U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and her Chinese counterpart have expressed support for improving trade conditions as Raimondo begins a visit to Beijing as part of U.S. efforts to improve chilly relations

By Roushni Nair and Melanie Burton (Reuters) -Australia's Fortescue on Monday reported a $1 billion pre-tax impairment charge associated with

By David Shepardson BEIJING (Reuters) -U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo opened talks with Chinese government officials on Monday saying it

Singapore's second-biggest lender Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC) said on Monday it is facing technical problems with its systems

Evergrande Group, the world's most indebted real state developer, has reported a significant narrowing in its net losses for the first half of the year, thanks to a rise in revenue because of "the short boom of the property market" earlier this year.

BANGKOK Thailand's employment in the second quarter rose 1.7% from a year earlier, slowing from a 2.4% increase

US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo says she is visiting Beijing "with the spirit of being practical and finding concrete opportunities" to advance mutual interests at her Monday meeting with Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao.

The sound of treated radioactive water flowing to an underground pool could be heard as media toured Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant

In the busy streets of Hong Kong's Central district the lunchtime queues snake around the swanky Japanese restaurants where high-end sushi can sell at $150 a pop just for a tasting menu.

HONG KONG Shares of Country Garden are set to rise 14.8% on Monday after it sold a minority

By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE The dollar eased from a 12-week peak on Monday as traders weighed the U.S.

By Clare Jim HONG KONG (Reuters) -Shares of China Evergrande Group shed 86.7% early on Monday when trading resumed following