FRANKFURT, Germany/TOKYO -- The European Union is considering a virtual ban on carbon fiber in motor vehicles that could take a toll on the material's Japanese manufacturers, which have more than half ...

BANGKOK/HANOI/JAKARTA -- The new "reciprocal" tariffs imposed globally by U.S. President Donald Trump are fueling concern ...

TAIPEI/LA ROCHELLE, France -- Belgian chemical maker Solvay is launching the European Union's first plant for the production ...

SINGAPORE -- Singapore is expected to downgrade its 2025 economic growth forecast in response to sweeping new U.S. tariffs ...

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SEOUL -- Prospective candidates on Tuesday began positioning themselves to run in South Korea's presidential election, set ...

HONG KONG -- Since U.S. President Donald Trump launched his latest trade war with China, Beijing had largely avoided hitting ...

Hirosue, 44, allegedly kicked a nurse and scratched her arm at a hospital in Shimada, Shizuoka prefecture, past midnight ...

TOKYO -- After Hong Kong's stock market opened the week as one of the worst performers amid a trade war-induced global ...

SYDNEY -- Japanese direct investment in Australia reached a record 141.1 billion Australian dollars ($84.7 billion) in 2024, driven by real estate and resources projects.

The market rout triggered by U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs was exacerbated on Monday after the president ...

NEW DELHI -- Deepak Chakraborty has watched his stock of woolen blouses -- once a winter wardrobe essential for women -- gather dust instead of attracting customers since December last year. The ...