BENGALURU -- India's Hindustan Zinc is eyeing rare earth minerals but kickstarting production could take up to five years, a top executive told Nikkei Asia, highlighting the difficulties in building a ...

HONG KONG -- Barry Wood, an international economics correspondent for Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK), received an unexpected call on May 22 that brought his three-decade career at the broadcaster ...

KOFU, Japan (Kyodo) -- Mount Fuji's climbing season commenced on Tuesday, the first day of July, as the mountain's most popular trail opened with local authorities charging a doubled fee of 4,000 yen ...

TOKYO -- Canada has shipped its first ever cargo of liquefied natural gas, unleashing a source of the super-chilled fuel that could boost Asia's energy security in the face of tight global supply.

SHANGHAI -- Mainland Chinese investors have poured a record 680 billion yuan ($94.8 billion) into the Hong Kong stock market ...

The Bank of Japan on Tuesday released its quarterly Tankan survey, with the headline diffusion index (DI) among large manufacturers coming in at 13, slightly up compared with plus 12 in January-March.

WASHINGTON -- Japan's top tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa returned to Tokyo from the U.S. Monday, after the latest round of ...

TOKYO -- Seibu Prince Hotels Worldwide plans to open a hotel in Bangkok in fiscal 2029, the Japanese company said on Monday, ...

Yamaha Robotics launches Tuesday, created by integrating the former Yamaha Robotics Holdings with three other companies. Its ...

TOKYO -- The Japanese arm of Burger King on Monday announced an 1,876-calorie sandwich as part of a partnership with the ...

Japan's hopes of securing a trade deal with the U.S. before the current pause on tariffs expires July 9 took another blow ...

CHEONAN, South Korea -- Buoyed by strong demand brought about by the generative AI boom, Japanese chip tool maker Towa is ...