The laws will impose minimum jail sentences between 12 months for less serious hate crimes, such as giving a Nazi salute in public, and six years for those found guilty of terrorism offenses.

TOKYO -- Nissan Motor President Makoto Uchida met Honda President Toshihiro Mibe on Thursday and notified him that Nissan is suspending its merger talks with Honda.

SEOUL/SYDNEY -- Governments across Asia are restricting their use of DeepSeek's artificial intelligence services due to security concerns, following the Chinese startup's industry-shaking claims that ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The right wing of a Japan Airlines 9201.T jet struck the tail of a Delta Air Lines DAL.N plane while the aircraft were taxiing at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on ...

DHAKA (Reuters) -- Thousands of protesters set fire to the home of Bangladesh's founding leader, as his daughter, ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina delivered a fiery social media speech ...

TAIPEI -- Donald Trump's willingness to wield tariffs against allies is causing a major headache for suppliers to Apple, Nvidia and others that shifted production away from China to Southeast Asia and ...

MUMBAI -- The Indian rupee's slump is squeezing small retailers in sectors such as electronics and consumer goods already reeling from the effects of inflation and slowing demand.

TOKYO -- A Japanese retailer that competes in the dollar store segment of the U.S. market will aim higher with a new discount format that sells lifestyle products for around $4.

CHIANG MAI, Thailand -- Chinese photographer Qian Haifeng made his reputation photographing people on trains. And like his principal subject matter, he is forever on the move. "I arrived back in China ...

TOKYO -- Beverage maker Suntory Holdings plans to nab the top spot in Japan's growing nonalcoholic beverage market by launching new sours and other products from April, looking to duplicate its ...

Recent earnings releases by Nomura Holdings, Daiwa Securities Group, Mizuho Securities, SMBC Nikko Securities and Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Holdings show net profits totaling 644 billion yen ($4.15 ...

Sachiko Suzuki is Asia climate and energy analyst for Market Forces, a Melbourne-based initiative researching the financing of environmentally destructive projects.