Japan's transportation ministry says it has asked international airlines to stop taking new reservations for all flights arriving in Japan until the end of December...

The omicron variant kept a jittery world off-kilter as Japan further tightened travel restrictions, infections linked to the new version of the coronavirus popped up in more places and new evidence ma...

China is urging its citizens to leave three provinces in eastern Congo as violence intensifies in the mineral-rich region...

Global shares are mostly higher amid nervous trading due to worries over the newest coronavirus variant...

China is launching an aggressive campaign to promote Mandarin, saying 85% of its citizens will use the national language by 2025...

Asian shares have fallen, with South Korea's benchmark down 2.4%, as investors cautiously weigh how much damage the new omicron coronavirus variant may unleash on the global economy...

A survey shows China’s manufacturing activity rebounded in November as orders improved and power shortages eased...

European stocks have rebounded while Asian markets fell further after the coronavirus’s omicron variant was found in more countries and governments imposed travel controls...

Nissan is investing 2 trillion yen, or nearly $18 billion, over the next five years and developing a cheaper, more powerful battery to boost its electric vehicle lineup...

Macao police have detained the head of Macao’s biggest junket organizer and others after Chinese authorities issued an arrest warrant for them over accusations that they ran an illegal cross-border ga...