Asia

AFP - Insurance giant Prudential said on Wednesday that sales soared in the third quarter, boosted by activity in Asia, and promised to deliver “strong growth and generate strong returns”…

Reuters - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called for peaceful settlement of maritime disputes on Saturday after a flare-up in Chinese anger with Japan raised questions about reconciliation between the…

AP - China worked to calm nerves Tuesday among Asian neighbors jittery over its recent attempts to assert greater control over disputed waters, while its rival Washington stressed its national…

AP - Asia’s death toll from vicious rains spiked Thursday to nearly 140 as disaster officials reached previously isolated areas in Vietnam, while the worst flooding in parts of southern…

Time.com - As rates of the mosquito-borne illness spike, local governments need to do more to contain the painful disease

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AP - Asian stock markets climbed Wednesday, with Japanese shares jumping after the government announced its first currency intervention to weaken the yen since 2004.

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AP - Asian stock markets gained Wednesday after Australia’s economy expanded at its fastest pace in three years and Chinese manufacturing growth picked up for the first time in four…

AP - Asia paused on Sunday to remember Japan’s surrender to the allied forces which ended World War II 65 years ago, as the Japanese prime minister apologized for wreaking…

AP - Rescuers lifted muddy bodies into trucks, and aid convoys choked the road into the remote Chinese town where hundreds died and more than 1,100 were missing Monday from…

AP - Floods and landslides across Asia plunged millions into misery Sunday as rubble-strewn waters killed at least 127 in northwestern China and 4 million Pakistanis faced food shortages amid…