Singapore on Friday hanged a 45-year-old citizen for drug trafficking, the city-state's first execution of a woman in nearly 20 years, officials said.The execution was carried out despite appeals from rights groups, who argue capital punishment has n...

Equity markets sank Wednesday as another round of data showed China's economy continued to struggle in June, with little hope that its leaders can unveil the blockbuster stimulus needed to kickstart growth.With Wall Street closed on the Independence...

Asian markets mostly rose on Tuesday as investors weighed signs of a slowing US economy against hopes the Federal Reserve's interest rate hiking cycle could be nearing its end.Data showing a sharp drop in the central bank's preferred gauge of inflati...

Most markets built on a global rally Friday as traders grow increasingly hopeful that US lawmakers will hammer out a deal to lift the debt ceiling and avert a calamitous default.But the regional mood was tempered by losses in Hong Kong and Shanghai f...

Asian markets ticked higher in holiday-thinned trade Friday with all eyes on the release of US jobs data later in the day.The closely watched report comes after a series of releases this week pointed to a softening of the labour market, suggesting Fe...

Asian and European markets fell Friday on the prospect of more interest rate hikes after two Federal Reserve officials hinted at ramping up their institution's monetary tightening campaign in the face of stubbornly high US inflation.Data showing the...

Asian markets mostly rose Friday after a rocky week that saw recession fears play up against growing hope that China's emergence from zero-Covid will help boost the struggling global economy.While falling US inflation has fanned speculation the Feder...

North Korea fired three short-range ballistic missiles Saturday, Seoul's military said, adding a final salvo to Pyongyang's record-breaking blitz of launches this year.Military tensions on the Korean peninsula have risen sharply in 2022 as the North...

Asian markets fell again Friday after forecast-beating US data fuelled expectations that the Federal Reserve will lift interest rates well into next year.A glum warning from top chipmaker Micron and worries about China's surging Covid cases added to...

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un slammed the UN Security Council for double standards after it convened a meeting over Pyongyang's launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, state media said Tuesday.The North fired an ICBM...

The United States will help Thailand develop nuclear power through a new class of small reactors, part of a programme aimed at fighting climate change, Vice President Kamala Harris announced on a visit Saturday.The White House said the assistance was...

Japanese inflation hit a four-decade high last month, government data showed Friday, fuelled by high energy costs and a weak yen and ramping up pressure on the central bank to move away from its ultra-loose monetary policies.Core consumer prices excl...