JAPAN

Economists were expecting the Reserve Bank of Australia to hold interest rates steady at a record low of 2.0 percent.

January updates on global factory activity show the new year began much as the old one ended, with too much capacity chasing too little demand. Sonia Legg reports.

Markets in China tumbled the most among global benchmark indexes this year, and extended their steepest monthly sell-off since the 2008 financial crisis.

Friday's gains for global stocks and oil prices tempered a turbulent start for the year.

The embattled consumer-electronics maker recorded more than $9.91 billion in losses in its core television business during the past four years.

The resulting shortage of steel parts could have an effect on the automaker’s plan to produce about 4.13 million vehicles in Japan this year.

Negative interest rates are the strongest ammunition yet that Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda has used to spur economic growth.

Russian and American military jets came within 15 feet of each other in international airspace over the Black Sea.

The move by the world’s largest automaker would help it consolidate a key unit for small cars sold in Southeast Asia and Japan.

Asian stock markets soared in approval of Bank of Japan's move to adopt negative interest rates Friday.

Kevin Garratt and his wife were arrested in August 2014 in the northeastern Chinese city of Dandong.

Recent satellite images showed increased activity at a missile site, indicating a space launch may be in the works, U.S. officials reportedly said.

As part of the tests, large financial firms will have to show how they would withstand various economic and financial shocks.

In an unprecedented move to boost growth, the central bank announced Friday that it aims to achieve its 2 percent inflation target "at the earliest possible time."

The Bank of Japan is scheduled to give an update on monetary policy at 10 p.m. EST.

Chargers for Apple’s MacBook, iPhones and iPads have been recalled over fears the pins may break and cause an electric shock.

Carmakers have repeatedly expressed frustration over the Japanese air bag maker's management of the auto industry's largest recall.

Akira Amari, a close ally of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, is the fourth minister to resign from his post over allegations of financial impropriety in the past few months.

In a second straight month of declines, the island nation's retail sales suffered an unexpected 1.1 percent drop in December, official data released Thursday showed.

Shares in both Japan and South Korea were down early Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged.

Satellite images of the Tongchang-ri test site suggest a long-range missile could be fired as soon as next week, Japanese officials say.