BEIRUT/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -- Israel bombed targets in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip on Sunday ahead of the one-year anniversary ...

In the four years since they began operating, Hong Kong's eight virtual banks have yet to become consistently profitable as ...

Leaders of the ASEAN bloc meet for a three-day summit in the Laotian capital, Vientiane, to discuss economic and security ...

TOKYO -- Luxury cruises are no longer just for the retired superrich. The announcement by the operator of Tokyo Disney Resort ...

BANGKOK -- "I come from a family of animal rights activists and we thought, 'Something is not right about the way we eat.' So ...

TOKYO -- Mizuho Financial Group has invested in U.S.-based Zap Energy, becoming the first Japanese bank to take a stake in an overseas company pursuing a commercial breakthrough in nuclear fusion.

Japan's hair care market has seen products priced at 1,400 yen or more -- what Kao calls "high premium" -- increase in sales. Last year, this segment accounted for 41% of the market for hair care ...

Iran's second missile strike on Israel on Oct. 1 has dramatically heightened tensions in the Middle East, increasing the risk of an escalating cycle of retaliatory violence that could lead to a ...

HONG KONG -- Global investors have been rushing into Asian bonds in recent weeks, reckoning that the first U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate cut in four years would allow regional central banks to ...

HANOI (Reuters) -- Vietnam's gross domestic product (GDP) grew 7.4% year-on-year in the third quarter on the back of strong ...

HO CHI MINH CITY -- Vietnam's economy expanded 7.4% in the third quarter, state data showed on Sunday, exceeding the 6.93% ...

SEOUL -- South Korea's pension system is facing an existential threat as its baby boomers head into retirement and the birth rate plumbs new lows, putting the national fund on track to run out within ...