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KUALA LUMPUR -- President Xi Jinping on Wednesday stressed that China would stand with Malaysia and other Asian nations to combat unilateralism and protectionism, as the Trump administration's U.S.
Myanmar's military government has released Chit Khine, chairman of conglomerate Eden Group, after three years in detention as the country's economy and infrastructure struggle to recover from last ...
TOKYO -- Japanese financial services group SBI Holdings will make South Korea's third-biggest insurance firm Kyobo Life ...
SYDNEY -- The two candidates vying at the May 3 federal election to be Australia's leader held their second televised debate ...
TOKYO -- Japanese convenience store chain Lawson aims to increase the number of its overseas stores to 14,000 in the coming six years, mainly in Asia, to equal its current number in Japan.
TOKYO -- The number of foreign visitors to Japan hit a record 10.5 million during the first quarter, helped by an influx of Chinese tourists thanks to easing visa rules and cheaper flight tickets.
Hongkong Post announced that it would stop accepting surface mail parcels destined for the U.S. with immediate effect, ...
The World Health Organization headquarters in Geneva: Members of the international body agreed on a deal on April 16 aimed at ...
TOKYO -- Nikkei said on Wednesday that it will add BayCurrent, a Japanese consulting firm, to its Nikkei 225 Climate Change 1.5°C Target Index. No stock will be removed from the index, with the ...
Fabrizio Bozzato is Program Director at the Department of Planning and Coordination of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation. Riccardo Puliti is the International Finance Corporation’s regional vice president ...
SYDNEY/TOKYO -- Australia's BHP Group is preparing to open its first potash mine in Canada, a foray into a new field that, ...
TOKYO -- Japanese film studio and theater operator Toho aims to strengthen its overseas business following the success of its ...