OFAC sanctioned a major Chinese oil refinery and dozens of Iran-linked shadow fleet vessels in an escalation of the maximum pressure campaign on Tehran.
South Korea’s ‘ant investors’ are marching to U.S. equities even as domestic market hits record highs
From January to November 2025, South Korean investors have been the largest foreign buyers of U.S. stocks.
Honda to withdraw from the South Korean vehicle market
Learn more Honda Motor Company announced that it will withdraw from the South Korean vehicle market this year, in response to plunging sales in the country. The Japanese automaker confirmed that it ...
South Korea aligns fiscal, monetary policies amid gold market focus
South Korea's finance minister and BOK Governor agree on policy coordination. Gold hitting $8,000 by June 30 remains unlisted.
Japan finance minister announces task force for Anthropic’s Mythos AI model: ‘I told the…’
Japan is on high alert, establishing a task force to combat severe cybersecurity threats posed by Anthropic's advanced AI, Mythos. This powerful AI has already identified thousands of critical ...
China’s new online marketing rules tighten ban on crypto promotions
China’s central bank and seven other regulators have finalized the “Administrative Measures for Online Marketing of Financial Products” (Announcement No. 9), dated April 21 and publicly released on ...
Iran’s Foreign Minister to Travel to Pakistan, Oman and Russia
Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, will set off Friday on a trip to Pakistan, Oman and Russia, state media in Tehran said, amid a push to end the conflict with the U.S. Previous talks in ...
US negotiators heading to Pakistan Saturday for Iran talks, White House confirms
US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will travel to Pakistan this weekend for additional peace talks with Iran, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed Friday.
The Latest: Iran’s top diplomat set to travel to Pakistan, raising hope for renewed talks to end war
Iran’s top diplomat is expected to travel to Pakistan by this weekend for talks, two Pakistani officials told The Associated Press on Friday, raising hopes for revived negotiations in the ...
India knocks disparaging post shared by Trump
Officials in India knocked a recent post shared by President Trump online that referred to the country as a “hellhole,” dismissing the characterization as “obviously uninformed, inappropriate and in ...