A man in southern China who went to a boat racing event and tried to attract a girlfriend by displaying a placard saying that he owned two buildings has trended on mainland social media.

Asian stocks rose Wednesday, having opened on a cautiously optimistic note after Chinese and U.S. negotiators reached a framework aimed at putting their trade truce back on track.

Asian countries have entwined their supply chains, technology, markets and investment with Beijing – accounting for one-third of China’s total trade volume, or US$1.89 trillion last year.

In April, China, the world's largest LNG buyer, recorded its lowest LNG demand since October 2022, and has been reselling U.S.-sourced LNG cargoes to Europe due to a tariff war with the United States.

Asia Society Australia will host a Defence Strategic Policy Grant workshop, ‘Southeast Asian Decision-Making Amidst US–China Conflict’, in Canberra on Friday, 9 May 2025. Supported by a grant from the ...

Hopes for easing trade tensions between the U.S. and China, and President Trump saying he isn’t planning to fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell, lifted stocks in the region.

SEATTLE — One of two men charged with a hate crime for a series of home invasions targeting Asian families in Seattle has been sentenced to prison. Demarcus Pate, 30, of Lakewood, pleaded guilty ...

China accused a US spy agency of hacking the Asian Winter Games held this year in Harbin, and took the unusual step of identifying individuals it thinks are responsible. The US National Security ...

Asian stocks register deep losses with new Trump tariffs — notably on China — hours away from taking effect Sharply higher tariffs are scheduled to kick in after midnight Eastern time in the U.S.

China's Shanghai Composite Index edged up by 0.2 percent to 3,426.13 before a briefing by officials on consumption plans.

A man who scaled the UK Parliament’s historic “Big Ben” clock tower with a Palestinian flag has been arrested, police said. The man, who was barefoot and wearing all black, clung ...