FUKUOKA—Volunteer divers started a full-scale search off Fukuoka Prefecture on Aug. 19 for remains and belongings from a ...

TAIPEI--The son of a former Taiwanese legislator has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for a scheme that ...

U.S. stock indexes ended mixed on Wednesday after Nvidia, Palantir and other superstar stocks pared most of their steep ...

A California man has been sentenced to eight years in prison after admitting to shipping weapons and ammunition to North ...

TAIPEI--Taiwan’s cabinet plans defense spending next year of T$949.5 billion ($31.27 billion), amounting to 3.32% of gross domestic product, the official Central News Agency said on Thursday, set to ...

Asian shares retreated on Wednesday, tracking a decline on Wall Street led by technology shares including Nvidia and other stars that have been riding the mania surrounding artificial-intelligence.

Because same-sex couples, like those shown in the film, generally fear that their children will face discrimination and ...

Japan's tourism boom continued in July, with record arrivals for the month despite a steep drop in visitors from Hong Kong due to typhoon-related flight disruption and jitters about possible ...

WASHINGTON--Microsoft said on Wednesday it has scaled back some Chinese companies’ access to its early warning system for cybersecurity vulnerabilities following speculation that Beijing was involved ...

An intense flash of light that briefly turned night into day over Mount Sakurajima in Kagoshima on Aug. 19 may have been caused by a bright meteor fireball, local weather officials say.

High on the Tibetan plateau, Chinese government officials last month showed off what they say will be the world’s largest solar farm when completed — 610 square kilometers (235 square miles), the size ...

SEOUL—The South Korean government has reportedly selected seasoned diplomats Lee Hyuk and Kang Kyung-wha as the country’s next ambassadors to Japan and the United States, respectively, according to ...