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BRUSSELS — Countries that don't welcome European companies into their markets shouldn't expect access to EU goods and services contracts, the bloc's top industry official has warned.
SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung and first lady Kim Hea Kyung on Friday visited a traditional market in central Seoul and met with merchants and shoppers as part of efforts to check on people's livelihoods.
The price hikes will take effect in Japan on May 25, and in North America and Europe on Sept. 1. (Photo by Yo Inoue)
The United Arab Emirates has disbursed $100m to the US-backed "Board of Peace" to finance the training of a Palestinian police unit destined for the Gaza Strip, The Times of Israel reported, citing diplomatic sources.
A man passes a Baidu logo at an open-source AI event in Beijing on Mar. 17. The search engine operator's chip unit, Kunlunxin, is planning a public listing in Hong Kong and Shanghai. © Reuters
AI’s explosive growth is triggering a global power crisis, as data centres deploy backup generators amid soaring electricity demand
AI’s explosive growth is triggering a global power crisis, as data centres deploy backup generators amid soaring electricity demand
Toyota forecast a 20 percent decline in profit for the current financial year on Friday, as cost and supply uncertainties stemming from the Iran war weigh on earnings even as robust demand for its hybrid models powers sales growth.
Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump will also join the high-stakes summit in Beijing, sources say
Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump will also join the high-stakes summit in Beijing, sources say
Imagine China applying the same industry policy playbook for electric cars, solar panels and AI to agriculture and food self-sufficiency
Imagine China applying the same industry policy playbook for electric cars, solar panels and AI to agriculture and food self-sufficiency
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In a rare outbreak of sanity from the continent that perfected kicking the can, officials on NATO’s eastern front are openly admitting what Brussels and Frankfurt have spent years denying: you can’t fund a permanent war footing with infinite borrowing and hope the bond market never notices.
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The maker of Sophie la Girafe reportedly ran a ‘fake’ factory in France for years, while secretly producing the iconic toy in China
The maker of Sophie la Girafe reportedly ran a ‘fake’ factory in France for years, while secretly producing the iconic toy in China
Russia and Ukraine have accused each other of breaching a short ceasefire announced by Moscow to coincide with Victory Day commemorations marking the Soviet Union’s defeat of Nazi Germany.
Indian cricket is increasingly becoming hot property for investors looking to cash in on the booming business of the wildly popular sport in the subcontinent.
From tariff turmoil and stock shocks to market meltdowns, the global financial system has never been in such flux.
President Donald Trump has said he will give the European Union until July 4 to ratify its trade agreement with the U.S., threatening to raise tariffs to "much higher" levels if the 27-nation bloc fails to do so.
West Australian Treasurer Rita Saffioti has declared her disappointment after the editor-in-chief of The West Australian made a series of clumsy jokes about her during a post-budget breakfast on Friday morning.
LAPU-LAPU CITY — Mindanao moves to expand direct air links with Indonesia while government agencies strengthen efforts to prepare local enterprises for regional trade under the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East Asean Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA).
April sales rose on a year-on-year basis but dropped from the previous month, indicating fiercer competition from domestic brands
April sales rose on a year-on-year basis but dropped from the previous month, indicating fiercer competition from domestic brands
Is there a light at the end of the tunnel for oil and Australia? Computer says no, or at least the ASX did this week. The exchange remains wary and wandering, despite our usual bellwether US brethren charging ahead to even higher all-time highs.
European equity markets are expected to open broadly lower on Friday, after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened "much higher" tariffs against the EU.
The court ordered Raphael Granites remain in custody while cultural grieving for his daughter takes place. (ABC News: Xavier Martin)
South Korea's two largest convenience store chains notched record quarterly revenue in the first quarter, prioritizing profitability over expansion amid high inflation.
Chinese electric vehicle makers are rapidly expanding into Korea, with premium EV brand Zeekr emerging as a new challenger to Hyundai Motor’s Ioniq lineup in the premium mainstream segment, while BYD intensifies price competition against mass-market models from Kia.
South Korean prosecutors on Friday said they have indicted nine individuals for allegations of stock price rigging, the list of which included a former soccer player, the husband of a TV celebrity and a high-ranking official of a securities firm.
SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- Budget Minister Park Hong-keun on Friday emphasized greater budgetary support for local renewable energy companies to help them strengthen their global competitiveness.
Move over TACO trade. Traders now have a new acronym for a market increasingly skeptical that the Strait of Hormuz crisis will end anytime soon: NACHO.
Long lines are forming at fuel stations across Benin as motorists grapple with the impact of rising global oil prices and new government fuel rates introduced at the start of May. The Beninese government says the increase is necessary to stabilize national fuel supplies amid international market pressures linked to …
Pope Leo XIV meets with representatives of the world of culture at the Leon XIV Campus of the National University in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Tuesday, April 21, 2026, on the ninth day of his 11-day pastoral visit to Africa. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)
Launching a free youth soccer academy on Long Island was an easy pitch to Bolla Market CEO Harry Singh.
Toyota marked record-high global sales for the fiscal year ended March 2026 even with U.S. tariffs on imported cars. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Farmers already stressed by the war at home between Sudan’s military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces are now watching costs rise due to war in the Middle East. (AP video shot by: Fay Abuelgasim)
Singaporean banks are actively scrutinizing their loan books amid the Middle East uncertainty. © Reuters
As households across the globe count the costs of the US-Israel war in Iran, some companies have been counting bumper profits instead.
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Samsung Electronics is expanding staffing for its robotics control tower as the South Korean tech giant seeks to expand its robot business, industry sources said Friday.
MBK Partners, the South Korean private equity firm engaged in a prolonged control battle over Korea Zinc, has pushed back against concerns over potential Chinese influence following its decision to hire an additional US lobbyist to handle matters related to the US watchdog for foreign investment.
The scrapped Afeela project was aimed at boosting the consumption of Sony content and use of its technology. (Photo by Keiichi Furukawa)
China's Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt previously acquired this lithium mine in Zimbabwe. Now it is moving to secure interests in Ghana and Ivory Coast. © Getty Images
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday called for stronger maritime cooperation among Southeast Asian nations amid rising geopolitical tensions and increasing disruptions to global trade routes.
Daewoong Pharmaceutical said Friday it signed a strategic partnership agreement with TionLab Therapeutics to jointly develop and commercialize long-acting monthly semaglutide injectable to the global market.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Iran war has caused the biggest disruption of global oil supplies in history and sent average U.S. gasoline prices surging past $4.50 a gallon this week.
Amplia Therapeutics is aggressively broadening its clinical reach, unveiling a major new collaboration to throw its lead drug candidate, narmafotinib, into the ring against ovarian cancer.