Sri Lankans have suffered a turbulent few years. Fed up with severe shortages of essentials such as food and medicines, and ...

OSAKA/TOKYO -- Japanese radio equipment maker Icom on Thursday said "it is not possible to confirm" if two-way radio devices ...

BEIJING/SHENZHEN -- A 10-year-old boy stabbed in Shenzhen on his way to a Japanese school has died, Japan's government said ...

TOKYO/HONG KONG -- Japanese stocks rose Thursday on the weaker yen and greater clarity over the direction of U.S. monetary ...

NEW YORK -- The United Nations is calling for an international scientific panel on artificial intelligence and twice-yearly intergovernmental AI talks to lay the groundwork for an inclusive global ...

TOKYO/SINGAPORE/BANGKOK/KUALA LUMPUR -- Making payments through scanning QR codes with smartphones is expanding rapidly in Southeast Asia, with countries like ...

SYDNEY -- The China-leaning incumbent ruler of Kiribati is in pole position for a third and final term as leader of the ...

SENDAI, Japan (Kyodo) -- A shinkansen made an emergency stop between northeastern Japan and Tokyo on Thursday after its two ...

TSAGHKUNK, Armenia -- Nestled in the Caucasus Mountains, Armenia promises an escape into a world untouched by time. My ...

"Losing the vice presidency is not a big deal to me," declared Sara Duterte following contentious exchanges during her office's budget hearings at the Philippine legislature. "They are talking about ...

NEW YORK -- The U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the first time in more than four years on Wednesday, by half a ...

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. and India will hold a dialogue for the first time on the Indian Ocean, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State ...