TOKYO -- Japan welcomed a record 36.87 million tourists in 2024, up 47.1% from the previous year thanks to the weak yen, ...

JAKARTA -- Indonesia next month will launch a free medical checkup program targeting 200 million people over the next five ...

Hiroyuki Suzuki is deputy director general of the corporate planning department of the Japan Bank for International ...

HONG KONG -- A Hong Kong company that offers insurance for the cryptocurrency industry has set its sights on Japan, just as ...

DHAKA -- On the morning of Jan. 2, workers at four Keya Group apparel factories in Gazipur, Dhaka's garment district, ...

Bank Indonesia cut its benchmark seven-day reverse repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.75%, the first rate cut since September 2024.

TOKYO (KYodo) -- Shinji Ishimaru, who placed second in the Tokyo gubernatorial race in July 2024, said Wednesday that he has established a new regional political party ahead of next summer's ...

SEOUL -- South Korean authorities have arrived at President Yoon Suk Yeol's official residence here early Wednesday to ...

SEOUL -- South Korean authorities arrived at President Yoon Suk Yeol's official residence here early Wednesday to execute an ...

SEOUL -- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said that he complied with a warrant for his arrest on Wednesday to prevent "bloodshed" but dismissed the investigation into him as "illegal." ...

HONG KONG -- Growing connections between China and the Middle East are prompting Chinese and Hong Kong financial companies to set up shop in Dubai as they tap opportunities in trade finance and wealth ...