South Korea’s top court has upheld a 17-year prison sentence on former President Lee Myung-bak for a range of corruption crimes in a final ruling that will send him back to prison soon
Global shares are lower amid widespread uncertainty over what the U.S. presidential election will portend for markets and economic policy
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has declared Japan will achieve zero carbon emissions by 2050 in his first policy speech after taking over from Shinzo Abe
Chinese leaders are meeting to formulate an economic blueprint for the next five years that is expected to emphasize development of semiconductors and other technology at a time when Washington is cutting off access to U.S. technology
Lee Kun-Hee, the ailing Samsung Electronics chairman who transformed the small television maker into a global giant of consumer electronics, has died
Japan and Britain have signed a free trade deal in the first such major post-Brexit deal
China is vowing to retaliate if the U.S. proceeds with the sale of advanced weaponry to Taiwan worth more than a billion dollars
Global stocks and Wall Street futures have mostly declined as investors watch for signs of progress in negotiations over a U.S. economic aid plan
Asian stocks are following Wall Street lower as investors watch for signs of progress in negotiations over a U.S. economic aid plan
