The proportion of female presidents has been rising slowly but steadily since it stood at 4.5% in 1990, the oldest data ...

Human rights activists accused Vietnam of infringing freedom of religion after a court handed jail sentences this week to ...

Russia has said it will strike back for recent Ukrainian attacks using U.S.-supplied ATACMS and U.K.-made Storm Shadow ...

Lai Ching-te will depart Saturday for a visit to the Marshall Islands, Tuvalu and Palau — the only Pacific island nations ...

Masato Kanda will be tasked to navigate the ADB through fresh challenges such as helping Asia reduce poverty and mitigate ...

The new system is expected to allow foreign visitors to receive tax refunds for products purchased at prices with the tax ...

The extra budget will partly be funded by ¥3.83 trillion in higher-than-expected tax receipts and unused funds from the ...

The Tokyo District Court ruled that the defendants knew they were engaging in a fraudulent scheme in their dealings with ...

Rengo will demand an increase of 4% or more in pay scale in addition to a regular wage rise of 2%, for a total raise of at ...

It’s hard to overstate the importance of the U.S. Treasury market as it sets global stock and bond prices and shapes U.S.

The stubborn realities of litigation stymied the president-elect’s ability to carry out quick changes during his first term.

The lawmaker's husband and eldest daughter, who were captured on security camera footage entering the building earlier, ...