In the four years since they began operating, Hong Kong's eight virtual banks have yet to become consistently profitable as ...

Syphilis is caused by infection by a corkscrew-shaped bacterium called Treponema pallidum. It is mainly transmitted through direct contact of mucous membranes and skin during sexual intercourse.

Leaders of the ASEAN bloc meet for a three-day summit in the Laotian capital, Vientiane, to discuss economic and security ...

Tuesday is the first working day in China after a run of holidays over the past week, including National Day. Before the ...

TOKYO -- Luxury cruises are no longer just for the retired superrich. The announcement by the operator of Tokyo Disney Resort ...

BANGKOK -- "I come from a family of animal rights activists and we thought, 'Something is not right about the way we eat.' So ...

TOKYO -- Mizuho Financial Group has invested in U.S.-based Zap Energy, becoming the first Japanese bank to take a stake in an overseas company pursuing a commercial breakthrough in nuclear fusion.

HO CHI MINH CITY -- Vietnam's economy expanded 7.4% in the third quarter, state data showed on Sunday, exceeding the 6.93% ...

HANOI (Reuters) -- Vietnam's gross domestic product (GDP) grew 7.4% year-on-year in the third quarter on the back of strong ...

TOKYO -- The Japanese government will develop a 300-megawatt wind farm off the coast of Hokkaido to help power semiconductor ...

Local media reported that Congress had a clear advantage in exit polls in the northern state of Haryana, indicating an end to a decade of rule by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party ...

WELLINGTON (Reuters) -- A Royal New Zealand Navy vessel ran aground and sank off Samoa but all 75 crew and passengers on board were safe, the New Zealand Defence Force said in a statement on Sunday.