OSAKA -- Kansai International Airport, near Osaka, is in the final stretch of a renovation designed to better accommodate ...

BEIRUT/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -- Israel bombed targets in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip on Sunday ahead of the one-year anniversary ...

HONG KONG -- Global investors have been rushing into Asian bonds in recent weeks, reckoning that the first U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate cut in four years would allow regional central banks to ...

CANBERRA -- Rio Tinto on Monday said that it has approached U.S and Australia-listed Arcadium Lithium about a potential takeover bid, highlighting the Anglo-Australian mining giant's enthusiasm for ...

Iran's second missile strike on Israel on Oct. 1 has dramatically heightened tensions in the Middle East, increasing the risk of an escalating cycle of retaliatory violence that could lead to a ...

Anime content demand has surged in the past couple of years thanks to streaming platforms -- Netflix in the first half of 2023 recorded 3.5 billion hours of anime viewership globally, a 14% increase ...

SEOUL -- South Korea's pension system is facing an existential threat as its baby boomers head into retirement and the birth rate plumbs new lows, putting the national fund on track to run out within ...

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -- At least one person was killed and 10 injured in an explosion near the international airport of the southern Pakistani city of Karachi on Sunday night, local broadcaster Geo ...

The yen traded at 149.09 earlier in the morning, its lowest since mid-August, falling 1.9% from Friday. The Japanese currency has pared some losses since then, rising to the 148 level, but still ...

In the four years since they began operating, Hong Kong's eight virtual banks have yet to become consistently profitable as ...

Leaders of the ASEAN bloc meet for a three-day summit in the Laotian capital, Vientiane, to discuss economic and security ...

A new luxury hair care brand, The Answer, will be launched Nov. 2, Kao announced Thursday. The brand's shampoo and ...