Asian equities attracted strong foreign inflows in May as concerns over an immediate economic hit from higher US tariffs ...

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation on Thursday announced a significant cut in its growth forecast for the region for this year and urged action to eliminate policy uncertainty as trade officials of ...

As tensions deepen on the Korean Peninsula, Australia’s claim to middle power diplomacy faces a strategic test. How Canberra can move beyond alliance rhetoric to play a more active and balanced role ...

As Lee steps into office, expectations are high and so are the stakes. His priority will be to unite a divided nation and ...

Lee began his term hours after winning an election triggered in April by the removal of then-President Yoon Suk Yeol over his ill-fated imposition of martial law late last year.

An election was triggered in April by the removal of then-President Yoon Suk Yeol over his imposition of martial law late ...

Asia-Pacific markets were set to open mostly higher Wednesday after Wall Street rose on the back of a tech rally, led by ...

Liberal opposition candidate Lee Jae-myung has been elected president of South Korea. South Korean media outlets including ...

The PMI for South Korea, Asia’s fourth-largest economy, stood at 47.7 in May, also staying below the 50 mark for a fourth ...

The April 2025 outlook presents a downgrade in growth rates for the region, alongside a faster approach of inflation to targets. Risks to the outlook are to the downside and relate to a worsening of ...

Asia’s near-term outlook has weakened amid rising trade tensions with growth in the reference forecast slowing to 3.9 percent this year from 4.6 percent in 2024. Notwithstanding robust growth and ...