TOKYO 18 July (AFP) - Rice prices in Japan soared 99.2 percent in June year-on-year, official data showed Friday, piling further pressure on Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ahead of elections this weekend.

SAN FRANCISCO 18 July (AFP) - Netflix reported stronger than expected second-quarter results Thursday, with profit jumping 45 percent year-over-year as the streaming giant benefited from subscription price increases and a growing advertising business.<

NEW YORK 17 July (AFP) - Goldman Sachs reported a jump in second-quarter profits Wednesday behind significant increases in financial advisory revenues that chief executive David Solomon said could presage an uptick in dealmaking.

BEIJING 16 July (AFP) - Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang called China's open-source artificial intelligence a "catalyst for global progress" and hailed the country's innovation in the sector as he addressed an expo in Beijing on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON 16 July (AFP) - US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he had struck a trade pact with Indonesia resulting in significant purchase commitments from the Southeast Asian country, following negotiations to avoid steeper tariffs.

BEIJING 15 July (AFP) - China's economy expanded more than five percent in the second quarter, official data showed Tuesday, buoyed by strong exports but analysts warned that more was work was needed to address sluggish consumer demand.

Group enters Osaka with two Far East Village Hotels in Namba South and Honmachi districts, reinforcing its commitment to double its footprint to 2000 rooms in Japan.

The first-ever full-scale solo exhibition by Udom Taephanich, sets a new milestone for Thai contemporary art on the global stage.

KUALA LUMPUR 11 July – President Donald Trump’s declaration of an additional 10% tariff on countries seen as aligned with BRICS’ “anti-American

KUALA LUMPUR 10 July (AFP) - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio joined his Southeast Asian counterparts in Malaysia on Thursday, with US tariffs and China's growing influence in the region likely to dominate talks.