Indonesian President Joko Widodo has announced a Cabinet reshuffle, replacing key economic ministers amid a national cooking oil shortage and rising food prices...
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China’s factory output rebounded in May, adding to a recovery from the latest economic slump induced by COVID-19 curbs...
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Shares have opened mostly higher in Europe after Asian shares recovered from the worst of their losses following Wall Street's tumble into what’s called a bear market...
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South Korea’s prime minister has warned that the disruption of cargo transport could cause “irrecoverable” damages on the country’s economy, as a strike by truckers entered its eighth day...
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Asian shares fell across the board after Wall Street tumbled into what’s called a bear market, indicating that major U.S. benchmarks and individual stocks have fallen 20% or more from a recent high fo...
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Shares are lower in Europe and Asia after a report that U.S. inflation worsened last month sent stocks reeling on Wall Street...
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China's capital has put school online in one of its major districts amid a new COVID-19 outbreak linked to a nightclub...
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North Korea's state media say leader Kim Jong Un and his top deputies are pushing for a crackdown on officials who abuse their power and commit other “unsound and non-revolutionary acts."...
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Japan’s parliament has approved tougher penalties for criminal defamation in a move prompted by a bullied wrestler’s suicide and that is raising free speech concerns...
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