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By Colin Packham CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia will not accept Chinese demands to change policy in order to restart bilateral talks, Foreign Minister Marise Payne said. "We've been advised by China t...

By Joyce Lee and Heekyong Yang SEOUL (Reuters) - Digital lender Kakao Bank Corp made a stunning debut on Friday, surging 65% from its IPO price to become South Korea's biggest financial services firm ...

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has repatriated $452 million in misappropriated funds from 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), it said in a statement on Thursday, bringing ...

By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) - Svetlana Romashina became synchronised swimming's most decorated Olympian earlier this week and the Russian is taking aim at yet more gold to crown a career set to end...

By Chang-Ran Kim TOKYO (Reuters) - A day after his compatriot conceded karate's maiden Olympic gold medal to her Spanish rival, Japan's Ryo Kiyuna looked set to collect the goods on Friday as he domin...

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's capital Hanoi will extend its coronavirus restrictions for another 15 days until Aug. 22, the state Vietnam News Agency reported on Friday, following the discovery of new c...

By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) - For hockey players the Olympics are the ultimate stage at which they can showcase their skills in the hope of transferring to a club in a competitive league, such ...

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand is investigating the death of a 57-year-old Swiss tourist after her body was found near a waterfall on the resort island of Phuket, with signs she had died of unnatural ca...

By Shadia Nasralla TOKYO (Reuters) - South African equestrian Victoria Scott-Legendre almost did not make it to the Tokyo Olympics, not because of a lack of talent, but money - the elephant in a room ...

By Scott Murdoch HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese electric vehicle maker Li Auto is targetting raising $1.52 billion in its Hong Kong dual primary listing at HK$118 per share, said three sources with dir...