Global shares mixed as investors await central bank moves

Global shares are mixed amid cautious trading ahead of a meeting of the Federal Reserve

South Korea eases social distancing to soften economic blow

South Korea has begun to allow larger social gatherings and lifted business-hour restrictions on restaurants in what officials described as the first step toward attempting to restore some pre-pandemic normalcy

Japan's Kishida wins mandate, though economic agenda unclear

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says Japan should revitalize its economy through “new capitalism" and many in this country are puzzled over exactly what he has in mind

Japan Train Stabbing

Man with knife injures 17 people on Tokyo train, starts fire

Police and witnesses in Japan say a man brandishing a knife on a Tokyo commuter train car has stabbed several passengers before setting a fire, which sent people scrambling to escape and jumping from windows

Man with knife stabs at least 10 on Tokyo train, starts fire

Police in Japan say a man brandishing a knife on a Tokyo commuter train car has stabbed several passengers before setting a fire

Japan votes in national election, 1st key test for Kishida

Japanese voters are casting ballots in national elections Sunday, a first big test for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to determine if he has a large enough mandate to tackle a coronavirus-battered economy, a fast-aging and dwindling population and security challenges from China and North Korea

Stocks open lower on Wall Street, pulled down by Big Tech

Stocks are falling at the open on Wall Street Friday, following European and Asian markets lower as leaders of the Group of 20 large and fast-growing economies meet in Rome to confront a faltering recovery

China tightens control over company data with transfer rules

China's internet regulator plans to require companies to obtain government approval to transfer data deemed important abroad

China's Inner Mongolia quarantines tourists over virus fears

More than 2,000 tourists visiting China's Inner Mongolia region have been sent to hotels to undergo two weeks of quarantine