TOKYO -- Japan's 10 major power utilities will collaborate with financial institutions to prevent the illicit use of bank accounts, part of the country's efforts to crack down on money laundering.

GUANGZHOU -- Tencent Holdings will issue yuan bonds outside of mainland China for the first time, the tech giant said Wednesday, raising 9 billion yuan ($1.3 billion) to invest in artificial ...

TOKYO -- President Donald Trump's 15% tariff on imports from Japan could affect sake sales in the U.S., but with the beverage still being a niche product for Americans, President Kenji Kano of ...

OAXACA STATE/VERACRUZ STATE, Mexico -- A rail corridor that links the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico has emerged as a new option in global logistics -- and it has already been used by one of the ...

JAKARTA -- Indonesia's central bank announced a surprise cut to its policy rate on Wednesday, citing the need to accelerate the economy.

MANILA -- Philippine Congressman Ferdinand Martin Romualdez resigned as speaker of the house of representatives on Wednesday as public anger mounts over a multi-billion dollar corruption controversy ...

TAIPEI -- Foxconn Interconnect Technology will build its first manufacturing facility in Saudi Arabia with the aim of starting production of electric vehicle charging infrastructure next year, a ...

HONG KONG -- Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee on Wednesday laid out his plans for the financial hub, including ambitious initiatives to fast-track the development of the Northern Metropolis, an area ...

TOKYO -- Japan saw the number of foreign visitors hit a record high for August despite experiencing its hottest summer, with the pace of growth rising to a three-month high.

TOKYO -- The Bank of Japan is expected to hold interest rates steady at its monetary policy meeting this week, Nikkei has learned, as the central bank continues to mull the effects of U.S. tariffs on ...

TOKYO -- The European Union plans to present a bill in the second half of 2026 to regulate social media, a senior official said in an interview with Nikkei in Tokyo on Wednesday.