BUSINESS

Prudential profit rises even as firm grapples with Japan pause

Prudential profit rises even as firm grapples with Japa...

Prudential had paused life insurance sales in Japan for three months to restore ...

Samsung hits $1 trillion valuation, joining TSMC in elite club

Samsung hits $1 trillion valuation, joining TSMC in eli...

Booming demand for chips used in artificial intelligence saw the world's largest...

Yen rallies to build on gains spurred by recent intervention

Yen rallies to build on gains spurred by recent interve...

Japan's currency rose as much as 1.8% to ¥155.04 per dollar in Asia trading, its...

Vietnam cracks down on online piracy and counterfeit goods amid U.S. tariff threat

Vietnam cracks down on online piracy and counterfeit go...

Washington revived the prospect of fresh tariffs last week over Hanoi's ​"persis...

ADB urges countries to limit fuel subsidies to vulnerable groups

ADB urges countries to limit fuel subsidies to vulnerab...

Japan has capped gasoline prices at around ¥170 per liter through subsidies afte...

Police officer and bakery worker top kids' dream jobs; parents eye civil service

Police officer and bakery worker top kids' dream jobs; ...

The survey results were announced ahead of this year's Children's Day in Japan o...

FIFA may lose fifth of World Cup streaming reach as India and China deals stall

FIFA may lose fifth of World Cup streaming reach as Ind...

The lack of a confirmed broadcast agreement with India or China is unusual at th...

AI’s hottest private companies have booming crypto shadow market

AI’s hottest private companies have booming crypto shad...

Once the domain of digital token speculation, crypto infrastructure is being red...

Trump family crypto project countersues billionaire backer Sun for 'smear campaign'

Trump family crypto project countersues billionaire bac...

In April, Hong Kong-based Justin Sun sued ​World Liberty Financial, saying the c...

Berkshire to continue investing in Japanese companies

Berkshire to continue investing in Japanese companies

At the annual meeting of Berkshire shareholders, Abel praised Tokio Marine, whic...

China's rare defiance of U.S. sanctions sparks showdown over banks

China's rare defiance of U.S. sanctions sparks showdown...

The latest regulations direct companies in the country not to abide by U.S. sanc...

Saudi oil prince’s iron grip faces ultimate test with UAE’s shock OPEC exit

Saudi oil prince’s iron grip faces ultimate test with U...

The departure poses a formidable test for ​the first royal Saudi oil minister wh...

Japan prepares to launch trade talks with Mercosur

Japan prepares to launch trade talks with Mercosur

The move comes as the government feels the need to expand markets and diversify ...

JBIC, commercial banks to lend 2.2B dollars for U.S. investment

JBIC, commercial banks to lend 2.2B dollars for U.S. in...

The total investment will reach $36 billion, with the planned loans to be the fi...

Spirit ends operations after White House bailout collapses

Spirit ends operations after White House bailout collapses

All Spirit flights have been canceled and passengers have been advised not to go...

Nvidia’s push into physical AI sparks rally in Asian partners

Nvidia’s push into physical AI sparks rally in Asian pa...

Nvidia-induced demand is shaping stock performance across Asia's technology supp...