Benchmark index plummets as much as 12.2 percent, eclipsing single-day plunge after 9/11 attacks in 2001. Listen to this article | 2 mins info Published On 4 Mar 20264 Mar 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share plus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo South Korea’s stock market has suffered one of the steepest falls in…
Kim says his party is focused on the tasks of ‘boosting economic construction and the people’s standard of living’. Listen to this article | 3 mins info Published On 22 Feb 202622 Feb 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been re-elected as secretary-general of the nation’s…
LG Electronics has announced that its dedicated virtual production (VP) LED solution is powering the newly opened “Studio V”, a cutting-edge VP stage located within StudioCube in Daejeon, South Korea. StudioCube is the country’s largest public filming facility, and Studio V now stands as one of the world’s largest volume VP studios, reinforcing Korea’s growing…
Pedestrians are reflected in a window as electronic boards display stock information at the Australian Securities Exchange, operated by ASX Ltd. on Aug. 6, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. Lisa Maree Williams | Getty Images News | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed Tuesday in the absence of any major triggers, after two key Wall Street…
The Seoul skyline. Mongkol Chuewong | Moment | Getty Images South Korea’s Kospi index jumped more than 3% Thursday to hit an all-time high, lifted by gains in heavyweight Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. Shares in Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, which announced a partnership with OpenAI late Wednesday to supply memory chips, rose over…
Beijing says 26 world leaders will attend the event in Tiananmen Square, overseen by Chinese President Xi Jinping. Published On 28 Aug 202528 Aug 2025 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin will be among world leaders attending an upcoming military parade in China to mark 80 years since the end…
Lee’s visit comes two days before his crucial first summit in Washington, DC with US President Donald Trump. Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has hosted South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in Tokyo for a visit aimed at reaffirming security cooperation and showcasing friendly ties between the two East Asian neighbours facing common challenges from…
