Country saw 2.9% growth in fourth quarter, but the overall economy remains weak and is not expected to pick up till the second quarter

Japan is looking at its medium-to-longer-term economic policies and whether to shift from policies imposed by former PM Shinzo Abe

A possible outcome of US chip controls could be "a partial decoupling" of the sector, experts say, with "one focused on China and one on the rest of the world"

Ride-hailing giant Didi Global said on Monday it will be allowed to resume new user registration, but it is not known yet when its apps will be back on domestic app stores

Forex traders were ramping up bets on Monday that the Bank of Japan would further adjust its yield control policy, or even abandon it completely, while the dollar continued to fall

Millions of migrant workers began flocking to train stations and airports in the country's big cities on Monday for trips to their home towns, despite fears for elderly people in rural areas

Chinese authorities are set to allow Didi Global's ride-hailing and other apps back on domestic app stores as soon as next week, many sources have said

Solar panel maker says begin operating a 6.5 GW solar wafer factory in Vietnam from the middle of this year to serve customers in the US

President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Wednesday that if nuclear threats from Pyongyang grow South Korea would either build nuclear weapons or ask the US to deploy them again on the peninsula

Beijing has been taking 'golden shares' in private online media and content companies for years, as part of a campaign to strengthen control over online content

The Japanese yen shot up in early trading on Friday morning and Asian markets also rose, after US data showed a fall in inflation on Thursday

The arrest of alleged drug dealer Tun Min Latt by Thai police has exposed the tycoon's close links to Myanmar's senior general Min Aung Hlaing and two of his adult children