TOKYO -- Seven & i Holdings is running out of alternatives to a proposed acquisition by Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard after trading house Itochu decided not to participate in its proposed ...

TAIPEI -- Taiwanese electronic components giant Yageo is prepared to follow through with its proposed acquisition of Japanese peer Shibaura Electronics, even if the target company does not consent to ...

TOKYO -- Japan's Pocketalk, a developer of mobile translation devices, is launching a smartphone-based service in February that simultaneously translates Japanese into as many as 75 languages ...

WASHINGTON -- Longtime Asia hand Daniel Kritenbrink, who joined consultancy The Asia Group this month after 31 years with the U.S. Foreign Service, tells Nikkei Asia he sees consistency in the Trump ...

TOKYO -- Japanese air conditioner maker Daikin Industries aims to become the "No. 1 player in Africa" by replicating its success in India, a senior executive told an event in Tokyo on Wednesday, while ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday floated the idea of replacing a visa program for foreign investors with a so-called "gold card" that could be bought for $5 million as a ...

TAIPEI (Reuters) -- Taiwan's trade-reliant economy is expected to grow at a slower pace in 2025 than previously forecast, with the threat of turbulence from tariffs that may be imposed by the United ...

Indonesia says it will lift a sales ban on the iPhone 16 next month after Apple paid an outstanding investment commitment of $10 million and committed a further $150 million to produce AirTags in the ...

The new 822.3 billion Hong Kong dollar ($106 billion) budget underscores the government's ambitions to promote artificial intelligence, aviation, green transportation and virtual assets.

Speaking at a retreat meeting by the ministers on Thursday in Penang, Malaysian Defense Minister Khaled Nordin emphasized the ...

BANGKOK -- Thai Airways has insisted it is on target to end its yearslong rehabilitation and resume trading on the Stock Exchange of Thailand in June, after posting a steady annual increase in revenue ...

BANGKOK -- The Bank of Thailand (BOT) surprised the market by cutting its policy interest rate by a quarter point to 2.0% on Wednesday, as it looks to boost growth with inflation still in check.