Asia

Worldwide, more than 200 million girls and women are believed to have undergone female genital cutting or mutilation

'US interest in the Asia-Pacific is not new. It's not a passing fad. It reflects fundamental national interests'

Facebook has partnered with Indonesia’s largest bank to introduce a new payment option for ads

Calls on member countries to direct more resources towards clean energy projects

China continues to roar ahead.Its total funding more than doubled.

If approved, it will join other newly announced elements: moscovium, tennessine and oganesson.

Software piracy rate in Asia-Pacific still too high despite growing economies and anti-piracy efforts

It is tempting to agree with Modi’s offer of a useful yardstick to measure the health of Asian democracies

The fast pace of development in countries such as Bangladesh, Pakistan, India has done little to cut the disaster risk

Car sales are soaring in China and India, where a combined 3 million new cars come to market every month

Continuing worries about a supply glut, weak demand and the slowing global economy returned to the fore

Asia was different at start of his first term compared to the one he faces as he enters final year of his presidency

There are nearly seven times more women billionaires than 20 years ago on

Spokesperson rebukes Indian envoy’s remarks on Nawaz-Ghani Paris meeting

Obama has been frustrated to see a trip to Malaysia and the Philippines overshadowed once again

A comparison of Pakistan's wins in Tests, ODIs, T20s with India and Sri Lanka

Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim al Khalifa could make a formal announcement as early as Friday

Obama welcomed his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to the White House and both men promised closer cooperation

The Fed's decision followed widespread warnings about the dire impact a rate increase could have

The combined wealth of Asia Pacific's super rich will surpass its 2014 total of $15.8 trillion

Elephants could mostly be extinct by the end of the next decade

Rebound is unlikely to be sustained because of a global crude glut

Report reveals Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have been more successful in curbing deaths caused by tobacco