Rio de Janeiro plays host to a G20 leaders' summit this week, while Southeast Asian defense ministers meet in Laos for talks ...

TOKYO -- Japanese convenience store chain FamilyMart has begun selling clothing items from its private brand (PB) Convenience ...

MANILA (Reuters) -- Super typhoon Man-Yi swept across the Philippines' main island of Luzon on Sunday, threatening heavy rain ...

As Wu Xiuli remembers it, the stream near her village at the foot of the Jiuling Mountains in eastern China used to be so clear you could drink from it. Now, however, whenever it rains, mud from the ...

TOKYO -- A nightly comedy show organized by the Japanese entertainment agency Yoshimoto Kogyo Holdings is quickly becoming a ...

SINGAPORE -- Singapore's public and private sectors are ramping up efforts to combat deepfakes and other digitally manipulated content, planning ahead for a general election to be held by November ...

HONG KONG -- Film director Oliver Chan Siu Kuen says she "used to be one of those people who blamed the mothers when their ...

KYIV (Kyodo) -- The foreign ministers of Japan and Ukraine on Saturday agreed to launch a high-level security policy dialogue ...

LIMA, Peru (AP) -- After two days of meetings in Lima that rarely ventured beyond platitudes in discussing the strategies of robust economic engagement, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum ...

LIMA, Peru -- Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. counterpart Joe Biden on Saturday that China was ready to work with Donald Trump for a smooth transition and improved relations.

TOKYO -- The transition team of Donald Trump has told Japan that the president-elect in principle will not meet with foreign leaders before taking office, effectively ruling out a meeting before ...

DHAKA (Reuters) -- Bangladesh is battling its worst outbreak of dengue in years, with more than 400 deaths as rising temperatures and a longer monsoon season drive a surge in infections, leaving ...