leaders are set to meet for a double bill of summits starting this weekend, as they try to address multiple unfolding crises, le...

TOKYO/BEIJING -- Foreign issuers have hit the brakes on offerings of yuan-denominated bonds in China this year in a sign of heightened caution over&nb...

FUKUOKA/KUMAMOTO, Japan -- Traditionally known for its shochu, a clear liquor made from grains, potatoes, sugar cane and more, Japan's...

Nobuko Kobayashi is a partner with EY Strategy and Consulting Co., Ltd., Strategy and Transactions -- EY-Parthenon.The war in Ukraine, which began on...

The Russian invasion of Ukraine that began on Feb. 24 continues, with casualties mounting on both sides.Ukrainian forces are putting up resistance in...

The Russian invasion of Ukraine that began on Feb. 24 continues, with casualties mounting on both sides.Ukrainian forces are putting up resistance in...

TOKYO -- New stock market listings in Japan are on track to fall 30% from a year earlier in the first half of 2022 as a confluence of global factors m...

HANOI -- Vietnam's beer market, one of the largest in Southeast Asia, is regaining its fizz as people head back to restaurants, bars and nightclubs af...

DELHI -- Indian delivery driver Tejvinder wraps a white cloth around his face and mops up beads of sweat from under his baseball cap before setti...

KANAZAWA, Japan -- A couple of brand-new vending machines selling sashimi, small pieces of fresh raw fish, recently made their debut in Kanazawa, Ishi...

MEDAN, Indonesia -- The past few months have been challenging for palm oil farmer Albertus Wawan.The owner of a 5-hectare plantation in Sekadau Regenc...

SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Hong Kong for the 25th anniversary of the city's handover to mainland China, s...

KYOTO, Japan -- Every other week, Nidec CEO Shigenobu Nagamori pays a visit to a midsize machine tool unit that plays an outsize role in the...

TOKYO -- Struggling Japanese auto parts supplier Marelli Holdings will enter a court-led restructuring process after failing to get creditors to...

TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is arranging a four-way summit with South Korea, Australia and New Zealand on the sidelines of the upco...

Justyna Gudzowska is director of illicit finance policy at The Sentry, an investigative and policy organization that seeks to disable multinational pr...

The Russian invasion of Ukraine that began on Feb. 24 continues, with casualties mounting on both sides.Ukrainian forces are putting up resistance in...

BEIJING -- Chinese tech companies will face stiffer penalties crossing Beijing's red lines on competition after lawmakers on Friday approved changes t...

NIIGATA, Japan -- Food processing startup Farm8 will ship mini packets of sake to newbies and aficionados of the traditional beverage outside of Japan...

WASHINGTON -- In the event of a conflict in Taiwan, Japan could serve an important logistical role for the U.S., former Deputy Secretary of State Rich...

BENGALURU -- Food delivery company Zomato will buy SoftBank-backed Blinkit, a startup that promises rapid grocery deliveries, for 44.47 billion rupees...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years in a decision by its con...

TOKYO -- Japan's Sapporo Holdings on Friday announced that it will acquire U.S. craft beer maker Stone Brewing for $168 million, in a foray into...

TOKYO -- The Japanese government will ask companies that prohibit their employees from taking a second job to explain their reasons, starting in July,...

TOKYO -- The Japanese government will ask companies that prohibit their employees from taking a second job to explain their reasons, starting in July,...

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HANOI -- Vietnam's exports of textiles and apparel products are expected to hit all-time high of $22 billion in the first six months of 2022, up 23% f...

TOKYO -- The Japanese government will ask companies that prohibit their employees from taking a second job to explain their reasons, starting in July,...

Hi everyone, this is Lauly writing from the heat of Taipei. I'm sending this week's #techAsia from a traditional breakfast restaurant without air cond...

TOKYO -- Japanese trading house Mitsubishi Corp. will start selling renewable electricity certificates that buyers can use as offsets for their energy...

SHANGHAI -- Chinese electric vehicle maker Nio has triggered a backlash, after it appeared to blame a bizarre accident at its Shanghai headquarte...

Minxin Pei is professor of government at Claremont McKenna College and a nonresident senior fellow of the German Marshall Fund of the United States.Wh...

HONG KONG -- Hong Kong's Cheng family, which control's Asia's largest jewelry store chain and several shopping malls in the city, is bidding to t...