MUNICH, Germany -- Lynk & Co, a Sweden-based unit of China's Geely, is accelerating expansion in Europe by transitioning from a monthly rental and sharing program to a brick-and-mortar retail strategy ...

YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Nissan has been a fixture in the seaside city of Yokosuka since 1961, when the automaker opened Japan's first full-scale integrated vehicle assembly plant in the small Oppama area ...

SHANGHAI -- The Japanese subculture of anime and video game fans who decorate their belongings with favorite characters is turning into a new trend in China, where businesses are coming up with ...

BANGKOK -- The chief executive of Thai hotel group Dusit Thani has resigned, confirming that she will become commerce minister under newly appointed Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.

TORQUAY, Australia -- On a chilly August afternoon, surfers in wetsuits bobbed patiently along the break at Bells Beach in Victoria, braving frigid southern hemisphere winter temperatures and a choppy ...

China's plan to establish a nature reserve in the Scarborough Shoal has raised fear among Filipino fishermen, who fear that it could make it harder for them to operate in the disputed South China Sea ...

TOKYO -- An ultramodern mall in Tokyo opened its doors to the public Friday, looking to win foot traffic by offering not just a place to shop but an experience at a site near Minato ward's Takanawa ...

TOKYO -- Japan's SBI Shinsei Bank will soon issue digital currency to business clients as a tool for processing low-cost fund transfers across the border, Nikkei has learned.

KYOTO, Japan -- A distinctive coffee culture has taken root in the ancient capital of Kyoto, one that runs the gamut from a chain of cafes with anime-themed menu items to high-end specialty coffee ...

TOKYO -- Japanese demand for table rice will increase by up to 380,000 metric tons for the current crop year in farm ministry estimates, partly on an influx of overseas tourists, it was learned.

TOKYO -- Japan's ministries and other agencies are not taking steps to remedy software vulnerabilities in 16.3% of all critical information systems they operate, an investigation by the government ...

Half a century after the Khmer Rouge conquered Cambodia, three notorious locations used as prisons and killing fields by the genocidal Marxist regime have been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List.