TOKYO -- Japan is looking to start domestic discussions on possible trade agreements with African countries, seeking to promote auto exports and other commerce, Nikkei has learned.

In a major shift, Trump also said he had agreed with Putin that the best way to end the war was to go straight to a peace settlement -- not via a ceasefire, as Ukraine and its European allies, until ...

BANGKOK/YANGON -- A new QR code standard backed by Myanmar's central bank is seeing widespread adoption in the Southeast Asian country, unifying codes from nearly a dozen mobile payment apps for ...

KYIV (Reuters) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he would travel to Washington on Monday for talks with Donald Trump, after the U.S. president's summit with Russia's Vladimir Putin ...

BEIJING (Reuters) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit India from Monday to Wednesday, China's Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Saturday, for talks about a disputed border in the ...

Trump has threatened sanctions on Moscow and secondary sanctions on countries that buy its oil if no moves are made to end the war in Ukraine. China and India are the top two buyers of Russian oil.

BANGKOK/SHANGHAI -- Chinese streaming services are catching American rivals in the Southeast Asian market, with giants iQiyi and Tencent planning to roll out original productions in Thailand and ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese Foreign Ministry said Saturday it has lodged a "strong protest" with South Korea over suspected maritime research near islets in the Sea of Japan that are controlled by ...

SYDNEY -- Australia is debating a ban on credit and debit card transaction fees, which cost the country's consumers 1.2 billion Australian dollars ($781 million) annually.

TOKYO -- Japan's immigration authority is intensifying efforts to crack down on suspected abuse of the business manager visa program, which is intended to help foreign entrepreneurs start businesses ...

GUANGZHOU -- Tencent, China's top game developer, is expanding overseas for long-term growth amid a stagnating home market, seeking more foreign players for its own games alongside heavy investment in ...

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK -- South Korean President Lee Jae Myung is planning to visit Hanwha Group's Philly Shipyard in Pennsylvania on Aug. 26, a day after he meets U.S. President Donald Trump at the ...