ROME/TOKYO -- A next-generation stealth fighter jet project backed by Japan, the U.K. and Italy is moving toward the main design phase following top-level dialogues between the three nations.

HO CHI MINH CITY -- Vietnam will require travelers to submit a health declaration from July 1, adding another layer of paperwork at airports already struggling with long queues, even as foreign arrivals surge toward record highs.

TOKYO -- Asian stock markets, led by Japan and South Korea, jumped on Monday as investors welcomed the pending peace deal between Washington and Tehran to end the monthslong war in Iran.

SINGAPORE -- Singapore has announced a fresh wave of initiatives to spur gold trading, doubling down on its ambitions to become a leading hub for precious metal transactions in the region and beyond.

HAMBURG, Germany -- South Korean shipbuilders' recent deals in Greece show they view the country as a beachhead into Europe for their businesses, moves that are expected to have far-reaching geostrategic and economic implications for the continent, analysts say.

TOKYO -- On the opening day in May for a luxury store in Tokyo's Ginza high-end shopping district, Victoria Aponte from Puerto Rico was gazing at a display of expensive watches, in search of a Rolex.

HONG KONG -- A valuation gap is widening between shares of Zhipu and Minimax, China's two top large-language model startups, in a sign that investors in the country's AI sector have turned increasingly selective amid a heated rally.

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan's IT-related freelance exports are set to cross the $1 billion mark this fiscal year ending June for the first time, accelerating the country's digital services sector's dependence on a large pool of self-employed online gig workers.

TOKYO -- Asian stock markets, led by Japan and South Korea, jumped on Monday morning as investors welcomed the pending peace deal between Washington and Tehran to end the monthslong war in Iran.