Major quake in southern Japan knocks out power, disrupts transport
The crowded Hakata JR station in Fukuoka, southern Japan, after Kyushu Shinkansen operations were suspended due to an earthquake with...
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SK Hynix shares plunge 13% in Seoul as chip sell-off deepens
SK Hynix Inc. signage at the company's office in Seongnam, South Korea, on Tuesday, June 30, 2026. SeongJoon Cho |...
Japan core inflation rate in June creeps up from 4-year low as higher oil prices bite
A customer visits a store at Togoshi Ginza shopping street in Tokyo on January 23, 2025. Philip Fong | Afp |...
Stock futures slip as oil prices jump, traders gear up for more earnings: Live updates
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on July 21, 2026 in New York City....
A US inmate demanded pasta in Tihar: What does a prison meal look like in different countries
Sometimes real life is stranger than fiction, and one such recent incident has caught people's attention. A US citizen arrested...
China evacuates more than one million people as Typhoon Bavi nears
Pedestrians holding umbrellas walk across a road in strong winds and rain as Typhoon Bavi passes off northeastern Taiwan in...
China's rare missile test will push wary Asia-Pacific countries to close ranks, analysts say
People's Liberation Army (PLA) JL-3 intercontinental-range submarine-launched ballistic missiles on Chang'an Avenue at Tiananmen Square during a military parade to...
S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures extend gains after a strong week on Wall Street: Live updates
Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on June 29, 2026. NYSEStock futures were mixed on Sunday night following...
Why Japanese airlines' $400 fuel surcharges are hitting now — and when they will end
All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines increased fuel surcharges Wednesday, with fees topping $400 on some long-haul flights. The hikes,...
Japanese yen sinks to 40-year low, keeping intervention risks in focus
The yen gained on Wednesday following a rally in Japan's equities and bets on more fiscally responsible policies after Prime...
Japan is raising visa fees by up to 400% for the first time in nearly 50 years. Here's why
TOPSHOT - People take photographs with Mount Fuji at Lake Yamanakako in snow in Yamanakako, Yamanashi prefecture on December 5,...
SK Hynix surges 11% after filing for blockbuster Nasdaq listing
The SK Hynix logo is seen above a printed circuit board.Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesShares of South Korean...
Hormuz relief may not ease the economic toll that's already 'baked in,' analysts warn
Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near the beach of Bandar Abbas, Iran, June 17, 2026.Amirhosein Khorgooi | ReutersEarly signs...
Stock futures rise as Fed hints at possible rate hike in 2026; Kospi hits over 9,000 for the first time: Live updates
Traders work after a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)...
S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures tick higher ahead of Fed decision; SpaceX rises: Live updates
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSES&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 futures rose in early trading...
Japan May exports grow at fastest pace in over three years, beating estimates, as chip demand soars
Honda Motor Co. vehicles bound for shipment at a port in Yokohama, Japan, on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. In Japan,...
Bank of Japan hikes rates to highest since 1995 as yen languishes at historic lows
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo on May 30, 2024.Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty ImagesJapan's central bank on...
Why didn't Sweden's Yasin Ayari celebrate after scoring a thunderbolt against Tunisia?
Sweden made the perfect start to their FIFA World Cup Group F clash against Tunisia at Monterrey Stadium in Mexico...
KKR says AI productivity boom to keep on going — but warns of 'extreme' trend not seen since the 19th century
A KKR logo displayed on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Aug. 23, 2018.Brendan McDermid | ReutersU.S.-based...
South Korea stocks fall 4% as tech heavyweights follow plunge in Wall Street's AI-linked names
A pedestrian walks past an electronic quotation board displaying the Nikkei 225 stock prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in...
