The nation’s core machinery orders in October rose 0.6 percent from the previous month after seasonal adjustment, led by an 11.5 percent surge in those from nonmanufacturers, the Cabinet Office sai...

The government adopted a plan to revitalize the agricultural sector through drastic reforms. “We will achieve major reforms in agricultural administration, aiming to double the income of farming ...

BEIJING (Jiji Press)—China’s new automobile sales hit an all-time monthly high in November, with sales of Japanese cars beating those of all their foreign rivals, according to the China Associati...

Stocks lost ground on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Wednesday, dragged down by selling after a drop in U.S. equities and a halt in the yen’s easing. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average lost 96.25 po...

NEW YORK (AP)—Stocks fell modestly Tuesday as investors took a breather from a market that notched yet another record high the day before. The market has hit several all-time highs in recent mont...

WASHINGTON (AP)—Congressional negotiators, in a rare show of bipartisanship, reached a modest U.S. budget agreement Tuesday to restore about $63 billion in automatic spending cuts from programs ran...

The South Korean government has announced it will expand its air defense identification zone effective Sunday to include a disputed submerged rock, over which both Seoul and Beijing claim jurisdictio...