TAIPEI (Reuters) -- A referendum to push for the reopening of Taiwan's last nuclear plant failed on Saturday to reach the legal threshold to be valid, though the president said the island could return ...

TOKYO -- South Korea's president said in Tokyo on Saturday that his country and Japan "now, more than ever" must strengthen their ties, as the two U.S. allies seek a newly cooperative phase in their ...

OSAKA, Japan -- Small GPS trackers, designed to keep track of valuable items or children's whereabouts, are increasingly being used by stalkers, who place them in victims' belongings to monitor their ...

TOKYO -- The leaders of Japan and South Korea were set to meet on Saturday, as the two U.S. allies seek a newly cooperative phase in their historically tense relations.

BANGKOK -- Alibaba, Tencent and other Chinese tech companies are expanding their presence in Thailand by growing platforms for e-commerce and video streaming as well as data center infrastructure, ...

MELBOURNE (Kyodo) -- Australia and Japan are arranging to hold security talks in early September in Tokyo to discuss their plan to jointly develop general-purpose frigates, a diplomatic source said on ...

KAGOSHIMA, Japan -- Olive oil made in Japan's Kagoshima prefecture is gaining recognition among luxury hotels as the cultivation of olives -- a project launched a little more than a decade ago for ...

The sprawling Mandai reserve has more attractions than ever ...

BANGKOK -- Thailand is working toward making a 40 billion baht ($1.23 billion) bid to host a Formula 1 racing event in hopes of reigniting tourism, a crucial industry for one of Southeast Asia's ...

BEIJING/SHANGHAI -- Deep discounts have become a symptom of China's economic slowdown as the country starts to show more signs of downard pressure on prices.

PALO ALTO, California -- The U.S. government will take a roughly 10% stake in Intel in exchange for outstanding federal grants, the chipmaker said Friday, after U.S. President Donald Trump touted the ...

WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump has named Sergio Gor, a key White House aide, to be his ambassador to India.