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…
Supermarkets and oil refiners are among the companies that came out on top during an escalation of the Middle East conflict, but hard-hit airlines, logistics firms and gold miners may have their time to shine as a resolution to the war draws nearer.
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has set up an international subsidiary to develop energy and water projects globally and expand its reach.
Woori Financial Group said Sunday it will expand funding for its "Future Shared Growth Project" by 10 trillion won ($6.5 billion), stepping up support for strategic industries, small businesses and financially vulnerable borrowers.
Acrylic cards printed by a Tag-Live! Card vending machine are shown at an industry event at the Tokyo Big Sight convention center on June 17. (Photo by Hikaru Yagi)
SEOUL, June 21 (Yonhap) -- Seong Ghi-hong, the new presidential secretary for public relations and communication, is a veteran newswire journalist with 30 years of experience covering politics, the economy and national news.
Tensions soared in Bolivia Saturday after President Rodrigo Paz declared a state of emergency, allowing security forces to begin clearing protesters' roadblocks that have paralyzed the economy over the past 50 days and left at least 14 people dead.
A Seoul court is set to deliver its verdict this week on former first lady Kim Keon Hee, who has been indicted over receiving luxury gifts in exchange for job appointments and business favors.
SEOUL, June 21 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court is set to deliver its verdict this week on former first lady Kim Keon Hee, who has been indicted over receiving luxury gifts in exchange for job appointments and business favors.
Household loans at major South Korean banks increased in the second quarter as borrowers took out more credit for stock investments and to finance home purchases, data showed Sunday.
SEOUL, June 21 (Yonhap) -- Household loans at major South Korean banks increased in the second quarter as borrowers took out more credit for stock investments and to finance home purchases, data showed Sunday.
People gather around the booth of Naura Technology Group, a Chinese manufacturer of chipmaking equipment, at a trade show in Shanghai in March. (Photo by Shunsuke Tabeta)
The Strait of Hormuz must be cleared of 80 mines before normal shipping can resume, The Guardian cited independent tanker owner trade body Intertanko as saying on Friday.
U.S. President Donald Trump said the prospect of global economic collapse was a big reason he signed an interim peace deal with Iran. That admission exposes a key U.S. weakness heading into the next round of talks with Tehran.
Japan's three megabanks are expected to pay more than 2 trillion yen in dividends combined this fiscal year, an all-time high. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Nikkei)
Brad Banducci, the former chief executive of both Ticketek operator TEG and Woolworths, has sold his North Bondi investment property in a multimillion-dollar deal.
PARIS — A founder of global gaming company Ubisoft, maker of Assassin’s Creed, was killed in a plane crash in western France, authorities said Saturday.
SM Investments Corp. (SM Investments), the parent company of the SM Group, together with its banking subsidiaries BDO Unibank Inc. (BDO) and China Banking Corp. (China Bank), has been included in Fortune magazine’s Southeast Asia 500 list for the third consecutive year.
VIETNAM is one of the miracle nations of Southeast Asia. War and civil strife in the 1960s and 1970s had ravaged Vietnam’s economy, and many experts had seen little chance of the country recovering fast from its highly centralized socialist system. However, by the 1980s, the “Doi Moi” reforms introduced a shift from…