TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average rose to a one-week high on Wednesday, helped by optimism that the U.S. Federal Reserve would temper worries about an imminent roll back of its stimulus program. Full story
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's exports rose in May at the fastest annual rate in more than two years, boding well for the economy as a weak yen and a moderate pick-up in global demand add to the nation's stimulus policies to revive the economy. Full story
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - General Motors Co <GM.N> aims to have 10 percent of China's luxury market by 2020, its China chief said on Wednesday. Full story
BELFAST (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minster Shinzo Abe said on Tuesday G8 leaders expressed strong support for his "Abenomics" economic policies and heard no concerns about Japan's super easy monetary easing. Full story
ACCRA (Reuters) - China is determined that its relations with Ghana will not be undermined by the arrest of some 200 Chinese illegal gold miners in a crackdown by Ghanaian authorities, a senior Beijing Foreign Ministry official said on Tuesday. Full story
(Reuters) - Japan's Toshiba Corp plans to cut about 10 billion yen ($104 million) in costs this fiscal year by reorganizing its network of television factories in Indonesia, China and Poland, the Nikkei said, citing company sources. Full story
A Densuke watermelon sells for $3,000 at auction in Japan as the summer watermelon season kicks off. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports.
A man in China is seen throwing more cargo boxes off a conveyor belt than onto it as he tries loading them onto a plane.
China has been going through a construction boom, but many of the properties are too expensive for most Chinese to buy, reports CNBC's Eunice Yoon.
CNBC's Ross Westgate reports on all the market moving events from Europe as talks of possible monetary easing from the central bank of China boosted investor confidence.
Philip Mudd of the New America Foundation talks about the long-term and short-term impacts of Edward Snowden’s leaks and the future of the surveillance programs.
South Korea's national figure skater Kim Hae-jin , 16, takes off her skates after a training session at the National Training Center in Seoul June 11, 2013. Life as one of the 'Yuna Kids' demands sacrifices few 16-year-olds are willing to make, but for budding South Korean starlets Kim Jin-seo and K
South Korea's national figure skater Kim Jin-seo , Kim Hae-jin and Kim Yuna talk during a meeting at the National Training Center in Seoul June 7, 2013. Life as one of the 'Yuna Kids' demands sacrifices few 16-year-olds are willing to make, but for budding South Korean starlets Kim Jin-seo and Kim
South Korea's national figure skater Kim Jin-seo, 16, rests after a training session at the National Training Center in Seoul June 11, 2013. Life as one of the 'Yuna Kids' demands sacrifices few 16-year-olds are willing to make, but for budding South Korean starlets Kim Jin-seo and Kim Hae-jin the c
South Korea's national figure skater Kim Jin-seo , 16, performs during a training session at the National Training Center in Seoul June 11, 2013. Life as one of the 'Yuna Kids' demands sacrifices few 16-year-olds are willing to make, but for budding South Korean starlets Kim Jin-seo and Kim Hae-jin
