China's factory activity picked up slightly in June. But its key gauge remained below the boom-or-bust line for a third month ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reportedly met with Russia's culture minister and expressed the importance of cultural ...

Japanese seafood exporters and government officials have reacted positively to China's announcement it will resume imports of ...

Canada says it will scrap the digital services tax as a way to advance tariff negotiations with the United States.

A strong earthquake with an intensity of lower 5 on the Japanese scale of 0 to 7 was observed at around 6:33 p.m. on Monday in Toshima Village in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. There is no ...

Pakistan's military says at least 13 soldiers were killed in a suicide car bombing in the country's northwest. Islamabad is accusing India of involvement in the attack. New Delhi denies the allegation ...

Japan's industrial production rose for the first time in two months in May, led by auto-parts and passenger vehicles. The industry ministry says total output increased 0.5 percent from the previous ...

The Tokyo benchmark stock index climbed on Monday, finishing at its highest level of the year for a second straight trading day. The momentum carried over from a Friday rally in New York. The Nikkei ...

US President Donald Trump has reiterated that US strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities were a success and suggested that he ...

Monday marks five years since the Hong Kong National Security Law came into force to crack down on anti-government activity ...

Wild bears continue to be spotted in human inhabited areas across Japan. Two people sustained injuries in separate bear attacks on Monday. Police in Tochigi Prefecture received a call at around 6:30 a ...

Hiroshima City has begun its annual effort to find relatives of hundreds of 1945 atomic bombing victims whose remains have been identified but not yet claimed. The dead are among about 70,000 victims ...