Can Japan regain shipbuilding might with US$6.3 billion funding plan?
Japan is forging ahead with an investment plan that could see as much as 1 trillion yen (US$6.3…
Iran oil shock stirs memories of 1997 Asian Financial Crisis — but here’s why history may not repeat itself
A month into the worst oil supply disruption since the 1970s Arab embargo, the economic pain spreading across…
Suga of BTS Shocks Bandmates with a Secret Behind His Name
For over a decade, we believed that we knew the origin of Min Yoongi’s stage name Suga: the…
Tailors age out of the workforce even as demand for their skills grows
NEW YORK (AP) — Hunched over a sewing machine, Kil Bae is hemming a dress inside his Manhattan…
Ranking the 48 teams at the 2026 World Cup
The qualifiers are done, the play-offs have all been played. Hearts have been broken, but finally we know…
BTS drops teaser for 2.0 music video inspired by Oldboy
It opens to a rowdy group gathered outside a lift. When the lift reaches the second floor, the…
South Korea proposes extra $17 billion budget to cushion energy costs fueled by Iran war
Workers install solar power infrastructure at a public parking lot within the National Assembly grounds in Yeouido, Seoul,…
Asia-Pacific markets fall amid crude oil prices volatility
A view of missile traces launched from Yemen at Israel sighted in the sky over Hebron, West Bank,…
Samsung-backed AI chip firm Rebellions raises $400 million ahead of IPO
The Rebel-Quad is the second-generation product from Rebellions and is made up of four Rebel AI chips. Rebellions,…
S.Korea exports to rise most in nearly 5 years, imports also higher on Mideast conflict: Reuters poll
By Jihoon Lee SEOUL, March 30 (Reuters) – South Korea’s March exports probably rose at the strongest pace…
Nikkei 225, Kospi, Hang Seng Index, oil
The Tokyo Tower stands amid buildings at dusk in Tokyo, Japan. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific…
X-ray laser experiment unlocks water’s hidden critical state at -81°F
Scientists may have solved the long-standing mystery of why ice floats and why liquid water expands as it…