Tungsten mine opens in Korea as U.S. seeks non-China critical minerals
Workers transporting soil containing rare earth elements for export at a port in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China, Oct. 31, 2010.…
Korea Fintech Leader Picks Former eBay Manager to Fill CEO Void
(Bloomberg) — Toss Securities Co., the brokerage arm of South Korea’s largest fintech startup, is close to appointing a former…
Markets bunker down as Iran-Israel tensions spark
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. The final quarter of the year…
Nvidia $279 billion wipeout — the biggest in U.S. history — drags down global chip stocks
Global semiconductor and associated stocks fell on Wednesday, following a steep plunge in Nvidia’s share price in the U.S. overnight.…
Cash for trash: How activists are responding to Pyongyang’s rubbish-filled balloons into South Korea
The battle of the balloons continues. North Korean defectors, part of an activist group in Seoul, are fighting back —…
China calls on Japan and South Korea to reject ‘protectionism’ in trilateral summit
China on Monday urged Japan and South Korea to reject “protectionism” and uphold free trade as leaders of the…
Biden to host Japan PM Kishida, Philippines President Marcos for White House summit
President Joe Biden will host Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for a White House summit next month amid growing…
American soldiers brought breakdancing to South Korea. Now it’s writing its own history
Hong Kong CNN — When hip-hop-obsessed American soldiers showed their Korean counterparts how to land headspins and windmills at US…
Biden: Today ‘five innocent Americans’ imprisoned in Iran are coming home
President Joe Biden celebrated the release of five American prisoners from Iran on Monday. “Today, five innocent Americans who were…
