TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese Foreign Ministry said Saturday it has lodged a "strong protest" with South Korea over suspected maritime research near islets in the Sea of Japan that are controlled by ...

SYDNEY -- Australia is debating a ban on credit and debit card transaction fees, which cost the country's consumers 1.2 billion Australian dollars ($781 million) annually.

BANGKOK/SHANGHAI -- Chinese streaming services are catching American rivals in the Southeast Asian market, with giants iQiyi and Tencent planning to roll out original productions in Thailand and ...

Trump has threatened sanctions on Moscow and secondary sanctions on countries that buy its oil if no moves are made to end the war in Ukraine. China and India are the top two buyers of Russian oil.

TOKYO -- Japan's immigration authority is intensifying efforts to crack down on suspected abuse of the business manager visa program, which is intended to help foreign entrepreneurs start businesses ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) -- A highly anticipated summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday yielded no agreement to resolve or pause Moscow's war in ...

NAGOYA, Japan -- When family members of the late American academic Ezra Vogel recently gathered in Nagoya, in central Japan, to commemorate the opening of a university library in his name, they ...

SEOUL -- After a soccer match this month between the Cambodian and Thai women's national teams, the two sets of players warmly shook hands. It was a welcome example of the ability of sport to bring ...

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PALO ALTO, California -- Applied Materials, the top U.S. supplier of chipmaking tools, is under pressure in the crucial Chinese market as Washington's export restrictions hurt its access and spur the ...

TOKYO -- Honda Motor has demonstrated its autonomous technology with a motorcycle that resembles Pokemon monster Koraidon on the Suzuka Circuit race track.

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK -- South Korean President Lee Jae Myung is planning to visit Hanwha Group's Philly Shipyard in Pennsylvania on Aug. 26, a day after he meets U.S. President Donald Trump at the ...