Koji Sato, 53, is set to become the CEO of the world's biggest carmaker, after Akio Toyoda steps down to become chairman of the group on April 1.

Seoul to double energy vouchers as heating bills have soared amid high gas prices and extreme cold weather which has made life tough on the Korean Peninsula and north Asia

Asian equities hit a seven-month high, with stocks in South Korea and Singapore both up over 1%, but stocks slipped in Australia and India

Renewable energy sources such as wind farms and solar power surpassed power generated by coal and gas for the first time ever on the east coast of Australia in the December quarter

Shares of Adani companies fell on Wednesday after a report by Hindenburg Research accused the group of improper use of tax havens to manipulate stock prices

Visitors from the mainland have swarmed into the former Portuguese enclave over the Lunar New Year break, after China dropped its Covid travel curbs

Beijing’s military response if McCarthy does visit Taiwan may be similar to Pelosi’s visit, with large exercises staged in waters near the island, analysts said

Currency slumped to a record low against the US dollar, selling for 447,000 rials on the unofficial market on Saturday

PM Fumio Kishida warned on Monday that action must be taken immediately to remedy the 'crisis' in a society where the median age is 49, the highest in the world behind Monaco

The weak global outlook has led to subdued manufacturing PMI, in data released on Tuesday, but the services sector and composite data were both up from December

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says the US wants a quicker timeline for a capital increase and new lending tools, to step up work on mobilizing the private sector

India becomes third region for Amazon Air, in a bid to ramp up its delivery service on the continent