ArcelorMittal's India joint venture has warned it may have to severely curtail steelmaking in the country and delay its expansion plans due to New Delhi's import restrictions on a key raw material, a ...
Tariff Threat Cripples South Korea, But K-Pop Stocks Soar to Unstoppable Heights
South Korea’s economy has been facing difficult times. Growth has slowed, the country’s currency has weakened, and political uncertainty has made investors nervous. On top of that, looming threats of ...
South Korea prepares US$34 billion fund for national strategic industries
SOUTH Korea will establish a US$34 billion policy fund to provide financial support to domestic companies involved in strategic technologies such as chips and autos amid intensifying global ...
K-pop stocks defy South Korea’s political, economic woes as well as Trump tariff threats
There is one sector that has offered hope to investors this year. One of South Korea’s largest cultural exports: K-pop.
South Korea firms brace themselves as U.S. tariff threats linger
South Korean firms with businesses in Canada and Mexico revealed that they are bracing for U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff threats.
Vitol signs 10-year LNG deal for delivery to the Philippines
Global energy trading house Vitol (VITOLV.UL) said it has signed a long-term deal with a Philippine entity to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the country for the next decade, starting in 2025.
May declared as Ease of Doing Business Month
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. has declared May of every year as Ease of Doing Business (EODB) month. Based on Proclamation No. 818 signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin and ...
Sony, Suntory build U.S. stockpiles as Japan faces Trump tariff threat
Japanese electronics giant Sony and drinks maker Suntory are stockpiling inventory in the United States while their peers shift production or supply chains in efforts to fend off an evolving threat of ...
Japan’s services sector grows at fastest pace in six months, driven by strong demand
The Au Jibun Bank Japan Services PMI was revised higher to 53.7 in February 2025, up from a preliminary reading of 53.1 and January’s 53.0, indicating the highest level since last August, marking the ...
Suicide bombing at Pakistan military site kills 13 civilians, five soldiers
By Saud Mehsud DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) -Thousands of people poured on to the streets of Bannu in northwestern Pakistan for the funerals on Wednesday of 18 people, including six children, ...