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Foreign investors have pulled US$110 billion from Seoul this year, rotating into undervalued Chinese giants as momentum seen slowing for expensive tech stocks
A chauffeur who lost his job after his 65th birthday will receive $40,000 in compensation after the national workplace umpire ruled the Indian consulate unfairly dismissed him.
Red as far as the eye can see. Red in the market. Reds in government. At this rate, one day we might even find ourselves saluting a Red Army flag. First, the government came for your capital gains. Now they’re coming for your retirement.
SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won urged SK hynix investors to “hold on” rather than chase daily market swings, expressing confidence in the company’s long-term growth prospects as demand for memory chips continues to rise with the expansion of artificial intelligence.
Olympus expects endoscopy to shift from a bedside procedure to one performed from a robotic console. (Image courtesy of Olympus) © Olympus
Single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds tracking the country's top chipmakers drew more than 7 trillion won ($4.73 billion) in net inflows over the past month, even as the underlying shares tumbled amid a semiconductor selloff.
Aguia Resources has delivered its highest gold grades to date from its Santa Barbara project in Colombia, with new channel sampling results returning multi-ounce hits, including a spectacular 128.5 grams per tonne (g/t) gold.
Spain's Deoleo, the world's largest olive oil company, says a period of unprecedented volatility has unequivocally given way to more stable market conditions, citing an unlikely catalyst in helping to lift U.S. sales.
Fri 17 Jul 2026 at 2:51pm
Analyst says mining billionaire unlikely to be worried by lost paper profits after Elon Musk’s company dipped below its debut share price
People walk in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Wednesday, July 15, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Bangladeshi migrant workers are seen at a dormitory in Klang, Malaysia, on Jan. 24, 2025. Bangladeshi Officials hope the reopening of Malaysia to migrant workers will further lift remittance inflows. © AP
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. pushed for stronger trade and investment partnerships among Indo-Pacific economies amid an evolving global economic landscape, Malacañang said.
India's biggest public market offering this year, SBI Fund Management, has garnered bids worth 2.97 trillion rupees ($30.7 billion), underscoring the liquidity available in the market ahead of the much larger issues anticipated in 2026.
Beijing has warned the United Kingdom that its nationalisation of British Steel has “severely undermined” Chinese companies’ confidence in investing in the UK.
Across Asian markets, equity benchmarks declined on Friday, led by a sharp selloff in AI proxy stocks. (Photo by Kazuho Fujiwara)
Fri 17 Jul 2026 at 1:22pm
ISLAMABAD- The ninth OIC Ministerial Conference on Women wrapped up on Monday afternoon, with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) urging member states to strengthen women's participation in politics, the economy, education and society.
Chinese fintech Ant Group's "robotic smart pharmacy" is one of the exhibits at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai starting July 17. Chinese President Xi Jinping has vowed to promote AI capacity building for developing countries. (Source photos by WAIC WeChat account and Reuters)
H3 Energy says modern 3D reprocessing of legacy seismic data has given the company a sharper new focus on its hulking Warro gas field in Western Australia’s North Perth Basin.
Hong Kong is already the world’s fourth-largest market for exchange-traded products, and the rapid growth in trading is set to continue, director says
Hong Kong is already the world’s fourth-largest market for exchange-traded products, and the rapid growth in trading is set to continue, director says
Vietnam will be positioned as a logistics and distribution base aimed at growing demand for South Korean food products across the region
College is one of the largest investments many people make, and a student’s field of study can shape its long-term financial return.
$5-B OFFER. Energy Development Corp. chairman Federico 'Piki' Lopez (left) and Indonesian billionaire Barito Pacific Group's founder Prajogo Pangetsu, with an EDC power plant in the background.
Fri 17 Jul 2026 at 12:49pm
Antitrust watchdog's approval signals a more flexible approach to crypto-finance tie-ups, though Naver-Dunamu merger remains in limbo
Critical Resources has unearthed a compelling new set of clues pointing to the next lithium discovery at its Mavis Lake project in Ontario, Canada. New geochemistry results have confirmed the presence of highly fertile lithium-caesium-tantalum (LCT) pegmatites in a recently expanded exploration area.
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South Korea has joined the Future of Investment and Trade Partnership (FIT-P) to expand its global trade network and work with like-minded economies to tackle rising protectionism, geopolitical tensions and disruptions to multilateral trade.
Uzbekistan has high solar energy potential as it enjoys more than 300 days of sunshine each year. (ACWA Power)
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The Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corp., known as aT, said Thursday it ran a Korean food-themed booth at a culture festival in St. Petersburg, Russia, on July 12, drawing roughly 3,000 visitors to experience K-food, K-beauty and K-pop firsthand.
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Artificial intelligence may be driving headlines, but one of its biggest vulnerabilities is an obscure metal that few people have ever heard of. Yttrium, a rare earth element first identified more than two centuries ago, has quietly become an essential ingredient in advanced semiconductor manufacturing, according to…
Honda is ending sales of its electric vehicles (EVs) in the U.S., marking the latest pullback by a major automaker in response to tepid demand in the market.
Inner Mongolia Xingye Silver & Tin Mining says it plans to resubmit application before end of September
Inner Mongolia Xingye Silver & Tin Mining says it plans to resubmit application before end of September
Telco outlines reasons for network failure that hit mobiles, trains and retailers ahead of appearance at Senate inquiry
Telstra has conceded its mass network outage may have been avoided if a software update had been applied to the device that triggered it, and that its internal controls “were not good enough”, in a submission lodged with a Senate inquiry hours before executives face questioning.
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Seven & i Holdings Co. shares gained over 4% Friday after a Nikkei report said the 7-Eleven parent was nearing a deal to buy a stake in Polish convenience giant Zabka Group.
'Consensus' for AI ageKorea should deal with all aspects of AI-led economic, social growth
The chief legal officer of scandal-plagued Corporate Travel Management is leaving the company with no replacement named, deepening the crisis for the firm as it fights for survival.
As closures continue despite rising retail sales, landlords and operators have starkly divided views on the retail leasing market
As closures continue despite rising retail sales, landlords and operators have starkly divided views on the retail leasing market
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