The Bank of Japan’s policy board is set to discuss this week whether to exempt $90 billion in short-term funds from its newly imposed negative interest rate, people familiar with the matter said, after the securities industry warned that investment money would be driven into bank deposits.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's recent statement regarding his eagerness to amend the nation's constitution while he is in office, drew flak Thursday from a senior lawmaker from within the ruling coalition.
The increasingly tense situation on and around the Korean Peninsula is unlikely to be improved by short-term punitive measures, and dialogue, together with increased understanding, is the only way to achieve peace and security, experts said.
Toyota Australia has announced a recall of 98,000 vehicles in Australia following the discovery of a problem with seatbelts.
One of Australia's greatest pest species, the European carp, could soon be brought under control by a unique strain of the herpes virus, after scientists declared it could kill up to 80 percent of the introduced fish while leaving other species unharmed.
Chief executive expresses confidence that a single checkpoint set-up would be implemented in line with ‘one country, two systems’ principle
An outbreak of coral eating Crown of Thorns starfish (COTs) on the Great Barrier Reef could become the worst on record with conservationists fearing numbers could soar from 4 million to 60 million by 2020.
Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Ahmad Zahid said here Thursday that Malaysian authorities are hunting for three more suspects in the deadly Bangkok bombing in August, according to local media report.
Former CIA Director David Petraeus told U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday that the United States should establish enclaves inside Syria.
Despite all the criticism and skepticism, Iran's nuclear deal with six world powers still remains the most viable option for the international community to unravel this decade-old conundrum and help bring lasting peace to the most volatile part of the world.
The Wikileaks website on Friday posted some reports by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA), showing that the country has for years been intercepting phone calls between Japanese officials on sensitive issues.
Tsang Chun-wah, financial secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) government, has revealed that Hong Kong should seize the golden opportunity of China's"One Belt, One Road"strategy in which Hong Kong could become a major financing platform.
Risks to financial stability are moderated and not elevated at this point although the equity market valuations appeared "quite high" and some investors may be taking risks in pursuing high yields, Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen said on Wednesday.
The Republican ticket is anybody's game at this early stage in the lead up to the 2016 U.S. presidential elections, though the 2012 Republican candidate Mitt Romney has announced not to run again.
Election results in Greece are expected to have a mixed impact on the Italian economy and could embolden Italian populists movements similar to the Syriza party which swept to power in Greece.
As oil prices recently slid below the symbolic threshold of 50 U.S. dollars per barrel, the possible future scenario of the vital energy, which is more than just a fuel but also a maker and a wrecker of global wealth and growth, was naturally a subject of feverish discussions among elites gathering for the annual Davos meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF).
Computers using digital footprints such as Facebook Likes may judge your personality traits better than your friends, family and even your partner, a new study suggested Monday.
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