South Korea is extending trading hours on its main stock exchange, breaking with established norms across major Asian markets as it seeks to attract sustained participation from global investors and move towards
The widening conflict in the Middle East is increasingly revealing a complex intersection of military strategy, financial interests and critical infrastructure vulnerabilities. As missiles fly across the region and global markets react,
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President Lee Jae Myung has publicly acknowledged for the first time that elements of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system, widely known as Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), deployed in
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Tankers carrying liquefied natural gas from the United States and other suppliers are increasingly diverting from Europe toward Asia as spot prices surge amid escalating tensions in the Middle East. The redirection
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On a quiet coastal plot in the town of Futaba in northeastern Japan, an ultramodern textile factory now stands where destruction once defined the landscape. Opened just three years ago, the facility
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China’s export growth surged into double digits in the first two months of 2026, defying forecasts and signaling resilience amid global economic pressures. According to customs data released on Tuesday, total outbound
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US lawmakers have opened a new investigation into the role of New York-based IPO underwriters in bringing Chinese companies to US stock exchanges, amid allegations that several of these listings were linked
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Pakistan’s government is preparing to introduce fuel-saving and austerity measures after global oil prices surged above $100 per barrel and gas supply disruptions in the Middle East triggered panic buying in the
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Despite China recording a massive export surplus and expanding its dominance in global manufacturing, many workers in the country’s industrial heartland are facing declining incomes and shrinking job opportunities, according to a
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Hundreds of farmers and industrial workers gathered in India’s capital on Monday to protest what they described as government concessions to the United States in ongoing trade discussions and to demand a
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A global shortage of memory chips fueled by the explosive growth of artificial intelligence is driving up the cost of electronics worldwide, according to an analysis by Bloomberg. The demand for chips
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Commercial vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has slowed to an almost complete standstill for a seventh consecutive day, with only ships linked to Iran making crossings in the past 24
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Women are rapidly transforming the investor base in India, with nearly one in four individual stock market participants now female, according to the latest data from the National Stock Exchange of India.
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Apple has launched the MacBook Neo, its most budget-friendly laptop to date, priced at just $599, signaling a strategic move to capture price-sensitive consumers amid rising memory costs and inflationary pressures. The
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India faces a critical juncture as the US and Israel’s joint military action on Iran sends crude oil prices soaring and puts the country’s strategic trade and energy interests in jeopardy. The
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The growing feud between OpenAI and Anthropic has entered the public eye with a raw display of tension between CEOs Sam Altman and Dario Amodei. Their awkward exchange at a recent tech
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