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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the agreement between the United States and Iran offers an opportunity for regional stability and economic security, stressing that "the agreed-upon peace must now hold".
SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- Seoul stocks opened lower Wednesday, partly driven by investors pulling out of artificial intelligence (AI)-related stocks in the U.S. market.
SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to roll out tailored job support measures for different sectors, including manufacturing, construction and agriculture, amid the fallout from the Middle East crisis, the finance ministry said Wednesday.
Japan's exports in May grew at their fastest pace since November 2022, rising 17% year on year, beating expectations.
Despite the president calling Hormuz open for business, ship owners remain wary of testing the waters.
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By Dmitry Trenin, a research professor at the Higher School of Economics and a lead research fellow at the Institute of World Economy and International Relations. He is also a president of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC).
By Dmitry Trenin, a research professor at the Higher School of Economics and a lead research fellow at the Institute of World Economy and International Relations. He is also a president of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC).
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The boss of Cadbury chocolate-maker Mondelez has defended its decision to continue doing business in Russia but admitted he is "not pleased" the firm's taxes are funding the war with Ukraine.
SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- LG Innotek Co., the electronic components arm of LG Group, said Wednesday it aims to significantly expand its package solutions business amid growing demand for semiconductor substrates driven by the artificial intelligence (AI) boom.
The number of South Koreans relocating to new regions moved up 6.3 percent in April from a year earlier amid the growing number of houses traded in the country, data showed.
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Himeji Castle in Hyogo prefecture is a World Heritage site and a National Treasure of Japan. (Photo by Mizuho Miyazaki)
Since the IOWN connectivity concept was unveiled in 2019, generative AI has taken the world by storm. (Photo by Mizuho Miyazaki)
Brussels currently lacks the firepower to win a trade clash with China – and Beijing is not in a mood to make concessions, analysts warn
Brussels currently lacks the firepower to win a trade clash with China – and Beijing is not in a mood to make concessions, analysts warn
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UNITED NATIONS — Chief Antonio Guterres will visit gang-ravaged Haiti on Tuesday to show solidarity with victims of violence in the impoverished Caribbean nation long plagued by political, economic and security woes.
The number of activist campaigns in Japan continues to rise, reaching 72 between January and May, compared with 70 in the same period last year. (Illustration by Yoshiko Kawano)
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Michael Burry of "The Big Short" fame said Tuesday he has no position in SpaceX, arguing that options used to wager against the stock remain too expensive even as he questioned the company's nearly $3 trillion market value.
Oil prices sank again, while U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed finish near their all-time highs.
London: Australian police are joining a global push to demand more help from big tech companies to disrupt online networks that are fuelling crime, amid a disturbing rise in cases of violent extremism, child exploitation and “sextortion” that blackmails young victims.
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SpaceX has been fast-tracked to enter several major stock market indexes and that could eventually ground its stock performance in the broader fundamentals of the tech sector.
Oil prices are sinking again and pulled back below $US80 per barrel for the first time since early March, while the US stock market drifts near its all-time high.
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Kioxia Holding mainly produces NAND memory products, such as these solid-state drives. (Photo by Yohei Fukai)
House values have fallen across almost all price points in Melbourne and Sydney over recent months, with the biggest losses for sellers concentrated in the top end of the market.
Nine women and just one man are among the redundancies of on-air talent in Seven’s Sydney and Melbourne newsrooms that have been publicly identified in the company’s latest round of job cuts.
Authored by Kimberley Hayek via The Epoch Times,
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When the Federal Reserve wraps up its policy meeting Wednesday, one important thing could be missing — a dot.
ASICS plans to boost its R&D for tennis gear targeting top athletes. (Photo by Atsushi Ooka)
With SpaceX's stock rocketing during its first three days of trading, Elon Musk's company is getting an assist from the Department of Justice, which asked a federal court in Mississippi to toss a case against the company brought by the NAACP.
G7 leaders and invited partner nations gathered in Evian-les-Bains as attention shifted from Ukraine to the Middle East following Donald Trump’s announcement of a tentative deal with Iran, with Gulf leaders joining talks on regional security and global economic risks.
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The Foreign Ministry has denied Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s claim of having annulled the 1997 Hebron Agreement in a Tuesday post to X/Twitter.
As a politician with a knack for good branding, Andy Burnham has garbed himself in the iconography of the city he leads, dubbing his political and economic philosophy “Manchesterism.”
McIlroy not a fan of planned two-tier system for events
The signing ceremony to halt the US-Iran conflict, which has rattled the global economy and claimed lives, stands in stark contrast to the serenity and tranquillity of the location, nestled in Switzerland's central canton of Nidwalden.
Chinese companies like BYD account for over 70% of the global automotive battery market, but many are shifting to battery storage production. (BYD)
Israel has seized planning and construction powers at the Ibrahimi Mosque in the occupied West Bank from Palestinian authorities, scrapping parts of an agreement in place since the 1990s, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Tuesday.
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Go Chairman Ichiro Kawanabe, left, and President Hiroshi Nakajima ring the bell to celebrate the company's listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market. (Photo by Marie Yoshimura)
Avex partnered with Bruno Mars in March in a deal that grants the Japanese company the administration of publishing rights for his songs. (Avex Music Group)