China's BAIC Motor flags loss as Mercedes-Benz joint venture skids
Employees work at a factory of Beijing Benz Automotive Co. (BBAC), a joint venture between BAIC Motor and Mercedes-Benz, in the Chinese capital in 2022. © Reuters
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Newest first · UTC+11:00BTS' concerts have been so successful, it's now bad for its own agency Hybe's shares
Despite the success of BTS powering South Korea's largest K-pop agency Hybe to a stellar set of second quarter results, the agency saw as much as 2.845 trillion won ($1.96 billion) wiped from its market cap in less than 24 hours.
· Lim Hui Jie
Ships stuck in strait of Hormuz pose ‘super-spreader’ biodiversity threat, scientists warn
Biologists say cargo ships stranded in Gulf may carry highly potent invasive species around the world as trade resumes
· Matthew Pearce
World Cup for sale: What is Fifa's plan, reaction and what happens next? | The National
Fifa stunned world football on Tuesday night when it announced bombshell plans to seek private investment in the World Cup and its other tournaments.
· Andy Lewis
One Nation asked to submit three years of missing financial statements
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· Liam Walsh
Check your offset account: Are the banks returning to bastardry?
July 29, 2026 — 2:56pm
· Elizabeth Knight
Aldar’s second-quarter profit rises 10% on revenue boost from property sales | The National
Aldar Properties, Abu Dhabi's biggest listed developer, reported a 10 per cent annual jump in its second-quarter profit as revenue rose 5 per cent during the period despite Iran-war-driven uncertainty.
· Fareed Rahman
Saudi Prince Alwaleed buys $129.5m stake in Lucid as EV maker seeks confidence boost | The National
Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud has acquired a $129.5 million stake in Lucid Group, providing a fresh vote of confidence in the electric vehicle manufacturer weeks after it moved to quell speculation over its financial future.
· Bloomberg
Gateway fires up second rig at Yandal gold find
Gateway Mining has put its foot on the accelerator at its Yandal Gold project in Western Australia, commissioning a second reverse circulation (RC) drill rig to get to grips with its burgeoning Cowza gold discovery.
· Murray Ward
Iran war and AI demand help drive revenue at Rio Tinto, Woodside
Rio Tinto's exposure to the global tech trends of electrification and data center construction helped deliver a major earnings jump for the miner. © Reuters
· Staff Writer
Tanzania, Korea yet to realize full potential: new envoy
Tanzania wants to transform its relationship with South Korea into a strategic partnership driven by artificial intelligence, critical minerals, manufacturing and investment, Tanzanian Ambassador Noel Emmanuel Kaganda said in an interview with The Korea Herald.
· Sanjay Kumar
(LEAD) Chief regulator says more steps being reviewed to cool leveraged ETF market
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· Park Sang-soo
(LEAD) BOK signals continued monetary tightening amid rising inflation, sound economic growth
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· Park Sang-soo
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US government bans humanoid robots manufactured abroad
NEW YORK — US President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday added humanoid and quadruped robots to a list of products and companies that are banned from being imported into the United States on national security grounds.
· Agence France-Presse
Despite frustration over high prices, Federal Reserve is expected to keep rates unchanged -- for now
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee to deliver the semiannual monetary policy report to congress, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, July 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)df
· Paul Wiseman
Vietnam’s great banking clean-up is only the beginning
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· Danny Duong
Oil and gas giant becomes one of Australia’s biggest winners from Iran war
Australia’s largest oil and gas producer, Woodside Energy, has emerged as one of the nation’s biggest corporate beneficiaries of the Iran war, reporting nearly a 30 per cent revenue jump to $6 billion over the past three months.
· Nick Toscano
Chinese owners of UK private schools criticized after closures
Durham High participated in the 2025 Galaxy Global Education Schools Conference in Shanghai last November that was attended by education agents, school leaders and parents. (From the LinkedIn page of GGE)
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South Korea's Kospi share index falls 8%, as investors dump more AI-related stocks
A screen shows the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Bourse operator issues circuit breaker for KOSPI on sharp fall
SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's bourse operator on Wednesday activated a circuit breaker for the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) on an extended sell-off in tech shares.
· Choi Kyong-ae
Peru's Fujimori takes power, extending Latin America's rightward tilt
LIMA, Peru (Reuters) -- Keiko Fujimori was sworn in as Peru's president Tuesday, becoming the latest in a string of conservative leaders elected across Latin America by voters frustrated by crime, weak economic growth and political instability.
· Yonhap
BCT handles Port of Gdynia’s largest container ship
Baltic Container Terminal (BCT) has handled the inaugural call of the MSC Venice, the largest vessel to call at the Port of Gdynia in Poland.
· Genivi Verdejo
MARINA lauds launch of first Subic-built vessel by HD Hyundai
SUBIC BAY, Philippines — The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) welcomed the launch of the first locally built vessel constructed by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Philippines Inc. (HHIP) at its shipyard here, calling it a landmark milestone for the domestic shipbuilding sector
· Genivi Verdejo, Carmela I. Huelar
The 2020s are teaching investors more than any textbook ever could | The National
There's a difference between understanding markets and understanding yourself in markets.
· Sam Instone
Why the Iran war is spreading | The National
It’s time to rethink how we describe the months-long confrontation that has cost lives across the Middle East and upended the global economy. Far from being a “regional war” or another “Middle East conflict”, what began as a crisis sparked by the US and Israel’s attack on Iran and Tehran's attacks on the Gulf and St…
· The National Editorial
Patriot expands footprint in heart of Zambian copper country
Patriot Resources has bolted on another slice of highly prospective ground in the heart Zambia’s world class copper belt, acquiring a 90 per cent interest in a strategic licence. The tenement sits just 17 kilometres along strike from First Quantum Minerals’ soon-to-be producing Fishtie project which is expected to r…
· Murray Ward
‘Dodged a bullet’: inflation eases to 3.8%, reducing chances of interest rate rise for Australia’s mortgage holders
ABS data shows inflation still too high but tracking lower than anticipated
· Patrick Commins
6 journalists, 2 others indicted over alleged stock price manipulation
SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors said Wednesday they have indicted eight people, including six business daily journalists, for allegedly manipulating stock prices and pocketing over 9 billion won (US$6.19 million) in illicit gains.
· KIM, SEONGHUN
Judge blasts ex-Qantas workers’ lawyers for treating court like ‘traffic lights in Palermo’
Traffic in the Sicilian capital of Palermo is notoriously chaotic. Lights there, at least in the popular imagination, are regarded as offering mere guidelines to motorists.
· Chris Zappone
One Nation at risk of losing legal status in Queensland over financial records
Pauline Hanson’s One Nation is at risk of losing its legal status in its home state of Queensland after the state’s regulator revealed the party had failed to lodge audited financial statements over a three-year period.
· James Hall
‘Clicky Ponting’: Local English cricketer exposed in bizarre cheating controversy
A financial manager who works at a livestock auction house has been identified as the club cricketer at the centre of a cheating scandal in a northern England cricket league.
· Andrew Wu
SK Hynix Q2 profit surges but misses market forecast; shares slide
South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix has benefited from the ongoing boom in demand for semiconductors spurred by artificial intelligence. (Photo by Ahn Seong-bok)
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Chief regulator says more steps being reviewed to cool leveraged ETF market
SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- The chief financial regulator said Wednesday that his agency may draw up more measures to cool the single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs), which have been cited as one of the factors rocking the local stock market.
· Park Sang-soo
Scared by tech’s debt deluge, investors are questioning the AI boom
July 29, 2026 — 12:07pm
· Stephen Bartholomeusz
BOK signals continued monetary tightening amid rising inflation, sound economic growth
South Korea's central bank said Wednesday it is necessary to maintain a monetary tightening mode as inflation pressure remains high and the country's economy is likely to continuously grow.
· Yonhap
KRX activates sell-side sidecar for KOSPI on sharp decline
SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's bourse operator on Wednesday activated a sell-side sidecar for the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) after the index fell sharply, led by tech losses.
· Choi Kyong-ae
HSBC to relocate senior executive to Hong Kong amid pivot to Asia: sources
Aileen Taylor is set to move to the city as the bank focuses on tapping Asian growth markets and rebuilding its local investment banking team
· Enoch Yiu
HSBC to relocate senior executive to Hong Kong amid pivot to Asia: sources
Aileen Taylor is set to move to the city as the bank focuses on tapping Asian growth markets and rebuilding its local investment banking team
· Enoch Yiu
Unexpected drop in inflation squashes rate rise fears
Official inflation figures show prices are not growing as fast as feared by the Reserve Bank, effectively wiping out the chance of an interest rate rise at the bank’s August meeting.
· Shane Wright
Mindy Woods, Aunty Beryl, Adam Liaw, Kylie Kwong headline native food festival
When Sharon Winsor, a Weilwan woman and founder of native food business Indigiearth, launched the Australian Native Food Festival last year, she didn’t expect quite so many people to turn up.
· Erina Starkey
BOK signals continued monetary tightening amid rising inflation, sound economic growth
SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's central bank said Wednesday it is necessary to maintain a monetary tightening mode as inflation pressure remains high and the country's economy is likely to continuously grow.
· Park Sang-soo
13 confirmed dead after Kumamoto quake rattles Japan chipmaking hub
A building collapsed due to the earthquake in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto prefecture, shown on the morning of July 29. (Photo by Yo Inoue)
· YURIKA YONEDA
Listed firms' rights offerings dip in H1
SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- Rights offerings by South Korea's listed companies tumbled about 25 percent on-year in the first half of 2026, data showed Wednesday.
· Deok-Hyun Kim
Uefa, UK leader hit back at Fifa, plan to sell World Cup ‘crosses line’
European football governing body and Prime Minister Andy Burnham make feelings known after Fifa floats US$4.2 billion investment plan
· Agence France-Presse
Uefa, UK leader hit back at Fifa, plan to sell World Cup ‘crosses line’
European football governing body and Prime Minister Andy Burnham make feelings known after Fifa floats US$4.2 billion investment plan
· Agence France-Presse
Ukraine war briefing: Wildberries attacks shake Russian economy and banking
Kremlin and state bank VTB may be forced to prop up online retailer amid crippling Ukrainian attacks; Kyiv prosecutors may target Lukashenko. What we know on day 1,617
· Warrenmurray
Spencer Jones ‘so numb’ to trade deadline rumors as first real Yankees chance emerges
CHICAGO — By now, Spencer Jones is something of a trade deadline veteran.
· Greg Joyce