Japan's Nikkei closed above 29,000 for the first time in seven months and China and Hong Kong stocks rose. South Korea was down.

Imports soared to a record $76bn in July, and with the yen falling 23% over the past year, the country's terms of trade are now the worst since 2015

The arrival of a new team of senior US politicians in Taiwan late on Sunday led to China staging more military exercises on Monday near the self-ruled island

Samsung vice-chairman Jay Y Lee and another top businessman won pardons on Friday from President Yoon Suk-yeol, who wants them to help rev up the South Korean economy.

Chief Executive Masayoshi Son revealed he was in talks to sell asset manager Fortress as he tries to stem his firm’s losses

Assemblers in Taiwan such as Foxconn and Pegatron have been ramping up production so Apple can launch its iPhone 14 next month

SoftBank chief Masayoshi Son said the world was "in great confusion" and signalled personnel cuts at the Vision Fund, saying there were no "sacred areas"

Chinese planes and warships simulated an attack on Taiwan on Saturday, island officials said, to punish them for hosting a visit by Pelosi, who was seen as an independence advocate

Authorities are looking into the death of the deputy head of the military's National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology after his body was found in a hotel

Sliding values of stocks held by SoftBank's Vision Fund suggest more bad news when CEO Masayoshi Son reports first-quarter earnings next week

A surprise visit by US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan has brought back the spotlight on Taiwanese...

Japanese PM Fumio Kishida has reached out to labour unions and companies as part of his push for wage increases to help households manage higher prices.