In recent months, Beijing has taken its time reissuing a loan to Pakistan and has hesitated in responding to Sri Lanka’s request for fresh credit.

The Cabinet approved Tuesday annual fiscal and economic policy guidelines that pledge aggressive investment in areas such as human resources and decarbonization to spur growth.

Newly approved economic policy guidelines mention plans to bolster Japan’s military over five years without giving a specific spending target — reflecting divisions within the LDP.

India's National Crime Records Bureau recorded nearly 7,000 dowry-related killings in 2020 — around 19 women every day.

Intense scrutiny of the garment industry and the international retailers that rely on it has helped prevent repeated disasters, but this emphasis on safety is lacking in other industries.

The Tesla chief executive’s intentions are rooted in what he described as his "super bad feeling” about the U.S. economy.

The figure was down by 562 from a week before, representing a week-on-week drop for the 25th straight day.

The Japan Tourism Agency has unveiled guidelines setting out what travel agencies, escorting guides and tourists will be required to do before and during their trip.

Traders have flocked to sell the Japanese currency for the U.S. dollar on speculation of further widening between the two countries' interest rates.

Chen Wenling, who made the comments in a speech, is chief economist at a research group overseen by China’s top economic planning agency.

Traffic into the city is picking up, with some logistics experts seeing activity returning to about 80% of levels seen before Shanghai’s COVID-19 lockdowns.

Many residents of towns north of Kyiv are overcoming difficult memories of Russia's occupation and are placing their hopes in the government's promise of reconstruction.

Idled jets, expensive fuel prices and a lack of staff are just some of the reasons for the costly airfares, but none of that seems to have dissuaded people from making trips.

It will be the first time since fiscal 2015 that the government has filed such a request on a nationwide scale.

After years of weathering sex scandals, gaffes and missteps, the British prime minister, a relative loner in the Conservative Party, might be running out of road.

The capture of Chernobyl by Russian forces kicked off an ordeal that saw power briefly cut at the facility and employees carefully monitored by the invaders.

Henry "Enrique" Tarrio and four associates are accused of plotting the attack in advance and encouraging Donald Trump supporters to prevent Congress from certifying his election defeat.

The U.N.’s International Atomic Energy Agency said it has observed indications North Korea "may be preparing for a nuclear test.”

The televised hearings into the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol will need to produce show-stopping moments to grab a divided, distracted nation that has largely moved on.

Idei, who joined the company in 1960 and served as CEO from 1998 to 2005, was once synonymous with the rise of corporate Japan around the world.

The comments made about the Prophet Muhammad during a televised debate have been blamed for clashes within India and have prompted demands for her arrest.

Kishida’s tough stance on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and cautious virus response have swung previously skeptical voters behind the former foreign minister.

North America’s fertilizer prices — an indicator of where global food inflation is going — is 24% below its record high in March.

Spending improved from the previous month as households showed increasing appetite for services such as eating out, but the month-on-month rise was smaller than expected.

High prices and supportive seasonal conditions are prompting more sowing of wheat and canola, with planted area for wheat rising 1% and for canola expanding 12% to a record.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government has offered military help to clear mines off the coast of Odesa and escort grain ships.

The president is facing challenges when it comes to supporting domestic manufacturers without alienating the companies that rely on low-cost imports.

Electricity prices are set to hit the highest level in five years this month on the back of energy market chaos set off by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The white paper also stressed the need for Japan to retain interests in oil and gas projects in the Russian Far East, despite sanctions on Moscow.

Since the end of 2020, when China’s Communist Party began vowing to rein in the "disorderly expansion of capital,” a regulatory onslaught has swept through the economy and stock market.

The British leader held off a challenge by rebels to remain leader of the governing Conservative Party, though the hollow victory exposed divisions that may ultimately sink his premiership.

The real test is yet to come. In the most optimistic telling, Japan turns its liabilities — a declining population in particular — into assets.

The LDP is enjoying a wide approval margin over the opposition, with nearly a 35-point lead over its nearest competitor, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan.

From politics to business, Beijing has sought to swing Tokyo's policies and actions in its favor since the mid-1950s.

Musician and composer Ryuichi Sakamoto revealed that he has been battling stage 4 cancer in a monthly magazine released Tuesday.

Monday’s narrow loss showed the Samurai Blue’s back line can endure against some of the world’s best players, even if the team is still looking for a reliable attacking spark.

With Ohtani going 1-for-4 in the opener of their four-game series against the Boston Red Sox, the Angels have let the first place Houston Astros take a commanding 8½ game lead.

Surfing has treated knowledge and waves, whether in San Diego or semirural Oregon, as things that are earned, not given — the way anglers hold dear the locations of secret fishing holes.

Mickelson has not played since the publication of comments in February where he criticized the PGA Tour and LIV Golf's Saudi backers.

Curry's more muscular frame has played a big role in his development in the defensive aspect of the game.

Colorado swept the host Oilers 4-0 in the best-of-seven Western Conference final to reach the championship series for the first time since winning the title in 2001.