Gold rose on Friday as expectations of more interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve and concerns over the U.S. economic outlook amid a prolonged government shutdown buoyed demand.

The Dutch government is ready to shelve the order that gave it power to block or change key corporate decisions at chipmaker Nexperia if China resumes exports of critical chips, Bloomberg News...

Singapore Telecommunications (Singtel) said on Friday it had sold a 0.8% stake worth S$1.5 billion ($1.16 billion) in India's Bharti Airtel , as part of the Southeast Asian telecom company's ongoing...

An explosion at a mosque in Indonesia's capital Jakarta during Friday prayers that injured dozens of people could have been an attack, officials indicated, with a 17-year-old identified as the...

At least five people died in Vietnam after Typhoon Kalmaegi pummelled coastal regions with destructive winds and heavy rain, officials said on Friday, following the storm's deadly passage through the...

A South Korean fire official said on Friday that at least three workers had died after the collapse of a large structure at a power station in South Korea that was being prepared for demolition.

As the year's deadliest typhoon sweeps into Vietnam after wreaking havoc in the Philippines earlier this week, scientists warn such extreme events can only become more frequent as global temperatures...

Singapore's Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp posted stronger-than-expected third-quarter profit on Friday but warned of margin pressure ahead, as group CEO Helen Wong gave her final briefing before...

Japanese confectioner Keiji Minatoya's brush with death began when he lifted the shutter of his garage and came face to face with a black bear waiting on the other side.

The Philippines' economic growth slowed sharply in the third quarter, missing market expectations, as a "shocking" corruption scandal linked to government infrastructure projects hammered consumer...

Aircraft movement at Delhi airport was hampered on Friday because its Air Traffic Control system suffered a technical problem, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) said after several flights were...

When bank clerk Ren Yingxiao was looking for a honeymoon destination with her partner, they came across a scenic spot in the Xinjiang region that had it all - including a marriage registration office.

A 69-year-old British woman who was on death row in Indonesia on drug offences departed the country early on Friday after Jakarta and London reached a deal to repatriate her and another prisoner on...

At least five people died in Vietnam after Typhoon Kalmaegi pummelled coastal regions with destructive winds and heavy rain, officials said on Friday, following the storm's deadly passage through the...

A worker has died and six remain trapped on Friday after the collapse of a large structure at a power station in South Korea that was being prepared for demolition, fire and rescue officials said.

London's police chief Mark Rowley said his force must undergo cultural change after another deeply critical report published on Friday cited systemic racism in how it deals with Black members of the...

Singapore's second-largest bank Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp, or OCBC , flagged a more cautious outlook for 2025 as margin pressures persisted, even as its third-quarter net profit beat market...

Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli supporters demonstrated outside the politically-charged Europa League soccer match between Aston Villa and Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv on Thursday and police made 11...

Country leaders at a climate summit in Brazil on Thursday bemoaned the fractured global consensus on climate action, taking swipes at the climate-denying U.S. government while trying to assure the...

Authorities in South Korea fear five people remain trapped on Thursday after the collapse of a large structure at a power station in the city of Ulsan, a fire official said, although two others were...