It’s been 33 years now since the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991 into 15 separate countries. And what a ride it’s been. The ...

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Former U.S. President Donald Trump's victory over Vice President Kamala Harris in this week's election has raised questions about how Asia will be impacted. "At face value, Trump 2.0 is bad news ...

Chinese authorities took almost 24 hours to officially disclose the incident. Asia Pacificcategory Exclusive: Beijing pushes to join security efforts for citizens in Pakistan, sources say 1:16 PM ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon led U.S. stock indexes higher on Friday, while a surprisingly weak jobs report marred by some unusual occurrences cemented bets on Wall Street for another cut to interest ...

Japan's Nikkei 225 led gains, rising 2.61% to end at 39,480.67. Meanwhile, the Topix rose 1.94% to reach 2,715.92. The Bank of Japan September monetary policy meeting minutes showed members were ...

Researchers have identified a "hugely significant" ancient battle site with the help of declassified U.S. spy satellite images. A team of archaeologists from the U.K.'s Durham University and Iraq's ...

In Asia, some benchmarks were moving higher in ... As for a contested election, Wall Street has some precedent to look back to. In 2000, the S&P 500 dropped 5% in about five weeks after Election ...

This is CNBC's live blog covering Asia-Pacific markets. Asia-Pacific markets were mixed Friday, after the U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 25 basis points and major U.S. indexes ...

SINGAPORE — Asia-Pacific markets were mixed Wednesday after Wall Street surged overnight ahead of the U.S. presidential election results. Japan's Nikkei 225 led gains, rising 2.61% to end at ...

Japan's Nikkei 225 appeared set to open higher, with the futures contract in Chicago at 39,050 and its counterpart in Osaka at 38,980 compared to the index's last close of 38,474.9. The Bank of ...