(Reuters) -- Myanmar will hold the initial phase of its general election on Dec. 28, state television said on Monday, outlining a road map for the first polls in the war-torn country in nearly five ...

SHANGHAI (Reuters) -- Swiss watchmaker Swatch has issued an apology and pulled ads featuring images of an Asian male model pulling the corners of his eyes up and backwards in a "slanted eye" pose.

TOKYO/HONG KONG -- The national security trial of Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai Chee-ying resumed for closing arguments on Monday, after the proceedings were delayed last week due to bad weather and ...

SEOUL (Kyodo) -- South Korea and the United States on Monday commenced a joint military exercise to enhance their readiness against threats from North Korea, but with about half of the drills ...

TOKYO -- Japanese trading house Itochu will begin discussions with the banking unit of the 7-Eleven convenience store chain ...

BANGKOK -- Countries in ASEAN are bracing for a slowdown in the second half of the year, after "front-loading" of exports before higher U.S. tariffs took effect boosted their economies in the last ...

TOKYO -- Japanese used car exports to Sri Lanka jumped in value to 46.9 billion yen ($318 million) in the January-June period ...

SEOUL-- As South Korea considers a four-and-a-half-day workweek to lower its chronically long hours, many issues will need addressing, such as maintaining wages and workloads.

SHANGHAI -- Investors are ramping up bets on Chinese makers of precision parts, optical transceivers and circuit boards for American companies as a trade truce with the U.S. has stimulated locals' ...

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TOKYO -- The collectibles market in Japan is booming for Labubu plush dolls from Chinese company Pop Mart International Group, fueling the proliferation of counterfeit products here -- and efforts to ...

TOKYO -- The Financial Services Agency will approve the issuance of Japan's first yen-denominated stablecoin as early as autumn, with the aim of using it for international remittances and more, Nikkei ...