The Latest Breaking News from Asia

A US Army general says the deployment by the US military of a mid-range missile system in the northern Philippines was “incredibly important” and allowed American and Filipino forces to jointly train for the potential usage of such heavy weaponry in conditions in an Asian tropical archipelago

The PGA Tour heads to Asia this week.

Asian shares are higher after China's central bank released plans for supporting stock markets through share repurchases

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ24 ) Thursday closed up +6 (+0.08%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ24 ) closed up +71 (+1.23%). Cocoa prices recovered from early losses on Thursday and posted moderate gains. Short covering emerged in cocoa futures Thursday after Q3 cocoa grindings for Asia and Europe...

Shares are mostly higher in Asia after U.S. stocks rose following better-than-expected profit reports from Morgan Stanley, United Airlines and other big companies

Hong Kong romance scam using deepfakes raked millions from men across Asia. The victims had parted more than $46 million.

The leaders and officials from an Asian security group an international group founded to counter Western alliances have met in the capital, Islamabad to discuss how to boost security cooperation and economic ties

Shares are mostly lower in Asia after U.S. stocks pulled back from their records

Asian markets mostly fell on Wednesday after a tech-led sell-off on Wall Street fuelled by worries about the sustainability of the AI rally, while oil prices clawed back some of the previous two days' hefty losses.