TOKYO -- Elevator maker Fujitec has been targeted for a 400 billion yen ($2.7 billion) buyout by Swedish investment group EQT, sources told Nikkei on Tuesday.

BANGKOK/PHNOM PENH -- Thai and Cambodian military commanders met on Tuesday to begin implementing a ceasefire to end a five-day border conflict amid disputed claims that shelling was continuing.

KATHMANDU -- Democracy is under strain in Nepal as a growing number of disillusioned voters call for the restoration of the monarchy.

JAKARTA -- The arrest of dozens of gay men in West and East Java this month highlights a concerning rise in violence against and persecution of LGBTQ Indonesians, with the number of cases in the ...

Trading of the group's shares has been halted since Jan. 29, 2024, after they plunged more than 20% following a Hong Kong court's ruling that the company should enter liquidation. The shares were last ...

TOKYO -- Some market analysts are watching valuations of Asian stocks more closely, as equities have been upbeat over the past few months despite the U.S.'s global trade war.

China's internet censors block such global platforms as YouTube and X, so foreigners who establish a presence on Chinese platforms gain access to the country's 1.1 billion internet users.

BEIJING (Reuters) -- Thirty people were killed in Beijing as of midnight on Monday as rain hit the Chinese capital, the ...

ABC-Mart, which sells mainly footwear, will open an ABC-Mart Grand Stage store with a wide range of apparel in the Bonifacio ...

The total value of beach umbrellas imported into North Korea from China reached $207,800 for the first half of this year, up from $4,380 in the year-earlier period, according to Chinese customs data.

KUALA LUMPUR -- Anyone watching the 3,000 people pouring into the Shah Alam Convention Center 30 kilometers west of the Malaysian capital with a spring in their step would have been forgiven for ...

TOKYO -- Energy company Eneos will soon launch a pilot initiative with printing group Toppan Holdings to recycle discarded paper into bioethanol, part of an effort to find a stable supply of the ...