Staunch conservative Sanae Takaichi was elected Japan’s first female prime minister by parliament on Tuesday, in a landmark moment for the historically patriarchal country where both politics and ...

With harvest season underway across the US Midwest, corn and soybean farmers are confronting a grim reality: record yields may offer little financial relief as storage fills up and China remains ...

A chant comparing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to the Ku Klux Klan was heard in the streets of New York City ...

China’s industrial activity is moderating after a strong start to the year, as weak sentiment weighs on consumption and investment. Barring a strong turnaround in September’s data, we are likely to ...

China tightened its grip on the export of rare earth minerals and related technologies, escalating tensions with Washington ahead of an expected meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese ...

China just opened the world's tallest bridge, and it's already sparking debate across U.S. social media. Entrepreneur and investor Grant Cardone joined the conversation, posting on X recently: “When's ...

Gold was already having a good year, and it just broke another record. This week, the price of gold went above $4,000 an ounce for the first time ever. NPR finance correspondent Maria Aspan explains ...

The World Bank has upgraded its outlook on China, and expects the economy to grow 4.8% this year - compared to its outlook of 4.0% in April. Julian Evans-Pritchard, head of China economics at Capital ...

Kazakhstan’s nuclear energy ambitions are tilting eastward, strengthening Moscow and Beijing while leaving Europe with little room to manoeuvre ...