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

WUXI, China (Reuters) -- A former student went on a stabbing rampage at a vocational college in eastern China, killing eight people and injuring 17, police said on Sunday, prompting further ...

GWANGJU, South Korea -- South Korea is in the midst of a surge in sports interest, ranging from traditional mainstays like ...

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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...