China’s top DRAM maker sets date for US$4.3b Shanghai IPO amid memory boom
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Today in Spain: A roundup of the latest news on Thursday
Prime Minister's wife has passport returned, Spanish stock market slips following Trump's NATO comments, and more news from Spain on Thursday 9th July.
· The Local
CU surpasses 600 stores in Mongolia
CU said Thursday it has surpassed 600 stores in Mongolia, reaching the milestone eight years after entering the market.
· Jeon Ji-woo
The Telstra outage fallout – podcast
Today, Telstra’s chief financial officer Michael Ackland fronted up to the nation’s media to apologise – and answer questions about a massive outage that plunged the country into chaos.
Vietnam defies Eurosatory ban and met with Israeli defense companies
Despite the ban imposed by France's President Emmanuel Macron on an Israel national pavilion and restricting the products that Israeli defense companies could display at the Eurosatory defense and security exhibition in Paris last month, "Intelligence Online" reports major interest in Israeli systems from Vietnam.
· DEAN SHMUEL ELMAS/GLOBES/TNS
Arkia Israel Airlines to resume flights to Marrakesh, Morocco, after wartime hiatus
Arkia Israel Airlines announced on Wednesday that, starting August 24, it will resume direct flights to Marrakesh, Morocco, after a three-year suspension due to the war.
· WALLA
Telstra outage set to cost 'hundreds of millions of dollars'
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· Nassim Khadem
South Korea delivery drivers lose legal fight for bargaining rights
A worker loads parcels onto a conveyor belt from a delivery truck at a distribution center in Gwangju, South Korea, on Nov. 10, 2020. © Reuters
· STEVEN BOROWIEC
North Korea uses renamed institute to attack Seoul-Tokyo ties, signals entrenched 'two hostile states' policy
Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts i…
· Jung Min-kyung
Seoul, Washington agree to keep Coupang dispute from weighing on alliance: envoy
Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts i…
· Jung Min-kyung
As K-pop costs soar, government plans bigger boost for smaller agencies
Music executives say tax credits, new investment funds are needed to sustain industry growth
· Kim Jae-heun
(News Focus) S. Korean shipbuilders eye U.S. naval market after Canada submarine setback
SEOUL, July 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's major shipbuilders are turning their attention to the U.S. naval market as Washington shows growing interest in their naval shipbuilding capabilities, raising expectations that Seoul's Make American Shipbuilding Great Again (MASGA) initiative could gain momentum.
· Kim Eun-jung
S. Korea, India's Andhra Pradesh discuss cooperation, support for Korean businesses
SEOUL, July 9 (Yonhap) -- Senior officials from South Korea and the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh met in Seoul on Thursday and discussed ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation and support Korean companies operating in the state, Seoul's foreign ministry said.
· Oh Seok-min
Ukraine’s drone playbook is wreaking havoc in Russia — and upending where NATO wants to invest
Ukraine's drone attacks have been dominating headlines about its war with Russia — and upended NATO's investment thesis.
· Sam Meredith, Elsa Ohlen
Crypto still 'off the table' for Singapore's Temasek, four years after FTX flop
Nagi Hamiyeh, president of Temasek Global Investments, said crypto investment is "still off the table" for the company as it strives to move past a substantial loss in crypto exchange FTX.
· Anniek Bao
Mirae Asset wins FTC approval for Korbit deal
Mirae Asset Financial Group announced Thursday that its acquisition of local cryptocurrency exchange Korbit has received regulatory approval from the country's antitrust watchdog, clearing the way for the group to strengthen its digital asset capabilities.
· Im Eun-byel
Taylor defends Sarah Henderson’s triple-zero calls amid questions about claimed Telstra-outage death in SA
South Australian police say they’re unaware of death despite claim by Liberal senator Kerrynne Liddle
· Sarah Basford Canales
SK chief heads to New York for SK hynix’s Nasdaq debut
SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won is set to attend SK hynix’s Nasdaq debut ceremony in New York this week, as the chipmaker moves to court global investors on the strength of its AI memory business.
· Jie Ye-eun
China’s central bank vows flexible approach as it acknowledges uneven economic picture
PBOC pledges ‘moderately loose’ monetary policy given a ‘more complex and volatile’ environment and domestic ‘structural divergence’
· Huizhao Huang
China’s central bank vows flexible approach as it acknowledges uneven economic picture
PBOC pledges ‘moderately loose’ monetary policy given a ‘more complex and volatile’ environment and domestic ‘structural divergence’
· Huizhao Huang
Malaysia denies 1MDB fugitive Jho Low entered country with Chinese delegation
Deputy Finance Minister Liew rejected reports of Low secretly arriving in Malaysia last year for 1MDB talks
· Reuters
Malaysia denies 1MDB fugitive Jho Low entered country with Chinese delegation
Deputy Finance Minister Liew rejected reports of Low secretly arriving in Malaysia last year for 1MDB talks
· Reuters
Asian stocks slip and oil prices rise as Iran war escalates
Currency traders watch monitors near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, July 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
· Chan Ho Him
Hong Kong stocks retreat as regional tech volatility offsets short covering
Zhipu AI bucked the downward trend to surge over 10 per cent as volatility surrounding its recent IPO share unlocking began to ease
· Daisy Wu
Hong Kong stocks retreat as regional tech volatility offsets short covering
Zhipu AI bucked the downward trend to surge over 10 per cent as volatility surrounding its recent IPO share unlocking began to ease
· Daisy Wu
US, Iran trade new strikes in fight over Hormuz strait
TEHRAN (AFP) -- The United States and Iran traded strikes on Thursday for the second day running as Washington and Tehran battled over the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
· Yonhap
Larvotto locks in Mt Isa copper prize after drill win
Larvotto Resources has pulled the trigger by exercising an option over the historic Blockade copper mine near Mount Isa in Queensland after due diligence drilling confirmed broad copper mineralisation beneath the old open pit.
· Doug Bright
Teatime in Tbilisi: Georgia’s Soviet-era plantations brew up a renaissance
Georgia’s tea industry collapsed alongside the Soviet Union but is now reaching a luxury market
· Cecilia Nowell
Hong Kong top retirement choice for ultra-rich expats, says St James’s Place
Two-thirds of the city’s ultra-rich expatriates wish to retire there because of financial benefits and career boosts, says St James’s Place
· Themis Qi
Hong Kong top retirement choice for ultra-rich expats, says St James’s Place
Two-thirds of the city’s ultra-rich expatriates wish to retire there because of financial benefits and career boosts, says St James’s Place
· Themis Qi
Stablecoins could be paying UAE rents within nine months, crypto executive says | The National
Renters in the UAE who are long accustomed to writing a stack of post-dated cheques at the start of each lease could be paying landlords in stablecoins in as little as six to nine months, according to Bobby Zhou, co-founder of Aqua Labs Investment.
· Salim A. Essaid
China’s factory gate prices rise in June during brief Iran war respite
The producer price index rose for a fourth month in a row amid a momentary ceasefire, though consumer price increases missed expectations
· Alice Li
China’s factory gate prices rise in June during brief Iran war respite
The producer price index rose for a fourth month in a row amid a momentary ceasefire, though consumer price increases missed expectations
· Alice Li
Nigerian regulators move Chariot lithium prize a step closer
Chariot Resources has taken another significant stride towards completing its acquisition of a district-scale lithium portfolio in West Africa, with Nigerian authorities approving the transfer of three more exploration licences.
· Murray Ward
Trump says 'a lot of unity' at NATO summit after lashing out at allies
ANKARA, Turkey (Reuters) -- US President Donald Trump threw a summit of NATO leaders into disarray on Wednesday as he demanded the United States cut trade ties with Spain and made renewed claims on Greenland, but later changed tack and said there had been love and "a lot of unity."
· Korea Herald
How The Global Economy Became The World's Most Dangerous Battlefield
Authored by Madge Waggy,
· Tyler Durden
Zero fees on fund transfers could harm small providers
Calamba City — A consumer watchdog has warned that proposals to impose zero fees on electronic fund transfers would unfairly favor large financial institutions while placing smaller digital payment providers at a disadvantage.
· Roselle R. Aquino
Philippines got an economic upgrade, yet many Filipinos feel it’s no ‘big deal’
The country’s leap to upper-middle-income status means little to inflation-squeezed families struggling with debt and meagre wages
· Sam Beltran
Philippines got an economic upgrade, yet many Filipinos feel it’s no ‘big deal’
The country’s leap to upper-middle-income status means little to inflation-squeezed families struggling with debt and meagre wages
· Sam Beltran
Ukraine war briefing: Russia bans diesel exports as refinery attacks trigger gas shortages and price spikes
Moscow moves to support domestic fuel market as drivers face hours-long lines amid intensifying Ukrainian strikes. What we know on day 1,597
· Guardian staff and agencies
Banks' household loans up 7.6 tln won in June on stock buying, mortgages
SEOUL, July 9 (Yonhap) -- Household loans extended by banks rose 7.6 trillion won in June from a month earlier amid demand linked to stock investment and mortgages, data showed Thursday.
· Kang Yoon-seung
What regulation will make the UK a world-leading financial center by 2035?
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Japan’s Terra Drone to mass-produce defense drones domestically
Japan’s Terra Drone plans to set up a system enabling domestic production of up to tens of thousands of interceptor drones a year, the company’s head, Toru Tokushige, said in a recent interview.
· No Author
Gold Coast most expensive rental market but with 'wide spectrum' of prices
Thu 9 Jul 2026 at 12:45pm
· Heloise Vyas
Woodside renews pursuit of activists whose hoax gas stunt evacuated Perth headquarters
Woodside has revived litigation against a group of protesters over loss of earnings and brand damage, three years after a hoax gas leak forced the evacuation of thousands of workers from its corporate headquarters in Perth.
· Holly Thompson
Locksley cracks cleaner path to US antimony processing
Locksley Resources and its research partner, the esteemed US Rice University, have delivered a stunning hydrometallurgical breakthrough that could be a game-changer for establishing a US-based antimony supply chain.
· Murray Ward
Goldman Sachs forecasts 50% jump for battery giant CATL’s shares as energy storage takes off
The Wall Street investment bank expected CATL’s battery energy storage system business to be its next value-creation engine
· Themis Qi
Goldman Sachs forecasts 50% jump for battery giant CATL’s shares as energy storage takes off
The Wall Street investment bank expected CATL’s battery energy storage system business to be its next value-creation engine
· Themis Qi
Hana Financial's reverse mortgage draws W330b in first year
Hana Financial Group said Thursday it held a customer appreciation event at its headquarters in Myeong-dong, central Seoul, to mark the first anniversary of Hana The Next My Home Pension, its private reverse mortgage product.
· Jeon Ji-woo