TOKYO/HONG KONG -- Japanese stocks rose Thursday on the weaker yen and greater clarity over the direction of U.S. monetary ...

NEW YORK -- The United Nations is calling for an international scientific panel on artificial intelligence and twice-yearly intergovernmental AI talks to lay the groundwork for an inclusive global ...

Sri Lankans have suffered a turbulent few years. Fed up with severe shortages of essentials such as food and medicines, and ...

It was just before dawn on a sweltering Taipei morning, and Pegatron Chairman T.H. Tung was still hunched over his desk analyzing energy portfolios, carbon emissions, government policies and decades ...

SYDNEY -- The China-leaning incumbent ruler of Kiribati is in pole position for a third and final term as leader of the ...

In its latest acquisition, announced earlier this month, the company showed its ambition to attract more foreign patients to its home, Malaysia, spending more than $900 million for a major hospital in ...

OSAKA/TOKYO -- Japanese radio equipment maker Icom on Thursday said "it is not possible to confirm" if two-way radio devices ...

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, Japan (Kyodo) -- A shinkansen made an emergency stop between northeastern Japan and Tokyo on Thursday after its two ...

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 ...