TOKYO -- Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD announced on Friday that it will introduce its plug-in hybrid electric vehicle ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday pledged to build a cross-party consensus through parliamentary debate as his minority government seeks to ensure sustained pay hikes ...

LONDON -- Zennor Asset Management, a British boutique asset management firm and shareholder of Fuji Media Holdings, has called for board members of the Japanese broadcaster to be replaced to improve ...

The yen jumped to 155.03, up 1% at one point, extending gains recorded after the Bank of Japan's rate decision.

BANGKOK -- Thailand plans to tap into improving regional rail connections, particularly the affordable route eventually ...

The Bank of Japan decided Friday to implement its third interest rate hike in a year, raising the policy rate by 25 basis points to 0.5%, as the central bank tries to strike a delicate balance between ...

TOKYO -- Japan's currency was modestly stronger to the dollar on Friday after the central bank increased interest rates as expected, as U.S. trade partners await clarity on policy. After hovering in ...

The move marks another step in policy normalization that began on March 19, when the BOJ under Gov. Kazuo Ueda decided to lift the policy rate from minus 0.1% to plus 0.1% and to end unlimited ...

Thailand on Thursday began issuing marriage licenses to LGBTQ couples, becoming the first country in Southeast Asia to recognize same-sex unions after a nearly 20-year campaign by activists. By the ...

Tongfu Microelectronics has started sample production of high-bandwidth memory (HBM), a critical component in AI computing, while display heavyweight BOE Technology is set to begin trial production of ...

HONG KONG -- China-focused private equity managers and venture funds are pushing to burnish their credentials as regional and global players, as their bread-and-butter market faces geopolitical and ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -- Japan's core consumer prices rose 3.0% in December from a year earlier to mark the fastest annual pace in 16 months, data showed on Friday, keeping alive market expectations that ...