TOKYO, May 21 — Japan’s Nikkei index jumped more than 3 per cent in early Asian trade today after Iran said it was examining a new US proposal to end the Middle East war.At...

Korean stocks opened markedly higher Thursday, led by tech gains, on rising hopes for a possible agreement between the United States and Iran to en...

South Korean stocks opened markedly higher Thursday on rising hopes for a possible peace deal between the United States and Iran, and an end to labor unrest at

TOKYO, May 21 — Japan’s Nikkei index jumped more than 3 per cent in early Asian trade today after Iran said it was examining a new US proposal to end the Middle East war.At...

Shares surged in Seoul, Tokyo and other Asian markets on Thursday, fuelled by hopes of a Middle East peace accord and by negotiations averting a planned strike at Samsung…