The number of corporate bankruptcies, involving liabilities of at least 10 million yen (about 65,500 U.S. dollars), increased by 16 percent year-on-year to 152 cases for January, the data showed.

MANILA, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- A private plane crashed in Maguindanao del Sur province in southern Philippines on Thursday afternoon, killing four people, including three foreigners, according to multiple ...

MANILA, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- Philippine troops killed two alleged rebels during clashes in Samar province in central Philippines, the military said Thursday. The military said fighting broke out between ...

NAIROBI, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) on Wednesday reduced its benchmark lending rate to 10.75 percent from 11.25 percent to boost economic growth.

"Ne Zha 2" shattered Chinese box office records on Thursday, becoming the highest-grossing domestic film ever just nine days ...

BEIJING, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- In the face of unilateral bullying measures, China will definitely take necessary steps to safeguard its own rights and interests, He Yongqian, spokesperson for the ...

Thailand's headline inflation picked up in January, driven by rising fuel and food prices, official data showed on Thursday. The Southeast Asian country's consumer price index (CPI) climbed 1.32 ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- Growing Chinese demand for durian is expected to drive export growth from Southeast Asian producers, according to BMI Country Risk and Industry Research.

HARBIN, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- With the thrill of competition in the air, China's short track speed skaters are gearing up for an intense showdown at the Asian Winter Games, determined to claim gold ...

TEHRAN, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- Iran's oil exports set a 10-year-high record from Dec. 21, 2024 to Jan. 19, 2025, official news agency IRNA quoted Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad as saying on Wednesday. The ...

HONG KONG, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong's stock market ended higher on Thursday with the benchmark Hang Seng Index up 1.43 percent to close at 20,891.62 points. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index ...

MANILA, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- A private plane crashed in Maguindanao del Sur province in southern Philippines on Thursday afternoon, killing four people, local media reported. The accident happened at ...