In protein-deficient India, McDonald’s, Bollywood and cricket fuel wellness craze
MUMBAI/CHENNAI - At McDonald's outlets in South India, a 30-cent burger topping has been selling out fast. It's not extra cheese or a fancy salsa dip,...
Warming seas worsen Japan’s price shock with $120 urchin rice bowls
RISHIRI, Japan - As Japan faces its hottest summer in history, a sharp decline in the catch of sea urchin in the country's north has made the spiny...
Major cases involving Trump before the US Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court has acted in a series of cases involving challenges to executive orders signed by President Donald Trump and actions by his administration since he...
Trump wants to meet North Korea’s Kim this year, he tells South Korea
WASHINGTON/SEOUL - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he wanted to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un this year and was open to further trade talks...
Trump threatens more tariffs for countries with digital taxes
WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened countries that have digital taxes with "subsequent additional tariffs" on their goods if those nations...
Vietnam billionaire’s taxi firm takes on Grab in Southeast Asia
VIETNAM’s richest man Pham Nhat Vuong is looking to disrupt ride-hailing sectors across Southeast Asia as his taxi company Green & Smart Mobility JSC,...
BYD seeks to shift mass market image with souped-up racetrack
THE NAME BYD Co. is mainly associated with mass market electric vehicles (EV). A manufacturing behemoth that churns out more electric cars than anyone...
Vietnam island building in Spratlys may soon surpass China’s — report
WASHINGTON — Vietnam has significantly expanded island building work in areas it claims in the Spratly Islands chain of the disputed South China Sea...
US confirms nation’s first travel-associated human screwworm case linked to Central American outbreak
BUENOS AIRES/CHICAGO/WASHINGTON — The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Sunday reported the first human case in the United States of...
South Korea tells China it wants to normalize ties, upgrade economic relations
SEOUL — South Korea hopes to normalize relations with China that have been strained in recent years, a special envoy from Seoul told Chinese...
China’s new mega-dam triggers fears of water war in India
PARONG, India — India fears a planned Chinese mega-dam in Tibet will reduce water flows on a major river by up to 85% during...
South Korea’s Lee faces pivotal test at first summit with Trump
WASHINGTON/SEOUL — South Korea’s new president, Lee Jae Myung, will face a pivotal moment on Monday when he meets U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington for...