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After narrowly beating their US peers for the first time in three years in 2020, Asian stocks could see another strong year, analysts say. Asia’s...

SYDNEY —  Countries across the Asia-Pacific region reported record new coronavirus numbers and fresh outbreaks on Monday, with Japan facing mounting pressure to reimpose a state of emergency and South Korea warning it was at a “critical crossroads”.

In a global market where hardly anything made sense this year, one trend seems to be supported by economic reality: Asian stocks’ outperformance versus the rest of the world driven by the region’s better containment of the coronavirus.

Opensignal provides details on the average amount of smartphone users’ time spent connected to Wifi across regions and countries amid the coronavirus lockdown.

If you attend a startup event anywhere in Asia, you’ll most likely hear mentors, advisors, and other judges using the ecosystem’s universal jargon. They’ll...

FAMILY-LED enterprises are common across Asia yet the Philippines takes such control to the extreme.

As central banks the world over find their place in the monetary policy tightening cycle, the one at the helm is the most at...

Hong Kong — Asian markets started Monday on a negative note as trade tensions returned to the fore with Donald Trump eyeing fresh tariffs...

Beijing -- An outbreak of African swine fever in China may spread to other parts of Asia, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization warned...

As the economic landscape gets more rocky, Southeast Asia’s central bankers are turning to Facebook and YouTube for help in getting their messages across. The...

Hong Kong -- Asian markets were mixed on Friday as China-US trade talks wrapped up with little progress being made, while the dollar held...

Hong Kong -- Asia's major markets were mostly down Thursday as China and the US exchanged fresh tit-for-tat tariffs on billions of dollars of...

China is developing a satellite system that will allow it to closely watch the South China Sea, the China News Service reported, helping it...

Tokyo -- Asia stocks opened sharply lower on Thursday, joining a global sell-off on concerns over Turkey's financial crisis but later pared losses on...

Hong Kong -- Asian markets fell on Friday after a broadly positive week as traders await the latest developments in the China-US trade row,...

Asian equities rose and the dollar strengthened as investors sifted through the latest news on the U.S.-China trade front and positive results from Apple...

Asian stocks climbed, tracking gains in U.S. shares, after President Donald Trump reached an agreement with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker aimed at averting...

China’s yuan is back at the top of emerging-market investor worries as the deepening standoff between the U.S. and China over trade threatens to...

Hong Kong -- Asian markets mostly fell Thursday, July 19, as the US Federal Reserve chief's upbeat assessment of the economy failed to allay...

MCH Group AG, the owner of Art Basel, is launching a new art fair in Singapore starting next year to take advantage of the growing wealth in Asia, which is minting millionaires faster than any other region in the world.

Hong Kong -- Asian stocks edged down Thursday as investors fretted over US-China tariffs which are due to kick in within hours and threaten...

Investors in Asian dollar bonds, who just suffered the biggest first-half loss in five years, see little chance of a recovery any time soon. Cash-starved...

A landmark Hong Kong court ruling granting visas to spouses of gay expatriate workers will help fuel LGBT groups pressuring Singapore and Japan to...

Stocks in Asia extended declines and the yuan slumped once again amid debate surrounding the impact of an escalating trade war and fear of...

Hong Kong -- Asian equities rose Wednesday on bargain-buying after the previous day's battering, but investors remain anxious as the threat of a China-US...

ASIAN central bankers grappling with wobbly markets, higher energy costs and simmering trade tensions are getting relief from an old foe: food prices.

LONDON -- For many US allies, Secretary of Defense James Mattis is the last of the Trump administration’s so-called grown-ups in the room.

Asia’s main security conference this weekend established at least this: That while America’s allies like Defense Secretary James Mattis, that’s no longer enough. Mattis sought...

Asian stocks struggled for traction Monday with energy shares tumbling after oil extended its biggest drop in about a year. The euro rallied after...

Asian markets mostly fell Friday as US President Donald Trump abruptly axed next month's summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, but Europe...

Hong Kong -- Asian markets mostly rose Thursday but traders remain concerned about the China-US trade deal and Donald Trump's summit with Kim Jong...

Asian shares traded mixed Friday, remaining on track for a weekly loss as investors mulled the implications of a jump in benchmark U.S. 10-year...

Hong Kong, China -- Most Asia markets rose Monday as investors built on last week's rally, with another healthy lead from Wall Street providing...

THE ASIAN Development Bank (ADB) reaffirmed its commitment to eradicate poverty for a "prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and the Pacific” as its...

The Asia-Pacific region could account for over half of global output by the middle of this century, according to a report by Asian Development...

Tokyo -- Tokyo's Nikkei closed higher on Tuesday in quiet trade during Japan's Golden Week holiday period, as investors took to the sidelines ahead...

TOKYO — Asian stocks were supported on Thursday by robust corporate earnings that helped Wall Street quell concerns about the surge in U.S. bond...

Asian stocks followed their U.S. counterparts lower as worries about the earnings outlook weighed on industrial and technology shares. The 10-year Treasury yield climbed...

Asian equities advanced, helped by an encouraging start to U.S. earnings season, while Chinese bonds rallied after the nation’s central bank moved to support...

Asia stocks rebounded as concerns over the possibility of full-scale trade war between the world’s two biggest economies eased. Chinese equity markets reopened after...

Stocks in Asia followed U.S. equities higher as investors reassessed the danger of a trade-damaging spiral of tariff increases in the world’s top two...

Stocks in Asia demonstrated some resilience after a sharp sell-off in the once much-favored U.S. technology shares, sending volatility soaring. The dollar came under...

Equities in Asia declined after a sell-off in technology shares spooked investors assessing threats to earnings growth for the industry that propelled last year’s...

Stocks in Asia followed their U.S. counterparts higher on signs that an escalation of trade tensions was beginning to ease. The yen slipped and...