HONG KONG -- Malaysian Vincent Hor recently bought a BYD Atto 3 to "show off," joining the growing number of Southeast Asian consumers purchasing electric vehicles.

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BURIRAM PROVINCE, Thailand -- The UNESCO World Heritage Convention was adopted in 1972 to promote international cooperation to protect assets of universal value. But sometimes, it becomes fodder for ...

TAIPEI -- Taiwan's Foxconn on Monday confirmed that SoftBank is buying its factory in Ohio and that it will work with the ...

TOKYO -- Japanese trading house Itochu will begin discussions with the banking unit of the 7-Eleven convenience store chain ...

TOKYO -- Japanese used car exports to Sri Lanka jumped in value to 46.9 billion yen ($318 million) in the January-June period ...

TOKYO -- The nonmanufacturing sector is poised to account for around 60% of total net profits for Japanese companies this fiscal year, the highest share in six years as businesses revise their ...

TOKYO -- Japan wants to help companies in fields critical to economic security -- including semiconductors, rare earths and shipbuilding -- invest in Southeast Asian and other emerging markets in an ...

GUANGZHOU -- Dongfeng Motor Group will withdraw from an engine-manufacturing joint venture co-owned by Honda Motor under plans announced Monday, in a sign of the state-owned Chinese automaker's shift ...

TOKYO -- Money is creating a sea change in Japan's agricultural sector, but the waves are not coming from retail giants such as Aeon, Seven & i Holdings, or the Japan Agricultural Cooperatives Group.

TOKYO -- Japanese technology conglomerate Rakuten Group and rival Amazon.com of the U.S. plan to launch satellite-based communications providers in Japan as early as 2026 that will be able to reach ...