At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.24%.

BEIJING (Reuters) - In China's take on Squid Game, fraudsters are preying on the financially distressed in a slumping economy ...

GWACHEON, South Korea (Reuters) - South Korea's suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol did not respond on Wednesday to a second ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor (NYSE: TM )'s global production decreased for a 10th straight month in November, the Japanese ...

Santa Claus took off early Christmas Eve aboard his reindeer-powered sleigh to deliver presents around the world. That is ...

BEIJING/TOKYO (Reuters) - Talks on seafood trade are expected to be on the agenda on Wednesday when Japan's foreign minister ...

LONDON (Reuters) - The Church of England's second most senior cleric Stephen Cottrell will call in a Christmas sermon on ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - On the face of it, the duo hardly seem fit to inspire confidence as the brains behind Japan's newest stock ...

KYIV (Reuters) -Russia attacked Ukraine's energy system and cities in its eastern region with cruise and ballistic missiles on Wednesday morning, Ukraine's energy minister and local officials said. At ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Honda (NYSE: HMC) and Nissan (OTC: NSANY) expect big benefits from their potential merger to create the ...

At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC lost 0.27%.

(Reuters) - The Canadian government condemned China on Tuesday for taking steps against two Canadian institutions and 20 ...