JAPAN

The South Korean company will invest almost $9 billion in a new facility as speculation continues that Apple's smartphone displays will be switched from LCD to OLED.

Under the new plan, China will consolidate all the branches of its military under one central command.

Firm gains came as Wall Street shares closed flat overnight in a pre-Thanksgiving holiday lull and Asian stocks closed modestly higher.

Japan and China have been facing territorial disputes over islands in the East China Sea, and Tokyo has plans to send 500 troops to guard the region amid increasing naval patrols by Beijing.

Japan, one of the world’s top 10 emitters of greenhouse gases, has pledged to assist emerging economies to the tune of $10.6 billion a year by 2020.

U.S. stock indexes rose slightly ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.

The government's pay hike is part of a larger stimulus plan designed to lift demand.

U.S. stocks rose as the incident boosted oil prices, fueling energy stocks.

Japan's manufacturing sector turned bullish this month as it hired more workers and ramped up production, a preliminary economic survey showed.

The Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Netherlands will hear a dispute between the Philippines and China.

The second of Netflix's Marvel series premiered on Friday and was immediately seized by pirates the world over.

Global stocks are rising as investor uncertainty about a December Federal Reserve rate increase recedes.

China will continue to construct military facilities on artificial islands it is building, Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin told a news conference in Kuala Lumpur.

The Community declaration was signed by leaders of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Kuala Lumpur, this year's host of the group's annual summit. 

President Obama said Saturday that all countries must halt construction in the South China Sea, an area disputed by China and several other countries.

European Central Bank Governor Mario Draghi's comments buffeted investor sentiment in Europe while Asian markets locked in marginal gains during the week.

The South China Sea issue didn't come up in formal APEC meetings, but is likely to be discussed at the ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur over the weekend.

A U.S.-based mobile game-streaming app has opened offices in Korea and Japan. Next up? China.

The Palo Alto electric carmaker’s efforts to send over-the-air semiautonomous driving features abroad challenged by local auto safety officials.

The president and major corporations are wooing congressional Democrats, hoping they'll help pass the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

As jitters from the attacks in Paris dissipated, global markets rose Thursday on encouraging comments from the U.S. Federal Reserve.