International travelers looking up Sri Lanka before arriving in the island nation might be surprised to find that the country is in the World Bank's upper-middle-income category, placing it on par ...

ASEAN leaders kicked off gatherings in Manila on Sunday morning, seeking more cooperation against geopolitical and economic headwinds -- as sticking points remain on the Myanmar crisis, transboundary ...

JINGDEZHEN, China -- Porcelain industry sites in Jingdezhen, a city in China's Jiangxi province, have been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List, raising hopes that the designation will boost its ...

BANGKOK (AP) -- Filipino singer Carmelle won the first Asian edition of the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday with a fiery performance of her dance-pop song "Sobra-Sobra." The 19-year-old beat 10 ...

VIENTIANE, Laos -- The Lao capital is boring, in the best possible way. This city of less than 1 million people moves at a pace that feels almost glacial compared with any other metropolis in ...

TOKYO -- Subaru is working to improve the fuel economy of its mainstay boxer engine, aiming for a standard design able to power both gasoline vehicles and the hybrids it wants to sell in the U.S.

TOKYO -- The Japanese government will require air and sea transit passengers from certain countries to use an online travel authorization system to be introduced in fiscal 2028, as part of increased ...

The head of the FAA predicted that US air travel would not return to normal schedules until late Sunday as the aviation system gradually recovers from a nationwide flight shutdown that officials ...

TOKYO -- U.S.-based data center operator Digital Realty Trust will spend $10 billion in Japan, its top investment destination in Asia, over the next decade as it bets on continued demand for computing ...

MANILA -- U.S. President Donald Trump is set for his biggest diplomatic event since his party was routed in congressional elections early this month: an unprecedented three-way summit with the leaders ...

Chinese companies are flocking to Africa, but with the emphasis on building factories rather than exporting goods, as the continent's growing population and industrialization drive create new ...

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