TOKYO -- The sentencing of a Japanese employee of Astellas Pharma on espionage charges by a Beijing court on Wednesday could have had a different outcome, says Hideo Tarumi, a former Japanese ...

Trump filed the lawsuit in federal court in the Southern District of Florida against Dow Jones, News Corp, Rupert Murdoch and two Wall Street Journal reporters, accusing the defendants of defamation ...

TOKYO -- A Netflix series featuring mischievous imp-like character Kuromi created by Japan's Sanrio will launch later this month, in the latest push by the company behind Hello Kitty to build up its ...

Since late 2014, a high-speed rail link between Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu, and the neighboring Xinjiang Autonomous Region ...

GUANGZHOU -- Guangzhou Automobile Group (GAC) will debut electric vehicles in early 2026, the Chinese state-owned automaker announced Wednesday.

TOKYO -- Japan is aiming for a joint bid with other Asian countries to host the World Cup in 2042 or 2046, it was learned ...

THIMPHU -- When Tshering Yangki joined what is now Bhutan's Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Employment as a program officer in 2022, new responsibilities began to pile up fast.

The 2025 Invesco Global Sovereign Asset Management Study notes "a clear resurgence of interest in China," with 28% of funds citing it as a "high priority" region and 31% as a moderate priority. The ...

HONG KONG -- Huadian New Energy, a state-owned renewable energy producer, made waves with its initial public offering in Shanghai on Wednesday, both due to it becoming one of the biggest IPOs in the ...

DALIAN, China/BEIJING -- Economic exchanges between China and North Korea are picking up, with cross-border train service set ...

BEIJING -- China's anti-spying ministry has prevented the illegal export of rare-earth metals involving a foreign intelligence agency, it announced Friday, adding the foreign agency had partnered with ...

TOKYO -- With Japan's ruling coalition facing the possibility of losing a majority in Sunday's upper house election, the ...