Rio de Janeiro plays host to a G20 leaders' summit this week, while Southeast Asian defense ministers meet in Laos for talks ...

MANILA (Reuters) -- Super typhoon Man-Yi swept across the Philippines' main island of Luzon on Sunday, threatening heavy rain ...

TOKYO -- Japanese convenience store chain FamilyMart has begun selling clothing items from its private brand (PB) Convenience ...

TOKYO -- A nightly comedy show organized by the Japanese entertainment agency Yoshimoto Kogyo Holdings is quickly becoming a ...

HONG KONG -- Film director Oliver Chan Siu Kuen says she "used to be one of those people who blamed the mothers when their ...

SINGAPORE -- Singapore's public and private sectors are ramping up efforts to combat deepfakes and other digitally manipulated content, planning ahead for a general election to be held by November ...

KYIV (Kyodo) -- The foreign ministers of Japan and Ukraine on Saturday agreed to launch a high-level security policy dialogue ...

As Wu Xiuli remembers it, the stream near her village at the foot of the Jiuling Mountains in eastern China used to be so clear you could drink from it. Now, however, whenever it rains, mud from the ...

TOKYO -- In art and design, "less is more." So said the renowned German-born architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, the last ...

LIMA, Peru (AP) -- After two days of meetings in Lima that rarely ventured beyond platitudes in discussing the strategies of robust economic engagement, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum ...

LIMA, Peru -- Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. counterpart Joe Biden on Saturday that China was ready to work with Donald Trump for a smooth transition and improved relations.