TOKYO: Rice prices in Japan soared 99.2 per cent in June year-on-year, official data showed Friday (Jul 18), piling further pressure on Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ahead of elections this weekend. T ...

Improving sentiment over the global trade picture raised investor appetite for risk, spurring international growth equities ...

Asian shares tracked Wall Street higher on Friday as still-strong U.S. economic data and robust corporate earnings offset tariff worries, while the yen headed toward a second successive week of loss ...

Inflation stays above 3% in June. An expert says the nation's workers need to take the initiative to demand pay hikes if they ...