Two decades of diplomacy aimed at curbing North Korea's nuclear ambitions have failed and a new approach is needed, the United States' top envoy said Thursday. During a visit to Japan at the start of...
Taiwan pledged Wednesday to build up its military in the face of an increased risk of invasion by China in a major defence ministry report that comes as ties with Beijing worsen. China still sees...
Asian stocks consolidated recent gains on Wednesday before a U. S. central bank policy meeting that could signal how much monetary tightening to expect during the remainder of the year, with an...
Sterling dropped on Tuesday after Britain's parliament paved the way for Prime Minister Theresa May to launch divorce talks with the European Union, while stocks advanced ahead of an expected U. S....
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will visit South Korea, Japan and China, the State Department announced Tuesday, just a day after North Korea launched ballistic missiles close to ally Japan. On...
The US military has begun deploying an anti-ballistic missile defense system to South Korea, following a string of missile tests by North Korea, the US Pacific Command said Monday. The announcement...
More than a quarter of people living in Asia had to pay a bribe while trying to access a public service in the past year, a watchdog said Tuesday, calling on governments to root out endemic graft in...
European stocks held near 15-month highs and the dollar strengthened against other top global currencies on Thursday on growing expectations that the U. S. central bank will raise interest rates...
Asian shares rose on Thursday as investors were encouraged by President Donald Trump's measured tone in his first speech to Congress, which sent Wall Street stocks sharply higher, while growing bets...
The dollar and U. S. Treasury yields jumped on Wednesday, while stocks were mixed, as investors focused less on U.S. President Donald Trump's first speech to Congress and more on what they see as a...
Billionaire investor Wilbur Ross is expected to be easily confirmed as U. S. Commerce Secretary on Monday, clearing President Donald Trump's top trade official to start work on renegotiating trade...
French 10-year bond yields hit a one-month low on Monday, pushing other euro zone sovereign yields lower, while a more cautious mood hung over world stock markets and the dollar, both of which...
The world's biggest mixed martial arts organisation, the Las Vegas-based UFC, Thursday announced its long-awaited return to Asia with a Singapore show and an "ambition" to debut in mainland China....
The US has deployed an aircraft carrier strike group to patrol the South China Sea, days after Beijing told Washington not to challenge its supposed ownership of the waterway. China says the sea,...
A US aircraft carrier strike group is patrolling in the South China Sea, the US Navy said Saturday, days after Beijing told Washington not to challenge its sovereignty in the waterway. China asserts...
Global equity markets were set to end the week on a softer footing on Friday, after setting record highs in the previous two sessions, as investors looked for clarity on U. S. President Donald...
Guitar legend Carlos Santana has voiced regret and praised Beyonce after he suggested that she deserved to lose to Adele for the Album of the Year Grammy. Santana, in an interview with the Australian...
Stocks flatlined and the dollar dipped on Tuesday as caution set in before testimony from Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen that may offer clues to the timing of the next U. S. interest rate rise....
Asian stocks rallied to 1-1/2-year highs on Monday, helped by renewed hopes over U. S. President Donald Trump's tax reform plans, generally upbeat global economic data and a rebound in some...
The increasingly unpredictable French presidential election race unnerved European financial markets on Tuesday, tipping the euro towards its biggest fall this year and driving investors away from...
