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Nikkei Markets

Asian shares rise despite weaker exports data from China

Energy company stocks outperform after Brent crude jumps

9 December 2019
K-Pop stars Goo Hara, left, and Sulli both took their own lives recently. The news of their deaths sent shock waves through South Korean society. (Imaginechina via AP Images)
Comment

K-pop deaths spark fear of copycat suicides in South Korea

Despite recent progress, rate is rising amid rapid changes in society

9 December 2019
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Nikkei Markets

Asian equities rebound on renewed trade deal optimism

Bharti Airtel falls after announcing $3 billion fundraising

5 December 2019
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Nikkei Markets

Asian stocks fall on concerns US-China trade war may extend to next year

Chinese companies among biggest contributors to losses on A300

4 December 2019
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Nikkei Markets

Asian stocks decline as fresh concerns surface over trade

US tariffs on Brazil and Argentina spark fears Trump may harden stance on China

3 December 2019
Girl group Blackpink performs on stage on January 23: K-pop bears the inflated dreams and desires of a country in crisis.
Opinion

K-pop deaths highlight South Korea's desperation for soft power

In unpromising economy, music groups are rare financial and cultural success

30 November 2019
Containers at the Busan New Port: Japan has concerns that its materials exports to South Korea are being leaked to countries like North Korea, where they are being used for military purposes.
Japan-South Korea rift

South Korea reviews export screening in nod to Japan

Trade feud shows signs of easing with negotiations back on track

30 November 2019
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Nikkei Markets

Asian stocks fall amid concerns US-China relations may worsen

Hong Kong property developers among major losers on A300 index

29 November 2019
Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong is being retried on corruption charges. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Getty Images, Reuters)
Company in focus

Samsung on trial: Can top South Korea company stay on course?

Electronics giant aims for strategic shift in chips as its leader faces possible jail

29 November 2019
South Korean President Moon Jae-in, right, shakes hands with Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha during a joint press briefing at the South Korea-ASEAN summit in Busan, South Korea on Tuesday.
Trade war

South Korea and ASEAN vow to resist Trump-style protectionism

President Moon says free trade paves the way for mutual prosperity

26 November 2019
Indonesian President Joko Widodo, left, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in intend to sign the trade deal early next year.
International relations

South Korea and Indonesia reach final agreement on free trade deal

Countries to sign pact next year, removing tariffs on steel, autos and beer

25 November 2019
South Korea's Moon Jae-in attends last year's South Korea-ASEAN summit in Singapore
International relations

Kim's snub overshadows South Korea's big ASEAN meeting

Moon Jae-in keen to stage successful summit as part of South East Asia push

25 November 2019
Apartment prices in Seoul accelerated more than 6% in 2018 from the previous year.
Property

South Korea scrambles to tame soaring Seoul apartment prices

Amid weak growth, real estate has become something of a national obsession

22 November 2019
In its drive for technological self-sufficiency, Beijing has pumped billions of dollars into building a semiconductor industry led by ChangXin Memory Technologies and Yangtze Memory Technologies. (Nikkei montage/Reuters).
China tech

China memory chip output zooms from zero to 5% of world total

Mass production to start in 2020 as Beijing guns for technological self-sufficiency

20 November 2019
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Asia Insight

Tourism proves hazardous to Thai hospitals' financial health

Japan shares pain as arrivals boom and unpaid medical bills balloon

19 November 2019
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Nikkei Markets

Asian equities fall amid weaker China data, Hong Kong agitation

Tencent Holdings falls after third-quarter profit misses estimates

14 November 2019
Clothing maker Descente, which makes about half its sales in South Korea, now predicts a net profit of 700 million yen ($6.42 million) for the fiscal year through next March, down 82% from the previous year.
Japan-South Korea rift

Strained South Korea ties hit Japanese exporters hard

Consumer boycotts show results in July to September quarter

14 November 2019
Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, left, with Indian counterpart Narendra Modi. It is unclear whether India will return to the RCEP talks.
International relations

RCEP trade deal can take effect without India, Thailand confirms

China, Japan, ASEAN and others to write up treaty for ratification by June

8 November 2019
The WTO headquarters in Geneva: changing the status of members like China or India could dramatically alter negotiating dynamics.
Opinion

Trade row over 'developing nation' status highlights Trump's fears

He worries World Trade Organization members are getting favorable treatment

8 November 2019
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Nikkei Markets

Asian stocks decline as investors await US-China trade talk details

Singapore Air, Hon Hai Precision, Hartalega Holdings among movers on A300

6 November 2019
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5 November 2019
© Illustration by Chuan Ming Ong
Asia Insight

Emporium of broken dreams: Inside South Korea's chilly economy

Store that sells failed entrepreneurs' equipment does brisk business

5 November 2019
Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the second China International Import Expo in Shanghai on Tuesday.
International relations

China seeks to accelerate trade talks with Japan, South Korea, EU

In Shanghai, Xi stresses need to combat unilateralism by 'tearing down walls'

5 November 2019
The RCEP talks are expected to continue next year, but some political analysts and economists fear it may be difficult to regain momentum.
International relations

16 Asia-Pacific nations fail to seal RCEP trade deal

India blocks agreement; talks pushed to next year in blow for trade-war-weary China

5 November 2019
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who holds the key to the world's largest trade deal, will attend several summits in Bangkok.
International relations

China, Japan and ASEAN await India's nod to seal RCEP trade deal

Negotiators in last-minute effort after ministerial talks ended without breakthrough

2 November 2019