South Korea's trade ministry said Thursday it has proposed to Ireland the establishment of a trade promotion partnership to expand the scope of bilateral exchanges. Trade Minister Ahn Duk-geun met his ...
Samsung reports improved profit as its chip business losses narrow
Samsung Electronics on Tuesday reported its highest quarterly profit for the year as losses from its computer chip business ...
Myanmar Regime-Friendly Business Chiefs Donate to Embattled Shan Troops
Around 60 businessmen, including Kyaw Ne Win, a grandson of former dictator Ne Win, have donated more than 80 million kyats (around US$38,00) to Myanmar’s junta troops in northern Shan State, where ...
Iran limiting jailed Nobel winner’s medical care over hijab refusal: family
Iranian prison authorities have blocked 2023 Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi's hospital transfer for urgently needed care over her refusal to wear the compulsory hijab, her family has ...
Businesses an important force to boost Vietnam – Mongolia ties: Deputy PM
The business communities of Vietnam and Mongolia have an important role to play in strengthening the ties between the two nations in the coming time, especially in the fields of economy, investment ...
Japan calls time on G10 ‘central bank put’
In scrapping its hard 10-year bond yield ceiling of 1%, the Bank of Japan has taken a huge step towards dismantling a widespread assumption at the heart of G10 monetary policy for decades - the idea ...
Japan laments loss of ex-China premier Li Keqiang as go-between to mend frosty ties
Li was seen as a crucial channel of direct communications and a driver of closer economic ties between Japan and China Another Chinese leader in Li's mould is not expected to emerge in an era of Xi ...
Japan’s SBI Holdings commits $40M to anchor Novastar Ventures future funds
SBI Holdings, a Japanese financial services conglomerate and one of the largest venture capital firms in the East Asian country, has made a $40 million multi-fund commitment to anchor pan-African VC ...
As strikes, clashes roil Bangladesh, opposition party vows to boycott polls in ‘do-or-die moment’
Critics of PM Sheikh Hasina say her rule, since 2009, has brought in corruption, hyper-nationalism, erosion of freedoms and violence against her political rivals.
Sheikh Hasina and the Future of Democracy in Bangladesh
Bangladesh’s Prime Minister has taken an authoritarian turn. Is it enough for the U.S. to abandon its support?