BEIRUT/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -- Israel bombed targets in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip on Sunday ahead of the one-year anniversary ...

With 80% of Japan's used EVs exported overseas, recycling old batteries could keep more resources like lithium, cobalt and nickel in the country to improve economic security. The U.S., European Union ...

A new luxury hair care brand, The Answer, will be launched Nov. 2, Kao announced Thursday. The brand's shampoo and ...

In the four years since they began operating, Hong Kong's eight virtual banks have yet to become consistently profitable as ...

Leaders of the ASEAN bloc meet for a three-day summit in the Laotian capital, Vientiane, to discuss economic and security ...

TOKYO -- Luxury cruises are no longer just for the retired superrich. The announcement by the operator of Tokyo Disney Resort ...

HONG KONG -- Global investors have been rushing into Asian bonds in recent weeks, reckoning that the first U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate cut in four years would allow regional central banks to ...

Anime content demand has surged in the past couple of years thanks to streaming platforms -- Netflix in the first half of 2023 recorded 3.5 billion hours of anime viewership globally, a 14% increase ...

HANOI (Reuters) -- Vietnam's gross domestic product (GDP) grew 7.4% year-on-year in the third quarter on the back of strong ...

HO CHI MINH CITY -- Vietnam's economy expanded 7.4% in the third quarter, state data showed on Sunday, exceeding the 6.93% ...

Iran's second missile strike on Israel on Oct. 1 has dramatically heightened tensions in the Middle East, increasing the risk of an escalating cycle of retaliatory violence that could lead to a ...

SEOUL -- South Korea's pension system is facing an existential threat as its baby boomers head into retirement and the birth rate plumbs new lows, putting the national fund on track to run out within ...