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  • Monday, 9 December, 2024
    South Korea Politics & Policy
    South Korea bans president from travelling as crisis mounts

    Yoon Suk Yeol remains in office following martial law gambit but will step back from some frontline duties, says prime minister

    A screen displays the Kospi, the exchange rate between the South Korean won and US dollar and the Kosdaq index inside a dealing room at Hana Bank in Seoul
  • Monday, 9 December, 2024
    Rana Foroohar
    Europeans need to learn some lessons about power — and fast

    The world has changed, but the EU’s worldview hasn’t changed with it

    Matt Kenyon illustration of a figure tiptoeing on the European side of the globe while other two figures standing firmly on each side of him in America and Asia.
  • Monday, 9 December, 2024
    Special ReportFTfm: Responsible Investing
    Global green subsidy race draws investor attention

    Europe, the US and China are vying to be the most attractive destination for investment in sustainability

    Chinese carmaker Nio’s 500,000th electric vehicle rolls off the production line. China’s EV sector has been heavily subsidised by the government
  • Monday, 9 December, 2024
    News in-depthNomura Holdings Inc
    Scandal of attempted murder shakes Nomura’s doorstep sales army

    Violence against elderly couple comes as Japanese bank tries to convince customers to invest in riskier assets

    Kentaro Okuda
  • Sunday, 8 December, 2024
    The Big Read
    The historical traumas driving South Korea’s political turmoil

    President Yoon Suk Yeol’s surprise martial law declaration prompted a swift response from protesters schooled in previous fights over democracy

    Montage image of Yoon and two protests, from 1980 (left) and 2024 (right)
  • Sunday, 8 December, 2024
    South Korea Politics & Policy
    South Korean president faces treason probe after failed martial law gambit

    Yoon Suk Yeol will step back from fulfilling duties as his cabinet seeks to negotiate an ‘orderly exit’

    South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo speaks at a podium as Han Dong-hun of the ruling People Power Party listens from a podium next to him during their joint statements in Seoul
  • Sunday, 8 December, 2024
    Travelista
    Three blissful beachside escapes

    Feet-in-the-sand stays in Egypt, California and Indonesia

    The wraparound terrace of a sea villa at Ta’aktana
  • Sunday, 8 December, 2024
    Special ReportInvesting in America
    As South Korean investment grows, so do ‘Koreatowns’

    Companies such as Samsung, Hyundai and LG have helped bring Korean culture to unexpected corners of the US

    A collage-style artwork featuring the Statue of Liberty in the foreground, a $100 bill overlay in red, a city skyline in blue, and dynamic red and blue data lines intersecting the image
  • Sunday, 8 December, 2024
    ByteDance
    TikTok-owner ByteDance takes lead in race to capitalise on AI in China

    Beijing-based company has lured top AI talent from local rivals while becoming China’s biggest buyer of Nvidia chips

    Zhang Yiming, ByteDance founder
  • Saturday, 7 December, 2024
    South Korea Politics & Policy
    South Korean president survives impeachment vote

    Members from Yoon Suk Yeol’s People Power party walked out of the chamber before the ballot

  • Friday, 6 December, 2024
    US-China relations
    TikTok fails to halt law that could lead to US ban

    Further appeal expected for bipartisan measure targeting video app owned by China’s ByteDance over security concerns

    TikTok’s logo
  • Friday, 6 December, 2024
    Victor Cha
    The resilience of South Korea’s democracy remains in doubt

    How this ends is uncertain, but the nightmare scenario would be a return of the military to the streets

    Protesters gather in protest against President Yoon Suk-yeol near the National Assembly
  • Friday, 6 December, 2024
    Indian economy
    India central bank cuts growth forecast

    RBI holds rates and says economy has bottomed out

    The Reserve Bank of India building in Mumbai
  • Friday, 6 December, 2024
    South Korea Politics & Policy
    How South Korea’s army was rattled by president’s martial law order

    Politicians, advisers and diplomats suggest military’s hesitant response derailed Yoon Suk Yeol’s plan

    A protester holds a poster with an image of Yoon Suk Yeol during a rally calling for the president’s outsting in Seoul on Thursday
  • Friday, 6 December, 2024
    South Korea Politics & Policy
    South Korea’s ruling party warns president could impose martial law again

    Leader of Yoon Suk Yeol’s People Power party calls for him to step down immediately

    A woman with her fist raised in protest stands between two placards with photos of Yoon Suk Yeol frowning
  • Friday, 6 December, 2024
    Chris Miller
    How the chip war could turn under Trump

    From tariffs to AI demand, US companies are pondering what comes next

    Ann Kiernan illustration of Manhattan skyline strewn with AI chips and dots
  • Friday, 6 December, 2024
    South Korea Economy
    Trump tariffs a bigger concern than martial law crisis, says Korean central bank chief

    Governor highlights US president-elect’s threats and intensifying competition from Chinese exporters

    Rhee speaks at a Bank of Korea press conference
  • Friday, 6 December, 2024
    Exchange traded funds
    Underused Singapore-China ETF link set for revamp in 2025

    Fewer than 10 ETFs have been launched in the three years since scheme was set up

    People gather next to the Merlion statue in front of the Marina Bay Sands resort in Singapore
  • Friday, 6 December, 2024
    US-China relations
    Trump picks former senator Perdue for ambassador to China

    President-elect says candidate’s international business career will help build relations with Beijing

    David Perdue in 2016
  • Friday, 6 December, 2024
    Mining
    Australia boosts loan for rare-earths refinery in bid to break China’s dominance

    Government increases backing for Iluka Resources to build country’s first processing facility for rare earths

    Earth movers travel through the pit of an Iluka Resources mineral sands mine in Douglas, north of Hamilton, Australia
  • Friday, 6 December, 2024
    The Big Read
    Will China’s manufacturing juggernaut run out of road?

    Faced with weak demand at home and the threat of tariffs abroad, Beijing is under pressure to rethink its export-driven model

    Montage image of Xi Jinping, a worker in the manufacturing sector and a cargo ship of exports
  • Thursday, 5 December, 2024
    The Art Market
    Art fairs cancelled in Hong Kong and India

    Anti-apartheid photographer gets his due; steady sales at Art Basel Miami Beach; momentum builds for Miami artist

  • Thursday, 5 December, 2024
    LexUS & Canadian companies
    GM loses its golden goose in China Premium content

    With a slowing market fuelling a price war between local brands, the party for foreign carmakers looks over for now

    Models of GM’s past vehicles on display
  • Thursday, 5 December, 2024
    South Korea Politics & Policy
    South Korean general ‘found out’ about martial law from television

    Defence officials questioned by lawmakers as they begin impeachment proceedings against Yoon Suk Yeol

    Protesters hold up signs calling for the impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol
  • Thursday, 5 December, 2024
    ExplainerSouth Korea Politics & Policy
    How South Korea’s president could be removed from office

    Yoon Suk Yeol faces an impeachment bid after his failed attempt to impose martial law

    Members of main opposition Democratic Party stage a rally against South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol
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