Asian stocks snapped a four-day slide on Friday and government bond yields climbed after upbeat U.S. factory and jobs data provided more evidence that the global economy is recovering from its deep recession.
North Korea may be preparing to fire a long-range missile towards Japan's Okinawa Island, Guam or US's Hawaii, according to Japanese daily.
Hong Kong saw the volume of total goods exports fall 16.1% in April and the volume of goods imports drop 15.2% year on year, Census & Statistics Department said on Thursday. The volume of goods re-exports fell 15.5% while that of domestic exports fell 37.2%.
North Korea has several thousand tons of chemical weapons it can mount on missiles that could be used on a rapid strike against the South, said a report released on Thursday by the International Crisis Group (ICG).
Asian stocks retreated on Thursday, with some investors booking profits after solid gains in the second quarter sparked by signs the global economy is starting to recover.
Many women taking the crowded train in Tokyo opt for women-only carriages during the rush hour to avoid gropers.
Asian stocks outside Japan fell for a fourth day on Wednesday, weighed by resource-related shares and doubts about a global economic recovery, while U.S. Treasuries eased on profit taking after a surge overnight.
Most stocks in Asia edged lower on Wednesday, weighed down by resource-related shares and doubts about a global economic recovery, while oil slipped below $70 a barrel ahead of U.S. inventory data that could reflect slowing energy demand.
Most stocks in Asia edged lower on Wednesday, weighed down by resource-related shares and doubts about a global economic recovery, while oil slipped below $70 a barrel ahead of U.S. inventory data that could reflect slowing energy demand.
U.S. President Barack Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak presented a united front to North Korea on Tuesday, saying Pyongyang must abandon its nuclear weapons program and will not be rewarded for provoking a crisis.
Kim Jong Un, the youngest son of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, secretly visited China last week and met with President Hu Jintao, Japan's Asahi newspaper reported on Tuesday.
The federal tax credit for plug-in hybrid and all-electric vehicles in the U.S. — $7,500 — is just enough to let Tesla Motors tout a sub-$50,000 base price for its planned Model S electric sedan
Matsuyama usually doesn’t roll off the tongue when Japan’s most popular tourist destinations are mentioned. But Shikoku’s largest city features a landmark that has appeared in several literary works and is considered very soothing.
The draft communique of Brazil, Russia, India and China does not mention the role of U.S. dollar or a supranational reserve currency, sources with knowledge of the document told Reuters on Tuesday.
Investment bank Nomura Holdings and insurer T&D Holdings are among the firms in the second round of bidding for Citigroup's asset management arm in Japan in a deal likely to exceed $1 billion, five sources familiar with the matter said.
Oil fell for a third day toward $70 a barrel on Tuesday as a firm dollar and stock market declines pulled prices further from eight-month highs.
The youngest son of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il secretly visited ally China around last week as a special envoy of his father and met with Chinese President Hu Jintao, Japan's Asahi newspaper reported on Tuesday.
Sun Microsystems Inc killed development of an advanced server chip it hoped would leapfrog its technology past rivals IBM and Intel Corp, the New York Times reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
With two weeks left for the deadline on iron ore price negotiation, Brazil’s mining giant Vale expressed the importance of China’s market to its operations, easing the tense atmosphere and indicating desire to reach an agreement.
Russian nuclear giant Rosatom has secured a 17 percent stake in a Western rival, Canada's Uranium One, gaining another foothold in North America as it pursues an aggressive programme of global expansion.
U.S. stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Monday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 1.2 percent, Dow Jones futures down 1 percent, and Nasdaq 100 futures down 1.1 percent at 0905 GMT.
North Korea said Saturday it would start a uranium enrichment program and weaponize all its plutonium in response to fresh U.N. sanctions, prompting the United States to demand that Pyongyang stop its provocative actions.
