TAIPEI -- Taiwan's Foxconn on Monday confirmed that SoftBank is buying its factory in Ohio and that it will work with the ...

TOKYO -- Japanese trading house Itochu will begin discussions with the banking unit of the 7-Eleven convenience store chain ...

TOKYO -- China on Monday said it is prepared to pursue "peaceful reunification" with Taiwan, days after U.S. President Donald Trump said that Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping had promised no invasion of ...

TOKYO -- Japanese used car exports to Sri Lanka jumped in value to 46.9 billion yen ($318 million) in the January-June period ...

TOKYO -- Japanese technology conglomerate Rakuten Group and rival Amazon.com of the U.S. plan to launch satellite-based communications providers in Japan as early as 2026 that will be able to reach ...

(Reuters) -- Myanmar will hold the initial phase of its general election on Dec. 28, state television said on Monday, outlining a road map for the first polls in the war-torn country in nearly five ...

MELBOURNE -- Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has reiterated his call for the country to join the three-way treaty between Australia, New Zealand and the United States, as China pushes to ...

TOKYO/HONG KONG -- The national security trial of Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai Chee-ying resumed for closing arguments on Monday, after the proceedings were delayed last week due to bad weather and ...

SEOUL (Kyodo) -- South Korea and the United States on Monday commenced a joint military exercise to enhance their readiness against threats from North Korea, but with about half of the drills ...

SHANGHAI (Reuters) -- Swiss watchmaker Swatch has issued an apology and pulled ads featuring images of an Asian male model pulling the corners of his eyes up and backwards in a "slanted eye" pose.

TOKYO -- The Financial Services Agency will approve the issuance of Japan's first yen-denominated stablecoin as early as autumn, with the aim of using it for international remittances and more, Nikkei ...

BANGKOK -- Countries in ASEAN are bracing for a slowdown in the second half of the year, after "front-loading" of exports before higher U.S. tariffs took effect boosted their economies in the last ...