Asia Pacific

The government of Malaysia's Malacca state has issued two permits for treasure hunters to search for a trove of gold bars and royal regalia.

Japan hopes to boost its attraction as a destination for Asian tourists by allowing visa-free entry for people from the Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam.

The pattern of foreign investment in Indonesia is changing markedly to cater to its young and increasingly wealthy population.

The Bangladesh government is prepared to subsidize the installation of renewable energy sources in order to lessen the country’s dependency on expensive, imported fossil fuels.

Asia's economy is expected to continue to grow steadily throughout 2014 and 2015, but according to the Asia Development Bank (ADB), more attention needs to be paid to the region's widening gap between rich and poor.

The results of Indonesia’s parliamentary elections earlier this month produced much less support than expected for the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), led by the mayor of Jakarta, Joko Widodo, who will be the party’s pres

China’s premier, Li Keqiang, says the Beijing government will not order the printing of money in an attempt to counter a growing slowdown of the country’s economy.

Japan’s cabinet has approved a new energy policy, which envisages nuclear power plants again playing a significant part in the country’s generation mix.

Since Mongolia began its development as one of the great untapped storehouses of natural resources in Asia, it has worried that its prime market is its overbearing neighbour, China.

Thailand’s political uncertainty continues to seriously affect expectations for its economic performance. The International Monetary Fund has issued a new prediction for economic growth of only 2.