HONG KONG -- China is pushing a centralized digital currency in a direct challenge to the U.S.-dominated global monetary system, with analysts watching whether adoption of the digital yuan picks up ...

HONG KONG -- More than three months after a devastating fire tore through a residential complex in Hong Kong's Tai Po ...

KABUL (AP) -- Pakistan carried out airstrikes in Kabul and two other Afghan provinces early Friday, Afghanistan's government ...

(Reuters) -- Paramount Skydance emerged as the likely winner in a months-long battle to acquire Warner Bros Discovery, after streaming giant Netflix on Thursday refused to raise its bid for the ...

NEW DELHI -- After battling each other for users in India, U.S. artificial intelligence companies are bracing for fresh ...

TOKYO -- The Japanese government will become the largest shareholder in domestic chipmaker Rapidus under plans revealed ...

(Reuters) -- Anthropic cannot accede to the Pentagon's request in an AI safeguards dispute despite threats to remove the company from the Department of Defense's systems, the AI firm's CEO, Dario ...

MANILA -- Filipino local government volunteer Jocelina Arasamano described the "joy" she felt as she attended a livestreaming ...

The Government Pension Investment Fund follows its allocations closely, with Japanese bonds making up 25.3% of its portfolio at the end of 2025. Given its immense size -- roughly 290 trillion yen in ...

TOKYO -- Fresh off of her landslide win in Japan's lower house election this month, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is placing ...

WASHINGTON -- As Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi left Israel on Thursday after a two-day visit, it became clear that the two countries see eye to eye on a future aligned -- partly to counter the ...

TOKYO -- Japanese trading house Mitsui & Co. said on Thursday it will provide a convertible loan to ACI Logistics, the operator of Shwapno, Bangladesh's largest supermarket chain with over 800 stores ...