JAKARTA, Indonesia — The defense ministers of Indonesia and Japan signed a cooperation agreement on Monday, Jakarta said, underlining the need to safeguard regional peace and stability in the face of ...
Toyota Motor said on Monday that worldwide production rose 1.5% in September from the same period a year earlier to 900,919 vehicles, boosted by stronger demand in Japan, the United States and in Europe.
Novavax Inc said on Thursday it could begin commercial manufacturing of a COVID-19 vaccine tailored for the Omicron coronavirus variant in January next year, while it tests whether or not its current vaccine works against the variant.
Indonesia's economy was primed for monetary easing later this year, but an unwelcome plunge in its currency is complicating matters for Bank Indonesia and could force it to grudgingly raise rates as early as next week.
Defending champion Shi Yuqi of China powered past compatriot Wang Zhengxing 21-13 21-6 in the Indonesia Open on Friday to set up a semi-final clash with last year's runner-up Anders Antonsen.
A baby Matschie's tree kangaroo made its public debut at the Bronx Zoo in New York City on Friday, peeking its head out from its mother's pouch.
Six-times MotoGP champion Marc Marquez will return to action at this weekend's Grand Prix of the Americas in Austin, Texas following his recovery from double vision suffered after a crash in Indonesia, Honda said on Wednesday.
U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday that the U.S. midterm elections showed the strength and resiliency of U.S. democracy and was a rejection of so-called "election deniers" who have falsely argued the 2020 election was rigged.
India's July palm oil imports plunged 43% from a year earlier to their lowest in five months, a leading trade body said on Monday, as demand was curtailed by prices that rallied to a multi-year high.
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A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan.
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.
Investors stayed bearish on most emerging Asian currencies and turned short on Thailand's baht for the first time in three months, as uncertainty from Russia's invasion of Ukraine and inflationary risks remained, a Reuters poll found on Thursday.
Emerging market currencies and stocks in Asia rose on Friday, tracking a broader recovery after Russia's invasion of Ukraine sent global assets tumbling in the previous session, although sentiment was still cautious.
Asian currencies hovered in narrow ranges on Monday, as holiday-thinned trading kept movements subdued, while regional equities edged lower in the absence of strong market cues, even as Thai shares jumped to their highest level since December 2024.
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India's rupee and stocks were among the top losers in Asian emerging markets on Tuesday as investors sold risky assets ahead of a slew of key central bank meetings this week, while China's lingering property sector woes also weighed on sentiment.
China, the world's biggest coal consumer, extended its lead in imports over No. 2 buyer India last year to the widest since at least 2013, customs data shows, cementing its hold on global coal markets and helping to curb a slide in prices.
Investors also will keep the U.S. debt-ceiling talks in focus.