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HONG KONG -- China has issued a directive to the country's brokerage firms as it aims to change perceptions of its flagging ...

Hundreds queued and some broke into song for their first ride on the 19.7-km Ho Chi Minh City Metro Line No. 1. The city of ...

TOKYO -- The United Arab Emirates' economy minister urged Japan to speed up negotiations on a comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA), saying his country can serve as a "hub" that will ...

TOKYO -- Japanese automakers Honda Motor and Nissan Motor plan to set up a joint holding company by around August 2026, ...

Singapore post has fired CEO Vincent Phang, along with two other senior managers, the company announced on Dec. 22. (Reuters) -- Singapore Post said on Sunday it had dismissed its chief executive and ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (Reuters) -- President-elect Donald Trump threatened to reassert U.S. control over the Panama Canal ...

TOKYO -- Japan's Honda Motor and Nissan Motor will begin merger talks as early as Monday, driven by the auto industry's fast-moving race to electrification and software integration.

FUKUOKA, Japan -- The southern Japanese city of Fukuoka's Tenjin district, known for its bars and noodle shops, is trying to broaden its nightlife by turning cultural assets into destinations for ...

KUALA LUMPUR -- Southeast Asia's equity capital markets reached a grim milestone in 2024, as IPO activity plunged to its lowest in nearly a decade, reflecting the headwinds battering global markets: ...

BEIJING -- The Chinese government has begun considering whether to resume imports of Japanese seafood, having apparently concluded that water samples from the sea near the Fukushima nuclear plant are ...

BEIJING (Reuters) -- China said on Sunday it was taking countermeasures against two Canadian institutions and 20 people involved in human rights issues concerning the Uyghurs and Tibet. The measures, ...