Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi concluded a high-level visit to Seoul on Friday, urging South Korean leaders to avoid taking sides between Beijing and Washington.
Global financial portfolios face mounting concentration risks as investors crowd into past market winners, according to investment managers surveyed by CNBC. Amid volatile market conditions that have continually shifted leadership between sectors, portfolio strategists emphasize that diversifying beyond mega-cap technology and U.S. equities is critical for managing contemporary risks. Fading U.S. exceptionalism and the case … Read more
SEOUL, South Korea — The United States and South Korea wrapped up their annual military exercises six days earlier than initially scheduled on Friday. The early conclusion served as a conciliatory gesture toward North Korea, though Pyongyang maintained that the step was insufficient to draw it back to diplomatic negotiations. U.S. and South Korea Conclude … Read more
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi opted against visiting the controversial Yasukuni Shrine on the 81st anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War II, apparently to prioritize diplomatic relations with China and South Korea. While she avoided the site, she did not offer an apology for wartime atrocities, instead focusing her address on Japan’s postwar contributions … Read more
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi prayed at Tokyo’s Yasukuni Shrine on Saturday, Aug. 15, marking the 81st anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War II. While Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi skipped the visit to avoid diplomatic friction, she sent a ritual offering to the site, which honors convicted war criminals. The visit by Shinjiro Koizumi comes … Read more
High-bandwidth memory market leader SK Hynix is investing $720 billion to construct the world’s largest network of memory factories in South Korea, driven by surging artificial intelligence demand that has pushed its market capitalization past $1 trillion, according to company disclosures and industry reports. Counterpoint Research data shows SK Hynix controlled 58% of the high-bandwidth … Read more
North Korea launched a ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, marking its second weapons test in less than a week as Seoul and Washington prepare for major joint military exercises. According to South Korean and Japanese authorities, the missile traveled more than 700 kilometers after being fired from the … Read more
According to SamMobile, Samsung has launched its newest smartwatches—the Galaxy Watch 9 and Galaxy Watch Ultra 2—across 106 markets globally, bringing notable improvements in battery life, comfort, and health tracking while running Wear OS 7-based One UI Watch 9 software out of the box. Samsung Galaxy Watch 9 Specifications and Global Pricing The Galaxy Watch … Read more
South Korea will restart construction on a disconnected section of the Gyeongwon Line near the heavily fortified Demilitarised Zone, reviving a rail project that has sat suspended for a decade despite ongoing diplomatic freezes with Pyongyang, according to Unification Minister Chung Dong-young. Gyeongwon Line Restoration Details Near the Demilitarised Zone The South Korean government is … Read more
European football associations have agreed to boycott FIFA competitions following the governing body’s controversial proposal to sell ownership stakes in the World Cup to private investors, according to sources with knowledge of a virtual meeting held on Thursday. UEFA Unanimously Rejects Private Investment Plans The 55 national associations belonging to UEFA, the European football confederation, … Read more