(Reuters) -- Chinese e-commerce leader Alibaba said on Thursday it plans to raise $3.2 billion through the sale of a zero-coupon convertible bond to fund international expansion and strengthen cloud ...

Protesters gather in front of the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on Sept. 9 amid public outcry over the arrest of South Korean citizens in America. They hold a sign bearing a message that can be translated as ...

HONG KONG -- Stocks of major Chinese pharmaceutical companies tumbled Thursday due to concerns that the U.S. is considering major restrictions on the sector, which has taken off in recent years.

SEOUL -- South Korea's president said Thursday that he will maintain his approach of seeking economic cooperation with Japan, regardless of who becomes the country's next prime minister.

The Philippine foreign ministry said on Thursday it "strongly protests" against China's plan to create a national nature reserve in the Scarborough Shoal, a disputed maritime feature in the South ...

TOKYO -- Three major Japanese petrochemical companies this week resorted to merging their plastic materials businesses in a bid to cope with growing competition from China, illustrating how ...

BANGKOK -- Thailand's new Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul is expected to implement economic stimulus programs, including the revival of a popular shopping subsidy the country had during the ...

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -- Mexico said on Wednesday it will raise tariffs on automobiles from China and other Asian countries to 50%, in a broad overhaul of import levies the government said would ...

MANILA -- Maritess Alvaro, 52, is a longtime resident of a neighborhood on the banks of the Angat River, which powers a dam and supplies water to Metro Manila and nearby provinces.

LONDON -- Saudi Arabia's Future Investment Initiative Institute will hold a conference in Tokyo this year, marking the first time the Japanese capital will host a "Davos in the Desert" event, Nikkei ...

SAO PAULO -- Japanese and Brazilian business groups have agreed to support negotiations toward an economic partnership agreement between Japan and South American trade bloc Mercosur.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- U.S. right-wing activist and commentator Charlie Kirk, an influential ally of President Donald Trump, was fatally shot in the neck on Wednesday at an event at a Utah university ...