Malaysia’s king has rejected a proposal by embattled Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin to declare a state of emergency to fight a new outbreak of the coronavirus...

Japan and Britain have signed a free trade deal in the first such major post-Brexit deal...

China is vowing to retaliate if the U.S. proceeds with the sale of advanced weaponry to Taiwan worth more than a billion dollars...

Global stocks and Wall Street futures have mostly declined as investors watch for signs of progress in negotiations over a U.S. economic aid plan...

Asian stocks are following Wall Street lower as investors watch for signs of progress in negotiations over a U.S. economic aid plan...

Japan’s government says it will pursue a nuclear fuel recycling program that would involve extracting plutonium from spent fuel, despite international concerns about the country’s already huge plutoni...

European shares are down although Asian benchmarks mostly closed higher as investors monitor a batch of solid company earnings reports and the prospects for more US economic aid...

Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways has announced it will cut 8,500 jobs and shut its regional airline as it grapples with the plunge in air travel due to the pandemic...

Thailand’s tourist industry has taken a modest step toward reviving its coronavirus-battered fortunes by welcoming 39 visitors who flew in from Shanghai, the first such arrivals since regular traveler...

A survey shows Jack Ma, founder of e-commerce giant Alibaba, held onto his status as China’s richest entrepreneur as the coronavirus shutdown propelled demand for online shopping and other services...