Japan's Nikkei powers to 1990 'bubble' era high
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO Japan's Nikkei share average rallied on Friday to the highest since August 1990, the
2023-05-19 10:59
China overtakes Japan as world's top car exporter
The jump in China's exports was boosted by rising demand for electric vehicles and increased sales to Russia.
2023-05-19 10:58
Myanmar raises death toll from Cyclone Mocha to 54, but full extent of damage still unknown
State media in Myanmar say at least 54 people were killed and more than 185,000 buildings damaged by a powerful cyclone last weekend
2023-05-19 10:53
Widowed husband sues driver, bars after DUI crash killed bride on wedding night
A wrongful death lawsuit accuses several establishments of overserving the alleged drunken driver who police say slammed into newlyweds riding along a South Carolina beach road in a crash that killed the bride
2023-05-19 10:52
China's Xi calls for stable, secure central Asia
XIAN, China (Reuters) -China's President Xi Jinping said on Friday that the security, independence and territorial integrity of central Asian
2023-05-19 10:51
Concern over debt limit talks follows Biden to Group of 7 meeting in Japan
President Joe Biden faces his fellow world leaders Friday in Japan under the shadow of a looming default on US debt, a scenario his advisers said risks subverting American leadership and sending the global economy into tailspin.
2023-05-19 10:51
US-Led Pacific Trade Talks Close to Reaching Supply Chains Pact
Fourteen countries in US-led Indo-Pacific trade talks are nearing an agreement on supply chain coordination and may announce
2023-05-19 10:49
AP Week in Pictures: Asia
May 12-18, 2023
2023-05-19 10:49
Asian shares mixed as China growth worries crimp U.S. debt ceiling optimism
By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE Asian shares nudged lower on Friday, weighed down by China and Hong Kong stocks
2023-05-19 10:48
Ecuador court rejects lawmakers' challenges to president's disbanding of National Assembly
Ecuador's Constitutional Court has rejected multiple challenges that sought to invalidate President Guillermo Lasso decree dissolving the opposition-led National Assembly as it tried to oust him in an impeachment trial
2023-05-19 10:23
China Faces ‘Confidence Trap’ as Economic Recovery Falters
China’s economy is at risk of being caught in a confidence trap as the post-Covid recovery loses steam,
2023-05-19 10:22
Utah kids' book author accused in husband's killing changed life insurance policies, prosecutors say
Updated charging documents say a Utah woman who wrote a children’s book about grief after her husband’s death and was later arrested on accusations of killing him made changes to her husband’s life insurance years before he was fatally poisoned
2023-05-19 10:22