Japanese, South Korean markets rocked by Trump’s tariffs
The markets and currencies of U.S. allies Japan and South Korea plunged Monday as their capital markets opened for the first ...
Asia tech stocks rise after Trump pauses tariffs on China and Mexico
Other Japanese tech companies also rose. Tokyo Electron was up 2.82%, Renesas Electronics gained 2.99% while SoftBank Group ...
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OpenAI, Kakao to jointly develop AI products for South Korea
SEOUL: ChatGPT creator OpenAI and South Korea's dominant chat app operator Kakao said on Tuesday (Feb 4) they plan to form a ...
North Korea condemns Rubio's 'rogue state' remarks in first salvo against Trump administration
North Korea denounced U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday for calling it a "rogue state" and threatened a strong ...
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Kim Jong Un’s Emphasis on Chongryon
Kim’s emphasis on Chongryon is distinct from that of his father and predecessor, Kim Jong Il. In the early years of that ...
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Asian stocks plunge as Trump’s tariffs shake markets
On the first trading day after U.S. President Donald Trump decided to slap sweeping tariffs on trading partners, South ...
‘Get on it AY-sep!’ Foreign words have invaded Korea. The government is fighting back
How do you say "deepfake," "ASAP" and "digital" in Korean? The fight to keep foreign words from diluting the language ...
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China’s Military Machine Seen Getting More Aggressive as American Tariffs Rise
Trump, tough on trade with China, may be soft on defense of America’s friends and allies, including the Philippines, South ...
SoftBank joins with OpenAI in yearly $3B venture to expand AI in Japan
SoftBank inked a $3 billion deal with OpenAI in a joint venture to market OpenAI tech in Japan with its newly-minuted ...
Trump’s Tariffs on North America Also Set to Pummel Asian Allies
Donald Trump’s planned tariffs on Mexico and Canada are also dealing a blow to some of the US’s closest allies in Asia.
Asia's factory activity weakens as Trump tariffs jolt sentiment
TOKYO: Asia's factory activity weakened in January as soft Chinese demand and threats of higher tariffs by US President ...
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It’s time to build (ships again)
Okinawa, Japan, the next year. The U.S. built 24 Essex-class carriers during World War II (an average of one every two months for four years); now it takes the United States a decade to commission a ...