ASAKURA, Japan -- The small, sleepy community of Asakura in Japan's southwestern prefecture of Fukuoka is known for a debate ...

BENGALURU -- Fears of soaring fuel bills from the Iran war have increased Indians' interest in electric cars, with March ...

SOFIA (Reuters) -- Pro-Russian former President Rumen Radev is set for a runaway victory in Bulgaria's election, official ...

TOKYO -- Japanese and South Korean stocks rose on Monday morning but were shy of setting new record highs as investors wait ...

SEOUL -- Samsung SDI has secured a landmark multiyear contract to supply high-performance batteries to Mercedes-Benz, marking ...

KUALA LUMPUR -- As the U.S.-Iran war drives up prices for raw materials, Malaysia's key rubber glove industry is undergoing a ...

WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -- The United States said on Sunday that it had seized an Iranian cargo ship that tried to run ...

NEW DELHI -- India is seeking to tighten its controls on digital content by expanding regulation of a wider range of online ...

TOKYO/MANILA -- Japan's Self-Defense Forces (SDF) will take part in annual military drills led by the Philippines and the U.S ...

BANGKOK -- Japanese apparel companies are accelerating their expansion into Bangkok with pop-inspired designs to attract ...

TOKYO -- As Japan steps up its energy diplomacy to secure alternatives to Middle Eastern oil and gas, Tokyo is finding that ...

KUALA LUMPUR -- Demand for crude palm oil has surged as the war in Iran drives countries to build up stockpiles, lifting ...