A Qantas Airways Boeing 737 aircraft takes off from Sydney International Airport in Sydney on August 18, 2025. David Gray | Afp | Getty Images Shares of Australian flag carrier Qantas rose to a record high Thursday after its full-year earnings results beat estimates, buoyed by resilient demand across its domestic and international networks. Qantas…
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan’s economic revitalization minister, speaks to members of the media at the Japanese embassy in Washington D.C. on June 6, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japan’s top trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa canceled a trip to the United States on Thursday over issues related to the U.S.-Japan trade deal. In a statement,…
Aerial view of Seoul downtown city skyline with vehicle on expressway and bridge cross over Han river in Seoul city, South Korea. Mongkol Chuewong | Moment | Getty Images South Korea’s central bank kept its policy rate unchanged at 2.5% for its second straight meeting to assess housing prices in the capital further, after prices…
Sunset scene of light trails traffic speeds through an intersection in Gangnam center business district of Seoul at Seoul city, South Korea Mongkol Chuewong | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded largely lower Thursday as investors await the Bank of Korea policy decision. Japan’s Nikkei 225 slid 0.52%, while the Topix tumbled 0.33%. South Korea’s…
Workers from Chinese electric vehicle (EV) company NIO inspect vehicles in the final quality control area on the automated production line at the companys manufacturing hub on January 17, 2025 in Hefei, China. Kevin Frayer | Getty Images News | Getty Images The speed and scale of China’s electric vehicle revolution has caught the world…
SHANGHAI, CHINA – DECEMBER 02: A citizen walks by a Canada Goose store on December 2, 2021 in Shanghai, China. Visual China Group | Getty Images Canada Goose’s controlling shareholder, Bain Capital, has received bids aimed at taking the luxury parka-maker private at a valuation of about $1.4 billion, according to people familiar with the…
A woman looks at the jewelry displayed at a jewelry shop. Pankaj & Insy Shah | Gulfimages | Getty Images India’s exports to the U.S. will invite a steep 50% tariff from Wednesday, as U.S. President Donald Trump’s additional 25% levies on New Delhi over its Russian oil purchases take effect. Analysts are warning that…
Robots manufacture auto parts at a factory in Ningde, China, on Oct. 17, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images China’s industrial profits slipped 1.5% from a year earlier in July, marking a notable recovery following months of steeper declines as Beijing’s campaign against price wars helped improve companies’ margins. This is breaking news. Please…
US President Donald Trump during a meeting with Lee Jae Myung, South Korea’s president, not pictured, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday stateside warned of steeper tariffs on China if exports…
WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 25: U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung talk to reporters before an Oval Office meeting at the White House on August 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. During Lee’s first official visit to the White House, the two leaders are set to discuss trade and military cooperation…
