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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) -- A highly anticipated summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday yielded no agreement to resolve or pause Moscow's war in ...

NAGOYA, Japan -- When family members of the late American academic Ezra Vogel recently gathered in Nagoya, in central Japan, to commemorate the opening of a university library in his name, they ...

SEOUL -- After a soccer match this month between the Cambodian and Thai women's national teams, the two sets of players warmly shook hands. It was a welcome example of the ability of sport to bring ...

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 ...

TOKYO -- Japan plans to train 30,000 people across Africa in the field of artificial intelligence over three years, looking to promote the digital transformation of manufacturing and agriculture on ...

TOKYO -- Japanese restaurant operator The Monogatari Corp. will debut its first all-you-can-eat grilled meat franchise Yakiniku King in the Philippines this month, part of a push to open 10 locations ...

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 ...

KYOTO, Japan -- A Nidec group company has begun production of semiconductor wafer transfer robots in China, where the Japanese motor manufacturer sees an opportunity in a government push to develop ...