BEIJING (Reuters) -- China considers Germany and the European Union as a whole as strategic partners, and it wants stronger cooperation with them in the spirit of free trade and multilateralism, the ...

As Honda Motor pursued merger talks with Nissan Motor, the automaker was also eager to get a third party in the envisioned ...

SHANGHAI -- Chinese e-commerce giant Meituan is expanding storage capacity by utilizing warehouses of retailers and ...

BEIJING (Kyodo) -- China's top prosecutors said Saturday that a former justice minister has been indicted on bribery charges, ...

OSAKA (Kyodo) -- A record-high 279 people were accused by Japanese police of using online casinos in 2024, more than twice ...

TOKYO -- "Baby Shark Dance," an English-language children's music video released in 2016 by Korean entertainment company Pinkfong, has been viewed over 15 billion times, making it the most viewed ...

(Reuters) -- OpenAI on Friday rejected a $97.4 billion bid from a consortium led by billionaire Elon Musk for the ChatGPT maker, saying the startup is not for sale and that any future bid would be ...

JAFFNA, Sri Lanka -- Along Sri Lanka's northern Jaffna coast, fishermen in T-shirts and sarongs grumbled about their poor catch the previous night. As they mended their blue nets spread out close to ...

MUNICH (Reuters) -- U.S. Vice President JD Vance accused European leaders on Friday of censoring free speech and failing to ...

Miyazaki prefecture, on Japan's southernmost main island of Kyushu, is leveraging anime and manga for tourism promotion through public-private partnerships. One such initiative is in the ...

A view of Hobart Harbour: Tasmania offers travelers breathtaking natural landscapes, world-class hiking trails, unique wildlife encounters, rich colonial history and a thriving food and wine scene.

ULAANBAATAR -- Every weekday at 9 a.m., 66-year-old Munkhtsetseg Sanjaasuren opens her door to welcome 6-year-old grandson ...