Stock markets across Asia went through a tumultuous, whipsaw session on Friday that saw bourses crashing in early trade, only to claw back losses in later trading amid hopes of a new US stimulus package. Australia was the most extreme example - with it...

Authorities in Japan say at least 23 people have been killed, and 36 others injured, in a suspected arson attack on an animation production studio in Kyoto on Thursday morning. Police say a man screaming "You die!" burst into the building and set it on...

Mainland authorities have launched probes into three of China’s largest social networking platforms over the suspected dissemination of violence and obscenity. The world's most popular messaging service WeChat, the Twitter-like Weibo, as well as the Ti...

China analyst Mark O’Neill says the response of the American business community to a trade deal between the US and China has been very cautious. Under the agreement, China will lift a 13-year embargo on US beef imports by mid-July. Beijing will also al...

Hong Kong's cricketers are looking to move on from a disappointing World Twenty20 tournament in India. The team returned home on Monday from Nagpur where they suffered three successive defeats in their qualifying group. The Director of Hong Kong Cricke...

It is not a suitable moment for frontline officers to be given awards for their actions during the Lunar New Year riot in Mong Kok, says Andrew Shum from the Civil Rights Observer. He said there are still some pending complaint cases and questioned whe...