Indonesia’s navy has seized a massive tanker believed to be loaded with thousands of tons of wasted black oil and has brought the ship to shore for further investigation...

Japan is aiming to give a technological upgrade to government services and recordkeeping with the opening of the Digital Agency to overhaul antiquated systems that have had their shortfalls highlighte...

Hugely popular online games and celebrity culture are the latest targets in the ruling Communist Party’s campaign to encourage China’s public to align with its political and economic vision...

Global shares are mostly higher despite continuing concerns about rising COVID-19 infections in Asia and parts of the U.S. and Europe...

U.S. climate envoy John Kerry is in Tokyo meeting Japan's foreign minister to discuss efforts to involve China and developing nations to fight climate change...

Asian shares are higher as investors interpreted comments from the head of the U.S. Federal Reserve as signaling low interest rates were here to stay for some time...

North Korea will convene parliament next month to discuss efforts to salvage an economy strained by pandemic border closures after decades of mismanagement and U.S.-led sanctions...

Japan is suspending use of about 1.63 million doses of Moderna vaccine after contamination was found in some unused vials...

Indonesia’s navy says it has seized an oil tanker that was wanted by Cambodian authorities on suspicion of stealing nearly 300,000 barrels of crude oil...

Japan has expanded its coronavirus state of emergency for a second week in a row, adding eight more prefectures as a surge in infections fueled by the delta variant strains the country’s health care s...