The Latest Breaking News from Asia

Japanese stocks hit another record Tuesday, building on the previous day's surge following the election of a pro-stimulus advocate to lead the country's ruling party, while gold also pushed to a new high amid the US government shutdown and French political upheaval.

Twelve women from pop culture, policymaking and professional sports, who together show the diverse ways that power gets expressed across Asia.

Tokyo stocks surged more than four percent to a record high Monday and the yen sank on bets that the new leader of Japan's ruling party will embark on a new era of loose monetary policy to kickstart the country's economy.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has launched an ambitious international campaign to secure chips, manufacturing partners, and financing across Asia and the Middle East to fuel the company's multitrillion-dollar expansion of AI infrastructure.

Former Socceroos captain and now Newcastle Jets coach Mark Milligan wants his team to chase success in the A-League and Asia after their Australia Cup triumph.

The Asian golden cat is an elusive creature endemic to South and Southeast Asia. It is known to take down prey much larger than itself, including buffalo calves, baby deer and small muntjacs.

Christopher Columbus was far from the first person, and not even the first European, to reach the Americas.

Ledger CEO Pascal Gauthier said Asia remains the strongest center of cryptocurrency adoption even as the U.S. renews its regulatory push, speaking Friday on CNBC's Squawk Box Asia.

Dynasties are central to south-east Asian politics as parties are weak, patronage is entrenched and family names are the most durable political brands. But they also face persistent difficulties. Heirs inherit office without real authority, patriarchs refuse to step aside and rivals – whether other families or powerful institutions –…