But an escalating spat between Japan and China over remarks about Taiwan by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is threatening to derail what was set to be a breakout year for anime in the world’s ...

Valuable eels are in decline all over the world, leading to a new push for restrictions on trade to try to help stave off extinction ...

An aerial drone photo taken on April 6, 2025 shows Adora Magic City berthing at the Qingdao International Cruise Terminal in ...

Thailand International Motor Expo, which kicks off on Saturday near Bangkok, brings together 42 global automakers.

Kenya juggles Samurai and Panda bonds amid IMF talks and World Bank conditions, as ...

US warns that Africa is becoming a key battleground in its strategic and economic rivalry ...

India has entered the “major power” category in the Asia Power Index 2025, driven by economic growth and improving military capability. However, significant gaps remain between India’s potential and ...

The EU executive will unveil next week measures to cut the bloc's over-reliance on China for critical raw materials as Europe ...

India’s power in Asia continues to grow steadily, and in 2025 passed the threshold defined by the Asia Power Index for major ...

US dollar (DXY) is trading firmer against nearly all the G10 currencies. EM currencies are mixed, as are Asia-Pacific markets ...

The fire was the deadliest in Hong Kong in decades. A 1996 fire in a commercial building in Kowloon killed 41 people. A ...

Global stocks headed into a jittery final session of the month on Friday, as an outage at exchange operator CME Group ...