SINGAPORE - Olivia Chiong and her wife feel like the Singapore government has made clear to them and their two children that they don't belong in the city-state. So this week's vote by Singapore's...

BEIJING — The rare street protests that erupted in cities across China over the weekend were a referendum against President Xi Jinping’s zero-COVID policy and the strongest public defiance during his political career, China analysts said.

BERLIN — Germany’s government on Monday defended a plan to make it easier for people to apply for citizenship, countering complaints from within the ruling coalition and the opposition that it might encourage illegal immigration.

TOKYO — Toyota Motor Corp. reported on Tuesday a 23% rise in October global vehicle output, beating its own target for a third month in a row, as the industry strives to get past persistent chip shortages that have hobbled production.

S&P GLOBAL RATINGS lowered its 2023 growth forecast for emerging economies on Tuesday, citing persistent pressures from the Russia-Ukraine conflict, a lingering COVID-19 pandemic and tight monetary policy conditions.

Cryptocurrency lender BlockFi has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, it said on Monday, the latest industry casualty after the firm was hurt by exposure to the spectacular collapse of the FTX exchange earlier this month. The filing...

Spending on Cyber Monday, the biggest US online shopping day, may hit a record $11.6 billion according to one preliminary estimate, as discounts on everything from pajamas to...

SYDNEY — Australia’s Great Barrier Reef should be listed as a world heritage site that is “in danger,” a United Nations (UN) panel recommended on Tuesday, saying the world’s biggest coral reef ecosystem was significantly impacted by climate change and warming of oceans.

TOKYO - Japanese retail sales marked an eighth successive month of annual growth in October, data showed on Tuesday, after full reopening of borders added to the boost from this year's dismantling of...

Elon Musk accused Apple Inc. of threatening to block Twitter Inc. from its app store without saying why in a series of tweets on Monday that also said the iPhone maker had stopped advertising on the...

CHINA’s economic activity slumped in November and could drop further in coming weeks as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreaks spread across the country and protests against tighter virus restrictions escalate. 

JAKARTA — Indonesia has extended loan forbearance for businesses such as accommodation as well as the textile and footwear industries that are yet to recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the country’s financial regulator said on Monday.