TOKYO -- An accommodative interest rate environment and the global stock market boom could pave the way for stronger 2026, according to private market experts, as more investor capital is expected to ...

SHANGHAI -- The Chinese central bank set the yuan's exchange rate at its strongest level against the dollar in more than a year on Friday, buoyed by a weaker greenback and easing trade tensions with ...

SEOUL (Reuters) -- South Korea's special prosecutor requested a 10-year prison sentence for former President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges including obstructing attempts to arrest him following his failed ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's cabinet on Friday approved a record 122.31 trillion yen ($785 billion) draft initial budget for fiscal 2026 as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pursues expansionary fiscal ...

YOKOHAMA, Japan -- A digital art exhibition opened by the Toyota group on Dec. 20 in Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo, marks the latest attempt by the world's largest automaker to move beyond merely ...

HONG KONG -- Hyatt Hotels is developing partnerships with Chinese state-owned companies to establish joint-venture hotel brands as it faces a slowdown in the country and looks to expand outside ...

HO CHI MINH CITY -- Vietnam looks like a tech darling as investment from giants such as Apple, Samsung and others pours in. But new research suggests this is not triggering the kind of tech transfer ...

TOKYO -- Japan's private-sector imports of rice have swelled by a factor of 104 so far this year as high prices for domestic rice make foreign-grown varieties competitive even with the cost of import ...

TOKYO -- Artificial intelligence and private markets can offer new business avenues and increase competition for financial market index providers, according to experts at S&P Dow Jones Indices.

DALIAN, China -- Chinese robot developer Agibot has launched a rental service for individual and corporate customers, readying more than 1,000 humanoid and quadruped robots with a goal of reaching 400 ...

JAKARTA -- Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is not a man known for asking for help.

Shimizu Bank has said it will consider adopting SBI's platform. The bank has already switched to NTT Data's core system in May 2024 but sees SBI's system as versatile and scalable. Shimizu Bank will ...