Thailand auctions US$18 million superyacht linked to supersized fraud
Nearly US$700 million in assets have been seized in Thailand so far, an example of the amount of dirty money sloshing through the economy
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Thailand auctions US$18 million superyacht linked to supersized fraud
Nearly US$700 million in assets have been seized in Thailand so far, an example of the amount of dirty money sloshing through the economy
· Aidan Jones
Janetzki’s second budget flags $600m surplus – after the next election
The Queensland government will heap more pressure on public service budgets to help deliver a surprise slim surplus in four years, Treasurer David Janetzki revealed in his second annual economic set-piece.
· Matt Dennien
Giannis Antetokounmpo getting traded to Heat in blockbuster, AP source says
Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) dribbles the ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Miami Heat, March 12, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier, File)
· Tim Reynolds
Canadian asset manager Brookfield to promote AI investments in Japan
The head of the Japan unit of major Canadian asset management firm Brookfield has voiced plans to promote investments in artificial intelligence data centers that can process large amounts of data.
· No Author
The winners and losers in Queensland’s budget
The Queensland budget boasts headline figures of a reduced deficit and the largest cost-of-living investment to date, but where the government has scrimped – and splurged – will hit homes differently across the state.
· Catherine Strohfeldt
Study shows 4,000-year battle of Eastern and Western genes in China’s heartland
Wars and trade saw human genes from East and West fuse as over a million Han dynasty immigrants moved to Ningxia, genomics research reveals
· Shi Huang
Study shows 4,000-year battle of Eastern and Western genes in China’s heartland
Wars and trade saw human genes from East and West fuse as over a million Han dynasty immigrants moved to Ningxia, genomics research reveals
· Shi Huang
ROX becomes industrial bridge to prove UAE brands can grow beyond borders | The National
ROX Abu Dhabi has signed a landmark joint venture with leading Egyptian group Ezz Elarab Elsewedy Investments (ESI) to establish ROX ESI Egypt in Cairo, a move witnessed by Egypt's Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade, Dr Mohamed Farid, and Minister of Industry, Eng Khaled Hashem, with the ROX management team, i…
· Advertorial
Greater expectations, stronger propositions: the evolution of savings in the UAE | The National
As financial priorities evolve across the UAE, so too do customers' expectations of how their savings should work for them. What was once viewed primarily as a financial safety net is increasingly being evaluated through a broader lens of value creation, accessibility and long-term financial outcomes. Customers are …
· Advertorial
Dalaroo gears up for expanded Greenland rare earths assault
Dalaroo Metals has fired the starting gun on its most ambitious Greenland exploration campaign to date, launching a program designed to determine if last year’s critical minerals discovery is just the tip of a much larger, district-scale iceberg.
· Penny Taylor
Nissan shareholders block key outside director appointment
A man walks past Nissan Motor’s global headquarters in Yokohama, Japan, on June 23. (Photo by Yohei Fukai)
· Staff Writer
Critical Resources lights up NZ tungsten target with 16.6% hit
Critical Resources has revealed a high-grade tungsten system in New Zealand, with first-pass sampling delivering a stunning channel sample result of 0.41m grading 16.63 per cent tungsten trioxide.
· Murray Ward
Greenspan’s legacy: From irrational exuberance to 2008 crisis
Tributes to former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan poured in after the news of his death early Monday, many from former colleagues and market players who had a front-row seat during his 18-year tenure atop the U.S. central bank.
· Enda Curran
Timberwolves trading Julius Randle to Nets, AP source says
Minnesota Timberwolves forward Julius Randle shoots during the first half of Game 3 of a NBA basketball second-round playoff series against the San Antonio Spurs, May 8, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr, File)
· Tim Reynolds
Corporate sales, profit growth accelerate in Q1: BOK
SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean companies' sales and profitability improved in the first quarter of the year, driven by strong performances in the semiconductor, transportation and other industries, central bank data showed Tuesday.
· Park Sang-soo
Fertilizer prices fall on slow demand, Chinese exports and Iran
Urea being prepared for export at Yantai Port in Shandong Province, China, on March 26. The Chinese government's apparent authorization of exports has helped bring urea prices down from the recent peak they hit in late April. © Getty Images
· Staff Writer
FTC approves Coupang's corrective measures on unfair deals with subcontractors
SEJONG, June 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's fair trade watchdog on Tuesday approved voluntary corrective measures worth 3 billion won (US$1.94 million) proposed by Coupang Corp. and its private-label affiliate over unfair dealings with subcontractors.
· Kang Yoon-seung
Hong Kong needs visionaries to run Kai Tak Cruise Terminal: Rosanna Law
Tourism minister also says prospective bidders sought extra time to work on proposals before government extended tender deadline
· Wynna Wong
Hong Kong needs visionaries to run Kai Tak Cruise Terminal: Rosanna Law
Tourism minister also says prospective bidders sought extra time to work on proposals before government extended tender deadline
· Wynna Wong
FTC begins deliberations on lubricant makers' price-fixing case
SEJONG, June 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's fair trade watchdog said Tuesday it has begun deliberations on 10 local lubricant makers over allegations that they engaged in price-fixing.
· Kang Yoon-seung
How the UAE’s zero-bureaucracy model could help unlock jobs globally for 1.2 billion young people | The National
There is a number that should be on the minds of every finance minister, every head of state and every development partner: 1.2 billion. That is how many young people will enter the workforce in developing countries over the next decade. It is about the combined population of the EU, the US and Brazil.
· Anna Bjerde
Super El Nino: Famine Follows War?
Rory Green, TS Lombard's chief China economist, is the latest Wall Street strategist to warn of the mounting macro and food inflation risks that a super El Niño could release on certain regions of the world.
· Tyler Durden
Cómo celebró EEUU su bicenterario: con fuegos artificiales, un Tren de la Libertad y Farrah
Diversas embarcaciones participan en la Operación Vela entre la Estatua de la Libertad y el World Trade Center para celebrar el bicentenario de Estados Unidos, el 4 de julio de 1976, en Nueva York. (AP Foto/Eddie Adams, archivo)
· Lou Kesten
KRX activates sell-side sidecar for KOSPI on sharp fall
SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's bourse operator on Tuesday activated a sell-side sidecar for the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) as the index slid sharply.
· Kim Han-joo
Veryfyd Founders lead the push for a more trusted online community
IN today’s hyperconnected world, the internet has become one of humanity’s most powerful tools, bringing people closer, creating opportunities and transforming the way individuals communicate, learn and do business.
· The Manila Times
‘FOMO really got me’: Taiwanese go deep into debt to amp 100% stock rally
Andy Cheng is 26, unemployed and, with the help of a little borrowed money, the proud owner of $60,000 worth of Taiwanese tech stocks.
· Charlotte Yang
Gateway silver halo points to deeper WA gold prize
Gateway Mining has delivered the first drilling confirmation that its Great Western prospect at the Yandal gold project in Western Australia hosts a large-scale gold-silver hydrothermal system, with maiden drilling defining a gold-mineralised structure stretching four kilometres along a key geological contact at the…
· Penny Taylor
Democrats criticise Trump over sanctions relief for Iran
Democrats on the US House Foreign Affairs Committee have criticised President Donald Trump's decision to grant sanctions relief to Iran, arguing that Tehran received significant economic concessions before making progress on core issues under negotiation.
· Middleeasteye
In South Korea, a job or partner at Samsung or SK Hynix is the new ‘A+’ catch
SEOUL – The global artificial intelligence boom has turned South Korean chipmaking giants SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics into stock market darlings. It has also thrust their employees into the top tier of the country’s highly competitive marriage market.
· Heekyong Yang
Lee calls for policies supporting young people left out of tech, stock boom
SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday called for state policies supporting young people, pointing out that recent booms in the semiconductor and stock markets have widened asset disparities, leaving many young people behind.
· Park Boram
Nets trade for Julius Randle in three-team deal in pre-NBA draft stunner
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· Christian Arnold
Private bank LGT sees AI and inflation as Japan tailwinds
LGT Wealth Management Trust Chairman and Private Banking Japan CEO Yoshitaka Nagakura speaks with Nikkei Asia in Tokyo. (Photo by Yuji Murakami)
· JADA NAGUMO
APR's elusive leader brings K-beauty story to BoF forum
Kim Byung-hoon, founder and CEO of APR, will make an appearance this week at the Business of Fashion's beauty forum in the US, becoming the first Korean beauty leader on the event's lineup to speak on K-beauty's global rise.
· No Kyung-min
‘The public will become very rich’: Should governments take a cut of the AI boom?
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· Stephen Bartholomeusz
"But A Whimper": Retail Euphoria In SpaceX Fizzles After Stock Loses $600 Billion In One Day
It started off with a bang: SpaceX IPOed on June 12 with an opening price of $150 on their first day of trade, well above the offering price of $135, and within two days, enterprising traders were ravenously bidding up 380 calls (expiring in just days) in hopes of sending the stock soaring in hopes of orchestrating …
· Tyler Durden
After Beijing’s food-safety warning, will Sam’s Club slow its China expansion?
Firm makes leadership changes but might have to prioritise supply chain shortcomings after Beijing’s ‘accountability interview’
· Zhu Wenqian
After Beijing’s food-safety warning, will Sam’s Club slow its expansion?
Firm makes leadership changes but might have to prioritise supply chain shortcomings after Beijing’s ‘accountability interview’
· Zhu Wenqian
How Hong Kong plans to tap popular films, historic buildings to lure tourists
Tourism chief says city will build on success of old Yau Ma Tei police station exhibition to turn more historic buildings into cultural experiences
· Wynna Wong
Exclusive | How Hong Kong plans to tap popular films, historic buildings to lure tourists
Tourism chief says city will build on success of old Yau Ma Tei police station exhibition to turn more historic buildings into cultural experiences
· Wynna Wong
S. Korea reaches broad consensus with EU on steel import policy
Seoul has reached a broad consensus with the European Union regarding the economic bloc's planned implementation of a new steel import quota system that could adversely affect South Korean steelmakers, the industry minister said Monday.
· Yonhap
Tech giant Oracle sheds 21,000 jobs in a year as AI replaces some roles
US technology giant Oracle shed about 21,000 roles globally in the last year as it reshapes its business around artificial intelligence (AI), its latest annual report shows.
· Osmond Chia
Steam launches video game console amid high component prices
NEW YORK — Video game heavyweight Valve on Monday launched a new console, dubbed the Steam Machine, that will set gamers back more than one thousand dollars due to chip prices inflated by the global AI race.
· Agence France-Presse
China shock 2.0 is a real economic earthquake
Ten years ago, economists Gordon Hanson, David Autor and David Dorn identified what they called “the China shock.” That referred to the supercharged economic growth in China triggered by its entry into the World Trade Organization in 2001 and the access to U.S. and European markets that followed. The ensuing flood o…
· Brad Glosserman
SpaceX readies its $20 billion bond debut to fund AI ambition
SpaceX is selling investment-grade bonds for the first time in what’s expected to be the start of a massive borrowing spree to fund the company’s AI ambitions following its record $75 billion IPO.
· Davide Barbuscia
Regulator to draw up roadmap by Oct. for "T+1" stock settlement
SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- The country's financial regulator said Tuesday that it will draw up a roadmap by October for the introduction of the "T+1" stock settlement system.
· Park Sang-soo
China moves to raise penalties on auditors as fraud campaign deepens
Beijing’s draft amendment toughens rules and extends liability, after PwC’s Evergrande penalties underscore audit failures
· Huizhao Huang
Auditors face harsher penalties as China intensifies fraud campaign
Beijing’s draft amendment toughens rules and extends liability, after PwC’s Evergrande penalties underscore audit failures
· Huizhao Huang
S. Korea reaches broad consensus with EU on steel import policy
SEJONG, June 23 (Yonhap) -- Seoul has reached a broad consensus with the European Union (EU) regarding the economic bloc's planned implementation of a new steel import quota system that could adversely affect South Korean steelmakers, the industry minister said Monday.
· Kang Yoon-seung