Markets in South Korea, Shanghai markets and other parts of the region were closed for holidays. Among technology companies in Japan, SoftBank Group Corp. stock extended its losses, plunging 6%. Hitachi Ltd.

South Korean authorities arrested and detained impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, over his brief declaration of martial law last month. The dictator, eager to shut out the influence of Hollywood and K-pop, has been exalting a “shock brigade” of 300,000 teens and 20-somethings drafted into flood reconstruction.

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mixed in thin Lunar New Year trading on Tuesday after Wall Street’s tech superstars tumbled as a competitor from China raised doubts over the recent artificial-intelligence market frenzy.

Chinese brands are transforming the Korean market by offering affordable, high-performance products and leveraging e-commerce platforms to outcompete local competitors.

Fujifilm, one of a few makers of EUV photoresists, will expand capacities in the U.S., Japan, and South Korea as Intel, TSMC, Samsung, and SK hynix ramp up production.

Nvidia rose 2.3%, recovering some of its nearly 17% plunge the day before, its worst since the 2020 Covid crash. Broadcom, was up 3.3% in early trading following a 17.4% decline a day earlier. Software maker Oracle,

The events of the last two months demonstrate the resilience of South Korea’s democracy, which was established in the late 1980s after decades of military dictatorship. But they also underscore why the country’s people are perennially anxious about ...

South Korea’s main opposition Democratic Party, however, welcomed the indictment and urged the court to hold Yoon “accountable for his violations of constitutional order and his trampling on ...

South Korea’s military said Friday it suspects North Korea is preparing to send additional troops to Russia after its soldiers fighting in the Russian-Ukraine war suffered heavy casualties.

South Korea’s authorities investigating last month’s Jeju Air plane crash have submitted a preliminary accident report to the UN aviation agency and to the authorities of the United States ...

SEOUL, Jan 25 (Reuters) - South Korea will release by Monday a preliminary report on last month's Jeju Air (089590.KS), opens new tab plane crash that killed 179 people, the deadliest air disaster ...

A small group of seven companies, including Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Nvidia and Tesla, have become so dominant that they alone contributed to more than half of the S&P 500’s