SAN DIEGO—Defence Secretary Ash Carter said Thursday the U.S. will “sharpen our military edge” in Asia and the Pacific in order to remain a dominant power...
HONG KONG—Asian stock markets held fairly steady Friday, as investors, pleased by U.S. and Japanese central bank policy decisions this week to keep rates low for...
MANILA, Philippines—The Asian Development Bank said Monday it had cut its 2016 growth projection for developing economies in Asia and the Pacific to 5.6 per cent,...
MANILA, Philippiness—The U.N. Population Fund says the Philippines is the only country in the Asia Pacific region where the rate of teen pregnancies rose over the...
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of—Asian stock markets bounced back on Friday, as U.S. consumer price data helped calm investor sentiment, one day after Bank of Japan’s decision...
HONG KONG—Asian stock markets slipped Friday in holiday-thinned trading as investors shied away from risky assets before the release of Chinese economic data and a Fed...
MANILA—The economy grew at its fastest pace in almost three years to 6.9 percent in the first quarter of 2016 driven by election-related spending, making the...
SINGAPORE — With global liquidity likely to remain high following the monetary easing by European Central Bank (ECB) last week, most Asian economies will see more...
HONG KONG — Asian stock markets mostly rose Monday on investor optimism about the U.S. economy, hints from China about further stimulus and weakness in the...