Asian stock markets hvae followed Wall Street higher after President Joe Biden reassured investors by calling for more vaccinations but no business or travel curbs to in response to the omicron corona...

China has announced sanctions on four members of the U.S. government’s Commission on International Religious Freedom in retaliation for penalties imposed on Chinese officials over complaints of abuses...

Thailand has decided to immediately reimpose a mandatory quarantine for visitors and suspend a “test-and-go” scheme for fully vaccinated arrivals as concerns grow over the spread of the omicron varian...

The governor of a central Philippine province devastated by Typhoon Rai last week has pleaded for the government to quickly send food and other aid...

Japan’s parliament on Monday approved a record extra budget of nearly 36 trillion yen ($317 billion) for the fiscal year through March to help pandemic-hit households and businesses...

Asian stock markets have followed Wall Street lower amid concern about the coronavirus’s latest variant and tighter Federal Reserve policy...

A powerful typhoon has left at least 19 people dead in the Philippines, knocked down power and cellphone services in entire provinces and wrought widespread destruction...

Crews have safely rescued 20 of 21 Chinese coal miners trapped inside a flooded shaft, with one still missing...

Shares are mostly lower in Europe and Asia after a retreat on Wall Street led by technology companies...

North Korea is commemorating the 10th anniversary of former leader Kim Jong Il's death with calls for greater public loyalty toward his son and current leader Kim Jong Un, who is facing pandemic-relat...