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A volatile July reversal in the Kospi has tested how much volatility South Korea’s retail traders are willing to tolerate, with broad market attention…
Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) is expanding its expertise in Japanese government bonds (JGBs) by appointing active domestic bond funds. This marks its…
North Korea’s official line, as reported by state media, portrays Kim Jong Un’s sister as rejecting international pressure to denuclearize, describing Pyongyang’s nuclear arsenal…
Japan’s Seven & i Holdings has ended talks over a potential investment in Poland’s Zabka Group SA, signaling a pause in that particular deal…
A broader, trade-weighted gauge of the Japanese yen shows weakness across multiple dimensions, not just against the dollar. Analysts indicate this broader depreciation may…
Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) is reportedly investing in a private equity fund focused on domestic projects, marking a potential in-house move toward…
Images of gold bars, stacks of US and Singapore dollars, and seven suitcases discovered inside a locked safe have been highlighted as part of…
A rooftop solar surge in the Philippines is being driven by rising electricity bills, with imports of solar panels, including Chinese-made products, contributing to…
South Korea’s stock rally has surged to record highs amid AI-driven demand and improving U.S.-China trade relations, even as valuations remain unusually low relative…
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered the spy agency to strengthen its intelligence activities “in a radical way” and called for expanding the…
Retail interest in leveraged ETFs is rising in the Asia-Pacific region, with reports noting that in South Korea these products, along with two chipmaker…
Singapore’s housing regulator advises property developers to apply enhanced anti-money laundering checks selectively, reserving source-of-wealth and source-of-funds verifications for higher-risk home buyers, with the…
S&P Dow Jones Indices has listed Indonesia as a country for potential market reclassification, indicating it may consider implementing special treatment for its securities…
Japan is reported to have cut gas-fired power generation and leaned more on coal amid disruptions tightening LNG supplies around the Strait of Hormuz,…
Growing religious conservatism is posing a challenge for Malaysia’s government as it toys with a snap poll, with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim weighing early…