TOKYO -- Honda Motor and Nissan Motor will begin merger talks as early as Monday as the two automakers seek to create a group that can rival Japanese leader Toyota Motor in capital-intensive ...

HONG KONG -- Until recently, Chinese consumers and companies did not shy away from foreign brands when buying high-performance cars and trucks for their own use. Windrose Technology is part of a ...

TOKYO -- Japan will create a new maritime transport unit in its Self-Defense Forces (SDF) in March as it looks to boost defense of its chain of southern islands reaching down to Okinawa prefecture ...

SINGAPORE -- Singapore's economy grew faster than expected in 2024, according to preliminary government data, but the pace of expansion is set to ease in what is a general election year in the ...

TOKYO -- Japanese convenience store chain Lawson will employ remote clerks overseas to serve late-night shoppers through digital avatars. The first of these avatars is set to go online in January ...

Eoin Drea is senior researcher in the Belgium-based Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies. One consequence of Donald Trump's reelection is that it underlines the common economic challenges ...

Japan's Nikkei share average retreated on 2024's last trading day today from the five-month high hit in the last session, as investors locked in profits on the index that rose nearly 20% for the year.

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. estimates that North Korea has suffered over 1,000 casualties in the past week fighting Ukrainians in the Kursk region of Russia, a White House spokesperson said Friday.

The Nikkei Stock Average ended the week with a gain of more than 700 points Friday after being up as high as 800 points during the session.

TOKYO -- Osamu Suzuki, former chairman of Japan's Suzuki Motor, has died, the company announced Friday. He was 94 years old. Suzuki led the company for more than 40 years, until he stepped down as ...

SEOUL -- Han Duck-soo, South Korea's acting president and prime minister, was impeached in a vote by the National Assembly on Friday, ramping up political uncertainty almost two weeks after the ...