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Fiji has pledged $USD10 million to the Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF), giving fresh momentum to the region's flagship...

Russia restarts grain shipments through Sea of Azov, media reports

Kyiv's military campaign resulted in over 100 Russian vessels being hit in the Azov sea during the summer — negatively i...

Europe’s oil bill: EU pays €10bn more per month than in 2025

Euronews Business takes a closer look at how Europe’s petroleum oil import bill has risen amid tensions in the Middle Ea...

Chinese Tech Stocks Sink Even as Chipmaker Sales Surge 1,800%

Chinese tech hardware shares tumbled as eye-popping quarterly results at some companies failed to offset persistent conc...

China’s rare-earth success offers lessons in economic security

Japan and its partners must build alternatives without replicating Beijing's state-directed model.

Mirae Asset to acquire Japanese brokerage Sanko

Mirae Asset Securities Co., a major South Korean securities firm, said Thursday it will acquire the Japanese brokerage S...

Europe Was Never Meant to Be a ‘Regulatory Superpower’

The EU has a far more potent tool in its arsenal: trade.

Trump methane policy rollback may have minimal impact on crude prices, EPA says

The EPA projects Trump’s methane rollback would only lower 2027 U.S. crude prices 11 cents a barrel, while lifting domes...

Vietnam sets 65% state ownership floor for major banks, to retain control of strategic groups

It is part of a broader programme to restructure state capital in major enterprises and banks.

Malaysia officers detain couple attempting to bring over $700,000 in undeclared cash to Singapore

Malaysian border officers detained a husband and wife at the Causeway checkpoint in Johor Bahru on Oct. 27 on suspicion ...

Japan 2-Year Bond Sale Sees Firm Demand Before BOJ Decision

Japan’s two-year government bond auction drew firm demand, as elevated yields attracted investors ahead of a Bank of Jap...

The U.S. called it Putin’s ‘slush fund.’ Now Trump may drop sanctions on it.

The fund has long been viewed by U.S. officials as one of the Kremlin's most powerful tools of international influence.

Commodity prices to surge 23pc, warns World Bank

WASHINGTON: Global commodity prices are set to surge 23 per cent in 2026, the World Bank said on Wednesday, citing risin...

Fed's Warsh on Why He Watches Korea's Economy Closely

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh closely monitors South Korea's economy because he views its tech exports as vital "...

Regulatory tightening in Hong Kong sees delistings outnumber resumptions: report

The tightening of Hong Kong’s securities regulations – in the wake of property developer Evergrande’s liquidation and un...

Thailand moves to seize US$1 billion in scam assets from money laundering group

Thai authorities have vowed to seize more than US$1 billion in assets from a group accused of laundering proceeds from S...

US bans imports from 3 Chinese genomics companies, citing ties to forced labour in Xinjiang

The US government believes BGI Group tests genetic material of people from the Xinjiang region.

Indonesia’s Wealth Fund CIO Owns Stake in Sanctioned Brokerage

Pandu Sjahrir, the prominent Indonesian wealth fund executive who has publicly supported MSCI Inc.’s scrutiny of the nat...

HK Dollar Peg Architect Says Narrower Band May Ease Speculation

Narrowing the Hong Kong dollar’s trading band against the US greenback may enhance stability and reassure the public if ...

Samsung Electronics posts record profit in Q3 on AI chip supercycle

Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday its third-quarter net profit jumped more than sixfold from a year earlier as stron...

Lynas Expects One-Month Shutdown at Malaysian Rare-Earths Plant

Lynas Rare Earths Ltd. said planned maintenance at its refinery in Malaysia would cut production this quarter, but expec...

Vietnam to Retain State Stakes in Strategic Sectors Through 2030

Vietnam’s government, while planning to slash its holdings in some state-owned companies, will retain full ownership of ...

As Iran war drags on, airlines pull back on fuel hedges and warn on fares

Jet fuel accounts for 30% to 40% of airlines' costs, with European and Asian carriers historically hedging more of their...

S. Korea to closely monitor impact of upcoming US midterm elections

South Korean financial authorities said Thursday they will closely monitor the impact of the US midterm elections on fin...

S. Korea to conditionally ease diesel export restrictions amid stable crude supplies

South Korea will ease export restrictions currently imposed on diesel starting in November on condition that domestic su...

Philippines May Use More Tools to Stem Peso Slide, Analysts Say

The Philippine peso’s nearly 8% slide against the dollar this year may prompt the central bank to deploy more tools to s...

Siam Cement, PTT Global Forge $5.5 Billion Petrochemical Deal

Siam Cement Pcl and PTT Global Chemical Pcl agreed to combine Thai olefins and polyolefins businesses valued at 187 bill...

Rodriguez demands that Bank of England return Venezuelan gold

The authorized president has instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Prosecutor General’s Office to initiate ...

Seoul stocks open tad higher as Fed holds rates ahead of Samsung earnings report

South Korean stocks opened slightly higher Thursday, buoyed by the Federal Reserve's decision to hold interest rates ste...

Fed holds key interest rate steady; Warsh says inflation 'too high'

The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday held its benchmark interest rate steady, following the central bank's quarter percen...

Inside India newsletter: New Delhi approves $22 billion in military spending amid China border tensions

American, Israeli, and Russian defense manufacturers are likely to find substantial opportunities in India's expanding d...

China’s Green Exports Enough to Offset Brazil’s Emissions: CREA

Chinese exports of clean technologies this year could offset the equivalent of Brazil’s annual emissions from fossil fue...

Russia using online platform to illegally employ North Korean ‘students’

Laborers posing as students are propping up Moscow's war in Ukraine while sending cash back to Pyongyang, skirting sanct...

NT dollar’s drop tied to stocks: official

Chances ahead in asset guidance: PwC Taiwan

AI revenue to reach US$300m this year, UMC says

Kuen Tong expects strong momentum to remain

Macronix reports record profit in Q3

Taiwan inflation could rise if energy subsidies end: Central bank

Donovan’s Deep Dives: Taiwan’s efforts to create a ‘Taiwan-Philippines Economic Corridor’