Japan economy

Short-sellers who made their names and fortunes wiping billions off Chinese and Southeast Asian companies are setting their sights on Japan.

Japan's economic recession will make it almost impossible for PM Shinzo Abe to delay a fresh sales tax hike and snap elections.

Japan on Monday said the world's number three economy was on track to expand 2.5 percent in the fiscal year starting in April, thanks to fresh stimulus and a recovery in overseas markets.

Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim says this is because the tariff hike would only apply to the industries and the super-rich group.

Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim says Malaysia's trade relations with the United States will continue as usual.

Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin's lawyer says he plans to challenge the validity of certain Sedition Act provisions in the Federal Court.

The Trump-Netanyahu bond is so strong that it could even enable the Israeli leader to declare sovereignty over the West Bank.

Continuous heavy rain at the severe level is also expected to occur in several areas in Sabah and Sarawak until tomorrow.

China's Finance Ministry said it would impose levies of 15% for U.S. coal and LNG and 10% for crude oil, farm equipment and some autos.

Trump says there is a lot of interest in TikTok, as his administration seeks to broker a sale of the popular app.

The men were arrested at a South Jakarta hotel after a "same-sex sex party".

In today's rapidly evolving AI landscape, imbuing systems with ethical principles is central to both technological and social discourse.

The US faces a decades-long drug crisis, and efforts to regulate, legislate, or incarcerate have failed to curb consumption.