As North Korea tourism stays frozen, Chinese agencies pivot to business trips, and frustrated tourists ask why only investors are let in.
North Korea vehicle smuggling stalls after fee hike
A sudden wakku fee hike has stalled North Korea vehicle smuggling at the China border, turning profits into losses, a source said.
Meet SK Hynix, the trillion-dollar South Korean chipmaker debuting on U.S. markets
Following a more than sevenfold rally in its stock price over the past year, South Korea's SK Hynix is listing on the Nasdaq.
Vietnam, South Korea deepen financial cooperation through fintech
Building on decades of expanding trade and investment ties, Vietnam and South Korea are looking to deepen financial cooperation in areas including capital markets, financial technology (fintech), ...
‘Enough Is Enough’: Lawmakers Criticize Trump Over Resumption of Iran War
"We've gone from a bad U.S.-Iran deal to more strikes, another blockade, and added turmoil that will only drive prices higher," said one lawmaker.
Live: Trump says Gulf investment deals will replace Hormuz fee as US hits Iran in fourth night of attacks
President Donald Trump dropped the idea of charging a 20% fee on all cargo shipped through the Strait of Hormuz, and said he would instead take trade and investment deals with the Gulf states.
UAE condemns Iran’s ‘brazen’ attack on tankers as US launches fresh strikes
The third consecutive night of US strikes on Iran came as Trump announced a 20% charge as part of a new blockade on the Strait of Hormuz.
Prominent American marine biologist shot dead, companion injured in the Philippines
Kent Carpenter and his Filipina companion were at his house in the coastal town of Sibulan when masked men forced their way in.
American marine biologist and conservationist shot dead in the Philippines
A distinguished American marine biologist has been shot dead by three men who entered his house in the central Philippines, police said on Tuesday. Kent Carpenter, 73, was with his Filipina companion ...
Earthquake of magnitude 6.05 strikes Philippines’ Mindanao
A magnitude 6.05 earthquake struck Mindanao in the Philippines on Tuesday, according to a Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) bulletin. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), ...