Tokyo stocks opened higher on Tuesday after gains on Wall Street, with focus on the yen amid speculation of Japanese government intervention to prop up the currency.

China's factory activity grew for a second successive month in April, data showed Tuesday, providing some much-needed good news for officials as they battle to kickstart the vast economy in the face ...

Samsung Electronics said Tuesday that its first-quarter operating profits had risen nearly tenfold year-on-year -- a 931.8 percent increase -- amid recovering chip prices and growing demand.

A Mexican bishop known for his negotiations with drug traffickers was found alive on Monday days after going missing in the violence-plagued southern state of Guerrero, a religious organization said.

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Asian markets extended a rally Tuesday following advances on Wall Street, while the yen held gains after the previous day's sharp swings and focus turned to the Federal Reserve's upcoming policy ...

Indonesia's remote Mount Ruang volcano erupted several times again on Tuesday, the country's volcanology agency said, forcing evacuations, the closure of a nearby international airport and the raising ...

The first major new oil pipeline to be built in Canada in decades is set to open on Wednesday, praised by proponents but panned by environmentalists worried about the consequences of more crude ...

Hong Kong on Tuesday launched trading of Asia's first spot bitcoin and ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs), moving forward in the city's race to become a regional virtual asset investment hub.

US federal prosecutors are calling for ex-Binance chief Changpeng Zhao to be sent to prison when he appears Tuesday for sentencing on money laundering charges.

Deep in an Indian forest, activist Alok Shukla greets friendly faces among a small band of protesters sitting in the way of plans to turn the surrounding wilderness into coal mines.