File photo taken April 26, 2019, shows Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ... The five-year support scheme is set to begin in fiscal 2026, which starts next April, according to the source ... will join the new company ... ....
Korea's public sector debt surpassed the 1,700 trillion-won ($1.16 trillion) mark for the first time in 2024 largely due to an increase in treasury bonds and loans among non-financial state-funded firms, the finance ministry said Thursday.
JEONGSEON, Gangwon Province — Kangwon Land, the only casino in Korea that admits local residents, is working to shift its identity as a redeveloped mining area toward a broader role as a hub for wellness, leisure and year-round tourism.
TOKYO - The Japanese government on Friday approved a massive economic package worth around 21.3 trillion yen ($135 billion) to tackle rising living costs, as Prime MinisterSanae Takaichi seeks to spur growth through expansionary fiscal spending ... ....
TOKYO - The Japanese government is looking to compile an economic package worth more than 20 trillion yen ($129 billion) to ease the pain of rising living costs, a source close to the matter said Wednesday ... ....
Samsung Electronics, the crown jewel of the country's No. 1 conglomerate, will push to launch the framework construction of one of its chip plants in the main Pyeongtaek compound, home to Samsung's semiconductor manufacturing, the company said.
Marking the first anniversary of his tenure, Kang underscored that Korea has already achieved $579 billion in exports as of last month, the highest-ever figure for the time period.
The 2-trillion-won threshold is generating growing anticipation — a milestone that would mark a first for the sector ... Other major firms are also seeing robust gains ... Trading activity remains the primary driver.
TOKYO - Japan's current account surplus in the first half of fiscal 2025 rose 14.1 percent from a year earlier to a record 17.51 trillion yen ($113 billion), as its goods trade balance moved out of deficit, government data showed Tuesday ... ....
Anti-piracy group ABJ examined access numbers and viewing times for 913 websites for the month of June ...English was the most common language among pirate sites, accounting for 51 percent. Japanese was second, accounting for 16 percent ... ....
SK hynix said Wednesday that its sales and operating profit for the third quarter stood at 24.45 trillion won ($17.04 billion) and 11.38 trillion won, respectively ... The operating margin reached a whopping 47 percent.
Apple shares surged to an all-time high on Monday, with the iPhone maker close to becoming the third company to hit a $4 trillion market valuation as data showed strong momentum for the latest iPhone.