The top diplomats of the United States, South Korea and Japan held a call on Friday to discuss North Korea’s recent launch of a spy satellite which they strongly condemned, the U.S. State Department said on Friday.
China, Japan, South Korea Envoys to Hold Talks on Summit Restart
The foreign ministers of China, Japan and South Korea plan to meet this weekend to help revive three-way leaders’ summits of the Asian powerhouses that have been on hold since 2019 due to the Covid pandemic and political rancor.
Black Friday, Japan’s Economy, Inflation Expectations, Fuel Prices, Nvidia
OPEC+ delayed their November policy meeting reportedly caused by a lack of unity on where to go with production from here as oil prices have been weak of late.
Japan ex-currency tsar Yamasaki sees little scope for more yen falls
Former top Japanese currency official Tatsuo Yamasaki said he expects the yen will not weaken significantly from the current 150 to the dollar and is likely to regain strength next year.
Diplomats from South Korea, Japan and China will meet about resuming a trilateral leaders’ summit
The top diplomats from South Korea, Japan and China are gathering in South Korea this weekend to discuss resuming their leaders’ summit, among other regional issues.
Foreign ministers of S.Korea, China, Japan to discuss trilateral summit
The foreign ministers of South Korea, China and Japan will meet for talks in South Korea on Sunday, South Korea’s foreign ministry said on Friday, as the three countries seek to hold their first …
Japan ordered to compensate wartime ‘comfort women’
A South Korean court has ordered Japan to compensate a group of women who were forced to work in military brothels during World War Two.The 16 women, who were kept as sex slaves for Japanese soldiers, …
Asia markets largely up as investors assess key Japan economic data releases
Japan saw its October inflation figures quicken slightly, and will see flash estimates on its November factory activity.
Marketmind: Japan CPI to light up dulled Thanksgiving trade
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. With Wall Street shut for Thanksgiving on Thursday, Asian investors will miss the usual swing factor. Instead, Friday’s release of Japan’s core inflation data …
Sri Lanka shipbuilder battered in currency storm
Sri Lanka’s Colombo Dockyard Plc, a unit of Japan’s Onomichi Dockyard Company has posted a loss of 6.7 billion rupees in the September 2023 quarter, after taking write downs to account for a battering …