SYDNEY -- The China-leaning incumbent ruler of Kiribati is in pole position for a third and final term as leader of the Pacific island country after winning overwhelming support in a parliamentary ...

The benchmark Nikkei Stock Average rose to 37,394.52 at one point, up 1,014.35 points, or 2.8%. The broader Tokyo Stock Price Index traded at 2,631.88, climbing 66.51 points, or 2.6%.

Sendai (Kyodo) -- A shinkansen stopped on a route between Tokyo and northeastern Japan, the railway operator JR East said Thursday, with the bullet train's cars found disengaged at the site.

TSAGHKUNK, Armenia -- Nestled in the Caucasus Mountains, Armenia promises an escape into a world untouched by time. My ...

JAKARTA -- The unrest at the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce (KADIN) just a month before President-elect Prabowo Subianto takes office highlights the crucial role the country's most prominent business ...

BEIJING (Reuters) -- China will suspend tariff exemptions on 34 agricultural items imported from Taiwan, including fresh fruits, vegetables and aquatic products, effective Sept. 25, a Chinese Finance ...

BEIJING/SHENZHEN -- A 10-year-old boy stabbed in Shenzhen on his way to a Japanese school has died, Japan's government said ...

TAIPEI -- Taiwan scrambled to respond Wednesday after reports suggested that pagers made by one of its companies may have ...

TOKYO -- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries plans to hire a record 200 people for its nuclear power business in the year ending March 2025, seeking to secure talent as Japan positions the energy as a key ...

NEW YORK -- The U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the first time in more than four years on Wednesday, by half a ...

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. and India will hold a dialogue for the first time on the Indian Ocean, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State ...

TAIPEI -- A senior executive at one of Taiwan's top industrial conglomerates has been barred from leaving China, heightening ...