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SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (HD KSOE) said Friday it has signed an agreement with a Siemens business unit to adopt an artificial intelligence (AI) platform for shipbuilding.
MANILA, Philippines — The Alas Pilipinas men’s national volleyball team put up a fight against Cambodia but fell in a tightly fought match, 20,-25, 21-25, 24-26, in the sixth Southeast Asian (SEA) V.Cup Leg 2 opener on Thursday night in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Chinese pastor Ezra Jin Mingri becomes emotional during an interview with The Associated Press in Maryland, Wednesday, July 22, 2026 . (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
Retail investors worry about secondary share-price movements following equity transfers resulting from large shareholders’ divorces
Retail investors worry about secondary share-price movements following equity transfers resulting from large shareholders’ divorces
Battery giant’s stake in Sichuan plant reflects Beijing’s push to diversify funding and inject market discipline into public infrastructure
Battery giant’s stake in Sichuan plant reflects Beijing’s push to diversify funding and inject market discipline into public infrastructure
SpaceX views orbital computing as a solution to Earth’s constraints, but China hopes to process data at the source to optimise efficiency
SpaceX views orbital computing as a solution to Earth’s constraints, but China hopes to process data at the source to optimise efficiency
(ATTN: ADDS meetings with ASEAN member counterparts in last 6 paras)By Oh Seok-min
Patriotic signage in support of the Cambodian government and military leadership sits atop empty market stalls at Poipet's New Market. (Photo by Ananth Baliga)
South Korea and the United States on Thursday launched a shipbuilding cooperation center in Washington to facilitate the planned $150 billion investment in the US shipbuilding sector that Seoul committed to under last year's bilateral trade and investment deal.
SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- He has been with the Samsung Lions for barely over a week, but starting pitcher Chris Paddack has already learned about the history of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) club.
TROON, Scotland (AP) — American Lauren Coughlin and South Korea’s Jenny Shin shot 6-under 66s Thursday to take a one-stroke lead at the LPGA Tour’s Scottish Open at wind-swept Dundonald Links.
Eiichi Yonekura, president and CEO of Sky Perfect JSAT, speaks during an interview on July 22 in Tokyo. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)
Eiichi Yonekura, president and CEO of Sky Perfect JSAT, speaks during an interview on July 22 in Tokyo. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)
MANILA, July 24 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Cho Hyun has agreed with his European Union counterpart to deepen cooperation in security, defense and economic affairs, while pledging closer coordination with Britain on global challenges during separate talks in Manila, Seoul's foreign ministry said Friday.
(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES throughout)By Song Sang-ho
Analysts say the move will be ‘a starting point’ for greater cooperation among like-minded partners amid concerns about US commitment
Analysts say the move will be ‘a starting point’ for greater cooperation among like-minded partners amid concerns about US commitment
Hang Lung Properties’ newest mixed-use development connects centuries of history to one of China’s most dynamic tech hubs
Hang Lung Properties’ newest mixed-use development connects centuries of history to one of China’s most dynamic tech hubs
SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will maintain reduced fuel tax rates through the end of September, the finance ministry said Friday, amid renewed geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.
SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- The government will maintain close communication with the United States over Washington's recent decision to keep South Korea on its list of countries monitored for their foreign exchange policies, the finance ministry said Friday.
Japan's core inflation came in at 1.6% in June, as higher oil prices start to spill over into the wider economy.
(ATTN: RECASTS lead, para 2; ADDS more details in paras 4-8)By Song Sang-ho
US President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday announced its final decision to impose new tariffs of up to 12.5 percent on South Korea, Japan and 58 other trading partners over forced labor concerns.
Price differentials, changing consumer habits make mainland China a ‘major hotspot’ for Hongkongers’ spending, UnionPay International says
Price differentials, changing consumer habits make mainland China a ‘major hotspot’ for Hongkongers’ spending, UnionPay International says
Monthly spending by foreign tourists in South Korea reached a record high of over 1.4 trillion won ($913 million) in May, marking the third consecutive month foreign spending surpassed 1 trillion won, data showed.
Manipulated turnout data deepen election concernsA joint police-prosecutor investigation found Gyeonggi election officials allegedly changed June 3 turnout figures without approval, deepening concerns over election oversight.
Mayor Oh's guilty verdictOh ruling should prompt reform, not political point-scoring
Hidden breachLeak of diplomatic data exposes failures that no software patch alone can repair
Japan's prime minister Sanae Takaichi revealed in a post on X that she survives on zero to three hours of sleep per night, and people are reacting.
Beijing is shifting cross-strait military strategy, halving aerial missions and increasing coastguard patrols in the waters near the island
Beijing is shifting cross-strait military strategy, halving aerial missions and increasing coastguard patrols in the waters near the island
In the residential neighborhood of Seijo, Setagaya Ward, a small team of 25 people at Toho Archive is working to preserve a physical record of Japanese film history.
Goods coming from India, Malaysia, Mexico, Bangladesh, Cambodia are among the countries that were given a 10% tariff rate, while Chinese goods were given a 12.5% levy. © Reuters
Senator Ted Cruz, chairman of US Senate Committee on Commerce, warns substantial revisions will be needed before bill can become law
Japanese investment funds, traditionally focused on the domestic market, are expanding elsewhere in Asia. (Source photos by Nikkei)
‘Forced labour’ duties replace Trump administration’s original sweeping levies but are unlikely to generate the same level of global shock
‘Forced labour’ duties replace Trump administration’s original sweeping levies but are unlikely to generate the same level of global shock
WASHINGTON, July 23 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday announced its final decision to impose up to 12.5 percent tariffs on South Korea, Japan and other trading partners over forced labor concerns.
Miami Marlins’ Rintaro Sasaki responds to a question during a news conference after signing with the MLB baseball team, forgoing a professional career in his home country of Japan, Thursday, July 23, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Economists are skeptical that the Japanese government's investment push will spur enough growth to drive down debt relative to GDP. (Photo by Rie Ishii)
The new troubling development is that maritime chokepoint chaos spread overnight from the Strait of Hormuz to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, where Iran-backed Houthis targeted two Saudi Arabian tankers. The attacks expose yet another maritime chokepoint and risk further physical market tightening, forcing traders to pric…
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Hefei has transformed itself into an economic powerhouse by using investment funds to lure tech companies like CXMT, which is set to make a splash on Shanghai's bourse next week. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Wataru Suzuki and Getty Images)