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Australia’s Sam Kerr waves following the Women’s Asian Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Australia and North Korea in Perth, Australia, March 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Gary Day, File)
Envoy Bauyrzhan Dosmanbetov attributes growth of local Kazakhstani community to Belt and Road Scholarship programme launched in 2016
Envoy Bauyrzhan Dosmanbetov attributes growth of local Kazakhstani community to Belt and Road Scholarship programme launched in 2016
Travellers looking for cheap flights on Webjet may find fewer airfare deals in the future after Virgin Australia slashed the commissions it pays the online travel agent to cut out the middleman and send consumers directly to the airline site to maximise sales.
Vietnam’s new AI law requires companies to classify risks and label content such as deepfakes. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Yuji Nitta and Suzu Takahashi)
SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks opened higher Wednesday led by tech gains, despite overnight losses on Wall Street caused by rising bond yields amid inflation woes.
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Dozens of suspected scammers and romance fraudsters have been arrested after specialist financial investigators uncovered organised networks of criminals operating across the UK and Nigeria.
President Prabowo Subianto, center, at a ceremony on May 13 in which Indonesia's forestry task force symbolically handed over $579 million in fines from companies penalized for environmental and other alleged offenses. (Photo from Indonesia's presidential office)
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Thursday, March 26, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Young drivers are being targeted by "ghost brokers" selling fake car insurance online, the finance watchdog has warned.
Nio and Li Auto take different approach to pricing new models, with one executive praising ‘reasonable’ carmakers that raise prices
Nio and Li Auto take different approach to pricing new models, with one executive praising ‘reasonable’ carmakers that raise prices
The four accused companies produce about 95% of the world's dry shipping containers, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. © Reuters
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Brian Mast stressed that American firms must not let the best US technology reach the ‘wrong places’ when it comes to AI industry
Brian Mast stressed that American firms must not let the best US technology reach the ‘wrong places’ when it comes to AI industry
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The South Korean-operated vessel HMM NAMU is docked after being damaged from a fire following an explosion in the Strait of Hormuz, at a port in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Friday, May 8, 2026. (Kim Sang-hun/Yonhap via AP)
Foreign tourists get a taste of a bygone era in the well-preserved historic districts of Takayama in Gifu prefecture. (Photo by Hideyuki Miura)
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The Russian leader arrives in China days after Trump in search of an energy deal, with yuan settlements, pricing potentially on the table
The Russian leader arrives in China days after Trump in search of an energy deal, with yuan settlements, pricing potentially on the table
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India produces roughly 70% of the coal it consumes. © Reuters
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U.S. President Donald Trump looks on next to, from bottom right, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, top right, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Apple CEO Tim Cook, top left, and others during a welcome ceremony at the Great Ha…
The Development Bank of Japan will boost its supply of risk capital compared with its previous medium-term plan. (Photo by Kazuho Fujiwara)
Washington: An unprecedented settlement between President Donald Trump and the US government – which he runs – precludes the tax office from ever pursuing claims against him, his family, their trusts and companies, as well as establishing a “slush fund” to compensate his political allies.
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The companies are accused of conspiring to restrict output and fix prices during the coronavirus pandemic
The companies are accused of conspiring to restrict output and fix prices during the coronavirus pandemic
The chief executives of Nissan, Honda and Toyota, (left to right) Ivan Espinosa, Toshihiro Mibe and Kenta Kon are grappling with a loss of market share to BYD and other Chinese automakers. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Nanami Sato, Tomoki Mera and Yuki Nakao)
Beijing stands as Moscow’s “most powerful strategic partner,” with Russia’s massive natural reserves and cheap energy making it a perfect fit for cooperation in artificial intelligence development, Kremlin investment envoy Kirill Dmitriev has said.
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Socialists in Bolivia, mobilized through the national labor union, highland farmer federations, and supporters of former left-wing President Evo Morales, have ignited social unrest over the U.S.-backed, market-oriented policy agenda of President Rodrigo Paz.
Barcelona, Spain: The son of Isak Andic, founder of fashion group Mango, was named by a judge in Barcelona as a suspect in an investigation into his father’s death in a 2024 cliff-top fall.
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The U.S. stock market gave back more of its record-setting rally.
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The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed sanctions on an Iranian foreign currency exchange house and associated front companies on Tuesday, saying they oversee hundreds of millions of dollars on behalf of already-sanctioned Iranian banks.
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Tasmania's largest private mental health hospital, which was given a $2 million lifeline by the state government last year, had its corporate governance placed under review, following a formal complaint by the facility's former chief executive.
Many people assume it’s best to reach retirement with zero debt, but it’s not the be-all and end-all, according to financial experts.
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Eric Lauer throws against the Los Angeles Angels during the top of the fifth inning of a baseball game in Toronto, Sunday, May 10, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
The US stock market is giving back more of its record-setting rally as bond markets rattled by high inflation keep cranking up the pressure.
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Panasonic's stock price has soared since last fall as the market lauds the group's restructuring. (Photo by Kazumi Saito)